Tok Janggut Cafe (literally – Uncle Beard) is at Chong Lin Park.
This is curry mee and teh tarik.
It’s a good meal to start off the day and speed up bowel movements.
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RM 10 Digi reload coupons
Did you know that Digi (016) has RM 10 prepaid reload coupons for
sale? I was flabbergasted when I found out – I thought they phased out
the smaller denomination cards after the initial test market many years
ago.
The airtime validity is only 5 days, so I don’t see how useful this
would be, but I got one anyway, just coz I haven’t seen it around for
AGES! It would be interesting to keep, and it wouldn’t hurt to have it
around when you run low on credit. I heard it just came out not long
ago.
Other misc stuff:
I’ve been putting this track on repeat…it’s an old favorite. I
love this song, you really need to download the MP3 and listen to it,
it’s great!
1. One o one point one Fahrenheit
Strung Out – Ultimate Devotion [sixthseal.com]
[192 KBPS STEREO 44.1KHZ 2.89 MB .mp3]
Download me!
101.1 Fahrenheit
to some it’s a fever, to her it’s just right
and I can’t hold her,
and it’s bringing me down…
Her blood runs hot but her heart beats cold
She’s a devil with an angel’s face, I’ve been told
I think I’ll push my luck next time around
I’d walk through fire for you
I’d burn in hell to make it all true,
but I never loved anyone else in this world but you…
A thousand reasons why I try
to prove to you I’m not the other guy
I don’t give a damn what other people think.
A flair for the strange and a temper like a whip,
a soft hand clutches a riding crop grip…
the smell of latex rubber – it drives me insane!
Beat him once then send him on his way
there’s no room in your life for anyone to stay
engrave your moniker in welts of pain…
There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to prove
to make these words I promised true
I’d rather live my life alone than without you…
You know I’d rather die then to fuck this up
wouldn’t get another try.
Got one chance, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do…
You be my master, I’ll be your servant
on my knees I beg to be abused.
You can take the skin right off my back
with a riding crop or a leather strap…
I’d take it all just to be with you…
You’re my goddess and I worship you.
2. Updated Lainie’s photos
I just realized that Lainie sent me five photos instead of one! Here’s the original post, with the four new photos added in:
Fansign from Lainie [sixthseal.com]
Thanks! 🙂
I did not even know she sent me an email because I haven’t logged
onto my Gmail account since…er, the last time I sent out invites. I
have to say that I don’t use that mail account, I use my domain’s MX
server, so I don’t log in there unless I have something to do…which
was how I found the four new photos…
3. Gmail swap
It’s technically against the T&C but I was bored and decided to
grab a couple of invites (which was when I saw the email from Lainie)
and swap them for a custom photo at Gmail swap. Anyway, before you make
any assumptions…I got a guy to do it. There! Bet you didn’t expect
that. :p
This is John, who hails from the states.
The disproportionate number of XY photos has been effectively
nullified by this one, so I can once again claim, that here at
sixthseal.com, we always aim to please. 😉
…and we make concessions for our female readership as well. :p
P/S – The track above is really good, download it and give it a
listen. I couldn’t host large files permanently before, but now that I
have my own VPS, I’ve taken to hosting video and audio files. Oh, and
it’s a really good song, have I mentioned that? 🙂
Huge bowl of noodles
This is the largest bowl of noodles I’ve ever had – Foochow style
aka “chau chu mien” (fried cooked noodles, literally). It’s noodles
that are fried before being broiled (?) in a thick gravy. Late lunch
with co-workers – it took about 30 minutes to come out even though four
out of the five of us ordered the same thing. I guess they didn’t have
a large enough wok to cook it in.
I’m extremely tired from work, going to sleep. My apologies for the sparse updates.
Rainy days
Rainy days and melancholic tunes, driving down a tree lined street
under gray cloudy skies on a weekday morning, as the light drizzle
joins the soft refrain of the forlorn female vocals…
It’s beautiful…
Download: Rainy days [sixthseal.com]
The photo above shows Kasuma Resort – the premier lakeside suite in Kuching where we went on a site visit this morning.
