Overthrowing the Normal Culture of Agriculture

Food is a ‘language’ spoken in every culture. And i think it’s an important cultural revolution if chemical toxins and environmental harm are radically reduced, if not eliminated from the food that we eat.
And that’s organic food.
SUPERBly expensive, hard to find but really goody good for you…
Organic is not necessarily the most efficient farming system in the short run.
It is slower, harder, more complex and more labor-intensive. But for the sake of culture everywhere, from permaculture to human culture, organic should be celebrated at every table.

Im still learning about organic food and clothing, and all this despite me hating greens and veggies.
Well not all veggies. For one, potatoes and onions are my fav. veggies. Duh?
And peppers, cucmbers, carrots are some of the vegetables i touch too… Well, the fact is, i rarely take leafy vegetables. Well unless im in  a guest’s home or if i havent eaten for Years…
And yes, tofu is still the best there is too.
I tasted organic beancurd once, and it tasted like paper… but well….at least its healthier though…

One things for sure, i think organic farming is form of rebellion. And organic food enthusiasts are actually passive activists in disguise who really want to take care of thier body and also the earth.
So try organic. Its not as big as going vegan, putting off red meat or living in green energy but  its still a worthwhile commitment nontheless. And its a great start too…

World ‘noose’.

Hmmm, not been active in a while….
But thanks to someone who woke me up and made me realize that i actually  HAVE A BLOG… hahaha.
Well, i’ve been jaded this past month or so la,  my brain’s a bit stewed and people has been asking me where in part of the world i am co-currently.
Not surprised.
Ppl tend to misss you when they need you.
But they wont need you if they dont miss you…
And no ah,  pls hor, i am not an air steward or anything ah…
pls ah, please….

Oh bollocks.

Anyway, World News about our Singapore FLYer is certainly making thier rounds in the world, to that it has even reach to poor Sir Neil Humphreys…
Man, they (the management) should have realize that shit happens. Do they seriously think they are a big fuck and think thier wheel can go on and on and on like Duracell battery forever???

Rocket jet-packs like in the movie Rocketeer should have been placed neatly behind a glass cabinet in each capsule amd things wont have to get messy. Or maybe an emergency ‘get-away’ chute (Weeeeeee)  linking all the way straight to  the underground MRT railway system should have been built to each capsule…
Like what PCK use to say, ” Use your BLAIN, use your BLAIN…”
And what goes up, must always come down. See lah, act like arrogant bastard company rite, see what happens now…

Well, i dont know….

Other World Noose,
Palestine being bombarded by the israeli army is all in the talks rite now… And whenever ppl think about Gaza n Israel ppl will think that its all abt Islam vrs Jews and muslims vrs non-muslims.
But fuck that shit.
Lets talk n put aside religion n faith this time and see it in another way.

C’mon LAH..
Palestine and Israel go a LONG wayyyyy back.
They are like LIVERPOOL and EVERTON.
KFC and MACDONALD.
TOM and JERRY.
ALIENS and PREDATOR
One is a warmonger and the other a suicidal recruitment centre.
Kanina, tell me how to truce like that..
Its like fighting hot raging fire with raging hot fire.
The bloody thing wont stop, and ppl get killed just like that.
Bodoh.

But, as we all know ISRAEL has the upper hand here as always. They have an army, tanks, artillery, technology, commandos, and freaking Fighter Jets.
What do palestine have?

- They dont even have a friggen army.
- They dont have fast internet broadband connection/Fifa Online 2
- And clearly for one, they certainly dont have METRO…..

All they have is a militant group fighting for their country called HAMAS who  Proudly states that they’re fighting in the name of ISLAM, when in reality they know that what they’re fighting for is not for faith, but for Palestine as a country and for fellow humans with rights to live, make love n prosper.
B-a-s-i-c    h-u-m-a-n    r-i-g-h-t-s.
(read that sentence again pls…. )
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(……Read orleady… ok, good…)

ISRAEL are cunts yes, but not ALL jews.
Fuck their oppressive state – thier government.
But blame not on all israelis.
Tell the army of Israel  to go and read a book instead.
And can somebody please, – please  inform the Israeli Parliament that Nintendo WII is much much better than Fascism…

1 Month of Suck-Thumb

1 Month of Hari Raya.

If you non-muslims out there are wondering why ah Hari raya is sooooo special until it can go for one whole bloody month, well im afraid i cant tel you the real answer….

It was the morning of Hari Raya. And like any other mornings, it was Hot. And Humid.
But instead of having a morning breakfast on Raya morning with the family, here i am stoned and incredibly rooted to a plastic chair at a kopitiam with Terence and Vivian. Terence was on his 3rd beer and vivian was sipping teh halia when I finally realized from my psychedelic-daydreamin that i had i had worked thruout the whole day yesterday and hung out with terence until the next morning. I wasnt planning to celebrate Hari Raya this year anyway. Plus, I have always hated the hustle and bustle of malam rayas and preparation of this n that…

“Aei, i ask you something ah- why Hari Raya ah one month… My malay frens always say one month… ,” Terence Blurted.

