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Vivo en Sueños
Monday, August 11, 2008 7:46 PM

Am clear headed now, and munching on my chicken sandwich.

Anyway, what do you do when you were so bored in lecture and has no one to talk with cause people beside you were either busy studying or sleeping? I let my mind wandered, basically I dream.

So, the topic of 21st birthday came up between Sara and me several time during lunch before the lecture. Before this, I haven't really give much thought about it. Sitting there and not absorbing a single word the lecturer was saying(damn Islamic Law), and I thought to myself, damn, I can't believe I'm turning 21. And since there's only one 21st birthday, I was thinking that I really should make it something special. Instead of the normal birthday that I've had for the past 2o years. And the way to make it special? The Click Five or Elliot Minor private gig cum birthday party. Basically, was inspired by this EM video and Sara and Aaron's idea about stealing my Ethan signed iPod and sell it on ebay. Imagine, I sell my iPod, get the money, get a new ipod, get them to play at my party, and ask Ethan to sign it again! How cool is that huh?

Then, I got home from class. Took a cold shower, and thought, "Yeah right la, dream on girl!"

Sigh. *runs off defeated to study for the Islamic paper* (Life's much more colourful in dreams?)

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Pepe Reina equals superloco
Friday, July 4, 2008 7:40 PM

Now I understand why in every player interview, when they are asked "who is the most vocal in the dressing room and always make the lads laugh?", the answer will be "Pepe Reina". He is super crazy. 

Going crazy on the plane back to Madrid.

Doing the Cameraroo. Which I have no idea what the heck is that but he is crazy nonetheless.

And this here is a bonus for the ladies. Bunch of Spanish players running around topless. You bet they are drunk. Yes. The spinning hug between Villa and the press guy is gayness.

Now, IF we win the league this seasohn(the way Nando pronounce it, don't play play ok), then we get to see Reina do all this? Niceeee.

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future predicted
Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:26 PM

Behold... My Future
I will marry daniel agger.
After a wild honeymoon, We will settle down in liverpool in our fabulous House.
We will have 2 kid(s) together.
Our family will zoom around in a red mini cooper.
I will spend my days as a backpacker, and live happily ever after.
whats your future

Yeah righttttt.

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Awesome but not perfect.
Sunday, June 8, 2008 5:56 PM

Why is the concert not perfect? Cause it was kinda ridiculous.

Firstly, let me ask you this, if you are in a concert, regardless of whether it's a rock concert or not, will you be asked to SIT DOWN during the show? Nope. But, that's what happened throughout the concert cause people behind can't see. We weren't allowed to stand or raise the freaking banners. Whenever the guys got the atmosphere high and burning, and we started standing up and jumping/singing along, the securities will come over and goes "sit down!sit down!" For God's sake, this is not a opera or orchestra, it's a freaking rock concert! And the seats should be raised in the first place! Rocking to the music while seating on the edge of your seat is NOT fun! Bugger, venue problem AGAIN.

Secondly, diversity in the crowd should be a good thing, no? But not in their case. About 1/3 of the audiences are actually parents accompanying their under 12 years old kids. Talk about spoiling your kids. I know for sure there is no chance on earth my parents will ever do that. Never ever. So, most of our VIP areas are made up of small kids and parents. Hence, we don't get to enjoy the whole place rocking to the music feel. The parents sitting beside us actually YAWN when we were singing along to "Long Way to Go" with Kyle. It happens to almost every role with parents. Bloody hell, what are primary school kids doing there? Do they even understand what's the meaning of "Chomp the Box"?! Not that they sing the song yesterday but still.

Thirdly, groupies. Crazy groupies. When they are doing slow numbers, you are supposed to keep quite and listen, no? But, there were screaming and shrieking from all direction. When Kyle and Ethan is doing "Don't Let Me Go" which is a slow heart breaking song written by Ethan and show cases Kyle's voice beautifully, this silly ang moh shrieked Joey's name. Hello, dumba, Joey is not even on stage! Another young girl, "Kyle, will you marry me?", with parents beside her. *slaps forehead* Hey, kid, I'm sure Kyle don't want to go to jail. And another bizarre one, "Joey, we can have Joey Jrs". OMFG. Seriously. Funniest part is, most of them pronounced Kyle's name as KAYA. You think Kaya jam ar?

