rant 21: the other side

"the grass on other side is always greener"

i assume everyone heard of that phrase before, and most of your agreed. i agreed to it too, because anything and almost everything at the other side (meaning things that we can see but cannot get) seems to be better. but are they?

i cannot tell you readers now, and most of my readers are most probably from overseas or i have no readers at all. but when im somewhere out there, whether its in the United States of America, the peaceful land of Canada or down south Australia, i will tell you if the other side of the world have greener grass.

its a matter of perspective and experience. i mean, you can say that the beaches there have better waves, cleaner water, sparkling sand and lets not forget about the nude beach, but what about the 'ang mohs' that came to malaysia? not too sure if they have good comment on malaysia, but there must be something good here for us to be proud of. ok, i admit that the only thing im proud of is that... malaysia have awesome food yo! and cheap too! with or without conversion of money.

so dont always complain that the grass at the other side is always greener, try and open your eyes and see why the grass here is brown. and with some hope, you might find baby green grass, ready to see the world. stop complaining and do something about it. maybe the adults are forgettable, but the children, we can always train the children. dont dream big, start with your own child, or your baby cousin, niece or nephew.

let do something, so we can start saying, "the grass here is always greener".

and maybe, if you say that often, you yourself will believe in the lie you have created for yourself, and everyone else.

rant 20 : bacon price

theres an increase of price of bacon in jusco supermarket, by freaking rm0.70 per 100g. thats a lot, like really really a lot. i dont know what the fuck happened, but the price increases and im really really angry!

so i decided to shop in empire gallery's jaya grocer instead.

cheaper bacon price!

seriously, increasing the price is a sin. especially such a high amount. what? just because most chinese involve in business, it doesnt mean that we are fucking rich. some of us literally pick up money from the street!

rant 19 : expensive stuffed toy

who doesnt know that im a big fan of stuffed toy is not my friend. i love stuffed toys, i started off with collection of dogs, as i grow older, i began to collect pigs, and then weird looking animals and dinosaurs (altho i truly failed) and now, anything i think its cute.

today, i saw a guinea pig, at the price of rm145. it was a buy 1 free 1 promotion, meaning i could get 2 if i wanted to, which i really want. but, i couldnt, because im broke. that aside, it was really pricey. i saw a crocodile after that, it was prices at 399.95++. i dont know what the ++ means, rm399 for a crocodile? its not expensive if you compare it, but its expensive nevertheless.

i dont know why are the stuffed toys placed at such a high price, and yet people still buys it. lucky bastards with lots of money. im jealous of them, because all i can do i look at it, and pretend i dont like it so i could walk away. i stopped buying stuffed toys because their price is way out of my league. i mean, i can afford them, but i know deep down, the money could be spent of something else, something more meaningful and important, like books and food and more food.

its really crazy that a stuffed toy could be so expensive. why is it so expensive? have u seen the price of the stuffed disney characters in disney land? its so expensive that i could cry tears, as much as i want them and that they are the most adorable thing in the world. but for the price, the manufacture or producer must be crazy, or high on weed.

you do not sell stuffed toys at high price! why?

because poor children needs toys too, what if they do want a stuffed toy? although poor children are usually more sensible and that they prefer something more practical. but i know, they do want a toy!

its not made of gold goddamnit! its just cotton and more cotton. and those cheap bears that will shed furs like insanity? fuck you for selling us a spoiled product!

and since when stuffed toy is something of grand? kids do not deserve to get expensive presents! they should learn that! buying them expensive toys meaning they will want something more expensive in the future!!

lastly, there are people who really love stuffed toys like me, or even more than me, but unable to buy it. we do save our money to buy it, but everytime we saved enough, you people raised the price. and its killing our dreams to own a room or a house filled with stuffed toys.

so please! stop selling stuffed toys at a high price!

rant 18 : good looking food

sorry that i went AWOL. but i doubt people actually read this, so im not so sorry anymore!

