I Want!

Nuffnang has recently put up SPCA ads! That's the first time I've seen such a cute ad! Aww, look at that kitten.. Not only that, this month, members get the chance to win a Nintendo-DS! I don't think I might get lucky this time around as well =P. Oh well, how do I put it, I've been with Nuffnang ever since they launched their program, mostly in support of Timothy / Boss Stewie, the co-founder of Nuffnang, whose blog I've been avidly reading ever since the days of LengMou. You could probably say, "Ah bollocks, that's just a reason to cover up your main reason - to make money." To be honest, hahaha, it's also partly because of money. Not big bucks, but probably a couple of ringgit, while I do my blogging.

The thing is, I don't blog because of money, I blog because I want to, because I feel like writing down my thoughts and sharing it with whomever reads this page. So a little extra thing wouldn't hurt right? Somemore, it brightens up my blog, adding a little colour into the plain template. Speaking of template, I need to change templates as well, the current one is so basic. Need a customised one lol.

Anyway, why did I choose Nuffnang? Well, firstly, they serve ads unique to our region. Unlike Google's Adsense, which serves only text ads, and although they say the ads will be somewhat relevant to our blog, it rarely is. Content is mostly US-based, and variety depends on what the writer has to post. Nuffnang meanwhile, has been putting up local content on their ads. As they proudly say, Asia's 1st Blog Advertising Community. Note the word Community, they aren't placing themselves as a company, but as a companion. So, it keeps the relationship between the company and it's breadwinners healthy.

Why am I writing a bulls**t entry on Nuffnang you ask? I don't know either, the cute kittens on the ads stirred me up to write this long pointless post. So, I guess I'll stop here so that your eyes can rest, oh and, I've just noticed this, but when you read these words, are you, at the same time, reading them out in your head? It's probably me, but I think everyone else feels the same way as well. Does it?

Point made, so if you're free now, why not just drop by the Nuffnang Malaysian site at nuffnang.com.my and check it out?

My First Tag

Yeahh, hold up the clappins, I shall make a statement. I dread Tags. Well, not really, but who likes a 100 item tag?

Well here goes~
Note: For those whose English is as bad as mine, fibs are things that aren't true.
2nd Note: Bracketed statements are mine!
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.:Tagged:.

from CY

INSTRUCTION :Bold the statements that are true to you.
Italize the statements that you WISH are true.
Leave the fibs alone. (HK says: In fact I shall make them really small)

Then, stab 5 people to do the same test.

1) I miss somebody right now.
2) I do not watch tv these days. (If you don't include Astro on Demand, and exclude Internet TV, then Yea I don't watch TV.)
3) I wear glasses or contact lenses.
4) I love to play video games.
5) I have tried marijuana.
6) I have been in a threesome.
7) I believe honesty is usually the best policy.
8) I have changed mentally over the last year.
9) I curse. (Damn right I do)
10) I am totally smart.
11) I've broken someone's bones.
12) I am paranoid sometimes.
13) I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
14) I need money right now.
15) I love sushi.
16) I talk really, really fast.
17) I have long hair.
18) I have lost money in Las Vegas.
19) I have at least one sibling. (3 lah.. 3...)
20) I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past.
21) I couldnt survive without Caller ID.
22) I like the way I look.
23) I am usually pessimistic.
24) I have a lot of mood swings.
25) I have a hidden talent.
26) I am always hyper.
27) I have a lot of friends.
28) I have pecked someone of the same sex.
29) I enjoy talking on the phone.
30) I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
31) I love to shop. (Of late, it is true. I'm turning into a woman, thank god for DC skate shoes.)
32) Enjoy window shopping.
33) I would rather shop than eat.
34) I dont hate anyone. at times, i wish i do.
35) I am a pretty good dancer.
36) I am completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
37) I have a cell phone.
38) I believe in God.
39) I am an adrenaline junkie.
40) I watch MTV on a daily basis. (MTV is for noobs)
41) I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months. (Nooo way, tipsy got la)
42) I have rejected someone before.
43) I want to have children in the future.
44) I have changed a diaper before.
45) I have called the cops on a friend before.
46) I am not allergic to anything.
47) I have a lot to learn.
48) I am shy around members with the opposite sexs.
49) I have made a move on a friend, significant other or crush in the past.
50) I have tried alcohol before.
51) I own the South Park movie.
52) I would die for my best friend.
53) I think that Pizza Hut has the best pizza.
54) I have used my sexuality to advance my career.
55) I love Michael Jackson, scandals and all.
56) Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.
57) I watch Spongebob Squarepants and I like it.
58) I am happy at this moment!
59) I Ãm obsessed with girls/guys.
60) I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I've ever met.
61) I study for tests most of the time.
62) I am comfortable with who I am right now.
63) I have more than just my ears pierced.
64) I walk barefoot wherever I can.
65) I have jumped off a bridge.
66) I love sea turtles.
67) I spend ridiculous money on makeup.
68) Plan on achieving a major goal dream.
69) I am proficient in a musical instrument.
70) I hate office jobs.
71) I love sci-fi movies.
72) I think water rules.
73) I went college out of state.
74) I like sausages.
75) I love kisses. (I wish I did, I probably did.)
76) I fall for the worst people.
77) I adore bright colours.
78) I cant live without black eyeliner.
80) I usually like covers better than originals.
81) I can pick up things with my toes.
82) I can whistle. (I've tried for 6 years! Waaa failure..)
83) I can move my tongue in waves, much like a snakes slither.
84) I have ridden/owned a horse.
85) I still have every journal I've written in.
86) I can stick to a diet. (Ahahaha I don't need one.. probably might need one soon..)
87) I talk in my sleep. (How would I know this if I am asleep?)
88) I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.
89) I have jazz in my blood.
90) Climbing trees is a brilliant past-time.
91) I wear a toe ring.
92) I can't stand at LEAST one person that I work with.
93) I am a caffeine junkie.
94) I cosplay or know what cosplaying is.
95) I have been to over 15 conventions.
96) I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical the better.
97) I am an artist.
98) I only clean my room when necessary.
99) I like a person of the same sex.
100) I love being happy.