BUT, regardless, it was a great show put on by the band. They are just awesome. Even though it's so obvious that they can't make the atmosphere burn since we were FORCED to sit down, they put on a GREAT SHOW. It was totally awesomeeee. Especially their solo part in "Pump It Up". Ethan's bass is just sexy as hell. I sat in awed with jaw dropped. Joe's awesome too. Totally into it, and the kneeling on the floor and mouthing the keys, it's like watching some big time rock star jamming. And Joey's drum, the energy he brings out playing the piece, you can feel it miles away. You can see it on his face. Ben, uhm, all the butt swaying and rolling on the floor is a bit, uhm, well, he looked possessed. But the bond between him and Ethan throughout the show is amazing! You can actually feel how close they are to each other! Totally enjoyed the part when Ethan came over to Ben's side and they shared the same mic doing backups for "Pump It Up". The guys were totally having the time of their life on stage. And Joe, the shy Joe is so much more fun and active this time around. He kept coming in front and connects with the crowd. You don't get that from Joe often.

The greatest part of the night is "Headlight Disco" hands down. The not even full arena is just rocking. It was the last song, so Kyle gets everyone onto their feet(take that stupid securities! go scold Kyle then!) and we just started jumping up and down singing along. Greatest fun I've ever had in my life. The atmosphere is just incredible. Words can't describe it. And they did "Don't Let Me Go" which is the song which I wanted most to hear live. It turned out awesome. You can sense Ethan's heart break through Kyle vocals. And the new song called "There You Are" they did actually brings tears to my eyes. Cause Kyle really sings it with his heart, especially the part where he kinda like let the voice escape tenderly and softly from his lungs when he goes "There you are, there you are..." Those 3 songs are enough to make my night. The other songs are great except the 1st few when Ben's keyboards failed on him.

Another bonus part of the concert, the banners. We were sitting right in front of Ben so I held up the banner which says "Ben Romans bring back the beard" when the show started, he saw it, facial expression changed and started laughing! Shan and I were on cloud 9 when we saw this, cause god knows we spent hours doing it! Besides that, when Ethan came over to Ben's side, I flipped the banner over and showed him the "Been waiting since 12pm" banner we used at the airport and he freaking nodded at me. Speaking about the banner, I think it really caught the guys' attention at the airport, cause apparently Kyle remembers me(!) from the airport! Well, we saw them at the Pavilion doing photoshoot, and they were walking past us. Kyle was 1st in line and well you know my attitude towards him has always been the "uhm, it's ok if I don't get to talk to you or get a picture with u" type so when he walk past me my gaze was fixed on Ethan(as always, hehe) and Ben, and later the girls told me that he actually turned back and said, "Hey you" and I totally ignored him cause I swear to God I didn't hear him! Gahhh, I'm totally kicking myself now. Kyle actually said hi to me and I IGNORED him.

All in all, these few days have been an unforgettable experience. Getting up close and personal with the guys(Ethannn!!) and attended a great concert with bunch of great fans, and the late night crashing at one room and not to mention the 'casual' stalking after the concert at the hotel the guys are staying. And oh, walking around for more than an hour after midnight trying to decide what to eat and ended up eating nothing is just silly but great fun!

We should totally do this again next time the guys are back people! It's true when people say "music brings people together". Got to know many great friends these few days and It's such a bummer now that everything is over. Need a few days to get the concert and TC5 mood out of my system.

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Madness.
Saturday, June 7, 2008 5:05 AM

So much has happened since I last updated. It was simply crazy so I'll just stick to the important points. The last few days have been simply the craziest days of my life. It was seriously the time of my life! Now I know how it feels like to use that phrase!

