It's been about 5 days since my last post now. I've had lots of work to do lately, people to meet, salts to synthesize, sleep to catch up on and the usual ramblings of school life.
Alright. Today's post is a tribute to three absolutely amazing people who have made my week. I'll feel really guilty if I don't blog about them, and give them the recognition they deserve. Unfortunately, I don't personally know them but they have indirectly affected me, to varying degrees. I don't exactly feel like my humorous self today, so I apologize in advance. (We bloggers are unpredictable creatures, you know)
When I said people, I'm pretty sure you'd have expected a fully fledged adult. But certainly not......Baby Ally? Yes, Baby Ally. She's a baby (no prizes for guessing) and is absolutely adorable.
1. Baby "Whatever" Ally
When my sister first showed me this we were like, "OMGness, that's just sooooooooooo cute!". I'm sure you'll say the same. So cute lah. I think I'm gonna teach my kid that too in the future.
Okay, I just want a chance to say this again:
"She's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO adorableeeeeeeeee! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Alright, rant over.
The next star-studded member of Jonathan's Angels is a face anyone would recognize if they had been actively in touch with the online community these past months.
Some facts:
-She was a finalist in the recent 'Britains Got Talent' Contest.
-She's a fantastic, pitch-perfect singer.
-She has the most adorable smile (she's missing teeth, which makes her all the more adorable)
-She's only 6.
Her name is Connie Talbot, and she's up against Britain's most talented and yet she holds her own ground. She was a favourite to win the competition, for a chance to sing before the Queen. The video might take awhile to load, but it's REALLY worth your time.
Connie in the finals. "Pound for pound, inch for inch, the best 6-year-old singer in the world."
The first time I watched her, I felt tears welling up, until I remembered I was a guy. Seriously, just watching her sing reminds us of our lost innocence, amidst a world where lost causes prevail. When was the last time you looked at someone and saw nothing but a childlike innocence, naive and quite oblivious to the world around her? That's the exact reason why the world has fallen in love with Connie, because she reminds us of the things that we have lost to ourselves as we grow up.
I pray and pray that Connie won't grow up to be a die-cast model of those ridiculous singers and what-not that fill the tabloids and headlines. A part of me wants to tell her to never grow up, but that's just wishful thinking. The chances are, under the limelight and with the pressure of the world on her, she'll turn out no better. But we can still hope, can't we?
I believe I've typed enough, and imposing too much of my philosophy on you. Well, we'll move on then.
Next up is Paul Potts, a man who needs no introduction (unless you've been hiding under a coconut eating biang biang noodles). While he might not look too imposing, a little bit loser-ish even, I have nothing but respect and appreciation for the man. He competed with Connie and won the 'Britains Got Talent' show (quite rightfully so, I must add). I thought Connie was good, and absolutely deserved to win...until Paul Potts sang. And now I'm potty over it, and so is the world.
First performance. As some guy aptly puts it, 'See how gobsmacked Simon and the judges are when he starts to sing'
Paul Potts in the finals, a real winner.
I got goosebumps all over just hearing him sing. And nearly cried too (only nearly lah). It really moves you to see a REAL LIVE person go so far. By real live I mean your everyday Jon, the kind that you meet on the streets, the kind that tenders your change in restaurants, the kind that sells you tins of Spam (canned Ham) and rips you off by selling Ah Fesyen shirts.
His story sounds just like one out of the movies. Humble mobile phone salesman, who has no confidence himself, but has a talent he is not aware of, faithful supporting and loving wife gives him confidence in himself, joins competition, wins, wows world (and me!) over. But it's darn right true, he has talent. I must say I'm a self-professed fan of the guy. The four tenors? The amazing tenor Paul Potts? First tenor featured on hamnoj.blogspot.com? All within reach of this amazing singer.
He gives life to the oft-quoted quote - If you believe in your dreams, they can come true.