today rant will be very simple, good looking food. u know, food that are decorated in such a beautiful way you cant really eat it?

i think it all started with the fine dining? where the plate must be scratchless, shiny and even the drip of sauce must be the same size? and then it took off to the knife challenge, u know? when the chef starts carving flowers, dragons, rabbits, etc into fruits and vegetables. i know those are not for eating, but its such a waste of food!! and for the food, i assume it taste good even without cooking!!

it wasnt a problem at first, i mean, pretty looking food. its just like a respectful thing that chefs do for the customer. and afterall, easting good looking food makes us happier. until they started to make things cute. like a cute pig pork bun. especially disneyland, they hand the famous pork bun and alien bun. how the fuck do u eat that?

and panda buns, bunny buns, most buns. since its cheaper (but still more expensive than normal buns). and sushi, they have gold flakes. im like, wha? i cant even afford gold yo!

i know its not easy to make those food, the workmanship, and its always the workmanship that will cost you your moneys worth. so, WHO THE HELL PAY SUCH PRICE FOR FOOD? do u know how many people out there is starving and they are eating leaves from the tree and maybe land too, which is the grass??!

seriously, u rich brats should learn the value of money.

back to food, i still think its acceptable if i pay a higher price for food. but hey, its food and i put it in my mouth. at least make it taste good! sometimes the food taste so bad i did go mamak to get some roti telur and milo kaw to wash the taste away.

sigh.

i  guess some food like kobe beef are just branded. not sure if they taste good, because i myself have never taste them myself before, but i hope when i do have the chance, they would taste good.

rant 17 : relationships

i wonder what are people thoughts on relationships. sure, everyone look happy at the outside, but how many of them is actually happy inside too? it takes time and effort to see what is in the relationship.

its easy for us to say it now. lets get married, make babies and live happily ever after. but how many of us really consider the dark side of relationship and its consequences before making a move? only those who are mature enough will understand, saying this because i have eye sore looking at kids who are in a relationship. when i say kids, i mean it literally.

its cute how they declare their love through social media, saying their love is forever. that they will get married, have kids and grow old together. few weeks later, if lucky months, they will break up. and say they will never get into relationships again, no more trust and shits like that. few weeks later, if lucky months, they will fall in love with someone else and the same shit happens.

i wonder how old do kids these days lose their virginity too.

im not being old fashioned, and i dont mind sex before marriage. but i do have my own limit. i dont think i want to see couple of 13 year olds having sex, i dont even want to know. they are just, too young.

love come in many sizes and shapes, and i truly believe that.

so people, if you are in a relationship, consider everything before u take an extra step. have all the fun while skipping all of the troubles. being in a relationship is not an easy thing to do, but its not very difficult either. take your time, sit down, drink some coffee and do some thinking.

enjoy the love.

picture day 2 : sunflower

rant 16 : aunties

i hate aunties.

especially those who cant drive properly and park properly. usually in the area i drive in, the aunties tend to forget what a signal light is. and then when they turn, they literally parked right at the corner. like a stupid boss. and if you think that is not bad enough, they double park too.

if you are lucky, u did see a triple corner park.

and aunties thinks they are super good at driving or something. they tend to be a bit richer this drive expensive car. they drive pretty fast too, but like a mad cow. they cut lanes, they break at the very last moment and sometimes even honk you.

they sometimes honk u if you dont move the second the traffic light turns green.

aunties who goes to market tends to stand in the middle of the road. they will talk and talk and.. i mean gossip and gossip and gossip as if the road is their house. and they are extremely rude too. if they saw some vegetables they want, the shove you away and then grab their vegetables.

did you know that they pluck every single bad leaves of the vegetables too?

some aunties dont speak. they shout. even if they want something, they shout right in front of your face. i have no idea why. especially some aunties that are rich but not too educated. beware because their speech will sometimes give u heart attack.

and oh, their vulgarities are pretty good too.

therefore, i hate aunties.