For one, the cousins are on holidays too so we totally caught up with each other unlike the last few times I was in KL. Saw a great movie with them. Once, it is called. A simple Irish movie without any special effect, just a camera following the 2 leads. The music from the movie is awesome. After all the big movies such as Iron Man and etc, Once is such a breathe of fresh air. Any music and movie lover should totally watch it! Check out Chris' review.

Met up with Ru on Wednesday and hung out. It was fun walking around MidValley endlessly and trying our extremely best to finish off our extremely large portion of food at Oh!Sushi. Shan and I was supposed to meet up with her(sorry Ru!) yesterday but well, we were stranded at the airport. Which brings me to the next point which is the craziest of all.

It was spur of the moment. After picking up Shan on Thursday night and on the way back home, we decided to go airport and wait for The Click Five on Friday. Well, Melvin from Warner International Dept told me the guys will arrive on 2.10pm. Yeap, that's the information he gave me. No date, no flight number, just 2.10pm. but we worked our crazy fan girls way and figured it's either Thursday or Friday after checking their schedule. Called Melvin on Friday morning and he was like "Yeahhh it's today!". After thinking all the money we will be wasting on the tickets to get there I confirmed with him, "Are you sure Melvin?", I asked. And he went "Of courseee I am sure!" So, Shan and I are off.

Reached the airport at around 1pm and guess what time did we finally see the guys? Freaking 11pm. Longest wait of my life seriously. When the 2.10pm flight landed, the 10 of us(met the other gals there) just stood there with excitement and anticipation with the banner Shan and I did for Ben Romans which read "Ben Romans Bring Back The Beard". It's an inside joke(?), and that banner and us are gathering much attention at that point of the time already. So imagine us standing there 3 hours straight at the same spot waiting for the guys come out. Even the taxi uncles kept asking who the heck we waiting for and were trying to come up with their reasoning of what might happened to take them so long. It's fun one thing to see all the uncles arguing among themselves in Hokkine(uncle 1-they used the VIP exit; uncle 2- you crazy!that is for royalties, even Jay Chou can't use it; uncle 3- they got the wrong info la, no security guards here.everytime artiste come a lot of guards one) By that time, our excitement and anticipation is all gone and replaced uncertainty. And I learnt by the hard way that is the worst emotion one can have ever.

We were desperate by then and was trying to find out from every possible way that whether the guys have already been picked up. Tried Warner, Hitz.fm, MAS Info counter and even random MAS airhostess. It was crazy, going up to them and go "Did you just flew in from Jakarta?" Finally, the angel came in the form of Miss Neo from Genting. I called her up and she was quite reluctant to help but after some sweet talking and some "please laaaaa", she gave in. She was so sweet that she took my number and say she'll call me back after she phone her colleague in charge of TC5 concert since all of them are not in the office. And she did call me back and guess what, apparently, the guys missed their initial flight and are landing on 9.45pm instead!!! WTH?! So majority of us decided to wait until 9pm so that our 5 hours wait earlier won't go down the drain just like that. Took the time to bond and did another banner which says "Been waiting since 12pm. Where were you guys?" complete with angry faces and all. Shoved it in their face when they FINALLY walked out from the arrival hall at 11.06pm.

We were so exhausted that we didn't scream or shout. Yes, we were that tired. We just went "guysss!" and waved. Kyle is being his complete self, as cool as ever. Gave us the peace sign and looked so impress with himself but not with us. Joe was right behind him, keeping a low profile as ever. Said hi to him. Saw Joey walked past me without saying anything cause my eyes and camera are all fixed on Ethan who is walking alongside Ben behind all the other guys. Got up to them and went "It has been almost 12 hours." Ben went "Thank you so much" and Ethan smiled. Asked Ethan can I have a picture with him and he went "Sure. If we do it quick." At this point, one Chinese dude which I reckon who is some Genting guy to come picked them up shoved me away and said "Thank you!" I think I was looking at Ethan with this almost crying face and went "please Ethan?" so he stopped his trolley, told the Chinese dude, "I'm gona take a picture with her" and walk towards me. I melted. Big time. And he held the camera and took a self portraits of us!! Ahhhh. It was a semi hug!! After that, took out my iPod as asked him to signed it. He was taken aback by the request and was actually looking at my iPod skin and took a full 4 to 5 seconds to think where and how to sign it without ruining the pattern of the skin. Finally settled for vertically beside the girl in dress. HE IS JUST THE SWEETEST GUY ON EARTH! Since I spent all the time with Ethan so I only got a picture with him and another half-picture with Ben while the other girls got it with almost everyone EXCEPT Kyle. Guess what, he didn't even stop or anything when the gals asked for a picture according to Shan. *slaps forehead*

