Ben & Jerry Factory

Yo Mat Riders,

Mat loves ice cream. Long long ago already want to go visit the factory. Finally now got chance man. Mat, gal and 3 friends went. 4hr drive to Waterbury, Vermont. Drive was smooth and we stopped for Piss and Cheeps.



The factory not so big but still power man. Everyday only make 2 fravor. First, see video of history and then walk over to the processing section. Mat dissappointed, got no umpa lumpa to sing and dance. Then last, go have sample scoops.

The sample not enough lah. Mat buy more, fravorite fravor, Chocolate Therapy. Alamak, Mat got bad news from them. Chocolate Therapy will be discontinued man. Alamak... Mat better stock up.

Later,
Mat Love

Rats - 3 days to 2006

Yo Mat Riders,

So Mat has been busy lah. December was a hell of a month with exams and papers due and relacing to do after that. This is Mat's 3rd year in Bawston lah. So fast man, feeling macam 1 1/2 years only. Time really flies when you get older.

Rats, no i mean literally.....



The chinese are at it again man. From dogs to cats and now to rats. Alamak, what next man? I think China no need to produce nuclear weapon cos they can produce biological weapon, new strains of viruses hahaha... I think China will be the last place on earth if i kena go man. I rather go to Iraq, get shot or north pole and freeze my ass off. Who knows where the rats come from, maybe here, from the toilet.



Ok, Mat go and puke now.

Later,
Mat Love

Mat converted and up-grado

Yo Mat Riders,

Mat has taken a step into the dark side. Mat has sold his Rio Carbon and bought a 60gb Ipod Video.



Actually ah, Mat really cannot tahan the older Ipod man. The sound quality really terok man. Then Mat found a good deal on the Video but cannot tell cos need to protect innocent lives man. If Mat tell, then Mat will have to kill you.

Anyway, this Ipod damn power. Can play video man. Now i can download episodes of Desperate Housewives and Law and Order from Itunes. ONLY $1.99 per episode. Wah liao, no need to depend on people to tape for me. Also can download video podcast, then take bus go school can watch the news. Buay tahan man.

Another important thing is got line out option. As you know the headphone out not very good ( actually, the ipod video headphone out improved a lot ), so need to bypass the internal amp. Line out give you the pure sound lah, like when you squeeze the pure oreng joo, not buy the bluff joo from the mamak shop.



Last thing braddas and sistas, need to protect your Ipod. So i got this Invisible Shield. SUPER POWER MAX man. Check out this link.

Wait, wat is that? Wood headphones? Question: Wat is a mat's favorite wood? Answer: Mat-hogany...HAHAHAHAHAHA.... That is the Grado RS-2, recabled with 22ga Silver with Cardas 1/8" mini plug. Don't ask how much, must protect another innocent life. Alamak, need to go, need another Eargasm....

Later,
Mat Love

Thanksgiving Holiday

Yo Mat Riders,

Last 3 weeks of the semester man. Can't wait to get it over with. Mat had too good of a break last week. From Wed to Sun, just play and play. Never do work. This week die lah. No time to blog now also. More to come...



Later,
Mat

T40 Resurrected

Yo Mat Riders,

For a while, Mat tak ada feeling to blog lah because my IBM suddenly chibaboom. Dunno wat happen man, listening to music sekali frozen. Try to restart but tak boleh man.

So Mat buy new system board lah from ebay. The stupid IBM want to charge like 500 ketul to change my board man. Basket! No warranty already. Alamak! Nevermind, Mat go ebay and buy a better board at half the price. Board fly to Mat from Malaysia man, so funny. Take 2 weeks.

Then Mat realized that with the new board, I need a new fan to cool the graphic card. From 32mb Radeon, now become 128mb FireGL; Mat got the power! Take another 2 weeks. So total 1 month to get the parts.

So now, Mat ready to fix up. Here are some pics lah. At first Mat quite scared one. Scared short circuit something and then need to buy more stuff. Lucky, quite straightforward lah, but still in the end got 1 extra screw..LOL!!!

Lcd



Mobo



Screw the Lcd to mobo



Fix the fan, ram etc



Fix trackpad



Power up!!!



So, actually not very hard lah. Only took Mat 2 hours. And quite fun man. Mat thanks Liteforge for helping him dis-assemble and for the tools. When Mat powered on the laptop, i prayed super hard man.. don't chibaboom! Lucky now working ok. So my advice is when laptop chibaboom, jangan catastrophe man! Relac one korner 1st.

Later,
Mat Love

Grado HF-1

Yo Mat Riders,

Today Mat was having fun with the HF-1. If you dunno what it is, Mat can exprain to you ok? This is a recent issue for Head-fiers. Basically Head-fiers are the people from head-fi.org; it's a headphone forum. So this Mat Salleh make this special edition headphones for us. Power right. Only got 450. After that, go suck thumb if you want. Mat got lucky #99.

To find out more about Grado, go to his website. Qute cool lah. His company only got like 10-15 people in Brooklyn, NY. Some more fight with the giants like Sennheiser. Anyway, some pix. I changed from stock pads to reserved Sennheisers HD414 pads. More comfy. Then i put my timbuk2 shoulder pad over the headband.




Later,
Mat

Cute Beyond

Yo Mat Riders,

Today morning, Mat went from kena sai feeling to super happy max. So at 9.45am EST (Eastern Standard Time), Mat was expecting a package from fedex. So Mat was sitting and reading facing the balcony so that he can see the van. Then, the van just drive past man.

ALAMAK! Mat ran down, then saw a note. It say that Mat wasn't home. Wah liao...you know wat? The stupid door buzz tak work man because the maintenance man kill the power to repair something thing, dunno wat lah; oh ya, the laundry machine outlet or something.

So Mat call the HQ and ask the guy ke-belakang pusing man. Lucky the guy came back. Fwah! Not bad, quite effecient. Better than UPS or DHL. DHL come 3 time, never leave me note. Then say the note may be lost; 3 freaking times ah? Basket!

So, introducing all the way from Taiwan...*dlum loll*







So wat is it? This, matriders, is my latest addition to my setup. Cute Beyond Headphone Amplifier. The sound damn power. The bass is tight and punchy and the highs are tamer but crispier. The mids are smoother. Soundstage is wider and the instrument seperation is clearer. Shiok man. Listening to Diana Krall, Live in Paris now. Eargasm!

Later,
Mat Love

2005 Fall Boston Head-Fi Meet

Yo Mat Riders,

So today Mat Love went to the most power meet sial. About 20 people showed up with their equipment. I was like a kid in a candy store man. I super small fry there. Everyone bring their super power tube amp and headphones and stuff.











Got 3 manufacturers came. Singlepower, Ray Samuels and Headroom (Tyll). They fly in from Denver, Montana etc...power right...so hardcore man. Some more, today was Ray's birthday...

Ok, Mat spent 3 hours there, some more 45 mins drive there and 45 mins drive back. Damn tired now...koon now!

Later,
Mat Love

Selamat Hari Raya Eidil Fitri

Yo Mat Riders,

1 whole month of fasting is gone. Now is 1 whole month of slowing. Slow because Mat will be eating a lot. LOL! This year Eidil Fitri sama-sama with deepavali and also halloween. Power man. That means got candy sale week. All candy 1/2 price..yahooooo!!!! Mat is eating too much candy already, become from Mat Love to Mat Fat...hehe..



Ok, man, just finished my paper on the evolution of Visnu and his avatars. Time to go to bed...YAWNNNNN!!!!!!!!