Before i could gave my answer, Vivian interupted and said, ” Dat’s because Fasting one month what…”, before turning to me and giving me a confident look…

Hmmm, that was one of the things i wanted to say anyway, i thought to myself..
“Something like that la.” I said, with eyes blurry from lacked of sleep.
And then i told them how ONE day of hari raya will never be enough for a family who has ties with a million other families……
“You got the father’s side, The mother’s side relatives, grandma la, GrandAunt or uncle, and right down to the cat’s foster family etcetera-etcetera…”. I smirked.

“Oh, like that…., thats why lah, even 1 month after hari raya, i still see ppl wear baju kurung with one family all same colour hari raya in the MRT…. “
Heck, i wont be surprised if muslims still go jalan-jalan in baju kurung even after 1 or 2 months after hari raya… (hah!). Like i said, malay families have the tendecy to have ties with a dezillion other Families.
One day-abt 2-3 houses. And if ur lucky it shoots to 6 homes in one day… And if a family goes to your house, you would have to reply by visiting thiers too…
That’s Just Fantastik, rite!
An hour later my sister, then my dad called my cellphone. I told them i wasnt gonna celebrate.
When i reached home at about 1pm, they were gone. All 5 of my family members. Grandparents place assumably.
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So i brought this into discussion with sum leftist/libertarian Malay frens days later-
Sum of the quotes/questions that came up during our “forum” was….

- Why one month of HaRi Raya? – Cos the Ustaz/Imam said so…

- “Haiyah, muslim ppl think they can suka-suka stretch Hari raya from 1 day to 1 month to One year…. Suka-Suka! Riang-ria!

- Just imagine if we had fasted for two months, would that have mean 2 months of “duit kollection”/hongbao hunting??

- “We are the arrogant bastards that we are. Thinking our religion is the best among the rest. So we deservedly deserve one month to rock our socks off…………..Look at other religions, mana ada such thing man…. !

- ” The Older that we get, the Lesser we believe.

And lastly, Cos the Holy Book said so…………

This isnt Your Regular Blog

yeap. i try not to really make this as those corny online-journals with day-by-day events kinda thing and what i ate today and what i drank yesterday kinda blog. Who i hung out with yesterday or what movie i saw with my frens the other day…
Man, that shit’s friggen lame/

- No one wants to know what you had for lunch today…

- No one really cares if you wore boxers or panties yesterday…

- And No one wants to see 20 pictures of your lovely pet terrapin posted up for all to see….

This blog will hopefully be an mini-extension to my zine – as requested by you ppl and as recommended by fellow zinesters… A social commentary with a touch of working-class humour and jack-ass wackiness all sewn in together….
But in saying so, nothing will ever beat the Real Deal!

But of cos it wont be all just about the scene, D.I.Y culture, Punk politics and the usual outright stuff i brought forward previously in my fanzines.
Im trying to infuse sumthing in here. Maybe this blog will be a place for my zine’s online archives/backup. Or maybe sumthing different and tamer. We’ll see.
But one thing will stay the same.

The Humour.

Techno-Crazy!!!

 

Work, Consume and Die.

Study your ass out in school, grow up, get a job, Work, earn money, get married – with three kids and a wife, get a Flat, pay bills and mortgage, consume, get old, see your grandkids laugh at your dentures, wither and die.
What a way to live your life.

Except that when ur living in Singapore, that would mean a fast-foward version of the words above…. Work-Consume-Die.
Fast-paced Singapura style.
When nothing is for free and where people work thier ass off in zombie jobs just so that they can spend on things they dont really need in the end…….

Man, if only singapore had the welfare system for the jobless or The Dole, ppl like me wouldnt give a hoot abt getting a job. In Western countires, you can even rent a house and live till ur old on welfare money… And im having the feeling that ppl who live on the dole at the other side of the world may be Poorer financially, but Richer in thier experiences in Life.
So let’s pack our bags now, Go to Canada, where the land is fresh Not Humid and where relatives dont ask when ur getting married in family gatherings…

So how many kids are u intend of having?

5-room executive flat? 3-room resale?
A Lexus Car?

And oh, have you sign up for that credit-card lately?
Yes, that plastic thingy that’ll make you work like hell to cover your debts for a long long time to come.

And remember, if you’re 35 and SINGLE and living on your own, you’re an outcast!!!

So,
Are you having a time of your life?
Or has life and it’s norms taken control of you?

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The Plot Thickens …as we know it

2008.
Another Year.
But so what…?