The whole Ethan experience still feel so UNREAL. It hasn't sinked in yet I guess. I'm just so glad that I got another chance to do it better(not 'right' since, arghh, yeah, I made a fool out of myself again, just not as big as a fool during the meet and greet at Tower records last Nov) after the whole "the words just left my head and I stood in front of him like a fool without a word" encounter.

Am heading off to Central to meet Gordon and the rest of the girls and we are off to Genting for the concert! And the madness will continue!!! For now, I leave you guys with THE picture. *grins stupidly*

It makes every second of the almost 12 hours wait worthwhile. I HEART YOU ETHAN MENTZER!

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Bloody caption lol.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:07 AM

Saw this picture over at the RAWK forum the other day in the season in pictures thread. It was uploaded for the guys to come up with captions.



And one of the members wrote,

Hyypia(guy in white): Mr. Lucas, may I have this dance?
Lucas: *blushing and hence covers face in hand* Aww Mr. Hyypia, I thought you will never ask!


I refrain myself from posting more gay-ish captions for the pictures of Stevie and Nando. *still refraining veryyy hard* Yeshhh, this is not the gay-est the members can come up with. Ask Pei Ru. AND they are a bunch of guys mostly. English people I tell you. *shivers at the thought of THAT picture of Stevie and Nando*

And when I think of Lucas I want to go "Mmmbop, ba du bap du bop", because

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this, to

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THIS!

P.S. it's recycled joke, but still, I'm BORED lol. ok, it's time to hit the bed and I'll deal with civil process tomorrow.

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Zero doesn't exist. Apparently.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:36 AM

I have been really interested in learning Spanish for as long as I can remember. So you can imagine how my love and desire for the language got stronger (chey, are we talking about Spanish here? like some love affair only) when Rafa took over the club and brought on board bunch of Spanish speaking players. Lucky enough for me, I got to know tonnes of Spanish speakers, be it online or backpackers. Every time I told them my intention to learn Spanish or asked for translation for certain things, the reaction I get is always along the line of, "dios mio(my god)! I'm so impressed you want to learn my language!" and a string of reassurance. "don't worry, Spanish is easy. It's easier than English. It's muchh more easier than Chinese. You can master it if you know Chinese blah blah blah." Heck, Fernando even told Sara and I that we can invent our own words when we don't know a word in Spanish cause according to him Spanish words are similar to the English ones so we can get it right most of the time. Uhm, perdone me, how is "ingresa" and "enter" similar? and what about "rojo" and "red"? If I were to create a Spanish word that means "red", I would go for "redo", and for "enter" I would go for "entero". So, I can foresee a lot of "que?" and "perdone me" if I were to use those self-created words in a Spanish conversation.

And when I took the Spanish for beginners course offered by the uni, we all know we are doomed 2nd class into the semester. How is a lecturer who think the plural for "shoes" is "shoeses" and goes "I know my English!" when we corrected him be able to communicate with us, let alone teach us. For god's sake, his way of saying "why? you can't see the board?" is "Why? you no eyes?". Anyway, 4 months after the class, I put whatever I learn to test a few hours back. And....