Anyway, I finally got around to putting a recent photo of myself in
the “About me” section in the sidebar. This was taken a couple of
minutes ago, to replace the previous one which was meant for
castitas.com. I must say though, I’m very tardy in updating the static
intro pages – the most recent update was nearly half a year ago! The
daily posts is where the new content is.
RFC 003 – Celtic cross tattoo
I have this unbearable urge to get another tattoo, thanks to Lainie
[tabulas.com]. :p I’ve been actually wanting one for a long, long time
but have put it aside due to certain constraints, hereby stated in
print:
1. My girlfriend would have a fit.
2. My parents will disown me.
3. My girlfriend’s parents would disapprove.
I have this line I call the Impulse Line (IL). It’s a very permeable
line, but only on one side, unfortunately. I would be driving along,
thinking about going home when this loud, annoyingly alluring fast
music gets into my auditory senses and I grab my cell phone. I’m
standing on the IL at that point. It just takes a nanosecond for me to
decide to press Call and meet up with my barista friend. That’s the TTL
(Time To Live) of my neurological biochemistry. Just one nanosecond to
cross it.
That’s how I got all my previous tattoos…the first one, I was just
sitting on a bus and passed by a tattoo studio and said, okay, I’m
going to get one today and I went in and got one. The second time was
when I was talking to my friend about getting my gf’s name tattooed on
my left forearm…it was the middle of the night, and I thought, sounds
good, and promptly got it done the next day.
I am very impulsive by nature. Once I cross the IL, it takes A LOT to get me back. I’m quite sure I crossed it today.
RFC = Request for Comments
003 = My third tattoo
RFC 003 – Celtic cross tattoo
Here’s where it’s supposed to go. The Celtic cross goes on the nape
of my neck and the Latin phrase goes over my shoulders (back).
This is a simple and quick mockup I did of what it would look like. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti
is Latin for In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I
know “nomine” is supposed to be in lower case, but I like it in
uppercase. It will be done in some Gothic font. I’m planning to get it
done at Borneo Headhunters Tattoo & Piercing.
Update: Holy shit, look at what James [blogspot.com] did! Thanks mate! I love this design, it’s love at first sight. What do you all think? Shall I? Shall I?
Tattoo visual
Tattoo mock
I will film the whole procedure, just for documentation’s sake, since I never did that for my previous ink work.
Tell me what you think.
I’m a freak!
I just got my hair cut really, really short. It’s funny how the
definition of short changes over time. This was how I used to keep my
hair, until the decision to keep it long was made. Anyway, I went to
Joliz Unisex Hair Saloon, no particular reason, it was just the first
one I saw who had a hairstylist that didn’t hurt the eyes too much
*cough* so I just went in and told them I wanted to get my hair cut by
her (points at aesthetically pleasing hairstylist).
Anyway, here’s a video of me before getting my hair cut:
Pre-cutting session [sixthseal.com]
The video is just me showing my lower lip length hair, the longest
I’ve ever had. That’s a longan iced drink to the bottom left of the
frame.
I know that the lighting conditions are rather unfavorable, my
apologies for the quality, I didn’t realize I had a lighting preset on
in the recording function.
This is me, in the final stages of the haircut, with short hair:
Final stages of haircut [sixthseal.com]
She’s making the final touches and applying gel. I have to add that
this establishment is very big on the comfort of its customers in
providing pillow rests, depending on which hairstylist you go for. 😉
The haircut just cost RM 5.
This is me and the hairstylist Ellen (or Helen). She’s not Chinese
as I first assumed, and she looks much better in real life than in this
blurry photo (taken by the proprietor).
I miss my old hair…
sixthseal.com in The Sunday Times, Print Edition
I received a print copy of the article this blog’s URL appeared in,
courtesy of The Straits Times (The Sunday Times), Singapore Press
Holdings. It came in a cardboard reinforced envelope today.
sixthseal.com was mentioned in an article in The Sunday Times
[sixthseal.com] last week. I wrote an email to the author of the
article with my opinion and also to request for a hard copy of the
article and they obliged and gave me a free copy. Thanks!
