haven't blogged for some time now but there's one shocker which i must announce: Spain crashed out to France. Fuck. Fuck.

I'm probably one day late in announcing this but here's to my old friend Karen in Malaysia "Happy Belated Birthday to You". My memory's not that good nowadays, kinda drifts away at times.

Speaking of drift, do spend some $15 to watch Tokyo Drift (Fast and Furious). Worth the money if I'm ever forced to pay for that haha. The best episode ever of a Fast and Furious series.

It's pouring outside (again). Guess I'll be staying at home and do some office work. Nothing interesting. Yet.

Blog more later.

Just can't stop myself from bombarding Telecom again. There's every reason you, as a telecom broadband user, should do so. Being a 'loyal' user since 2003 I have not been treated as one. With the promotion of 3.5mbps high speed internet packages late march, with the promise to upgrade by end of May for existing customers, this appeared to be just another bullshit.

Check your speed at http://www.jetstreamgames.co.nz/speed/1MB.html Wherever you are in NZ do tell me what speed you're at because it would be interesting to know that as an old subscriber, as well as living in the heart of Auckland city, I'd expect it to be a swift upgrade.

Check out the words said by Gattung, CEO of Telecom NZ. The ad following the words were not real though it's kinda funny.

power outage. the whole of auckland. right down to hamilton. snow in chch. earthquake in japan. is this spelling the start of armageddon?....

wanting to work later this morning, i walked as usual to my workplace but it took me super long to arrive. reason being that the traffic lights weren't working and so i took 10 mins to cross the ped crossings at fanshawe st. why 10 mins? firstly i was half awake while waiting for my turn to cross, and secondly fanshawe st was so smooth flowing you have to be fast and alert enough... which i wasn't at that time. glad i's still alive.

(Being a transportation engineer myself, I reckon less traffic lights at intersections could lessen the travel time for drivers, though that would mean longer travel time for pedestrians....)

arriving at work was a pain in the ass. cafe downstairs was dark. walking up the stairs was a strain in the eyes as there were no power lighting at all. But we had to stay on at office hoping for electricity to recover.

there was still no sign of any good news, and most employees were sent home. power came back at 3pm but just a few 'overworked' people like my boss stayed on.

bloody power cut. zero productivity for employers. millions of dollars of loss time paid to employees. disappointing infrastructure.



bet everyone was shit scared when the outage occured. Could we have survived if no power is supplied for 3 days? We could. If we do the necessary stock up of foods. Charge your batteries people... I'm a frequent user of cell phone. I'd die if my phone dies. Being such a paranoid I'd carry one extra just in case.

...which leads to my, seldomly given, praise to Telecom for providing the infrastructure during the crisis. Landlines are inevitably indispensable. Thank you. You made it possible for people to communicate.

Jay Chou - Shan Hu Hai

Young Asians in America come in many forms. Below are the major categories.
Most Asians fit into multiple groups.
For example, Rice-boys can also be Fobs and many Tabs are Fobulous.
The only groups that are never part of another group are the Twinkies and the Asian-Americans.

Claim your Fobbiness!

The categories below are to be taken lightheartedly. Read, recognize and laugh.
TWINKIE, or BANANA
Besides your nationality, there is little to distinguish you from white people. Your significant other is not Asian and never has been. You have few Asian friends, if any. You are embarrassed at family events because you cannot speak your language and everyone has to switch to English to communicate with you. You have no idea that the other types of Asians on this list even exist. You think Hello Kitty is dumb and do not know what Sanrio is. You are the only Asian on this list that does not know what Bubble Tea is. You drive a Ford or some other domestic car and if you drive a Honda, it is stock .

ASIAN-AMERICAN
You claim yourself as Asian, but real Asians think you're whitewashed and non-Asians see you as a foreigner. You fit in nowhere. You have heard of Bubble Tea but have never actually had any. You are confused about your cultural identity and express this frustration through spoken word performances at your college. You read a magazine and think it's great. You do not know who Leon, Aaron, Sammi, Niki, or Kangta are You are only vaguely aware of the other Asians below.
FOB (Fresh Off tha Boat)
You were not born in America. You know who Leon, Aaron, Sammi, Niki, and Kangta are. In fact, you have seen them at Atlantic City or Las Vegas recently. You speak your native language fluently and so do all your friends. You do not have any non-Asian friends. Your parents do not speak any English. When you speak English, you like to make everything plural. You get extremely good grades in school. You cannot dance. Your fashion sense comes from whatever country you're from and you incorporate nothing from American fashion into your wardrobe.