I was in a Spanish music forum wanted to download this particular album but apparently registration is required. So, I started filling up the form. I took me less than 2 minutes to type all my details down and enter the verification code. You know the alphabets and numbers which they asked you to enter just to make sure that you are not a robot. And after I click enter, it keeps telling me that the information I sent is incorrecto. I tried quite a number of times and it's the same. So I checked everything. Refreshing the page and etc etc etc. And then I decided to translate the form word by word, at least whatever that I manage to guess the meaning. Minimum characters for passwords, correct. Characters not allowed for user name, didn't use. Everything also correct!! What the hell did I do wrong? If it's not 2 in the morning, I would have started screaming at that point of the time already.

Then I saw it. At the very last part of the form. Just a line after they told me "enter the code and it doesn't matter whether it is capital letters or otherwise".

Por favor nota que el cero no existe

(Please take note that zero does not exists)

And I pandai-pandai go and type every 'O' I see in the code as cero. It took me more than one freaking hour to register on a forum. This is ridiculous.

Who told me that Spanish is not tough? Gahhhhhh. Or maybe I'm just too dumb?

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De Que Sirve and Julio Ramirez.
Sunday, May 18, 2008 12:56 AM

After the killer papers on Thursday and Friday, how do I relax myself? Sleep. The whole day. Heheh I never knew sleeping can be so nice. The amount of sleep I have in these 2 days can qualify me as the modern Sleeping Beauty already I think. Chey. The next papers are on Friday and Saturday so you bet I'm taking today and tomorrow off. Spent today sitting in front of the computer, sleep some more, and then sitting in front of the computer again.

And saw Reik's MV for their 3rd single off their 2nd album, De Que Sirve. (It's time for the 3rd album leh, it has been 2 years plus!)

Now as we all know, most of the Spanish MVs out there involves a lot of touching and kissing between a hot girl and a hot guy. Like Enrique's MVs. And some even has girl touching girl(puke!), like Eduardo Cruz's Cosas Que Contar. I kid you not. Penelope Cruz touching her sister Monica and Eduardo is there singing and looking on. This is the epitome of family togetherness? Wait, more like incest. AND OBSCENITY. Yewwww. It's a quite ok song, catchy and all, but the MV is just ...

So, back to Reik's De Que Sirve, it has got no touching, or kissing, or anything of that sort. So, rest assured. Just 3 guys singing.



But, can someone please tell Julio(the guitarist in green striped shirt) to stop grinning?!!! Seriously, you can see his teeth in every single scene!! Grinning like an idiot. At first, it got me going "aww so adorable" and then it starts to piss me off. I mean, he wasn't even singing! Jesus has got the singing covered. All that required of him is to just stand there and strum, like Bibi did. But no, he has to go all Darlie on the camera. Arghhh. I like the Julio at the Metropolitana concert more. Way more. Gahhhh. Who are you and what have you done to Julio Ramirez?!

It's ok, we only need to focus on the music, no?

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Stevie loves Xabi and Spearing loves Flynn.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:50 AM

We are the (reserves) League Champions. Yeah, nothing new. Our reserves are more successful than the 1st team. So, was looking at the pictures after the trophy presentation over at RAWK the other day. And our reserves lads want to emulate the seniors on and off the pitch, this much.

Xabi and Stevie in Istanbul after we won the European Champions League in 2005.


Our Stevie and Xabi wannabes reserves lads.


The famous Stevie/Xabi kiss after the trophy presentation.


And the almost Jay Spearing and Ryan Flynn kiss.

Just to clarify, Stevie and Xabi is NOT gay.

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So productive sial.
11:34 AM

Do I have a paper tomorrow called Liverpool FC? Hell NO.

Went McD to study with Siew Mee and Aaron the Bee(!) late last night. When we are (trying to) studying while cursing over the plain water plus caffeine which McD called it coffee, Siew Mee asked me this question, "Eh, who is Garcia ar?" So, I started telling both new Liverpool fans all about the little guy. And then Aaron said "I want to cut my hair like Xabi." So, I send him a few Xabi's pictures. And do we start studying? No. I started talking about Istanbul la, FA Cup la, The Kop la, our bloody owners la, Torres's upcoming new hair cut la, etc etc. GONE is the study plan. It's ok, at least I got 2 more footie kaki now! Welcome to the big family you guys!

