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predictions on the day after

By tomorrow, Malaysia will be 49 years old, and many of us will be scraping ourselves off the carpet in a hungover stupor, trying to make sense of the universe again after a night of hardcore partying. Nothing wrong with partying, of course. Go ahead and knock yourself out. But maybe the festive mood would […]

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what the …?! pt.2

David Friedman is a photographer. David Friedman is a Game Boy fanatic. Put those two traits about David Friedman together and you get this website dedicated to David Friedman’s Game Boy Camera Colour Photography Project. While the ancient, yet trusty GB does have a rickety digicam add-on, our intrepid photographer-slash-inventor was having none of the […]

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golongan pemuda zaman sekarang

This reinterpretation of our Jalur Gemilang was courtesy of Wheel Love, a collective of action sport lovers, sk8rs in particular, who hope to promote their interests to a wider audience. Their efforts include Stunts 4 Swag and stickering KL with the rallying cry, ‘Jom Skate!’. It is always heartening to see patriotism alive and kicking […]

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the nature of names

In an effort to find ‘proper direction for them’, the authorities have decided to rebrand those ubiquitous motorcycle hellions colloquially known as ‘Mat Rempit’ into something more inspiring, say for example ‘Mat Cemerlang’. I don’t know about any of you, gentle readers, but there’s something unusual to me when the participants of an unlawful activity […]

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pimp your ride

Sometimes I wonder why people don’t customise their belongings more often. Driving along the roads and highways of KL I see rivers of blank canvases just waiting for a rad paint job and an owner daring enough to execute it. When I spotted this scooter in Bukit Bintang, I couldn’t help but admire the artist. […]

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traffic terror traumatises townfolk!

Okay, maybe I’m being dramatic. Waitaminnit, no I’m not. Yesterday’s traffic gridlock in KL was atrocious, maybe one of the worst in my 28 years of living here. With flash flooding, uprooted trees littering the roads, and buses and lorries breaking down right and left, driving through our fair city last night was about as […]

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police shootout outside paul’s place

There’s something about Paul. I came across this thread post in the Malaise Forum, one of the best Malaysian independent rock hubs I know. Here’s the skinny:two nights ago, at approximately 8.30pm, a plain clothes policeman approached a group of indie rockers hanging out at the cafe close to Paul’s Place in Old Klang Road […]

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mo’ mojizu

If you’re a fan of design, whether graff or digital, like me, then point your browsers over to Mojizu. Taking a page from the proliferation of social network websites, it’s a community of artists who create characters and their fans. Whether you draw characters for a living or as a hobby, Mojizu’s an outlet for […]

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what i want for christmas (or next friday. i’m not picky)

I was looking for fresh gear, when i remembered a clothing site that was rumoured to have everything and change. It’s called TheGiantPeach.com, and it’s got some off the hook t-shirts for you to max out your credit card with. Check it! Ryan McGinnis for Urban Arts – Everything You Like Ubiquity – Music Saved […]

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what the …?!

Read about this on Google News this morning, and I’ve been scratching my head ever since. Apparently, Sudanese poet and novelist Kola Boof has come out with a statement that international terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden is so obsessed with rnb diva Whitney Houston that he considered giving her a stately mansion in the suburbs […]