People Get My Goat 10:20 AM

You know what my problem is?  I can't stand people.

I have a very low tolerance rate of people in general, somehow they end up irritating me even when they don't try.  And I just sit there seething in anger and annoyance, I want to leave but I can't cuz its rude, impolite, against the Good Manners I was brought up to stringently observe.

That must be why I'm so anti-social, it just seems much easier to be by myself.  On the other hand, avoiding people probably isn't too good for my mental health.

Bring Tissues Next Time 9:18 AM

Had an FML moment today.

After dropping the grandparents back home, I was about to drive off when I was overcome by the sudden urge to sneeze.  My nose had been spoiling for a sneeze all day (because I slept with the air-con on!).  I reached out for the tissuebox, but to my great horror, it wasn't there.

It couldn't wait, there was only one thing left: my shirt!  So I sneezed heartily into it, and my grandmother who was opening the gate turned around and made a face.  And I was too proud to ask for a tissue.  Next time replace the tissueboxlah!!

Tolong prevent the spread of Influenza A(H1N1), today.  Brought to you by the Health Ministry of John.

Blogging about Blogging 11:29 AM

How erchui is that?

It is now 2.05am, and I'm blogging about blogging.  Please observe the following tips if you wish to be a celebrity blogger (or at least get more followers than your pathetic circle of college/high school friends):

1. Leave a "digital trail" i.e. go visit other's people's blogs (preferably famous ones like Perez Hilton or Kenny Sia) and make comments under their top-rated posts.
2. Make sure those posts are super-duper controversial (e.g. "Kanye West used to be a woman") so people will be curious enough to want to see your blog.
3. Have a proactive digital presence i.e. link your twitter, tumlr, facebook, linkd, flickr, friendster, myspace, plurk, wordpress, youtube, and whatever else you have to your blog so people may stalk you at all times of the day.
4. Update frequently, it is the golden rule of successful celebrity blogging.  People just can't get enough of your hourly updates even if its: "Constipated.  Must have been that rotten sambal from the cat's drinking bowl".
5. Make sure to constantly check for and reply your reader's comments, otherwise they get pissed and you lose street cred (or blog cred in this case).

So that's it folks, John's Five Steps to A Successful Career in Blogging.  May the Blog of Fortune smile upon you.  Peace!

"1Daging, 1Malaysia" 10:19 AM

This is one of my all-time favourites from 15Malaysia. Support your local film industry!

Peace.