Later,
Mat Love

1st day of snow - Winter 2005

Yo Mat Riders,

Today, it snowed unexpectedly. At first, it was rain mixed with snow and then the snow got really heavy. It's really beautiful. Thank goodness i didn't have to travel this time. Here's a pic.



Anyway, snow is extra early this year. Good news for ski season! WOOHOO! As usual, boston being boston, today's tempature = 0 celcius, tomorrow 17 celcius. Now i know why they manufacture thermometers for the home.

EDIT: Alamak, the date on the photo showing 10/19. Pay no attention to that. I took the pic today.

Later,
Mat Love

Ramadan

Yo Mat Riders,

The thing i miss most about home is Eid il Fitri, more commonly known as Hari Raya Puasa in Singapore. It is NOT the muslim New Year. The muslim new year is 1st Muharram. Eid il Fitri is 1st Shawal. Check it out. (Due to different transliterations of the Arabic alphabet, other spellings of the months are possible.)

1. Muharram
2. Safar
3. Rabi' al-awwal (Rabi' I)
4. Rabi' al-thani (Rabi' II)
5. Jumada al-awwal (Jumada I)
6. Jumada al-thani (Jumada II)
7. Rajab
8. Sha'ban
9. Ramadan
10. Shawwal
11. Dhu al-Qi'dah
12. Dhu al-Hijjah

This will be my 3rd year away. I miss the gathering and of course my mum's cooking man. I don't care if you say this restaurant power or not; still can't beat my mum. Lontong, Rendang, Mee Siam, Bagedel, Laksa. Then got Kueh Lapis, Pineapple Tarts, Kueh Makmur, Agar-Agar. Yum!

Fasting in Boston is good and bad. In the winter, it is damn cold so when i play my trumpet, no power man. But i also break fast earlier, like now, it's 5.45pm. Next week, it'll be 5.15pm etc.. Hmm...i wonder how for summer man. The sun go home at 9pm only. ALAMAK!!!!!! I check later.

People ask me why i fast. Then they shock, when i say cannot drink water also. Anyway, to read more, here's a link.

Later,
Mat Love

Getting ready for winter

Yo Mat Riders,

Mat Love is getting ready for winter. Winter in Boston, good and bad lah. When the first snow storm comes, pretty max sial. Only thing is, make sure you are at home and not travelling. Wah liao, if travelling, pain in the butt man.

Last winter, got super power max blizzard in January. Choon choon that day, i had to take the train to Maryland for an audition. Alamak, i damn suay man. So, it snowed the night before and i had to leave at 7am. When i stepped out of the house, the snow was about 1 meter deep man, but i had to go to the train station, no choice. And it was still snowing, won't stop till at night.

Reached station, all trains delayed 4 hours. Alamak! Then i tot, maybe should buy business class, can relac better. Basket, the business coach heater spoil and the door cannot close. So my ass was freezing man and no one bothered to inform us. I only found out when it got too cold. Then had to sit in the cafe cart. Total journey time was 9 bloody hours. So arrived about 9.30pm at my friend's place. Some more, amtrak won't give refund. Idiots! NEVER EVER TAKE AMTRAK!

But winter also fun man. Can go skiing. Skiing is like flying. You take the lift up for 5 mins and then you fly downhill and can see this pee-nor-mi-nal view man. Can't describe the feeling. 100 plus boy is a good skier. He force me to go down diamond course (advance). So now i praying hope that there will be a power snow storm this year man.

Later,
Mat Love

Car accident

Yo Mat Riders,

Today, Mat kena his 1st car accident lah and it involved 3 cars. Jangan catastrophe ok! Mat and his girl is not hurt in any way. The only things damaged were the front and rear bumper. Anyway, here's the story.

So, today, it was raining quite heavy. Mat and girl just watch Wallace and Gromit and going back by storrow drive ( small highway ). Then suddenly, all the cars in front started braking very hard man. Mat also brake lah, choon choon stop 2 inches behind the car in front. Mat was just about to congratulate himself for his wolverine-like reflex when sekali a car from behind ram into Mat, and then Mat's car bump the front one.

So the 3 cars pulled over. We all got out and discussed what happened. Apparently, the front car said that got bloody cab suddenly brake to let off/pick up a passenger. KNNBCCB!!! Tot this kind of thing only happen in Singapore man. Alamak, damn suay man. The car in front of Mat transporting autistic children. Pity them man. The car behind, bonnet kena squashed man. Mat's car quite lucky. The car behind ram into Mat's spare tire. So no 1 dent behind and 1 in front; lucky both on bumper.

So the cop came and decided the last car bumped both the front cars. Jia lat for the last car man. Still student also and car quite new. Insurance will increase like kena katrina. Now, Mat's car will be appraised lah on monday. See how lah. Hope no need to pay anything.

Mat damn suay man. 1st laptop chi ba boom and now car accident. Must go bathe with flower water man. But dunno wat flower to pick. Chrysanthemum can or not? Can buy Yeo's one at supermarket. LOL!

Ok, Mat go do homework on wet saturday night.

Later,
Mat Love

Mat used to hate literature

Yo Mat Riders,

Mat now taking some liberal arts in school. Last time, Mat used to hate literature in school man. You know why or not? Because last time the teacher also ask for Mat's opinion and then condemn Mat. How many kena like that? Put right hand up high high. You know what Mat is saying right?

Can't help it lah, Mat always look from different angle. Cannot gum with the teacher. Seems like literature in secondary school also got model answer. Either that way or the highway. So Mat tak like it.

Writing essay also like that. Teachers always like the happy stories and you must have intro, body and conclusion. Mat's essays about paranormal, satan, rape, murder and drugs cannot pass sial. Also if the ending is first and the end is the start also tak boleh, like the movie momento. Ok lah, that i can agree lah. But why cannot illustrate like a murder scene for example. Teacher ask you to read news paper. You read about murder or rape everyday in the lousy newpaper.

Actually, the biggest news in singapore only about tree branch fall on the road. When the tree branch fall on the road, the motorist don't want to pick it up and move it. Instead, they will call newpaper and they come take picture, make front page news. Alamak, i want to cry man. Tree branch fall on road also can become front page news.

Last time, this old man ask me stupid question. I was turning pass the orbituary and then he ask me how come got so many people face. I told him, these people dangerous, wanted by the police. Then he ask, how come got so many old people. Then i say they run away from parole. Then ask me how come got small children. Then i say, the children urine in the swimming pool.

Wah, another topic, how many of you see the parents tell the children to urine in the swimming pool. Wah liao eh, damn gross man. If i see this kind of parent, i sure slap the face one. How can man. Everyone swim, maybe sometimes will drink the water also. That's why Mat never ever go swimming pool anymore man. Wanna swim, go sentosa.

Ahhhh....Mat miss sentosa! Mat miss home.

Later,
Mat Love

Mat's laptop Chi Ba Boom!

Yo Mat Riders,

Mat Love long time never write already. Alamak, no inspiration lah. Mat's laptop chi ba boom! So sad man. Mat was listening to music and then suddenly it froze. Then mat did autopsy; stripped the whole thing apart sial.

Mat now thinks it is the system board that mati. So Mat ordered a new one lah. Money fly away... At least it is an upgrade. Now Mat can play more power games on his laptop like Swat 4. Last time, the graphics card was 32mb Ati 7500. Now 128mb.. MUAHAHAHAHA... Mat has the power!

Only thing must wait 2-3 weeks. Aiyar, so long one. Better than paying 3 times as much getting it from IBM. They all damn basket man. So expensive sial. For now, Mat has to be thankful with my girl's old Vaio; she also upgrade to IBM. Just my luck lah mat riders.

