here's some random shots which i took and din hv the time to write bout it lately. so i guess u guys will hv to deal with a quick summary:

some pics taken on my last trip down (or up) to penang:


something tells me this nasi kandar was on the wrong side of the law once - now that its legit, "line clear" lor! hohoho.. btw, this nasi kandar is a stall in an alley.. dodgy? maybe, but it serves a killer nasi kandar - apparently one of the best on the island. even klang valley nasi kandar king, kayu which is located opposite is empty cos of them!

finally checked out the toy museum and its actually quite cool:



they have life-sized anakin aka darth vader complete with helmet and face gear. although its just the upper torso, but cool nonetheless.



oh look who's up there - ur friendly neighbourhood superhero, spidey!

but whats most interesting about the toy museum is not the toys in it. funnily enough its the toilets that i found so kewl. check it out:



each urinal basin was encased in an egyptian like thingie. apparently the place that the toy museum was at used to be a pub with some egyptian theme, so i guess the new owner decided to maintain this when he converted it into a toy museum.. coolness.

a week after that i dropped by klcc to check out the aquaria exhibition and its cool! here're some pics i managed to take:



cool big aquarium for them fishies to swim round and round ..



dum dum dum dum dum dum dum .. (que jaws theme). horley crep! shorks! coolness maximus!!

So you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell,
Blue skys from pain.

Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?

Did they get you to trade your heros for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?

How I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year, running over the same old ground.

What have we found?
The same old fears.
I just wish you were here..

went over to the shah alam aquarium centre cum fish shop yesterday and saw some arapaimas. in case u guys dont know wat those are - its a big ass fish that (if i'm not mistaken) comes from the flooded jungles of the amazon. this babies' staple diets are everything else that lives in the jungle, even the monkeys(!!). actually saw a documentary on this, where arapaimas would jump out of the water to devour unsuspecting monkeys hanging out on low vines on the trees above. i'm sure ur thinking "yah, like thats gonna happen", arapaimas grow up to 15 feet in length and can weigh over 200 pounds, so well i'd say its quite possible. oh dear..

well, anyway the ones i saw yesterday were only about 4 feet or so. and they look pretty well fed and since there're high fences by the sides on the pond, i doubt its gonna come out and try to eat someone anytime soon.


fee-fi-fo-fum, i see food lurking above trying to take my pic

besides that, there was a freaky siamese twin arowana, with one on top the other upside down at the bottom (joined at the belly). its a pretty amazing sight - wanted to take a pic but afraid the store owner who's just sitting a few feet away might not like it. so too bad, u guys will just have to use ur imagination.

who wants to be a rawkstar?!

it was inevitable that following the success of american idol came australian idol, german, malaysian, timbaktu-ian idols .. but rockstar INXS? 1st time i heard that was like what the heck does a bunch of old timers think they're doing starting a reality-based talent show? i was even more doubtful when i found out that the whole point of the series is to recruit a new lead singer to replace their previous singer who erm.. passed on.

well, anyway did not know what to expect when i 1st watched it (this was many, many wks ago) and i'm surprised that the participants are really really good. i mean, i could be biased since the songs they sang (and will sing) are mostly classic rock ballads made famous by the legends such as pink flloyd, guns and roses, nirvana (jus to name few of my faves).

so anyway todays show was no different. it was (as dave navarro put it) epic. its getting harder and harder to pick out who's not good enough to go through to the next round.


Dave's the man - (at the risk of sounding gay) ain't he cool?

Well, anyways today's main battle to not-be-eliminated was between JD and Ty. For the benefit of those who don't watch Rockstar, JD's the badass i'm-in-ur-face-cos-i'm-da-bestest dude while Ty is the "ohh, i'm so nice and i'm so cute that u'd wanna hug me and kiss me and love me forever kinda guy".


"ooooo, look at i.. me is sooOOooo kute"

hmm.. lets me see, this is supposed to be a show looking for a lead singer to front a rockband. badass mofo or cute cuddly spikey haired punk dude? didnt take much to guess who INXS went with rite? siggh.. n Ty actually had the nerve to make a comment that (in my opinion) had a lil hint that INXS' choice was based on the colour of his skin (incidently Ty's an African American dude) rather than his talent. whats up with that dude?! anyone who watched the show care to comment on that? i may hv interpreted the whole sob speech wrongly though.

another thing i just hv to get off my chest. whats up with these ppl on reality shows crying and sobbing away whenever someone (who's ermm their COMPETITOR) gets eliminated. ever wonder whats really going on in their mind at that time?


Ty: "aren't i kute when me acts sad?"
Jordis & JD: "Good riddance to bad rubbish.."


Mig: "let me take a good look at ur face - need to remember how a pathetic loser looks like.. hohoho"

sigh.. how cruel is the world of show biz.

note: all above pics in this post were nicked off the official Rockstar INXS website. Click here to check it out.