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Hollywood Movies and My Nanowrimo Plotline

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Been contemplating my nanowrimo story line these few days. Which got me thinking about common storylines found in books, movies, plays, games and TV shows. They are always the same, whether it was made 50 years ago or yesterday. There is a saying that all over the world in any culture, there are about 10 […]

First NaNoWriMo Meet-Up

Saturday, October 29th, 2005

Yeah, so I braved the traffic jam to get to 1 Utama MPH last night (the traffic wasn’t half bad) to attend the first Malaysian nanowrimo meet-up.
It turned out to be quite a fun event, actually, got to finally meet up with Sharon, who gave a good intro about the history of nano-ing.
Some bloggers were […]

Jam Here, Jam There, Everywhere Jam

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

My calendar tells me there’s one more week to Hari Raya. No, I don’t have one of those talking calendars, it’s just a figure of speech. Anyways, for those of you who are not Malaysians (yeah, like any of THOSE people read this blog…) Hari Raya is the local name for Aidil Fitri, the biggest […]

Simon Joins NaNoWriMo 2005!

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

I’ve seen it around PPS before, but never really knew what the heck it was about. Until my friend Pat called me and harassed encouraged me to join. So I went home and read about it in the papers. Very interesting, i thought, then i checked out Bibliobibuli’s blog, coz I remember reading something about […]

Top Ten Signs You’re Not Getting That Promotion You Were Hoping For

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Top Ten Signs You’re Not Getting That Promotion You Were Hoping For by Simon (who hasn’t been promoted for years)

The tea lady and the despatch boy have more company benefits than you.

You’ve been working there for 3 years now, they still haven’t confirmed you.

Whenever you ask your boss about your promotion, he laughs hysterically until […]

Top Ten Signs Your Boyfriend is Actually Psychopath Murderer

Monday, October 24th, 2005

These days there are too many nutjobs and gila people out there, so it’s always good to be extra cautious. You never know your best friend or boyfriend, who is always so mild mannered, soft spoken, drinks Cherry Coke can be a secret maniacal serial murderer…
Top Ten Signs Your Boyfriend is Actually Psychopath Murderer

He watches […]

Guys and Girls: What They WANT and What They GET

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

Top Three Things Guys GET for their Birthday:

A Polo shirt.

A necktie.

Car refreshener.

Top Three Things Guys WANT for their Birthday:

Motorola RAZR v3

Xbox 360

A crate of beer, Doritos and uninterrupted EPL viewing.

Top Three Things Girls GET for their Birthday:

Chocolates.

Lingerie (they get this from boyfriends AND girlfriends)

Teddy bears.

Top Three Things Girls WANT for their […]

Top Ten Ways To Break Up with your Boyfriend/Girlfriend

Friday, October 21st, 2005

Please Note: Simon is NOT speaking from EXPERIENCE. He just watches too much TV.

Top Ten Ways To Break Up with your Boyfriend/Girlfriend

“You know people tend to change when their relationships grows over time…? Well, in the 4 days we’ve been going out…”

“Kyle, at first I thought it was cool that we both like Tom Cruise […]

Malaysia Mourns: Passing of our First Lady

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

Datin Seri Endon Mahmood, wife to our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, has passed on this morning.
My deepest condolences to Pak Lah and family. The nation mourns for this great loss.
Malaysian bloggers have begun to fill PPS with their condolences.
As a mark of respect, there will be no postings on simontalks.com for the […]

Mickey Mouse vs. Barney the Purple Dinosaur: Celebrity Interview

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

Simon is kicking a new series of Celebrity Interviews.
Today I thought we might look at two of the most annoying kiddie TV stars, Mickey Mouse against Barney. OK, fine, Mickey isn’t annoying, only the purple dinosaur is.
OK, let’s go.
Interviewer: OK, both of you, why do you think you are so inconceivably popular?
Mickey – Ha! […]