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The Umpteenth Journal Attempt

(Hopefully) daily ramblings from the hazy mind of Hasief Ardiasyah

Friday, January 16, 2004

Free At Last 

Finally! All the work is done! Now I can drop dead in peace! In the event of my resurrection, I'll write about last night's karaoke session. But for now, goodbye world...
posted by Hasief  # 1/16/2004 03:55:00 pm (0) comments

Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Getting Better... 

Finally managed to get some work done, even if it wasn't the work I've been trying to get done for the past few days. But hey, it's still work and counts as something productive. Now I think I've burned myself out and am starting to break out in a cold sweat from lack of nourishment. Time to order a pizza...
posted by Hasief  # 1/14/2004 08:04:00 pm (0) comments

D'oh! 

A while back, when searching for as many people as possible to add to my Friendster account, I asked for an invite from a girl whom I barely knew, apart from chatting. For some reason, this girl calls me "uncle", probably due to the age gap. Which to be honest doesn't really warrant me being called uncle, as it's not that far apart. Heck, I even have nieces older than me. But that's another story.

Anyway, I found her on Friendster and then sent in a request which was along the lines of "Hey, add ol' uncle, OK?" For sometime after that, my friend request had not been confirmed. Apart from that, my friend here hadn't appeared online in a while, so I couldn't ask her about it. Eventually I got sick of the unwanted feeling gained from seeing the unconfirmed request and just cancelled it.

Recently, though, she resurfaced, I asked her to add me, and she promptly did. But after checking her profile, something was amiss. It was different compared to what I remembered. I was going to chalk it off as an unsolved mystery...but then I just discovered that I had sent the previous request to THE WRONG PERSON. A total stranger who just happened to share the same first name. Geez, that girl probably thinks I'm a leery jailbait chaser, what with the "uncle" shit. I'm wondering whether I should send another message, saying, "Oh, sorry I sent a friend request to you by mistake. By the way, I'm not really a dirty old man," but that would probably make things even worse, if that were possible. So I think I'll just disappear and make a mental note to always double check before humiliating myself on Friendster.
posted by Hasief  # 1/14/2004 04:25:00 am (0) comments

Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Pop Culture is my work...and stops me from getting any done 

Was awoken in a rather undesirable manner: by a Dad who'd just been pissed off via the phone by a harrassing debt collector. After making a few phone calls, I managed to smooth things out and we talked about other stuff. With this and the recent suicide thing, I think I can conclude that I'm more a pushover compared to my dad, as kind as he is. I'm probably more of a pushover compared to other people, too. Sure, I get pissed off at other people, but I usually just let it go or try to give them the benefit of the doubt, regardless of their crimes. Trying to see things from their side. Is this a good thing or bad thing? I haven't got a clue. I can only hope that this leniency won't bite me in the arse somewhere down the line...

Another unproductive day. Well, what do you expect when you'd rather expend your mind in trying to explain why comics today are quite different to how they were in the mid-90s, and whether Snake-Eyes or Storm Shadow would win in a fight. In a way, it's ironic: my job is totally related to my interest in pop culture, but I can't get my job done because of said interest. D'oh!
posted by Hasief  # 1/13/2004 10:48:00 pm (0) comments

Those toys! Where does he get those wonderful toys? 

Ever aspired to super-villainy? Then take this test. I'm...


You are: TWO-FACE!


Which Batman Villain Are You?
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If I suddenly show up flipping a coin in my hand, be very afraid...

Back in the real world, this was another unproductive day (unless you count setting up the commenting system and filling in the above quiz as "productive"). Was going to get lots of work done, but ended up most of the day sleeping on the couch. Like it says in Fountains Of Wayne's 'Bright Future In Sales', I'm gonna get my shit together 'cause I can't live like this forever. And that will happen. Right after my nap...
posted by Hasief  # 1/13/2004 12:01:00 am (0) comments

Monday, January 12, 2004

Ooh, technology! 

Those of you who've been following this blog before this post might've noticed something different: after much pondering, I decided to put up a commenting system, courtesy of the folks at Doneeh.Com (thanks to Yoga for the heads up), and after much fiddling, I think it's up and working, so give it a shot. Go comment on the earlier posts as well, if you feel like it.

I was initially reluctant to allow comments here because I thought "do I really want to know what they think?" Of course, this all goes back to the "if you don't want people to comment, then don't put your thoughts online" argument. So I acquiesced...at the very least, setting up the commenting system will have been an educational process that'll prove useful in case I want to make further enhancements here. Plus if I don't like what people say, I can just delete their posts, cross them off my friend list and shut down the whole thing, hahaha. This ain't a democracy, y'know...
posted by Hasief  # 1/12/2004 02:44:00 pm (0) comments

Sunday, January 11, 2004

Getting Older 

Last night went alright, went to the wedding and birthday party without any mishaps. One thing, though: it's pointless to keep a tight schedule when it comes to weddings (namely arriving when the invitation tells you to, and then leaving for the next engagement, if any), because these things never go on time. So there we were, arriving on time but ending up waiting around 45 minutes for the bride and bridegroom entourage to make their (very slow, Javanese) way to the stage. Seeing that, it made me not want to get married the Javanese way: torture on practically everyone involved. But it's a supposed to be a once in a lifetime thing, so I guess one day of physical and mental torment to mark the happiest day of your life won't hurt. Much.

And then it was on to the birthday party. Turns out it was a sweet seventeen party for my friend's (who's 22) friend at the dance studio. When I first learned this I instantly had that sensation of feeling very old, but fortunately we weren't the only ones in advanced age there. Brought back memories of high school, where there was a birthday party every other weekend. Of course, this was before the crisis. So I guess it's both endearing and terrifying to see people can still afford big birthday bashes for their kiddies nowadays.
posted by Hasief  # 1/11/2004 11:19:00 pm (0) comments

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