Later,
Mat Love

Mat Love's pursuit for the perfect sound

Yo Mat Riders,

Mat Love is obsessed with great sound and music man. You will ask, sound and music not same ah? No man! Music is the songs you hear. Great sound is the quality of recording, source, amp and output. For a long time, Mat has never understooded why people spend all their mulas on hifi equipment. Song is song right? Where it's radio or walkman or mp3 player, still song what. WRONG MAN!

Mat Riders, you know that the ipod is damn expensive max sial, but you know or not how much the earphones cost to make? Maybe $1 man. So cheapo. The headphones make a big difference man. People ask Mat, how much his stuff cost. Then when they hear the price, they all damn shock like see ghost. Why can people buy diesel jeans but cannot buy headphones? Mat never buy diesel jeans, buy headphones instead.

Anyway, today 2 headphones knocked on Mat's door.

Studiophonic Platinum 25
These babies will isolate from a lot of noise man. My girl talk in front of my face, i also cannot hear. Walking on the street also cannot hear bus. Power sial! Good for plane rides and during lectures...hahahaha. Best part, i got these for half off at amazon. Now the sale over...YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Then lagi power, came my limited edition Grado HF-1.



I number #99. Dunno how many they going to make but i think tak more than 400.



These suckers made in Brooklyn, NY. Handmade by personnel from the Grado factory. Maybe only got 10-20 workers. Took me a whole month to get them man. But it's worth it. EARGASMIC!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, Mat Love now want to listen to music and relac one corner.

Later,
Mat Love

Does discrimination exist in cyberspace?

Yo Mat Riders,

This is an excerpt from a paper i wrote lah. Alamak, go school must think so hard man. I only want to blow trumpet lah. Ok lah, this class not bad. I can write about anything i want, controverSIAL!


Without doubt, the internet has been one of last century’s greatest inventions. People can now be connected to it via a phone line no matter where they are. But does discrimination exist in cyberspace? Unconsciously, the internet is a big “screen,” shielding each individual from discrimination. However, this is far from the truth. In “Is There a There in Cyberspace?” John Perry Barlow says,

“Present, but in far less abundance than in the physical world, which I call ‘meat space,’ are women, children, old people, poor people, and the genuinely blind. Also mostly missing are the illiterate and the continent of Africa.”

Currently, due to high cost of computers, low education and poor infrastructure, these people are not only not able to participate but also are being neglected; thus widening the gap between the connected and the ignorant. Discrimination also still persists online. In an online forum, an individual might be singled out for having bad spelling or grammar. Bloggers openly discriminate against individuals they come into contact with in real life. Now, does discrimination exist in cyberspace?


Later,
Mat Love

Sennheiser HD414 50th Anniversary Edition

Yo Mat Riders,

In this photo above, you will see my girl wearing the Sennheiser HD414 50th Anniversary Edition that was released in 1995. The "cans" you are seeing are the re-make of the original. THESE ARE EXTREMELY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND NOW. And i got them for $25!!!!!!! You know when the original was release or not? 1967 man!!!!!!!! They revolutionised the headphone industry my braddas and sistas. They are the LIM PEIs of headphones.

Let me explain man. Before 1967, all headphones were closed design, that means the sound never escape the headphones. Then sennheiser suddenly got idea to make sound leak. This makes the headphones an open design and sound more spacious man. What a power concept sial! The invention was covered by the German patent no. 1537700 on November 4, 1967. You know what? They expected to sell only 400, but 360,000 were sold in 2 years man. Now millions! Basket, so powderful! I SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Technical Data

Frequency Response - 18-21,000 Hz
Transducer principle - dynamic, open
Nominal impedance - 52 Ohms
Sound pressure level at 1 kHz - 94 dB +/- 2 dB
THD as per DIN 45500 - < 0.9 %
Contact pressure - approx. 2.8 N
Ear coupling - supra-aural
Weight (without cable) - approx. 80g
Connector - 3.5/6.3 mm (1/4") stereojack plug
Connection cable - OFC copper cable, 3m

Later,
Mat Love

Mat Love DUMPED!!!

Dear Mat Riders,

Today is a sad day; a day i wished would never ever come. But it did and my heart is shattered. The songs sung by my Sennheiser HD595 offer little comfort. Today, i have been dumped.....again.. and it never gets easier because they were all perfect in their own way.

No. 1 dumped me in Sydney, in a McDonalds.
No. 2 dumped me also in Sydney, in the Opera House.
No. 3 dumped me in Helsinki and took a bus heading for St Petersburg.
No. 4 dumped me in a cab, dropped me off in Woodlands and took off.
No. 5 dumped me in Plaza Singapura golden village cinema.
Lastly, No. 6 just dumped me in Harvard Square while i was shopping in Adidas.

Each time, i was caught by surprise, totally oblivious. At first, panic would strike me and then it would develop into anger and then finally misery. I wonder if i deserve this. Now, i'm just depress....

I want to shame these devils!!!!!!!




No. 1 - Emporio Armani
No. 2 - Emporio Armani
No. 3 - Adidas
No. 4 - Oakley Romeo
No. 5 - Oakley Half Jacket
No. 6 - Nike Interchange

Later,
Mat Love

Sports

Yo Mat Riders,

As you know, Matlove likes to play sports, almost any kind of sports lah. Badminton, tennis, soccer, mountain biking, basketball, skiing, pool (if you call pool a sport). Anyway, i'll play anything except golf and bowling lah. Wah liao, my bowling terok man. Everything time throw the ball into the longkang, damn paiseh man. My girl used to be in the bowling team in JC, alamak, she always beat me lah. Mind games also cannot beat her. Jia lat man.

Anyway, i love team sports best, doubles for racket games. Sports are fun but the people make it even more fun. Take for example my tennis partner, Mao. Alamak, sometimes super hard to concentrate playing lah, cos we laugh too much on the court. Instead of playing mind games with the opponent, we will play mind games with each other to see us screw up and then suan jialat jialat.

Winter is coming, in 2-3 months. That means, SKI SEASON....WOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! This year, Matlove will conquer new slopes. Main target is Jay's Peak in Vermont. Skiing is like flying man. 100+ boy is quite pro, he always go alps. Last year we went to Mount Sunapee together. It's in New Hampshire and only about 1 1/2hrs drive. Some more if go on wednesday, it's 2 for 1. Damn power. We also now only use demo skis. For only $10 more, you get better performance man.

Later,
Matlove

Mat Love settled in school

Yo Mat Riders,

Mat Love is so shag now man, so shag until want to pengsan. Fact is, the 1st 2 weeks of the new semester is very tiring, not because of the workload but because the schedule always keep changing. Alamak, so hard to keep track lah. At least now, more relac cos I more familiar with the schedule, settle lah!

Nec quite happening lah, not the classes but I can buy the movie ticket for only $5.75 hehehe…power man! Only condition is must make sure the movie open more than 10 days. No limit man. I can buy a lot until max.

I also settled my job in school lah. Now I working 14 hours in the computer lab and 6 hours as department assistant. Computer lab best lah, cos I just sit there wait for people come ask me question like how to access email or cannot find usb port. Senang lah. So I will surf net and do homework.

The department assistant job lagi best. I got key to the office, so yesterday I buy a microwave for $15 to put in there man. Now my lunch and dinner settled… hehehe… personal microwave! Maybe I consider get a fridge put there. Sure got people want to throw, then go collect..hehehe… Boston good lah, easy to find second hand stuff. This microwave cleaner than my home one.

Ok babe, I go mandi now.