And that sums up my week, and the people who've inspired me throughout. Read, comment and enjoy. I doubt I'll be posting for awhile due to work commitments and my downright laziness (*Grin*). Jon out.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
A screenie
A quickie:
Somehow Mac's are just so much more aesthetically pleasing to the eye than Windows could ever hope to be. Just look at Vista now and you'll notice it bears a striking resemblance to the original Mac style.
Tsk tsk Microsoft, shame on you for copying.
Anyways, I'm using a Windows myself (and not complaining) and finally decided to bank in on the lovely Mac layout for my own desktop.
The results?
I dare say it looks pretty darn good. (Click image to enlarge)
Well now, I've wasted enough time already on jazzing up my desktop, and I'm about to waste a bit more just sitting and staring at a blank desktop.
Jon signing out.
Somehow Mac's are just so much more aesthetically pleasing to the eye than Windows could ever hope to be. Just look at Vista now and you'll notice it bears a striking resemblance to the original Mac style.
Tsk tsk Microsoft, shame on you for copying.
Anyways, I'm using a Windows myself (and not complaining) and finally decided to bank in on the lovely Mac layout for my own desktop.
The results?
I dare say it looks pretty darn good. (Click image to enlarge)
Well now, I've wasted enough time already on jazzing up my desktop, and I'm about to waste a bit more just sitting and staring at a blank desktop.
Jon signing out.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
My Pancreatic Romance
Hello again, I'll make this quick, since both you and I have better things to do.
I've gotta study for a physics test and you probably have some other blogs of more interest to browse through.
Anyway, I've done two things today that might be of interest to you people.
1. I've watched a horridly soppy movie. It's called 'The Notebook'. I actually liked it.
Oh fine, I'll admit I'm a huge sucker for a good romance movie. Well yes, some of the lines were a little corny and clichéd, and you can pretty much guess whats happening and going to happen next.
I mean, it all gets predictable after awhile. You don't actually have to guess who dies, who ends up with who...etcetera etcetera. In spite of all that, my pathetically soppy alter-ego decides that it's a good movie because it has a happy ending and has happy moments throughout the movie.
But never mind that.
2. I've listened to Pancreas. No it's not the name of my newest imaginary friend. Neither is it a new kind of roti invented by the ingenious mamaks who come up with so many names for their rotis. Now, I bet half of you don't appreciate your pancreas the way you should. Ask your average Jon on the streets and they might not even know he has a PANCREAS, of all things.
Wait, isn't the pancreas that cartoon character?
Meet Mr Pancreas.
He's even got his own spot on the Walk of Fame!
Moving along; ever heard of Weird al Yankovic? Only like the best parody band to ever exist? It's a real shame if you haven't. Anyway they have one song aptly titled 'Pancreas'.
No prizes for guessing what the song is about. I simply have to say that it is a PANTASTIC (fantastic) song! Man, now you'll no longer have trouble remembering all those bio facts about that oh-so-underrated organ in your body.
Here are the lyrics to the song. It's little lengthy, but oh so darn funny. (It's even incorporated some physics in it)
Weird al Yankovic 'Pancreas'
I'm always thinkin' 'bout it
I don't know what I'd do without it
I love, I really love
My pancreas
My spleen just doesn't matter
Don't really care about my bladder
But I don't leave home without
My pancreas
My pancreas is always
There for me
Ahh-oooh
Secreting those enzymes (bap bap bap)
Secreting those hormones too
Metabolizing carbohydrates
Just for me
Ba-ba ba ba-ba ba ba ba-ba ba ba
My pancreas
Ba-ba ba ba-ba ba ba ba-ba ba
My pancreas
Ooooooh
**My pancreas attracts every other
Pancreas in the universe
With a force proportional
To the product of their masses
And inversely proportional
To the distance between them
**by the way, this is actually Newton's Law of Gravitation,
to those of you who understand my lingo.
Woo woo woo woo
Don'tcha you know you gotta
Flow, flow, flow, pancreatic juice
Flow, flow, into the deuodenum
Insulin, glucagon
(Won'tcha flow, flow, flow, pancreatic juice)
Comin' from the islets of Langerhans...