The two pieces were clipped with a note saying “With Compliments – Singapore Press Holdings”.
This is the front page of the paper, where the blurb was.
This is the main article – it spans a whole page.
This is the bit where my blog was mentioned.
Hazel [soundingblue.com] also sent me a copy, thanks for that!
Any publicity is good publicity! 😉
This is the email I wrote for anyone who’s interested in reading it:
Hello, this is Huai Bin from sixthseal.com. One of my readers notified me of the blog’s URL appearing in your article.
Anyway, a lot of benzodiazepine users do have an existing issue,
which makes them prone to self-administration and the escalation of
dosages as needed.
Granted, this is dangerous behavior as benzodiazepines are physically
addictive and to quit “cold turkey” after a prolonged period of
consumption may result in life threatening seizures, much like acute
alcohol withdrawal, but worse.
Personally, I do have social anxiety disorder, I’m constantly
worrying about what others are thinking about me and those thoughts are
usually delusional and paranoid in nature. Benzodiazepines have helped
me a lot – I’m more comfortable around people, that helps me
communicate better and I find that I’m more productive at work.
Your article seems to paint a negative light towards self-medicating
people like us. It’s understandable, I feel strongly about certain
issues too. However, if you don’t mind, let me voice my opinion on the
line:
Brutally honest, Michael admits that being on drugs has stunted him
emotionally: ‘My thinking, my personality, it’s still that of a 16 year
old. I still throw tantrums.’
I have to say that this is a classic benzodiazepine rebound side
effect after bzd dependant people quit. It’s due to the way benzos work
– they bind to the bzd receptors in the GABA region of the brain, which
regulates, amongst other things, sleep and acts as a natural agent that
calms people down.
“Michael” is not throwing temper tantrums and being “emotionally
stunted” or immature. He’s just agitated because the brain is used to
having benzodiazepines binding and activating the GABA in the brain,
and now it’s not.
An analogy of this would be someone driving down the road, relaxed,
when another driver swerves in and cuts the driver off and provokes the
driver by preventing any attempts to overtake the offending vehicle.
The driver is stressed out – GABA production is unable to cope with the
stress hormones, and thus, they get angry and would probably “throw a
tantrum” or do something violent.
In time, the effects are reversible and the brain grows to expect
less and less bzd receptor binding and GABA production, though this
usually takes a while (years) before it returns to normal levels, which
is where the importance of tapering (slowly reducing doses over a
period of a year or more) comes in.
Benzodiazepines, like alcohol, acts as a disinhibitor. It’s unfair
to portray benzodiazepine users as criminals and petty thieves.
Alcohol is another GABA agonist (it enhances GABA production) – it
would be accurate to make allusions towards alcohol and benzodiazepine
dependency, as they work basically the same way, by (in)direct GABA
stimulation, just like the barbiturate group of drugs before
benzodiazepines.
To single out benzo users as somehow more prone to commit crime is,
forgive me for the use of this term, just spreading fear, uncertainty
and doubt (FUD, I’m sure you’re familiar with this phrase). The
tendency has to be in there in the first place for it to happen.
It won’t turn church going Christians into deviant rapists
overnight…unless, of course, they were already suppressing that urge
in the first place. It’s just a disinhibitor, like alcohol, no more, no
less.
Anyway, I thank you for reading my email and cheers for mentioning
my blog’s URL in your article, although I would have described it
differently. 🙂 I never meant for it to be a forum for drug recipes, I
do not respond to chemistry related questions. However, intellectual
discourse is encouraged, so long as no dealing or soliciting is going
on.
Thank you for your time Salma, and if it’s not too much to ask,
could I have a copy of the print edition of The Sunday Times on 20th
June 2004 (the one with your article)? My mailing address is:
Poh Huai Bin
(deleted my postal address)
I will be willing to pay for the postage and your trouble. Please
get back to me if you can, I can be reached at me@sixthseal.com and I
would appreciate it if you could get back to me about the status of the
print edition.
Thanks for your time, Salma, and have a nice week ahead. 🙂
Regards,
Huai Bin
http://www.sixthseal.com/
Spare Gmail invite giveaway – do you want one?