Later,
Mat Love

Eggs

The other day, a friend and I were out shopping for groceries. We then came to the egg section and we both decided to get a dozen. As usual and without hesitation, I naturally reached out to get the cage-free ones which cost a dollar more than the caged ones. As I turned to look at my friend, he was still considering his options. So I asked him what uncertainties he had. He told me that he could not decide which ones to get. He pointed out that both were a dollar seventy but couldn’t decide on the brand. So I suggested he get the cage-free ones which were better but he refused, saying it was a dollar more.

I told him that the chickens were raised under good conditions. The birds are free to roam and this results in happier, healthier birds that produce healthier eggs. The caged birds have their beaks clipped, injected with hormones, starved and gradually go insane. He told me that a dollar is a lot and that it means saving fifty dollars a year just on eggs alone. I wonder how and why a person could reason to save fifty dollars if it meant that animals were getting hurt. The only reason cage-free eggs are still more expensive now is because there is still a market for non cage-free eggs, just like there is still a market for turtle meat, whale meat and ivory. This will lead to extinction and affect the earth’s ecosystem.

I would like to say that I am not a vegetarian and am a meat lover. However, I do feel that animals do need to be treated with respect under the Muslim Halal laws or Jewish Kosher laws.

Later,
Mat Love, the idealist

Interview with Mao - Banana Walnut Cake

Interview over MSN

mao says:
lemme enlighten u about the cake
mao says:
it was a collaborative effort
mao says:
not Mao alone
mao says:
cos Mao not power enough
mao says:
first needed pyrex dish, provided by 100+
mao says:
then bought the ingredients liao, realized shit no cake mixer
mao says:
so have to ask 100+ to use hand and whisk. damn tiring to whisk
mao says:
so Mao and 100+ take turns
mao says:
idina and hong yi felt left out. so they decided ok they mash bananas
mao says:
but they got too happy
mao says:
so mash too much
mao says:
haha
mao says:
after that, idina and hong yi fell asleep
mao says:
so 100 + and Mao have to jaga the cake
mao says:
while watching US open
mao says:
damn stressful you know
mao says:
then bake finish liao, have to cool it.
mao says:
we got scared not enough time, cos must cool completely then can put frosting
mao says:
so Mao use the pyrex dish as heater cos her hands cold
mao says:
haha
mao says:
sayang the cake
mao says:
then after that, hong yi and idina were alive again
mao says:
kept saying want to do the icing
mao says:
so they did a few letters
mao says:
then say very hard to squeeze
mao says:
haha
mao says:
damn funny


Later,
Mat Love

Mat Love - a year older

Yo Mat Riders,

Last weekend damn power. Ok, my birthday was on sept 11; ya it's not a mistake man. That time, when the plane langgar the building, i was at newton circus enjoying my food. Then suddenly all our handphone ring sial. Forgot who call me lah, but the person told me plane langgar WTC. Alamak, then i ask, then got cable car drop or not. Then the person said not Sentosa lah stupid, NYC!

Anyway, fast forward to now lah. So we all, one big gang go out for dinner. Power max! 100+ boy and Mao plus 2 other orang, hongyi and idina buy me tennis bag. Now i can act cool on the courts man. Bluff other gers. Then Mao baked me a Banana Walnut cake with Chocolate frosting.



Later,
Mat Love

Singapore to host World Scrabble Competition

Singapore has beaten Tajikistan and Nicaragua to host the World Scrabble Competition next month. The event will be shown live on ESPN. The winner of the competition will walk away with $1,000,000 cash. The host are allowed two changes to the current rules.

This year, the host have decided to allow local words to be used. Eligibility is based on the Coxford dictionary. Words permitted include cheem, sotong and gahmen.

The second rule change applies to the contesting of words. Both contester and contestee will wield rusty unsharpen machetes to fight for the right to approve or disapprove a word. Contestants are encouraged to bring body armor and medical supplies.

Singapore top seed, Lim Sia Suay spoke to the Straight Times,"Wah piang! I wait damn long for this thing to cum here man. Sure win liao. Must fight all the way, any word also must fight. If they not happy with my words ah, i open number!"

Mat Love,
Straight Times

US open

Yo Mat Riders,

I'm writing this as i'm watching Sharapova vs Petrova in the quarter finals of the US open. 2 Russian girls banging balls for 2 hours, what more can you ask for man? The match started damn power but after that, Sharapova started grunting and squeeling. Alamak, damn bloody irritating man. UUuuurrgghhhh, Ooorrrrghhh, Arrrgghhh.... I feel like slapping her man. If i want to hear grunting, i go watch porn man.

Seriously, does grunting really help you at all? My favorite player (also 100+ boy's) Pete Sampras never grunt one. He so cool. Umpire always tell the crowd to shut up. I feel like buying a ticket just to tell Sharapova to shut up man. I wanted to go this year but my girl not here. Maybe i will go next year with my girl. Why must the crowd shut up during a rally? Why can't it be like a soccer match man? Imagine the soccer referee tell the stadium to shut up, everyone will shout referee kayu!

Later,
Mat Love

Upgrading to Wife 1.0

Last year a friend of mine upgraded from Girlfriend 4.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that it's a memory hog leaving few system resources for other applications. He is also now noticing the Wife 1.0 is also spawning Child-processes which are further consuming valuable resources. No mention of this particular phenomenon was included in the product documentation, though other users have informed me that this is to be expected due to the nature of the application.

Not only that, Wife 1.0 installs itself so that it is always launched at system initialization where it can monitor all other system activity. Some applications such as PokerNite 10.3 , Bachelor Party 2.5, and Pubnite 7.0 are no longer able to run on the system at all, causing the system to lockup when launched (even though the apps worked fine before).

Wife 1.0 provides no installation options. Thus, the installation of undesired plug-ins such as Mother-in-law 55.8 and the Brother-in-law Beta is unavoidable. Also, system performance seems to diminish with each passing day.

Some features my friend would like to see in the upcoming Wife 2.0:

* A "don't remind me again" button.
* Minimize button.
* Ability to delete the "headache" file
* An install feature that provides an option to uninstall 2.0 version without loss loss of other system resources.
* An option to run the network driver in "promiscuous mode" allowing the the system's Hardware Probe feature to be much more useful/effective.

I myself wish I had decided to avoid all of the headaches associated with Wife 1.0 by sticking with Girlfriend 3.0 Even here, however, I have found many problems. Apparently you cannot install Girlfriend 4.0 on top of girlfriend 3.0. You must uninstall Girlfriend 3.0 first, otherwise the two versions of Girlfriend will have conflicts over shared use of the I/O port. Other users have told me that this is a long-standing problem that I should have been aware of. Guess that explains what happened to versions 1 and 2.

To make matters worse, the uninstall program for Girlfriend 3.0 doesn't work very well, leaving undesirable traces of the application in the system. Another identified problem is that all versions of Girlfriend have annoying little messages about the advantages of upgrading to Wife 1.0!

VIRUS ALERT

All users should be aware that Wife 1.0 has an undocumented bug. If you try to install Mistress 1.1 before uninstalling Wife 1.0, Wife 1.0 will delete MSMoney files before doing the uninstall itself. Once that happens, Mistress 1.1 won't install and you will get an "insufficient resources" error message. To avoid the aforementioned bug, try installing Mistress 1.1 on a different system and " never" run any file transfer applications(such as Laplink) between the two systems.

FYI: Don't even think about a shared directory!!!!!!!!!

***** From www.annoyances.org *****

Later,
Mat Love

Video Games

Yo Mat Riders,

The other day, i went to NYC (New York City) on a monthly ritual of meeting friends, food and haircut. I stopped by New Haven to pick up a couple of kawans. I went to check out Idina's place and i was shocked max to see this sial.



