Demotivational poster of the day

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on the Sanzeis

There have been a lot of Japanese coming by Spartan these days. Perhaps they're part of those working for Kubota, the Japanese construction company located next door from Spartan I'm working at.

Then there was this Sanzei American who came by the Spartan deli last week. A Californian-born Sanzei, to be exact. Tried to speak Japanese with him, to no avail, as the only person still speaking Japanese in his family are his parents and his brother.

What a shame.

Hence I promised myself from that day that even if I marry a Zimbabwean lady, my children have to be fluent in Indonesian.

It is my responsibility and a promise I will hold firm.

Oh wait, I won't marry a Zimbabwean.

My soulmate is, and will always be, an Asian woman. This is one belief I've held strongly since my childhood.

To be noted though: the term "Asian" here is a wide-encompassing term of a continent and not particularly specified on Oriental countries, meaning that she could either be an Indonesian, Vietnamese, Pakistani, Korean, Taiwanese, or a Thai.

Just not to give the wrong impression.

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A reflection on the 20th year

by Toshi
composed 16 November 2009



One of life's greatest lessons is to be grateful for what we have...and for what we don't.
If a jewelry isn't yours to have, why keep on holding onto it? God always knows what is best for us, hence most of the time we only get what we need.

Yes, we have desires every once in a while. But for desires to come true, it has to come from God's will too, doesn't it?

Not getting a $10,000 diamond necklace doesn't mean the end of the world. Perhaps by settling for something less, such as taking language lessons for a mere $500, will give us a value for life.

It may seem little to us now, but take a look at its future value.

What isn't ours is never ours to keep. Hence it is better for us to be grateful for what we have, and make the best use of it.

Now some may ask, "what about the destitute? Isn't God being unfair to them?"

But God is never unfair. Life may be unfair, but God isn't.

They may be the victim of corruption, or simply refugees from war-torn country, or perhaps those whose house had burned down due to a ravage.

The poor may not have much, but they are a lesson for all of us. Despite all the adversities they have, lacking electricity, sanitation, or even good meals, they are always adamant and believe in hope.

They never give up, and still believe that there is a better day out there, when the storm finally ends, when the darkness illuminated, when the ignorance are enlightened.

And some of them are even grateful for what they have, despite the lack of things.

So why shouldn't we?

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A reason to smile

by Toshi
composed 15 November 2009



Why, why keep on mourning
None's been dead, all's still here
You can tell there's none to fear

None to despair, he blames you not
For not your fault but stars to point

Heavens are in awe, you've gone this far
He's proud of you, for what you've done
Despite obstacles, you fought for him
Thus he smiles, being proud of you

Paths diverge, paths meet
As it has been, over the centuries
Some succeed, some delayed
But none to fear, as the plan is in God

For every smile you see, a million tears are hidden
He loves you so, as you love him

One day you and him will meet again
In the next life, we'll never know
For he loves you so, as you love him
Because after all you are
the only reason he still smiles...

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List of prices

Here is a price list of haphazard electronic goods I sighted upon on my last visit to BestBuy:


Audio
iPod Earphone $40
Gumy Earphone $11
iPod wall charger $26
Sony earbud headphone $18
Dynex audio line-in jack $10
Sony noise-cancelling headphone $50
Sony studio headphone $30

HDTVs
19-inch Insignia HDTV $190
19-inch LG HDTV $200

Gaming consoles
Nintendo DS $130
Nintendo DS games $10-30
Wii bundle (including remote and nunchuk and charger) $300
Wii games $30-50
PS3 250GB $350
PS3 games $20
XBox 360 $300
XBox 360 games $20-60
PS2 $100
PS2 games $10-20
PSP $250
PSP games $20-40

Others
Macbook 13 inch, 2GBram, 250GB HD $1000
Rice cooker & Food steamer $45

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If your girlfriend was a boy

"Dude, let me ask you a trivial question of the day", I said to Mark.

"What?"

"What would you do if one day you discover one day that your girlfriend was a boy?"

"Ah"

"Hmm?"

"Yea well... I'd kill myself."

"But why? Don't you wanna kill her?"

"Hahaha that won't make any difference dude... Even if anything happens to her, I would still have to suffer the shame of being ridiculed by people who say 'Hey take a look at him, he used to date a she-man!'"

I laughed.

~~

So joking aside readers, what would you do if one day you discover your significant other as belonging to the same sex? Question is open to answers, criticisms, or jests.

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Zero privacy

On my very first days of living in this 380 square-foot apartment room, I had the window blinds snapped into two. The leasing office had previously written on my room's notes that it was a new blind, hence my bewiderment.

With my room being on the first floor and facing the parking lot, it was quite a nuisance during my first couple of days because I had no privacy at all: I cannot even undress in my own room!

Moreover, the bright sunlight of the day enters my room as soon as the sun rises, forcing me to wake up without alarm clock at around 8.00 everyday, despite my work shifts that start at 15.00.

But thank God the apartment's repairman has substituted it for a new one now.

For gratis.

Now I can finally change and wake up late.

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Story of a gay guy who was married with a woman

This is one question that still makes me wonder till this day: "When a gay guy kisses a woman, does he feel disgusted just like the way we heterosexuals feel when we kiss a member of the same sex?"

Out of the blue, I asked that question to Mark, a friend at the Deli.

"Hey that's a good question. Good question, dude. I'd probably ask my gay uncle"

"Yoh have a gay uncle?"

"Yep"

"Is he openly declaring gay or does he have a partner"

"He has a partner. Well, it was an embarrassment to the family at first, but we finally came to accept it", he shrugged nonchalantly while cleaning the chicken steamtable.

Whoa.

He continued, "But not all gay guys live with another guy though. Sometimes they get married with a woman too"

"Hey yeah, that happened a lot in Indonesia!"

"Really?"

"Yeah..you know, they want to appear normal in front of their society, hence marrying a woman.."

"Oh!"

"What?" I raised my eyebrows.

"Man, there was an assistant manager, he used to work here, and he's openly gay"

"So?"

"And he was married to his wife and had a 13-year old daughter!"

"Oh my God. Does his wife and daughter know about it?"

Then he cracked up.

"What?"

While suppresing his laugh, Mark explained, "There's a funny story behind it. His wife cheated on him soon after she found out that he was a gay...and do you know how he got back at his wife?"

"You mean how he paid back his wife for her cheating?"

"Uh-huh"

"Nah.. You tell me"

"You see, the other guy with whom she was having an affair...this assistant manager met that other guy and had sex with him"

The story was such of a freakish nature that my mouth gaped wide.

"You mean, his wife was married to him, a gay guy...and she was cheating with a gay guy too? Do you mean it for real?"

"Yep. I heard it from his own words, man.. Apparently.."

"His wife was a magnet for a gay guys", I concluded.

"Exactly"

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