The Dim Sum Stories

Being A 'Somebody'

By steambunz - Friday, March 25, 2011

It was 10am in the morning when I received a phone call from a friend.

"Hello...," I said, groggily, as I was in the middle of my sleep.

"Siew Siew!!" Came a familiar, cheerful voice over the line.

I groaned. "What you want...?" Came my reply.

"Okay. Just to ask you larh. I saw this advertisement on...."

Yean Lynn started filling me out with details about MTV Exit competition.

"So, I just want to ask for your opinion about the competition larh, since you're the most creative person I know."

"And than?" I asked, started to feel annoyed.

"So, I was thinking that, can Nui Nui and me come over to your house to take pictures for the competition?"

"Fine. Whatever."

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"Do I have to really do it? 'Coz I feel so lazyyyyyy..." I complained.

I guess no one heard me, or actually, bothered about my complains.

"Can I not join this competition thingy...?? I feel so tired....."

Again, no one heard me.

Sara was busy helping Yean Lynn with her make-up. On the other hand, Yean Lynn was busy with... herself.

"Oh! Fine!! Just give me that black powder!"

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"If we 3 made it to the top 6 finalists, we'll be sworn enemies, competing with each other," Yean Lynn joked.

"Nahhh... I don't really care. I'd just joined for fun," said Sara, combing her hair to the back.

I sigh. "Aiyah! Whatever larh! If either one of us come out in the top 6, I'll be laughing my ass out man."

At the end, my picture did.

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First of all, I would like to thank my bestie Heng Yean Lynn. Without her, I wouldn't have heard of this competition, and I wouldn't have participated in the first place. I would like to thank my bestie Sara Nui Kuan Yee for being such a wonderful make-up artist!! However, your make-ups doesn't apply to me, 'coz I did my own make-up ya :P By the way, HOW COME YOU'RE SO GOOD AT MAKE-UP, BUT YOU CAN'T GET AN A FOR SPM PENDIDIKAN SENI?!

Adding on, I would like to thank those who have supported me and giving me their votes. Like I have said, I would not let your votes go to waste!! And indeed, it didn't!!! Thank you so much to those who have helped me spread the word too!! You know who you are :P

Plus, I would like to congratulate the other competitors too!! You have amazing pictures as well!! Some of them are quite good at conveying messages about human trafficking too!!

Last but not least, thanks to MTV Exit for giving me the chance to participate in this event!! This is my first time for accomplishing something this big! Well, sort of.

Once again, THANK YOU!!!

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Here's my Twitter interview on Friday, 1st April 2011 at 6pm till 7pm with the MTV Exit team and some random people all over the world!!!

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Unexpected News

By steambunz - Tuesday, March 22, 2011

I once told myself, that I DIE DIE DIE I also won't go to Sunway University. Because it was too expensive.

I told all my friends that I wouldn't end up studying there, if it's the last thing I do. Everything that is inside that campus is all about $. The people. The facilities. The books. Everything.

And, look!

Look where I had ended up to?

Studying my Pre-U Foundation In Arts in Sunway University.

Not only that, I'm also pursuing my 3 years Degree in that same University too.

Now, that I have just graduated from my foundation, I started to have flashbacks about my university registration.

Sometimes, I do not understand what God has in plan for me. I think that anything unexpected can happen to us anytime, anywhere.

So, what I want to say is, embrace yourself for some unexpected events!!!

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Hassan & The Pizza Hut

By steambunz - Saturday, March 12, 2011

I knew this was gonna happen.

My first part-time job.

I felt so nervous and anxious about my first job. I was always clumsy and forgetful, which worries me sometimes. I was scared that I will cause major problems and make my shift manager mad at me. I thought I would not get along with the workers there, as all the workers could not speak in English, forcing myself to speak The Rojak Language.

My working life did not stay the same after I met him. He was the reason why I look forward to work in Pizza Hut everyday. Though it was hard for us to communicate, but we still manage to understand each other.

His name was Hassan. A young Malay boy, just about my age, or maybe older. Tall, skinny and gelled-up durian hair. I remembered Hassan coming up to me on my first day, while I was cleaning up a table. He did not ask for my name, age, nor my race. He did not look at me either.

He came up beside me and said,"Oh, look. A customer is coming in."

I glanced up, looking at the front entrance. A big, size man came walking in through the front entrance. I was wondering, 'what is it with him'. And these few words I still remember it till today.

And he said,"That is our number 1 regular customer."

After that, we fast became good friends.

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Bold Lipstick Competition Final 6

By steambunz - Wednesday, March 09, 2011

I am still shaken by this whole event. I could not believe what I am actually seeing. It was so hard to believe, but guess what?

I AM THE TOP 6 FINALIST OF MTV EXIT BOLD LIPSTICK COMPETITION!!!

But, first of all, I would like to thank my bestie, Heng Yean Lynn. Without her, I would not have known about this event. If it is not because of her, I would not have participated in this event either.

Secondly, I would like to thank Sara Nui Kuan Yee for being such an amazing artist!! Even though you suck at art, but your talents outshine as an make-up artist!!! (HOW COULD THIS BE?!) But, this does not count your make-up on me larh. 'Cause I paint myself okay ;P

Without these 2 girls, it would not have been this much fun, making ourselves look like slaves and prostitutes. Not only that, our pictures were also the top most favourite among other pictures. It is just that, they did not make it to the Final 6. But, once again, thank you for being such wonderful friends!!!