NES (Nintendo Entertainment System)!!! Wah liao, suddenly i dapat flashback man. My childhood memories all shock me at the same time. This bugger was released in 1985 and i still remembered getting it. My bradda and i jumped up and down like gila, telling my father to hurry up and plug it in man. My previous console was the 1984 released Atari 7800 but NES kicks Atari's pantat man. Atari's basketball game had a bloody square ball man. The NES sold 60 million sets worldwide!

Anyone else remembered this?



Contra by Konami!!! This game is power max. Got so many guns to choose, F(Fireball), R(Rapid), S(Spread), L(Laser) etc...my favorite is Spread man, can kill so many enemies. But the game is hard max also. Total got 8 stages. Ok, i confess lah. I also use cheat code. This is it.



This code will give u 30 lives for 1 player. If you want for 2 players then press select before start. Then i go school kena memorize the code lah cos must do it fast fast. Up up down down left right left right B A select start. Say it over and over again man. When the bell rings, i jump up and scare my teacher, quickly run home to play with my bradda.

Talking about video games making me want to play now lah. But now got Xbox. So much better sial...kids nowadays so spoilt. Don't know how much i suffer with a square basketball and a stupid frog trying to cross the road.

Later,
Mat Love

Pussy.....cat

Name: Kitty White
Birthday: November 1, 1974
Blood type: A
Place of birth: Suburban London
Height: That of five apples
Weight: That of three apples
Good at: Baking cookies (and making Singaporeans queue for hours at McNonel)
Boyfriend : Dear Daniel (chinese name Da3 Niao3 - 打 鸟)
Favorite food: Apple pie made by Mama (A.K.A. mum or Mary)
Favorite word: "Friendship"
Collects: Small cute things like sweets, stars, goldfish, etc.
Best school subjects: English, music and visual arts
Description: A bright and kind-hearted kitten, good at baking cookies and loves Mama's apple pie. Very close to her twin sister Mimmy.

So you all know this famous pussy. It is 31 years old this year, making it quite an old pussy. The boyfriend only 6 years old man, born in 1999. Alamak, we got serious problem here. Anyway, this pussy actually is a decendant of this more famous pussy, who is like hundreds of years old. The beckoning pussy.....



We all have seen it in restaurants and shops but do we all know how it really come about? Let the Mat explain....

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The Beckoning Pussy is associated with an ancient pussy-shrine on the grounds of a temple known as Gotoku-ji near Tokyo.

This temple was originally a very poor max one, no more than a thatched hut run by poverty-stricken and half-starved monks. The master-priest had a pussy of which he was fond, and shared with it such little food as he had. One day the pussy squatted by the roadside and, when half a dozen Samurai appeared on horses, it looked up at them and raised one of its paws to its ear, as if it were beckoning to them (maybe just got flea). The noble cavaliers pulled up and, as the cat continued to beckon, they followed it into the temple. Torrential rain forced them to stay for a while, so the priest gave them tea and expounded Buddhist doctrine.

After this, one of the Samurai -- Lord Li (LL) -- regularly visited the old priest to receive religious instruction from him. Eventually Li endowed the temple with a large estate and it became the property of his family. Visitors who pass under the temple's gateways, walk through its broad avenues of towering trees and enjoy the beautifully laid-out gardens, discover, near the cemetery of the Li family, the little shrine of the beckoning pussy-- which, it is said, still draws pilgrims from all parts of Tokyo.

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Now the pussy is more international. Got pink color, black, white, yellow. They come in all different shapes and sizes. Some are left handed, some right. Some are cute, while others are just nasty. Some have hands that move, so that it beckons you to come in.

The cuddly-cute and loveably pink Hello Kitty is referrd to only by her English name, and that name is a hyper-literal back-translation of the English translation of Maneki Neko, namely, "Beckoning Pussy" -- she is, indeed, the veritable "Hello Kitty" who lures people to spend their money on a variety of trinkets and toys.

Later,
Mat Love

Disasters

Katrina has been hitting the southern states of US really hard man. Everywhere is flooded max. As Bush was so engrossed in stopping his number 1 threat, terrorists, he clearly forgot the 2nd, natural disasters.

I'm not trying to belittle this but think about it, Katrina happens everyday in Africa, i.e. the same number of people dying everyday. But nothing's happening to change that because of petty tribal wars and racism. Africa, the land that produces diamonds but they're freaking poor! WHY?!?! As usual, with every problem, i always see the dark and bright side of it. So i will leave you with a photo and a joke.



Q: Why do they give female names to natural disasters?

A: When they come on to you, they are all wet and wild. When
they leave, your house is gone, your car is gone, your money is
gone. . .

Later,
Mat Love

The 4 hour test

Yo Mat Riders,

Today was the most shiong day ever man. Ok lah, not ever but i almost dieded. For all who don know, i now studying at New England Conservatory. It's only the 2nd day of orientation but i just sat for a 4 hour placement test man and that is only for 1 freaking subject, music theory. Hope i pass out of everything man. There were quite a lot of people man. Everyone looked damn enthusiastic, damn sure that they'll do well.

6pm - 70 people
7pm - 50 people
8pm - 30 people
9pm - 10 people
10pm - only 5 left man, including me.

Ok lah, the paper tak super tough lah but it was long max cos they want to be certain that we know our stuff man.

After that, Mao called me, asked me to play tennis at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) cos she just got her Prince Triple Threat Bandit. I said, i din bring my sayang (Prince Triple Threat Warrior) but 100+ boy say he will lend me this other racket (Prince Triple Threat Scream). 100+ boy just got another racket also, Prince More Response. Cyborg also came down with his new Wilson Pro Staff.

Power thing about Boston is you get to rotate sports all the time man.

Skiing - Dec to Mar
Outdoor Soccer - May to Nov
Indoor Soccer - All year
Outdoor Tennis - May to Nov
Badminton - All year
White Water Rafting - Jun to Oct
Mountain Biking - May to Nov

Later,
Mat Love

University aims: Well-rounded students

A leading university is trying to develop its students into more well-rounded individuals. A spokesperson told Straight Times that standards here are way below that of American standards, especially in the midwest. She said, "Our students are too thin. Everyone looks malnourished. We must show the world that we are a prosperous nation and that our citizens are happy and well fed."

The decision looks to have brought up some protest from some students. When interviewed by the Straight Times, Miss Ai Zi Bing commented, "A lot of my friends are complaining why we need to be so well-rounded. Everyone should do what they are good at what. This is discrimination to people who are under 40kg like me. So what if i have been wearing the same underwear since i was in primary 4?"

Mat Love,
Straight Times

Mat and Lemon Barley

Summer has officially ended for Mat Love. Tomorrow, Mat will start the new semester with orientation at a new school. Somehow, Mat is not so excited, can't explain it. Summer has been too fun. That must have spoilt me lah. Anyway, today Mat is damn shag. Luckily, the elixir of life is in Mat's hands, Chilled Lemon Barley.



Holding Lemon Barley in my left hand, i could rasa that my heart was pumping extra hard. The anticipation of the taste of the sweet white liquid was overwhelming. But Mat wanted to be gentle with it. After all, it has been a long time since the last one. Mat was nervous. I then took the straw, straighten it and then inserted it firmly into the easily penetrated hole, sliding it all the way in.

