well, well. so here i am again. it's been about a month since i last wrote in this thing...and a few things have changed. the transition period from holiday to academics has been rather smooth...the fact that i'm only doing one subject currently sort of adds to the whole "ease of transition" thing. how's marketing? marketing is fun...then again, i've got a lecturer that i'm quite familiar with, so it's not that bad. but that's just for this semester...which is a quick, 8-week toture session. sometimes i wonder why i bothered coming back...but some of you out there might know the answer. it's been almost raining everyday since i came back...strikingly contrasting the weather in brazil. i can't stand the rain...i don't mind it raining at night, but if it rains in the late afternoon to the early evening, i can't play football with kids whom i can sorta bully since i'm considerably bigger than them. some of them, anyway. speaking of which, children are such a pain. they make noise, cost you money, and they never feel grateful. i would know; i'm a child myself. which is why, looking at the hell that i give my darling parents, i might just not have children to save myself the heartache. save money; buy sports car and big house. marry wife. i know my stance will definitely change. i'm fickle that way. quite strange for a male, really...we're supposed to know what we want and then take it...if it's not available, we won't settle for anything else or anything less. mmm.

this is my first time online. the other relatives living here in the house didn't really understand that not paying a phone bill for three months disconnects the line...at least it disables the ability to call out. to add insult to injury, those nice people at telekom decided to keep the line cut even after i paid the full amount. oh, well, i shan't complain...i'm back here once again with you, loyal reader[s]. mmm. well, paolo's apparently written new music...i just got an sms message from him telling me about his most recent foray into the world of songwriting...an unabashedly commerical, poppy, acoustic track. we're going emo. i can feel it. [sic] is progressing. or diverting. i've tried writing a few lyrics this past week. upon a second look, they don't look all that strong. back to the drawing board.

i saw the coolest thing on tv just now...one of the videos for the phat family compilation. or at least it was the ONLY video for the phat family compilation. good stuff. the teh tarik crew kicks ass. yes, yes...i know it sounds lame, but there really is something going on for the local kuala lumpur music scene. i just know what's going on around town...i don't claim to know what's happening in penang, besides blind tribe. anyway, it got me thinking about buying local albums for the sake of buying them. the phat family compilation is one. and i think i'll get flop poppy's album. now if anyone could be so helpful to tell me where i could purchase the records...

i've been living on instant noodles and mamak food. go figure. eat healthy? nah. i don't think you need to eat healthy if you're active...the whole point is to clear your arteries of any fat that you may have consumed...and you do that through cardiovascular exercise...so...i think i'm okay. pudgy, but okay. i might be trying to console myself here, but...what the heck, yea? i'm so happy today. it's like i took too much prozac and became a better person because of it.

that's all for now. i need to cook tom yam noodles.