Note to self, never ever start talking about Liverpool in a study session.

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FAQs of the Hotel Cafe, LA.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:02 AM

Was reading Joey's blog. Haven't been there in ages so yeah, that entry is kind of ages ago too. He was talking about how cool this Hotel Cafe in LA is. The most interesting part to me is their FAQ page. Got me cracking up like hell.

These are some frequently asked questions, and some frequently given answers to go along:

Q: Can I ask you a question?
A:
Yes.

Q: So, where is The Hotel Café?
A: 1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd. In Hollywood. 1/2 a block south of Hollywood Blvd on the West side of the street.

Q: What time do you open?
A: 7pm. Sometimes earlier, depending on showtime. Check calendar.

Q: Is The Hotel Café still an all ages venue?
A: No. We are now 21+.

Q: Since you're not an all ages venue anymore, should i call or email to ask if the show is all ages?
A: No.

Q: But i have a friend that will be 21 in two weeks.
A: No.

Q: Do you serve food?
A: Yes.

Q: Do you take credit cards?
A: Yes.

Q: Do you take reservations?
A: No.

Q: Do you pre-sell tickets to shows?
A: Sometimes, will be noted on the calendar.

Q: If a show on the calendar doesn't have "Tickets Available HERE" or something similar next to it, should I call, email, or come by the hotel cafe to get tickets for a show that is 3 weeks away?
A: No.

Q: If a show says SOLD OUT next to it, does that mean I shoud email or come by to ask how to buy tickets?
A: No.

Q: If I send you a package, can i use Fed Ex or UPS?
A: No.

Q: Regular mail?
A: Yes.

Q: Where can I park when I come to The Hotel Café?
A: Paid parking is available in 2 fairly convenient lots. One just behind the Hotel Cafe and 1 about a ½ block North on the same side of the street. Other lots in the neighborhood are available. Follow signs that say "Parking". Street Parking is also available, but limited.

Q: I’m playing tonight, where do I park?
A: See above.

Q: I’m playing tonight, where do I load in?
A: Load in through the back door in the alley.

Q: I am playing tonight, can my guest list be 50 people?
A: No.

Q: 30 people?
A: No.

Q: 10?
A: Maybe.

Q: 7?
A: Yes.

Q: I’m not on the list, but I am *insert industry related job title here*, can I get in for free?
A: No.

Q: What if I give you my card?
A: No.

Q: It’s a nice card…
A: Yes it is.

Q: It’s got rounded edges…
A: Yes, I see... Very impressive...

Q: So, how about it then?
A: No.

Q: Can I bring in my own beer or wine?
A: No.

Q: What kind of beer do you have?
A: A Bunch...

Q: What kind of reds do you have?
A: A Bunch...

Q: Whites?
A: Yes..

Q: Can I get a Vodka Cranberry then?
A: YES. Yes you can.

Q: Can I book bands for you?
A: No.

Q: Is this thing on?
A: Yes.

Q: Is the plexi-glass around the soundboard bullet proof?
A: No.

Q: So, I do this comedy act…
A: No.

Q: Abrah Cadab…
A: No.

Q: Do you have a problem with comedians or magicians?
A: No.

Q: I see on the calendar that you have a few TBAs. Can I have the one on the 15th?
A: No.

Q: The one on the 23rd?
A: No.

Q: Any of them?
A: No.

Q: So, I am from Saskatoon Dink, Canada, and I don’t know anyone in LA, and no one knows me. Can I have a headlining spot at The Hotel Cafe?
A: No.

Q: Can I have a residency?
A: No.

Q: Please?
A: No.

Q: Can I play with a Marshall Half Stack?
A: No.

Q: What if I turn it down?
A: No.

Q: But it doesn’t sound right unless it’s really loud.
A: No.

Q: Do you have a piano?
A: Yes.

Q: Is the piano tuned?
A: No.

Q: Do you have an extra 9 volt battery?
A: No.

Q: Can I shoot a movie at The Hotel Cafe?
A: Yes. Click HERE for more info..