Mat placed his puckered lips onto the straw and sucked. As the liquid moved up past my lips, into my mouth and then down my deep throat, i could rasa an unparallel sensation. Closing my eyes, i continued to suck and swallow until there was none left. Reluctantly, i released the grip of my lips around the straw. Sitting back on the couch, Mat and Lemon Barley sat there staring at each other without uttering a single word. Mat wonder if it was as good for Lemon Barley as it was for me.

Later,
Mat Love

Time Cop

Dear Mat Riders,

Let me tell you, I am lucky to be alive to write this post man. Last night, after reporting the news, i go to meet Agent Black Mamba for a secret mission of great importance. The mission is to find the truth behind the missing crown of Sang Nila Utama.

We all tot that the real reason that he lost his crown is because he had to throw it into the sea to stop the storm. But that is a conspiracy my friends. The lion story is a cover up. The only and earliest way that a lion could be found on the island is because Chinese Muslim Admiral Zheng Hu went to africa to catch these beasts and he might have let them loose on the island. But that was much later in 1405 onwards. Actually, i just dapat evidence that the crown was stolen and i am going to investigate.

So i flew to Orange County where Agent Black was waiting for me. He then strapped me up into his time machine to send me back into 14th Century Temasek. The technology can be seen in this article. To prepare for infiltration, i had to disguise myself. So i change into my sarong and lose my hush puppies underwear.

April 19th, 1307 was the date when the disappearance occurred. I had arrived one day earlier to do some recon work. The palace is on top a hill now called Mount Faber. Hiking up the hill is no joke man, almost get asthma. In the present day, i only drive or take cable car there.

I had to sneak into the palace and find the treasury. It wasn't hard to infiltrate the palace even though the day before i was unsuccessful. They said, Mat's were not allowed in the palace. I understood. They were afraid that i could have been a spy from the Srivijaya empire coming to sabotage them. You see, the Srivijayans ruled the Malayan region up till 1290 before it fell to the Kendiri and Majapahit empires. Sang Nila Utama were allies with them.

So this time i came prepared. I wore a turban and disguised myself as a singh. The guards questioned me at the gate. Armed with my abacus, I told them that i was going to do the taxes of the palace employees and they let me in. After a few minutes, i finally found it, the treasury. I walked in slowly not to make a noise. I bent down, picked up a coin to examine it. It was beautifully crafted. I then began looking around for the crown but i was too late. The crown was already gone. As i turned to escape, i knocked against a golden pot and it crashed to the ground. This raised the alarm. I could hear soldiers making the way here.

I had to get out, i told myself. Too late, two guards had already arrived. I had no choice but to fight. The guards armed with their keris, charged at me. It was easy taking them down with my akido training from watching Steven Seagal movies. As i ran out, i could hear the guards shouting, "Mahkota Singh kapor ah! Singh kapor ah!" (Singh stole crown).

Bells were ringing and everyone was on high alert. They were chasing the wrong suspect. A voice in my head was screaming at me to escape. All i could really hear was my heartbeat thumping fast. Then i suddenly remembered that Agent Black told me all i had to do to get back was to press the panic button on the transponder on my wrist. Suddenly a guard saw me and hurled his spear at me. I closed my eyes and clicked............

I woke up to find myself back in my bed. Yesterday's event was a blur to me. It felt like a dream but a violent one as my body was aching all over. My eyes shifted to my clenched left hand. I opened it slowly and there was a gold coin.

Agent Mat Love

Econ Mini Mart 1st Annual Fruit Competition

Econ Mini Mart is set to host the 1st Annual Fruit Competition next month. The competition has attracted a large number of applications from all parts of Singapore, mostly from housewives. Contestants stand to win up to $10,000 in cash and prizes.

Said an Econ Mini Mart spokesperson, “We hope to raise the overall awareness of Econ Mini Mart throughout the island. For a long time, Econ has been in NTUC Fairprice’s shadow. Hopefully, with the success of this competition, we hope to change that.”

The Straight Times managed to interview some of the contestants, including Madam Siti Plaza. She said, “I think this competition is a good idea lah. The economy is not very good, so I hope I can win something. It should be very easy lah. Everyday I buy fruits for my family. They all say very good one, very sweet and juicy.”

However, the contestants might be surprised by the requirements. Contestants will have to compete in 3 rounds. The 1st round is open to all and requires them to separate the regular oranges from the seedless ones, after which 20 will progress. The 2nd round requires them to pick the sweetest watermelon with the least number of seeds. The final 5 contestants will compete in 2 parts. They will first attempt to pick the best durian and then guesstimate the number of seeds.

Mat Love,
Straight Times

Mat riders

Dear all,

My friend Porks, just came up with a good suggestion man. He said, instead of addressing my readers as braddas and sistas, how about branding them? So he came up with Mat riders. Power max sial. So now i will pakai it and i dedicate the 1st Mat rider to him; Mat rider 001. So to all Mat riders, stay tune for more crap from me.

Later,
Mat Love

Surprise twist in Presidential Race

A surprise contender has emerged to rival the current president in this year’s race. 69 year old Kan Sing Song, from the Ministry of Sound, has submitted a petition to the Court of Appeals. It appears that Mr. Kan is set to take advantage of a loophole in the screening process by the Presidential Elections Committee.

Mr. Kan has been minister for the past 5 years and boasts a squeaky clean record. He has been donating half his celery to different charities across Singapore after every grocery shopping trip for the past 20 years and has never been given a citation. He has also won many prestigious awards including the Best Towkay Award which is only awarded every 5 years.

Speaking exclusively to the Straight Times, he said, “I am confident that the appeal will be successful. Singaporeans have a right to vote and to an elections holiday. I will push for a Monday so that Singaporeans can have a long weekend and chiong on Sunday night.”

More news to follow. You heard it first here!

Mat Love,
Straight Times

Singapore Flag and National Coat of Arms

For 140 years (1819-1959), the Union Jack flew over Singapore. Then, on 3 December 1959, the National Flag, an important symbol of independence, was unveiled together with the State Crest and National Anthem at the installation of the new Head of State, the Yang di-Pertuan Negara. The flag was conceived and created by a committee headed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Toh Chin Chye.
The Flag consists of two horizontal halves, red above white. Red symbolises universal brotherhood and equality of men; white, purity and virtue. In the upper left corner, a white crescent moon and five white stars form a circle. The crescent moon represents a young nation on the rise. The five stars stand for Singapore's ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.



The National Coat of Arms or State Crest consists of a shield with a white crescent moon and five white stars against a red background. Red symbolises universal brotherhood and equality of men; white, purity and virtue. The five stars represent the ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality. Supporting the shield are a lion on the left and a tiger on the right. The lion represents Singapore and the tiger represents the island’s historical links with Malaysia. Below the shield is a banner inscribed with the Republic’s motto, "Majulah Singapura" ("Onward Singapore").
The Coat of Arms or State Crest was unveiled on 3 December 1959 together with the National Flag and the National Anthem at the installation of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara at the City Hall steps.

Later,
Mat Love

Majulah Singapura

Hey braddas and sistas,

Selamat Pagi man! It's been a while since i bangun so early. Today i had to wake up at 9am cos they shutting down the water in my apartment lah. If i wake up at 10am, no water, cannot drop atom bomb and bathe. Now i'm enjoying my waffle with nutella and watching the morning news on tv. Suddenly they played the star spangled banner (USA national anthem) and then i realised how many of us know how to sing and meaning of the national anthem. How many of us will sing it loud and proudly? Ok, i give u the benefit of the doubt. I also don't recall ever being taught the national anthem in school, so how did we learn it and learn it right? So i've decided to print the lyrics and meanings.

