{"id":225,"date":"2004-03-27T01:13:41","date_gmt":"2004-03-27T01:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=225"},"modified":"2016-09-19T17:05:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T17:05:34","slug":"near-tractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=225","title":{"rendered":"Near Tractor"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went to Ikano Power Center<\/b> and got myself a 10-minute RM12 haircut. Except that I had to wait 20 minutes, and so I hogged my hairstylist for 17 minutes. \ud83d\ude42 I asked that I not look like a schoolboy again<\/a>, but I didn’t want a mere reduction in hair size. What was the secret to fast haircuts? Clips to hold up hair as they cut layers, and a vacuum cleaner to suck the loose hairs after the haircut. Oh, and no wash\/rinse\/dry process; everything was dry except when they sprayed water at the very end. They gave a complimentary long, grey comb, and you could take their brochure that had 2 bandages inside. I wonder why.<\/p>\n

With my new hairstyle, still very much in the veins of Taiwanese boyband F4, I decided this:<\/p>\n

I shall learn a new language to pick up chicks. Chinese.<\/b><\/p>\n

I then went to Popular Bookstore and got myself 3 Rubik’s Cubes<\/a>. Yessir. I am that intent on replacing the broken ones. One large one for home, an a large and regular-sized cube for the office.<\/p>\n

I took a cab to One Utama<\/b>, for my virginal step into One Utama 2<\/b>. It was wide, much like Ikano! The Fear Factor<\/b> challenge was on, and I was supposedly on duty. Of course, I’d have to follow the flow and bump into an Incubus-headbang-mate<\/a> and Seng Yip<\/a>. Headbang-mate was a mate of Aznin and we went around jakun<\/a>ing, entering the huge new MPH, where she greeted all her ex-colleagues from the old branch.<\/p>\n

My boss treated an ex-colleague for her birthday, and so I paid the handsome price for accompanying duties at Dave’s Deli<\/b>. \ud83d\ude41 As I walked back, headbang-mate, Syefri<\/a>, Aznin and the-cool-dude-who-gave-me-free-Milo-at-Xgames-2004 went to A&W. Funky place that was, with outdoor seating. The Penang-bridge-like walkway was in sight, but it was raining so we did not get to cross it for fun.<\/p>\n

Well diddlydoo Jimmy<\/a> was in the area, and Syefri and I walked back. He wasn’t there just yet. \ud83d\ude41 MW<\/a> finally arrived, and she dragged me (or rather, nudged me from behind constantly) to jakun at MPH’s guitar books. Jimmy was in a rush, and he tapped me from behind at MPH. His gauze-like eyebrow bandage was a testament to his near-death experience! The tall fella rushed off, forgoing an offer to teach him how to finish the Rubik’s Cube in 5 minutes! Ah well. I sent MW off.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t even sure of the last Fear Factor challenge but here they are in order:<\/p>\n

1) the guy being blindfolded with the girl piggyback-riding him, and he had to run across a landmine of mousetraps as fast as possible with the least amount of traps set off. (The guys did not have to take off their shoes!)
\n2) the guy sticking out his right leg as the girl waxes it in 30 seconds.
\n3) both of them on the tightrope, collecting flags.
\n4) transferring as many worms from one container to another.<\/p>\n

Yep, there had to be a guy and a girl in each team, unlike the previous year’s, where Davina the funkmeistress (and past Fear Factor runner-up!) was at the booth. She was on her insane sugar high as usual. I wonder what she puts in her vegetarian diet. She inadvertedly dragged Shaz and William along to Ice Stein<\/b>. I told the thespian to act along, like:<\/p>\n

Cashier<\/b>: What would you like?
\nShe<\/b>: A Gold Rush for me, please.
\nCashier<\/b>: How about you sir?
\nMe<\/b>: Er… (looks at menu)
\nShe<\/b>: So… how now?
\nMe<\/b>: Brown Cow!<\/p>\n

Unfortunately the aforementioned thespian didn’t do it well the first take. “So how?<\/i>” My brilliance was wasted!<\/p>\n

Shaz finished his Brown Cow<\/i>, and William finished whatever it was he was drinking. The Gold Rush<\/i> was mango with passion fruit. It tasted like one of my favorite medicine syrups!<\/p>\n

My Brown Cow<\/i> however was a totally different story. It was super thick. It was like iced liquid chocolate. Davina took a sip and stoned. It was good sht, she declared, after probably a minute of letting the flavor linger.<\/p>\n

After drinking what felt like a cup, I noticed I was only done with one third! After reaching two-thirds, we walked up to Factory Outlet Store<\/b> where she felt like getting tops. As I waited outside the dressing room, she asked if I was still there. “Shy lah want to show you this one, it shows my belly!<\/i>” That would be ironic, since you’d have to wear clothes in public eventually. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

I also felt queasy when I finished the cup while waiting. Not like it was yucky; it was just too much chocolate in one go.<\/p>\n

When I realized that I was late for Dragon Red<\/b>‘s performance (the reason I stayed past 8pm) I rushed back to headbang to their last two songs, which wasn’t as fun with such… unmoving, undynamic, shorter hair.<\/p>\n

After having evaded duty, I called it a day and took a cab home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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