(Flow flow, into the deuodenum)
Can't you see I love my pancreas
Golly-gee I love my pancreas
JON : DON'T YOU JUST LOVE YOUR PANCREAS NOW?
I've gotta study for a physics test and you probably have some other blogs of more interest to browse through.
Anyway, I've done two things today that might be of interest to you people.
1. I've watched a horridly soppy movie. It's called 'The Notebook'. I actually liked it.
Oh fine, I'll admit I'm a huge sucker for a good romance movie. Well yes, some of the lines were a little corny and clichéd, and you can pretty much guess whats happening and going to happen next.
I mean, it all gets predictable after awhile. You don't actually have to guess who dies, who ends up with who...etcetera etcetera. In spite of all that, my pathetically soppy alter-ego decides that it's a good movie because it has a happy ending and has happy moments throughout the movie.
But never mind that.
2. I've listened to Pancreas. No it's not the name of my newest imaginary friend. Neither is it a new kind of roti invented by the ingenious mamaks who come up with so many names for their rotis. Now, I bet half of you don't appreciate your pancreas the way you should. Ask your average Jon on the streets and they might not even know he has a PANCREAS, of all things.
Wait, isn't the pancreas that cartoon character?
Meet Mr Pancreas.
He's even got his own spot on the Walk of Fame!
Moving along; ever heard of Weird al Yankovic? Only like the best parody band to ever exist? It's a real shame if you haven't. Anyway they have one song aptly titled 'Pancreas'.
No prizes for guessing what the song is about. I simply have to say that it is a PANTASTIC (fantastic) song! Man, now you'll no longer have trouble remembering all those bio facts about that oh-so-underrated organ in your body.
Here are the lyrics to the song. It's little lengthy, but oh so darn funny. (It's even incorporated some physics in it)
Weird al Yankovic 'Pancreas'
I'm always thinkin' 'bout it
I don't know what I'd do without it
I love, I really love
My pancreas
My spleen just doesn't matter
Don't really care about my bladder
But I don't leave home without
My pancreas
My pancreas is always
There for me
Ahh-oooh
Secreting those enzymes (bap bap bap)
Secreting those hormones too
Metabolizing carbohydrates
Just for me
Ba-ba ba ba-ba ba ba ba-ba ba ba
My pancreas
Ba-ba ba ba-ba ba ba ba-ba ba
My pancreas
Ooooooh
**My pancreas attracts every other
Pancreas in the universe
With a force proportional
To the product of their masses
And inversely proportional
To the distance between them
**by the way, this is actually Newton's Law of Gravitation,
to those of you who understand my lingo.
Woo woo woo woo
Don'tcha you know you gotta
Flow, flow, flow, pancreatic juice
Flow, flow, into the deuodenum
Insulin, glucagon
(Won'tcha flow, flow, flow, pancreatic juice)
Comin' from the islets of Langerhans...
(Flow flow, into the deuodenum)
Can't you see I love my pancreas
Golly-gee I love my pancreas
JON : DON'T YOU JUST LOVE YOUR PANCREAS NOW?
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Ah Fesyen
Hey there!
Wanna look uber funky and groovy this summer season? Look no further as the new Hammelicious wardrobe line is bringing you the "Ah Fesyen" Designer Line.
Ah Fesyen 1 is a stunning complimentary blend of retro chic colours such as white, grey, and more white.
Not only that, it only serves a dual purpose not only as a enviable top, it is also a fully fledged sport attire! New patent Hole-In-The-Sleeve technology allows freedom of movement and also good air flow to your arms and more!
Check it out today at hamnoj.blogspot.com!
A model posing with Ah Fesyen 1.
*Note the Hole-In-The-Sleeve technology
Size : Free size
Condition : Only worn about two hundred times.
Brand : dunno leh
Colour : White
Starting price : RM 50
Price after discount : RM 20
Note to reader : Price is non-inclusive of shipping costs and model.