Audio Clip of Majulah Singapura from national-anthems.net

National Anthem : Majulah Singapura (Onward Singapore)

Mari kita rakyat Singapura
sama-sama menuju bahagia
cita-cita kita yang mulia
Berjaya Singapura

Marilah kita bersatu
Dengan semangat yang baru
Semua kita berseru
Majulah Singapura
Majulah Singapura

Translation

We the people of Singapore
together march towards happiness
our noble aspiration
to make Singapore succeed

Let us all unite
in a new spirit.
Together we proclaim:
Onward Singapore
Onward Singapore

History

The National Anthem was written over 1956-57 just before Singapore gained self-rule from the British.. The composer, the late Encik Zubir Said, wrote the anthem around the two words, "Majulah Singapura" or "Onward Singapore". It was launched on 3 December 1959 together with the National Flag and the State Crest.

Later,
Mat Love

Opposition Party Wayang

After the recent release of a statement by the Singapore Police Force that no permits are needed to stage a Wayang (Chinese Opera) during the Chinese Seventh Month, opposition parties are thinking out of the box in an effort to promote themselves. In a phone interview, Straight Times managed to talk to an opposition leader who preferred to be unnamed.

“We are trying to put together a production with the very little time we have left until this window of opportunity closes. This is a revolutionary idea. No one in Singapore has ever done something like this. We will bring our message across in not only an effective way but also fun for the whole family.” said the unnamed leader.

The production is due to open within the next week at your local Hungry Ghost Wayang Center. Due to the limit of only four people allowed (five being against the law), there will be a keyboard player, a stage manager, an usher and an actor who will act all the parts. Sources also say that there will be an auction after the show to raise money. Some items rumored to be included are unsold biographies, autographed mug-shot photos and memorabilia of the last gahmen election.

Mat Love,
Straight Times

Permits not needed for protest rallies

In a radical move by the Singapore Gahmen, permits are now not needed to hold protest rallies by an individual, group or opposition party. This is in line with the Gahmen’s vision to encourage free speech, creativity and entrepreneurship. The move was greeted with enthusiasm from citizens, opposition parties and especially human rights activists who have been campaigning for years against the old policy.

Speaking at the press conference, Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Soh Tu Lan said, “The Gahmen has reviewed its current policy on free speech. We have realized that the old policy is too rigid and it is not in line with the vision of Singapore being a creative and exciting city. Therefore, the Gahmen has decided to abandon its permit rule. The only exception is that the rallies must not be held on the mainland or Sentosa.”


In other news:

Home news
As the last residents prepare to leave Pulau Ubin to be resettled into new HDB (Housing Development Board) estates on the mainland, the Gahmen has released some 50 monkeys to relieve the over-population problem at Mandai Zoo.

Politics
Opposition leader Dr. Chi San Jian celebrated the new ruling by holding the 1st anti-gahmen rally on Pulau Ubin. One eyewitness told the Straight Times that just as Dr. Chi was about the start his speech, a group of monkeys attacked him and then chased him into the nearby forest. The whereabouts of Dr. Chi is currently unknown.

Mat Love,
Straight Times

Break 100 visitors

Mat Love would like to thank all visitors to the site. Mat Love never tot he would break 100 in 4 days. Now Mat Love is even more determined to edu-tain his visitors. So today, Mat Love decided to celebrate with Jas and 100plus boy by eating egg tarts. Hmmmmm...sedap...lazat...



Alamak, the egg tarts suck man but better than nothing lah. Eh, anyone who coming back to Bawston can get me some halal mooncake ( without yoke ) and lemon barley? Thank Q you in advance.

Later,
Mat Love

Kaze no Koe

This is my sayang. Her name is Kaze no Koe; it means the Voice of the Wind in japanese. She was conceived in America but she was actually borned in Taiwan. We have been together for 1 1/2 years already and we have never fighted before. I still remember the 1st time i saw her. Someone was trying to auction her on ebay. I saw the unhappiness in her eyes. I tak boleh let her go to some orang who would treat her bad. So i rescue her.

When she datang, everything was missing, her arms, legs, only her body arrived. So for the next 6 months, she went into rehab. At that time she weighed at an unhealthy 3lbs. So i searched for the mostest bagus max parts man, at the same time supporting and encouraging her through her torment. Then one day, she can stand on her own. Now she weighs at a healthy 23lbs.

She feel like she owe me her life. Everyday she ask me to ride her but i always say, once or twice a week is her max. Before i ride her, i will lubricate her so that she is not tight and stiff. Then after riding her, i will wash the stains off her. We are always both satisfied. I am still very protective over her because, mentally she is still scarred from her past. So everyday i will reassure her that we will always be together.

Later,
Mat Love

SOC for students

In an attempt to remake Singapore and improve its education system, the Ministry of Education has released a statement explaining their intent to improve the overall physical fitness of students. Students of all levels will be affected, starting from Primary one to Junior College. Students from the Polytechnics and ITEs (Institute of Technical Education) will not be affected however.

The move to include the SOC (Standard Obstacle Course) into the existing PE (Physical Education) curriculum, which already includes NAPFA (National Physical Fitness Award) test, comes as no surprise to many. Already the minimum average weight of a school bag for a primary school student is 3kg and up to 10kg for a secondary school student. This does not include other essentials like files and water bottles.

Speaking to the Straight Times, Minister for Education, Mr. Ang Moh Pai explains the change in curriculum. “Recently, the ministry has discovered that students have not been bringing the necessary textbooks to school. Students are complaining that the books are too heavy and some that do bring the books, complained about tiredness and their inability to focus in school. As a result, the lessons become less effective and this affects the curriculum that teachers have to follow strictly.”

“Instead of lessoning the workload, we will be implementing the new system to make students fitter so that they will be able to carry heavier loads and also be more focused in school. We will not compromise the quality of education for health reasons. That is for the Ministry of Health to worry.” said Mr. Ang.

Students will now have to pass both the SOC and NAPFA test before they can be promoted to the next level. They will be equipped with a standard school bag filled with all the textbooks for their level, a One-liter water bottle and a file. Failing to pass the tests will result in RT (Remedial Training) twice a week after school.

Mat Love,
Straight Times

World Class Singaporean

Singapore has done it again! We have produced another world champion in an international sporting event. 67 year old Soh Kan Chiong won the One-meter dash in the world record time of 0.69 seconds, leaving the rest of the much younger competition totally stunned.

Speaking to the Straight Times, the 1.5m tall said he was responding to the challenge set by the prime minister to produce world class citizens in every profession. When asked how long and where he had been training, the humble champion from Tampines said he had to thank Singapore’s excellent transportation system.

He explains, “Everyday for the last 10 years, I wake up at 6am to have my kopi and yu tiao and then warm-up at the bus-stop. As soon as I see the bus come, I get into a strategic position and then prepare to dash up the bus, most of the time beating the pesky primary school children. They think I old, scared to push them away. Then I go to the MRT station. This is where it really gets competitive. If I don’t get a seat, then jialat sia, must stand all the way to Boon Lay where I work as pishball noodle seller at NTU. So I use my small size as advantage to squeeze through all the office workers. Pregnant woman also try to compete with me but they are selfish, only doing it for themselves. I doing it for Singapore so i tell myself, cannot lose to them”

Mat Love
Straight Times

Mat Jokes

Where is a Malay's favourite shopping spot?
Matro

What is a Malay's favourite tv show?
Ali Matbeal

What do you call a young Malay boy ?
Mini Mat

What do you call a Mat bungee jumping?
Mat-Yo Yo

How do you confuse a Mat?
Put him in a circular room and ask him to relac one corner.