Heng Yean Lynn

Nui Kuan Yee

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WAIT!!!

If you're gonna 'like' this post after reading it...

Please save your 'likes' for this picture!!!

'i want 2 go home'.

Please do vote for me, even if the picture is ugly and whatsoever. Your votes will be very much appreciated!!

Click this link, and click 'like'.

It will be much appreciated if you help me advertize through your blog, tweeter, Facebook or even ask your friends to vote as well.

I wish I could tell you more about my participation. But, I'm just going to safe it for some other day.

Last but not least, I would like to thank all my honorable blog readers!!!

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Chopsticks

By steambunz - Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Remember that time when I wanted to do 'chopsticks' as my subject for Culture Performance assignment??

And you must have been wondering, what does chopsticks has to do with art. Is chopsticks an art?

Of course to me, it is. Though, chopsticks has been used since during the late Shang Dynasty in China, countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and Korea are using chopsticks too. If chopsticks is not an art, than what is? It is globally used, even in the US!

And did you know, 80% of people who are using chopsticks, are using it the wrong way.

Wrong

Correct

Of course, is not that we really bother, because chopsticks are just utensils to help us put food in our mouth, right? As long as we are able to get something into our mouth, it's okay, right?

But, you are WRONG. Chopsticks represents people. We tend to forget and neglect the old customs and traditions in the family as we grow older. Our future children would not be be able to practice the same exact traditions like we do today. Soon, old traditions will be forgotten.

Just like chopsticks, we neglect and forget the old ways of holding a pair of chopstick. Soon enough, our children will be doing the same thing too.

What would people be using if chopsticks weren't invented in the first place?

Sometimes, I wonder.

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By steambunz - Monday, March 07, 2011

WARNING:

What you're about to see, is STRICTLY for ENTERTAINMENT purposes. It is not real, and whatever information is shown on the picture below is fake. The company stated on the picture did not anyhow advertise their product in this way. Please view it with an open-minded thought.

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Sara is seriously going to kill me if she sees this. Oh well.

I know. I'm dam evil. What to do?? *shrugs* :/

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I'm On Newspaper!!!

By steambunz - Sunday, February 27, 2011

I submitted an entry to youthsays.com a few weeks ago, together with a random old picture of mine. Little did I know, I was the chosen Top 10 to be appeared on the New Sunday Times, 27th February 20011, Sunday.

I'm at the column on the left. I'm at the 5th row.

Omoh... thanks to Gwen's friend, if he hadn't had inform Gwen, who had informed me, I wouldn't have noticed it too. So, I should probably thanked both of you too ;D

I know it's hard to believe, because I can't believe my eyes too. It was just a random idea which kept playing in my head, over and over again. So, yeah. It was just a random answer. But, if it does becomes a big issue, I got nothing to say.

Come join youthsays.com and you can become like me!! There's nothing impossible than you can't do!! ;D

However, this does not practically mean that I'm a stuck up fella who pretends to be patriotic about my own country in order to gain people's attention. Oh, please, it was just an idea that came from a clueless 19 year old girl.

Hmm... Maybe, this could be the first step to achieving my goal one day. Well, you'll know what I mean ;D

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Letting You Go

By steambunz - Tuesday, February 22, 2011

To love someone, there are times that we have to learn to let go. Even though how much we want them to be by our side, they will eventually have to go too. Nothing last forever, eventually, the people around you will soon be gone one day.

Like Buddha says,"So long as there is life, there is death."

We have to learn how to accept the things the way they are. Even if it hurt us so much, we will have to learn how to endure the pain and move on.

We have to be willing to let things go, if you don't, it will only hurt you more.

When you are not willing to let go of your attachments, there will be suffering.

Some experience comes from pain. When we know if it's painful, we will learn and try not to let it happen again. Without the pain, we wouldn't be a better person.

Everyone wants happiness, nobody wants pain. But you can't have a rainbow, without a little rain.

So, it's okay if it hurts, because there's always someone who is in the same boat as you. It's okay to let go. Don't make yourself suffer because of an attachment.

Just let it go.

And you will find happiness.

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JUST LET GO LARH!!!

I'm letting you go now. Hope you're learning how to let go of me too.

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Experience On Buying SS3 Concert Tickets

By steambunz - Sunday, February 20, 2011

If there's only one word to describe my experience. It is crazy.

It's one of the most dumbest thing I've ever done in my life. I also risk myself of getting hurt in the process of getting the bloody tickets. Plus, all my sleeping hours are being wasted because of this. One of the most time consuming things that I've ever done in my life, other than facing my computer

You should have seen their faces when they got their hands on their RM486 tickets. They were holding it as if it were GOLD!! Screaming and shrieking when they got their hands on it!

Accept it's just a ticket, made out of cheap cardboard. The price of the ticket can cost you your limb!!

Just imagine what I can do with that amount of money?? That amount of money could last me up to 6 months of college meals!!

Anyway, it was the best experience in my life. Even though I'm not a fan of Super Junior, I'm still overwhelm by them(fans) for supporting such an event.

It also touches me to see all types of races to get together to achieve the same thing(getting the tickets), regardless of race, age, colour, gender and religion. It unites Malaysian as one especially among youngsters.