Be a true Malaysian and support our cause today!
**Disclaimer : hamnoj.blogspot.com is not responsible in the case of me ripping you off.
Wanna look uber funky and groovy this summer season? Look no further as the new Hammelicious wardrobe line is bringing you the "Ah Fesyen" Designer Line.
Ah Fesyen 1 is a stunning complimentary blend of retro chic colours such as white, grey, and more white.
Not only that, it only serves a dual purpose not only as a enviable top, it is also a fully fledged sport attire! New patent Hole-In-The-Sleeve technology allows freedom of movement and also good air flow to your arms and more!
Check it out today at hamnoj.blogspot.com!
A model posing with Ah Fesyen 1.
*Note the Hole-In-The-Sleeve technology
Size : Free size
Condition : Only worn about two hundred times.
Brand : dunno leh
Colour : White
Starting price : RM 50
Price after discount : RM 20
Note to reader : Price is non-inclusive of shipping costs and model.
Be a true Malaysian and support our cause today!
**Disclaimer : hamnoj.blogspot.com is not responsible in the case of me ripping you off.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
The Mysterious Death
There's been a death.
Log : 9th June 2007. 1932hours.
Fishy16 was found lying unconscious beneath the drift wood, hidden from plain sight until fishes 1-15, 17-24 detected a foul odour. The National Department of Fishorensics was alerted immediately. It has been widely speculated that this case in under the direction of renowned fishspector, His Imperial Fishness, Sir Cofungus Jon.
When probed for comment, he only replied "Rest assured, justice will be served".
Scene of the crime
Sector 54 of the Skeenefut District is one of the newest pioneering architectural landmarks in the state of Jon's Room.
Officiated only today, it is tragic that it is already plagued with a death.
The victim, only known as Fishy16 had not been carrying any identification at the time. Foul play has not been ruled out as a possibility of the death.
Now for the big question (literally) :
WHO DUNNIT??
Also present at the scene of the crime were two ex-convicts. J.A. Rummynose Tetra claimed he was taking a bath at the moment of the crime. However, he is on the police list as the first suspect.
Teen gangsters Bob, Leonard, Eric, Tony and Bossman of the Stick-It-To-The-Man scandal were also present. Comments were unavailable as at the time of printing, they were as drunk as fishes. They are suspects number 2.
bob
leonard
eric
tony
boss man
**names have been changed and faces blurred to protect privacy.
Shortly after the death, family members and friends gathered at a private ceremony to mourn their loss of Fishy16. Consistent with the family beliefs, they sent him off in typical Gillanian fashion. "He was a good brother and fish. I hope he rests in peace now that he is back in the ocean, where he belongs", says brother, Fishy15.
Final goodbyes.
Picture published courtesy of
Flush-Away-Your-Tears Funeral Home.
The authorities are still working hard in order for justice to be served. If you have any information concerning the case, dial 1800-i got info wei-00.
Log : 9th June 2007. 1932hours.
Fishy16 was found lying unconscious beneath the drift wood, hidden from plain sight until fishes 1-15, 17-24 detected a foul odour. The National Department of Fishorensics was alerted immediately. It has been widely speculated that this case in under the direction of renowned fishspector, His Imperial Fishness, Sir Cofungus Jon.
When probed for comment, he only replied "Rest assured, justice will be served".
Scene of the crime
Sector 54 of the Skeenefut District is one of the newest pioneering architectural landmarks in the state of Jon's Room.Officiated only today, it is tragic that it is already plagued with a death.
The victim, only known as Fishy16 had not been carrying any identification at the time. Foul play has not been ruled out as a possibility of the death.
Now for the big question (literally) :
WHO DUNNIT??
Also present at the scene of the crime were two ex-convicts. J.A. Rummynose Tetra claimed he was taking a bath at the moment of the crime. However, he is on the police list as the first suspect.