What do you call a Mat driving a Porsche/Ferrari/Alpha Romeo that he bought with his own hard earned money?
A figment of your wildest imagination.

What do you call a Mat driving a Honda?
A thief.

What do you call a Mat who's peddling a bicycle?
Also a Thief

What do you call a Mat who's driving a Mercedes Benz?
Ahmad. (Chauffeur)

What do you call a Mat lawyer?
Matlock!

What do you call a Malay Cellist?
Yoyo Mat

How do you know if a Mat has used the computer to write his essay?
There are correction fluids on the screen

What is a Malay's favourite food?
MATdonald's

What do Malays put in front of their house?
DoorMAT

What is a Malay's favorite movie?
MATrix

What is a Malay's favorite children show?
MATilda

Jokes from Talking Cock, Jas and me

Later,
Mat Love

RSS feed

By popular demand ( only 1 lah ) from 100plus boy ( fake name Trevor ), i add the RSS feed lah. Alamak, at 1st i thought why he want me to put a picture of a ship man ( Republic of Singapore Ship ). I never go navy, he also never go navy. We both storeman hahahaha...he in air force, i in army. Eh, storeman got all the power man..don't care you who. You give attitude, we give you everything terok, until the food you eat give monkey, they also don't want...hahahaha...

Anyway, RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Not the pirated VCD syndicate. Cheem sial. That 100plus boy really lazy. Ask me to put RSS so that when i update, he will know. Then for the past 30mins, i was reading until head pening. Must eat panadol now.... if you want more info, go to this website lah. You must pakai Firefox or Safari. I still use IE so RSS tak work lah. What to do. I old skool.

RSS article

Alamak, forgot to say the link is on the left lah. Go subscribe if you are as lazy as 100plus boy. Also, let me know if it can jalan or not.

Update : If you have safari or firefox, you can just do a live bookmark using atom.

Later,
Mat Love

Tanglewood

On saturday, my friend Jiinjoo asked me to go to Tanglewood to watch the BSO ( Boston Symphony Orchestra ) in an open rehearsal with Yoyo Ma, conducted by Marin Alsop. The rehearsal starts at 10am and the drive there takes a bit over 2 hours so must wake up at 6.30am man. The night before, i was playing tennis with my gang lah. Play until want to pengsan. We play almost everynight from 9pm to midnight. If tak tennis, then main bola. If tak main bola, then badminton. Now i also watch the US Open series on tv everyday. I try to kopi the moves from the pros lah. Most of the time, tak boleh kopi so i kopi the attitude...hahaha...kopi everything except until throw racket. I sayang my racket lah.

The most important thing for a road trip is i must get the chocolate milkshake from McNonel lah. It is like my viagra for road trips man. If tak ada, then i surely koon man. Along the freeway got a lot of McNonel. Like got monopoly or something. Actually, i dunno why they call it freeway. Not free what. Must play toll. They should change the name to expensiveway. Anyway, i also hungry but in the morning, they never make pishburger, so lan lan, got to buy cheese pizza.

So we continue on the journey. Then when we nearing Tanglewood, the traffic suddenly got sooooooo slow man. Then we saw this



Jiinjoo was driving and i was shooting. Luckily Jiinjoo drive man cos i was so sleepy that if i drive, i think we langgar 1st in Boston.



This guy trying to get the victim out man. Looks real bad, cos the top of the car all caved in. Too bad the picture blur lah, cannot get the licence plate number to buy 4D. Anyway, i try to get more news after that but tak boleh. So hope the person is ok. I think my friend Jiinjoo is a dangerous man sial. The other day, when he driving from New York, got Fung Wah bus explode. So jangan piss him off.







Tanglewood is really nice man. Remind me of the countryside in Switzerland. The ticket expensive max man. $17 to watch a rehearsal. If people pay me $1 to watch my rehearsal, power sia. Then i can go dollar store buy something..hahaha. I think got about 2000 people watching the rehearsal man. Average age also 2000 years old....hahaha... The rehearsal was ok lah. Marin Alsop is the 1st big time female conductor. Orchestra conductor, not bus conductor. She's now the Music Director ( another cheem name for Conductor so that they can justify being paid millions a year ) of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

After saying hi to my teacher, we went to Berkshire Records to buy some classical music cds. Wah, the cds cheap max man, from $2 to $8. The sales guy was saying that people also stop buying from Amazon.com and buy from them. Jiinjoo wanted to say, he work at Amazon also buying from them..hahahaha.

Ok lah...damn shag now...just came back from playing tennis..again, cannot kopi the moves, only kopi attitude...hahaha

Later,
Mat Love

Mat Love defined

This is for all you people that are curious about what Mat Love means. Mat is not the thing you put on the floor in front of the door. Mat ( pronounced Mut ) is a malay slang. It is a term that we use to call another malay guy like dude or bradda. Some malays feel that the term is exclusive to them so when some people of other races call them mat, they feel that it's racist, like nigger. So malays are even named mat when they were borned. So this is all so confusing. I think i go with the 1st one. Verdict is clear. Mat = dude. ( I change my mind. Mat is all 3 definitions. Be sensitive using it )

So people ask me, eh, why you choose Mat? You are more chinese than malay wat. Then i say, yeah lah, by blood. So technically, i about 75% chinese cos my mother also half chinese. I even got chinese surname. But then a lot of people tried to confuse me when i was growing up man. In school, my 2nd language was malay. My teachers said chinese too hard for me, always fail. Dunno if it's because they don't want to teach me. How i know? I think the teacher also got pressure need to deliver good grades. If not sekali cannot get promoted. I only primary 2 then they put me in malay class. So when i tell people i'm chinese, they don't believe me, cos i tak speak chinese. People say, eh, how can you be chinese when you cannot speak chinese. Then i say, eh kotek, how come penguin is a bird when it tak fly.

Then, what about Love? I dedicate the 2nd part to my girl lah. Today is my girl's birthday but she's not here with me. Sometimes people shock when i tell them how long we together. She always ask me if i love her and i always give model answer from the dating 10 year series. I will do anything for her man. Then she ask for diamond, big big carat. Then i say no problem, carrot on sale at shaws this week.

Ok, today i end with a message to my girl.

Some people need a kiss a day to seal their love, others need flowers everyday. I just need to see you to keep falling in love all over again.

Later,
Mat Love

Virgin Blog

Hello to all braddas and sistas,

When blog 1st came out, i tot, WTF are all these goondoos doing writing their thoughts for the whole world to read and criticize. Some write damn personal thing, like meeting the boy for 1st time, 1st kiss lah, even first cucuk. Tot all this was gila man. Who would reveal their most intimate, darkest tots? But anyway here i am, attempting to write my virgin blog. And i've no clue what to say man.

My friend told me, just write the 1st thing that comes to my mind. So now, i'm thinking, lemon barley. Damn, i miss lemon barley man. Right now, it is just impossible to buy lemon barley. Anyone know where to buy lemon barley in Boston, tell me man. Then got a friend ( let's use a fake name, ok Trevor ), he say that he like 100plus more than H20. Mabuk or what man. After you play soccer, run like mad, then you drink carbonated drink. Stomach feels like macam want to explode man. So the verdict is clear. H20 is better, cos Mat Love says so!

So i think i will keep this blog real. No fiction here. Like in the movies, they always say sorry if the stories are a coincidence to someone. But in here, i say sorry if you tell me the stories or do stupid things in the 1st place. Too bad lah...i need to keep the yin and yang of the world balanced. If you do stupid thing, we all laugh at you and next time we laugh at someone else ok?

Later,
Mat Love