SUPERFOB
Your command of the English language is minimal and you don't care. You like dim sum chicken feet. You do not own a single CD, VCD, Video game, or DVD that isn? bootlegged. Your only hangout is Chinatown. All the lights in your house are fluorescent. You dry your cloths outside your window. You need a haircut. You either smell like cigarettes or food.
FOBABEE
You are an Asian-American or Twinkie who has recently "awoken". You have a newly found fetish of Asian girls/boys. You have taken the Asian Studies course at college. You are trying to learn as much as possible about your culture to make up for your lifetime of trying to be white (Twinkie ; Banana) or Black Chigger; Thousand year old egg. If you are lucky, you will grow to become Fobulous.

GANGSTA FOB
You have shot another Asian. Your favorite hangout is a pool hall. When you talk, you sound like a cross between a Fob and an urban black kid. Your hair looks silly, but no one will tell you because you'll shoot them. You have a serious gambling problem. You are a Rice-boy, but your mods are cheap and are never painted to match the rest of your car. No one tells you your rice ride looks cheap because you'll shoot them. You want to have a Tab girlfriend, but can only get Hoochie Tabs.

TAB (Trendy Asian Bitch)
You shop at A/X, Bebe, Banana Republic and Club Monaco. You only wear black and will occasionally wear white to "mix it up". You do not weigh more than 105 lbs. You have never paid for dinner at a restaurant in your life. Platform heels are your favorite. You are a makeup expert, in fact, you appear completely flawless. You do not smile in public. You are the object of desire of all Asian men and you know it. You smoke. Your cell phone is completely customized. On the inside flip of your cell phone is a sticker pic of youyou?e your man. Somewhere in your purse is a Sanrio item. You only date Asian and will only date a boy with a nice car. You are often seen with Rice-boys. You never travel alone. You are either in the company of other Tabs or your Rice-boy boyfriend

HOOCHIE TAB
You are an import car model. Your boobs are not real. There are naked pictures of you floating around on the Internet somewhere. Stiletto heels are your favorite. Your role models are Francine Dee and Kaila Yu. Your boyfriend is a Gangsta Fob. You cheat on your boyfriend. Unlike most Asians, you do not do well in school.

RICE-BOY
You drive an Asian import. Usually a Honda or Acura. Your souped up car (known as a Rice-ride or Rice-rocket) is unrecognizable from it's original stock form. Your exhaust pipe is big enough for your head to fit in. The spoiler on your car looks like it was made by Boeing. The interior of your car also looks like it was designed by Boeing. You always drive like you are racing someone. You are not afraid of dying in a crash, but you are afraid of speed bumps and parking lot on-ramps. The only other person besides yourself who can sit in your car is your 105 lbs Tab girlfriend. If anyone else sits in your car, the entire bottom of it will be touching the ground. Even though your car is a Honda, it goes faster and is worth more than a Lotus Esprit. If you drive a Civic, your dream car is a Supra. If you drive a Supra, your dream car is a Skyline (which you can never have). Poor Rice-boy.

FOBULUS
You speak perfect English and you are fluent in your native language. You have Asian friends as well as non-Asian friends. You listen to Asian pop as well as American music. You are equally aware of both popular American culture and Asian pop culture. You are a good dancer. You date Asian by choice even though you could rock the opposite sex of any other race. You are a good designer and have superior Html skills. For you, FOB stands for Fabulous Oriental Being. You have lots of Asian pride.

Joe, a smart businessman, talks to his son.

Joe: I want you to marry a girl of my choice
Son : "I will choose my own bride!"
Joe: "But the girl is Bill Gate's daughter."
Son : "Well, in that case...ok"

Next Joe approaches Bill Gates.

Joe: "I have a husband for your daughter."
Bill Gates: "But my daughter is too young to marry!"
Joe: "But this young man is a vice-president of the
World Bank."
Bill Gates: "Ah, in that case...ok"

Finally Joe goes to see the president of the World
Bank.

Joe: "I have a young man to be recommended as a
vice-president."
President: "But I already have more vice- presidents
than I need!"
Joe: "But this young man is Bill Gate's son-in-law."
President: "Ah, in that case...ok"

This is how business is done!!