Tong Tong Chiang!

Happy "Caterpillar" Year!

Speaking about CNY...

I was in the micro bus on my way back home this evening after class, when 3 egyptian lads about my age entered the same vehicle and sat besides and in front of me. at first they were just being noisy with what supposed to be funny to them and only them since i wasn't amused at all and i was sure the other passengers weren't too based on their facial expressions.

first, they poked fun at the driver giving him a fake money like paper for payment or was it a foreign note?
secondly, they were talking loudly. and then one of the gang turned back and spotted me and guessed what he said?

"Ooooohh Sinni! Sinni! Ni Haooo Ni Haooo!" and continued to laugh at me with his 2 friends (Sinni means Chinese in arabic in case you don't know).

this wasn't the first time i was called as Sinni despite the fact that i don't own a pair of sepet eyes or have any facial features that can pass me off as one. but i do on occasion got the locals here confused me as an egyptian (seriously, i don't see the resemblance. at all.) and also, as expected, indonesian (which is quite understandable).

but that remarks went on and on for like 15 minutes! Oh C'mon! Are you that dumb to stereotype someone who is fair and look asian as Chinese? Pity you for being ignorant. Also saying "Ni Hao" over and over again and laughing at people afterwards are racist. once is fine, but repeatedly?

i was this close to snap at them.

Seriously, Egyptians. Please learn other cultures as well. And of course i am only saying this for those who are as ignorant as the 3 lads above wtf.

p.s. can't believe i am writing a rant here after such long years. seems like i still have some emotions left in me still wtf.

true colors

so today we had our first session/ class in the nephrology round. in case you don't this, in this particular round we are going to learn everything that is related to the kidney and urinary tract and of course, urine.

so we had our first introductory lecture on urinary symptoms and such, and one of the items being taught were the color of the urine itself. in the book, we have colorless, red, brownish, bluish (spare me all the smurfs and avatar jokes please!), greenish and blackish listed.

as the doctor was explaining the causes of each of the color changes to us in the class i couldn't help to think that they should add in "purple" in the list as well.

want to know why?

i had it when i over ate dragonfruits when i was back in malaysia last summer holiday. true story.

Being Poyo for a Froyo

a guy was handling out free sample of light purple/ baby pink (depends on your color preference to be honest wtf) colored froyo in mini cups to passers by. i took the sample (as any kiasu malaysian will do) and asked my friend, K whether she wanted to get some as well.

Guy behind the counter (GBTC): Welcome! how can i help you?
Me: can you tell me which flavor is this?
GBTC: that one is pomegranate miss!
Me: Hmm...Are you sure?
GBTC: Yes miss. they are the same?
Me: Then why the color is different from the one shown in the display above?! (obviously they edited the pictures to look better for display purpose lah)
GBTC: -______-"

while waiting for my froyo to be served...

GBTC: So have you try frozen yogurt in any other country beside egypt before?
Me: yeah, we have a lot of froyo's outlets in malaysia.
GBTC: So how are the flavors there?
Me: we have more choices back in malaysia
GBTC: well, we offer six different flavors here.
ME: yeah, you only have six. we have seven.
GBTC: -_____________-"

HAHAHAHHAA OH HOW I LOVE MESSING UP WITH THEM EGYPTIANS.

Curtain's Up

i did, finally, made my mind up to let the curtains down on the new year's eve. in fact, i even made the announcement in my facebook about it.

and then, this happened-

yes Just Another Project 365+1 (because it's a leap year!) is still running for the third year in a row. i know i am soooooooo going to regret it real soon especially during my final exam (september - november 2012!) since i am in my busiest academic year evarrrrrrrr.

let see how this will pan out later lah okay? i don't think i will be able to get a new picture on daily basis, maybe i have to play cheat for this time around heh heh hehhhh. but whatever, this project is becoming more of a phlog instead of a 365 anyway.

so what can you expect from this time around?

in 2010, i did the classic 365 where i took random pictures to represent how the days went. in 2011, i injected more of a street photography element into my pictures. so what else to be done for 2012 you may ask?

expect more artsy fartsy, lomography, randomer shots coming from me. An Artisanal 2012, if you please wtf HAHAHAHAHAAHA.

 yes, i am unoriginal like that, so sue me.

so watchu waitin' fo, go and have a look at my Phlog  by clicking the image below!

and if you haven't follow me WHY HAVE YOU NOT?!

Time travelling

the above was the texts sent by two friends of mine from the South East Asia while i was having dinner last night.

Had quite a night last night. Who says we need to party hard with booze to have fun? I was nowhere near drunk and yet i was stopped for 4 times by the *authorities* wandering around the mall.

Uhuh that's how i roll babeh.

p.s. Happy 2012!