Now being the gentleman I am (actually got no one to tag), I don't think I'll be tagging anyone. But, if you are a desperate, attention-seeking whore and you want me to tag you, then you can just let me know. And if you're shy as well then e-mail me, or MSN me, or SMS me, or call me, or just take it yourself la, but give me the credits for tagging k?

Mini Announcement

After loooong and thoughtful thinking, I've decided to share and divide the contents of what I want to blog about between this blog and the Jedi Council Shared Blog. So.. this way, both blogs will benefit!.. just like mutual trade between countries and wait wait what the f*** am I talking about. Ahh too much studying. Ok conclusion, visit both these blogs. Ok? Ok. Finished. Done. Period.

The Last Potter Book

I finally got my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!~!~! But this time around, I felt like I was missing something. During the past years, when a new Harry Potter book came out, I was always very eager to get my hands on one. I just wasn't feeling the same way I did last time when I bought this book. Probably it might be because there was a leak (a real leak, I've seen it) of the copy of the book in the internet.

Salon reports that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been leaked four days before it hits bookstores. It turns out that someone with access to the American edition of the book has taken a photograph of every one of the pages and made them available via bittorrent. Publishers may well be quaking in their boots, but in some places the quality is barely legible. On many pages the pirateer's hands are in the pictures with other pages needing a bit of Photoshopping just to make out the words. It appears many of the sites have been removing the content, naturally enough.
Source: Slashdot.org

I was supposed to wake up to get the book early in the morning right? But turns out my handphone alarm woke me up at 8, at 9, at 9.30, at 10, at 11, and then I woke up at 11.50am. (Had to reset the alarm everytime it woke me up). Shooot.. my mum drove me to IOI Mall to pick up the book, and I was expecting a queue at noontime. Turns out, there wasn't any. I just walked straight to the counter and picked up my pre-ordered copy along with a free Harry Potter T-Shirt.

So I've got it now!! Wahahaha, gonna read it the whole day today, along with the 6th book, since I forgot what happened in the 6th book. =P

Disclaimer: Having seen a copy of the leaked version on the net does not constitute that I've got a copy of the leaked version and neither did I download it off the internet. In plain words, I don't have it.

Recommended Reads

It's probably sensible to firstly say that.. haha.. I've been really busy during these few weeks that I'm back home. Outings with my KL friends, with my family, and recently with my Concord friends left me with little time which I usually spend in my room reading books, and researching up the KLSE (reading financial statements, annual reports, running up figures, basic accounting and all the lot). I haven't even been home for dinner for the last few days already. Come to think of it, it's just weird, that I'm busy.

Speaking of which there's one book which I highly recommend to everyone regardless of their interest.

Freakonomics / Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

How do I put it.. (this book might be long overdued in review because I only recently picked this up while some friends have already read it months ago) this book is just mind-blowing. There are just so many facts and figures in it that you never really knew or thought of. The best chapters in the book are the ones on the Ku Klux Klan, crack dealers, and crime. Down to it's most basics, the book extends the use of economical application to real world scenarios, and how actions often have underlying motives and reasons.

Another book which is also recommended is The Undercover Economist / Tim Harford.
This book, is unlike the previous book, touching more on basic economical principles. To quote from Wikipedia.

Book provides introductory information on principles of economics, including but not limited to demand-supply interactions, market failures, externalities, globalization, international trade, comparative advantage. It explains in non-technical terms how Starbucks and other coffee providers price their products, why it is hard to buy a decent used car, why the health insurance system in United States is failing, and why poor countries remain poor while the People's Republic of China grew continuously rich in last couple of decades, among other things.

Go go go read these books! They're really really good. Speaking of books, I think I shall wake up really early tomorrow (hopefully) to start queueing for my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at Popular Bookstore IOI Mall Puchong. Du~du~du..