Teen gangsters Bob, Leonard, Eric, Tony and Bossman of the Stick-It-To-The-Man scandal were also present. Comments were unavailable as at the time of printing, they were as drunk as fishes. They are suspects number 2.
bob
leonard
eric
tony
boss man
**names have been changed and faces blurred to protect privacy.
Shortly after the death, family members and friends gathered at a private ceremony to mourn their loss of Fishy16. Consistent with the family beliefs, they sent him off in typical Gillanian fashion. "He was a good brother and fish. I hope he rests in peace now that he is back in the ocean, where he belongs", says brother, Fishy15.
Final goodbyes.Picture published courtesy of
Flush-Away-Your-Tears Funeral Home.
The authorities are still working hard in order for justice to be served. If you have any information concerning the case, dial 1800-i got info wei-00.
Friday, June 8, 2007
First Post
as usual, here's how all beginning posts go: (reads aloud in a dull monotonous voice)
i hereby sincerely declare that i will not abandon this blog (at least for the next few months).
i also sincerely declare that i will come up with interesting posts to keep my (to date, nil) readers entertained and your cravings for random facts satisfied.
furthermore, i declare (i bet you're quick sick of my declarations and 'sincerity' by now) that i w........will stop with this.
Alright, now that that's over, it's time for the real star of the day :
Random fact #1!
Well, since I'm currently learning to write Chinese characters, naturally I looked up the most complicated character there was in existence.
Courtesy of the all-knowing Wikipedia, the most complex Chinese character is "biáng".
BIANG BIANG!
Yup folks, step right up and view for yourself the amazing, the spectacular, and the downright redundant.........biang biang! (It's even got a nice ring to it)
At a whopping 57 strokes, which, trust me, is absolutely painstaking to write out, this character is name for a type of noodle in China's Shaanxi province. That's right, a noodle. Seems to me China is just full of creative geniuses.
And since I'm on the road to being a ink-brush-wielding-guy-who-can-write-Chinese, don't be too surprised if you soon encounter a 128-stroke character which means 'turtle soup that is triple boiled in papaya juice with extract of lotus flower and crunchy vegetables served with fried onion rings'. So all you'd have to do is say I want a bong bong soup, and wa-la!-you've got some uber-fancy soup with the mention of just three characters!
Just in case I've scared you into thinking I'm absolutely deranged, trust me - I'm not (protests sound in the background). So much for a first post, eh? Thanks for the drop by anyway, and enjoy your soup!
i hereby sincerely declare that i will not abandon this blog (at least for the next few months).
i also sincerely declare that i will come up with interesting posts to keep my (to date, nil) readers entertained and your cravings for random facts satisfied.
furthermore, i declare (i bet you're quick sick of my declarations and 'sincerity' by now) that i w........will stop with this.
Alright, now that that's over, it's time for the real star of the day :
Random fact #1!
Well, since I'm currently learning to write Chinese characters, naturally I looked up the most complicated character there was in existence.
Courtesy of the all-knowing Wikipedia, the most complex Chinese character is "biáng".
BIANG BIANG!
Yup folks, step right up and view for yourself the amazing, the spectacular, and the downright redundant.........biang biang! (It's even got a nice ring to it)
At a whopping 57 strokes, which, trust me, is absolutely painstaking to write out, this character is name for a type of noodle in China's Shaanxi province. That's right, a noodle. Seems to me China is just full of creative geniuses.
And since I'm on the road to being a ink-brush-wielding-guy-who-can-write-Chinese, don't be too surprised if you soon encounter a 128-stroke character which means 'turtle soup that is triple boiled in papaya juice with extract of lotus flower and crunchy vegetables served with fried onion rings'. So all you'd have to do is say I want a bong bong soup, and wa-la!-you've got some uber-fancy soup with the mention of just three characters!
Just in case I've scared you into thinking I'm absolutely deranged, trust me - I'm not (protests sound in the background). So much for a first post, eh? Thanks for the drop by anyway, and enjoy your soup!
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