Q: Can I smoke in The Hotel Café?
A: No.

Q: Is this The Burgundy Room?
A: No.

Q: Is this The Room?
A: No.

Q: Do you rent rooms by the week?
A: No.

Q: Can I rent a room?
A: No.

Q: Is this even a Hotel?
A: No.

Q: Can you give my CD to Nic Harcourt?
A: No.

Q: Can I have Gary Jules’ phone number?
A: No.

Q: Is Max or Marko here?
A: They might be.

Q: I don’t have a demo, but I’m really good, can you book me?
A: No.

Q: I can play a little right now, sort of an audition...
A: No.

Q: Do you have an open mic night?
A: No.

Q: You should.
A: No.

Q: I am a music reviewer for an online magazine you've never heard of. We get 150 unique hits per day... I don't have a business card, but I would appreciate being on the "House List" every night to photo-review acts that preform at...
A: No.

Q: But I have a camera.
A: So do I.

Q: Do you allow fliming in the Hotel Cafe?
A: Not any more...

Q: Why?
A: Because Youtube video quality sucks... and 30 people holding their damn cell phones in the air blocking everyone elses view of the stage is somewhat annoying...

Q: But i work for *insert pop culture-content whoring giant coorporation here* and we'd be sure to...
A: No...

Q: That seems harsh...
A: That's not a question.

Q: I run an online music site you've never heard of, and we believe your venue would benefit greatly from advertising on our site, which stresses the importance of DIY music. Our ad rates start at...
A: No.

Q: I am playing tonight, can my girlfriend and all of her friends drink for free?
A: No.

Q: I played tonight, and brought 3 people to see me. Do I get Paid?
A: No.

Q: Does this beer taste funny to you?
A: No.

Q: Is a Stella Artois glass smaller than a pint glass?
A: No.

Q: It looks smaller?
A: Yes it does.

Q: Why is that?
A: Physics.

Q: Can I have a job?
A: No.

Q: How about I just leave my resume?
A: No.

Q: What happened to the pool table?
A: It’s gone.

Q: Do you still have the open jazz jam?
A: No.

Q: Why?
A: Because no one in LA appreciates jazz.

Q: That’s sad.
A: Yes. Yes it is.

"But it's a nice card"
"Yes it is."

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Do I Look Dumb?
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 7:48 PM

So, went for supper at Subaidah with Siew Mee and Aaron on Sunday night. And this Indonesian waiter came up to take our order.

Me: Soto ada?(it's not in the menu but since I miss it so much so I asked la, no harm what)
Waiter: Tak ada.
Me: ok, mi rebus.
Waiter: Mi rebus pun tak ada. (this is in the menu ok?)

At this point of the time, he took the menu from us and crossed out various sections in the menu and goes "ini tak adak, in tak adak, ini tadak, ini pun tadak" Since everything also tak ada, so I decided stick to my normal mee goreng mamak.

Waiter: Mee goreng ada banyak. ada mee goreng ayam, mee goreng pattaya, mee goreng "chotong"
Me: Mee goreng 'sotong'?
Waiter: Ya, "chotong".

3 of us were laughing our asses off already. I like sotong so I was thinking of ordering that, but since I'm not sure that "chotong" and "sotong" is the same thing, so I still stick to my mee goreng mamak. And then after he took all our order, it's expected that he leave and get our order to the kitchen right? Nope, he looked at me and asked me this question.

Waiter: tahu apa itu "chotong"?

I was like "wth, what kinda question is that?! But anyways, my parents always teach me to be polite so I answered.

Me: Ya.

So, there. He got his answer, so he is EXPECTED to leave and get the damn order to the kitchen rightttt? righhhttt? NOPE.

He goes, "Apa itu 'chotong'?"

Eh, negara saya cakap 'sotong', saya tak tau negara kau cakap 'chotong' ke apa. GET MY DAMN ORDER TO THE KITCHEN FOR PETE'S SAKE!

After all the chotong and sotong drama, my food turned out yucky. But he gave us 50 cents discount. Whatever.

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