Humblebrag.

I just read a longass Facebook photo caption of self-praising crap.
I get it, he's a motivator.
So he shared his story of how he started with nothing & was living in his gf's apartment & was broke,
& now he's a NYT bestselling author & most viewed channel on YouTube & whatever.
I get it.
You're motivating people to not give up.
But I don't know, it got under my skin.
You don't have to brag dude.
Like "look people.. Look at this nice desk I can afford now".
I'd much rather a person, or two actually,
Who started from the bottom also,
Who began writing despite being almost terminally depressed,
Who was working from his basement on an eco blog no one knew about,
Who went on to collect over $1.2m for charity in under one week,
Not needing to brag about their successes,
How rich they are,
How famous they are.
Just content on having the platform to help other people,
Simply because they believe everyone should be awesome.
Nerdfighters! *insert hand sign*
Congratulations on Project for Awesome 2014.

Didymos Tussah Silk Fische

I'm typing this while Hilwa is nursing in the wrap.
I'm loving how it doesn't feel heavy or painful at all despite how loose it is.
She hasn't been patient enough to allow me to tighten properly.
I don't know if she ever will be,
But I guess I'll just hold on to this for a few months & see what happens.
Mainly coz of how comfy it is despite the level of sloppiness I'm achieving.
This is the second wrap ever that I touched,
& the first one I own.
I keep getting surprised by how thick & coarse it feels.
I guess I have to stop expecting for it to feel as thin & soft as a pashmina.
But a pashmina wouldn't hold a baby up safe.
Anyways,
It is airy.
But I have yet to wear it for a long period of time while walking & Hilwa is napping.
& the whole weightless thing,
I totally believe it now.
It's not so much weightless like you don't feel like you're carrying anything,
But more of the you don't feel the weight on your shoulders.
No straps digging in, no pressure points.
Loving it so far.
& I think Hilwa is warming up to it too.
After all, she was the one who dragged it over to me then patiently waited while I arrange it around myself.
Heeks

Manners.

I'm going to write this here instead of on the fb thread where it's being discussed coz I don't want to disrespect anyone.
But I'm still gonna write it.
Last night a lot of people in TTDI, apparently, was bothered by the sound of a chopper going around the neighbourhood with its searchlight on.
The patrol was requested by our very own Tuan Jamil, the head of balai polis TTDI.
But instead of saying thanks, a few people actually accused it of being not cost effective, not effective & just annoyingly loud.
It's like if you throw someone a birthday party & that person turns right around & says 'you know, this is not cost effective. I hate it'.
No thanks, not even a fake smile.
What the hell is wrong with people nowadays?
Malaysians especially think they're so clever at everything,
& I know I'm not excluded as I'm writing this now.
Everyone thinks so lowly of our police that they feel it is their right to come up & say 'I know better, & this does not work so stop it'.
How do you know it does not work?
Have you been graphing the crime cases every night since you were born & know for a fact a heli patrol doesn't make a difference?
Or are you in fact a criminal & you know for a fact you weren't intimidated last night?
Hmmmm interesting thought.
Anyways, I'm not here to comment on whether it was effective or cost effective,
Though to me it wasn't annoyingly loud.
I enjoy the sounds of planes (or helicopters) at night.
But if you ask me, those birds arriving from Europe at dawn, descending over our skies into KLIA is more annoying kot than a helicopter?
They arrive like every 3 minutes!
So people, conclusion is, just be grateful we have such an awesome ketua balai.
Kesian Tuan Jamil.

The only logical way to go is forward: Katherines

So I guess I only write about the Greens now?
Whatever.
Started reading An Abundance of Katherines today.
I'm only 40 pages in & I've traded it for Brotherhood 2.0 instead.
& candy crush.
It's not bad, the writing is actually pretty good.
Tiny facts at the bottom of the pages? Love it.
But I cannot stand Colin.
Urgh.
I've accidentally read some reviews on goodreads which were dissing hassan saying he's a useless sidekick,
But heck no. Calling Colin kafir? Gold!
All I can say now is,
Green, this better be worth it.
Coz Colin is so urghhhh I don't think I've ever hated a lead this much in any stories before.
Urgh!