I was surprised when I logged into Gmail and saw that I have 3 (!)
invites to give away. Actually, the verbal expression of surprise I
used was “Well, slap me on my ass and call me Sally!”, but let’s not worry about semantics. 😉 My account is a Gmail invite account too – courtesy of Pick Yin
[blogspot.com]. I haven’t heard of any invite email account holders
getting invites of their own, so I was surprised to see that I have
three invites in my account.
The reason I’m so st0ked over this is because I’ve been asking left
and right for a Gmail invite…without any success. It’s still rather
rare. I just wanted one for my girlfriend since I don’t need Gmail
myself. I already have a 6 GB VPS. 😉 I decided to log into Gmail, and
was amazed by this stroke of luck – I had invites to give out! I hardly
use the service – this is either the forth or fifth time I logged in
since I registered! Yet, there it is – all three of them! 🙂
Anyway, I used up one invite (for my girlfriend) so there’s ONLY two
left – get them quick! The premium sign in names are already taken, I
couldn’t even register her first choice, so the sooner you get a Gmail
invite, the more choices you’ll have. However I’ll only be giving away one Gmail invite – I’ll like to reserve the other for close friends/family or a future giveaway.
Here’s the Gmail invite giveaway rules:
This is a full featured 1 GB Gmail email account.
I will send you an invite link and you can do whatever you like with it
– sell it (for good money), hoard it, swap it, give it away, use it
etc. You can basically do whatever you want with it since it’s a Gmail
invite, so you can set up your own username and use it or plan some
other nefarious purpose for it.
Free Gmail invite contest
The first person who sends me the best fansign will get the Gmail
invite. I have to be honest here…only double X chromosome individuals
need to apply. That’s females only. It is after all a fansign…sorry
guys. 🙂
Here’s an example of a fansign [sixthseal.com].
However, you MUST be in the photo for this one.
You will need a digicam obviously, and the photo must have both the
subject (that’s you) and the fansign (just anything with sixthseal.com
and your name/nick written on it will do).
An example of this would be you holding up a sign with “sixthseal.com” written on it.
Nothing should be obscured. Your face and body must be visible –
think of it as a photo shoot…except you’re holding some stupid sign.
😉 We want to see you, not just the sign.
That’s all there is to it – wear whatever you want, take the photo wherever you want.
Please send the full, uncompressed photo to gmailcontest@sixthseal.com
Notice: Photoshopped images (fake ones, layers on
existing image etc) are considered invalid entries and will be
discarded. Please send in a real, unaltered photo.
Please note that by sending the photo, you’re giving your consent
for me to use the photo – in other words, you’re “giving” me the photo.
Thanks!
Disclaimer: This is a strictly opt-in chance of
getting a Gmail invite. Gmail, with its 1 GB of storage and limited
invites, makes it a commodity. It is not uncommon to sell off Gmail
invites – it happens all the time on eBay. I would not think of doing
that though, so I’ll go the other common route – to hold contests of
some sort to give away a Gmail invite. There is no onus for you to
participate unless you want to.
Stock clearance
Everything must go! The first inventory* clearance sale on sixthseal.com is on!
Email: needfulthings@sixthseal.com
Serious enquiries only. Will only do transactions with established (posts on bulletin boards, forums, bloggers etc) people.
Ships internationally. Payment by PayPal.
*old clothes, books, Needful Things etc.
This is a strictly legal garage sale.
ILLEGAL REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED!
Books from Amazon
I just received my orders from Amazon – I sent them to my mailing
address back home instead of over here and my parents brought them over
today during dinner. They were on their way to KL.
The Strength of the Wolf – The Secret History of America’s War on Drugs by Douglas Valentine
The Road of Excess – A History of Writers on Drugs by Marcus Boon
Anyway, my apologies about the quirks this site is experiencing
now…I messed up something while putting up the categories and broke
it even more when I went into phpMyAdmin to try and rectify things.
I’ll fix it tomorrow, excuse me, I’m so full now that I am either going
to throw up or sleep and I’ll choose the latter. 🙂
