Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Wow.

Second post in three days. Woohoo! (Waits for applause) This is amazing!

Levity over, let's get down to the big cheese. So, I just returned home from an extremely profitable trip to the mall. Not going to say which, that's just free advertising. If you want any advertising space, you guys will just have to pay me. Anyways, I had a disappointing lunch at a certain Hong Kong - themed restaurant. Again, not going to say the name. But more on that later. (Actually, no.) The purpose of this post is also to enlighten the masses of this shop, this one shop that is completely EPIC. No shop has ever filled me with such wonder and amazement. Oh yes, this will also be the first post EVER with PICTURES. Yep, you got that right. PICTURES. Without further ado, I present to you:

Ignore the women in the picture, they were just in the way.















So, Daiso. A Japanese - themed convenience store. It literally has everything under the sun for the flat price of RM 5 EACH for EVERYTHING. Every product sold costs RM 5 (€1.26 for Europeans, £1.05 for Brits, and US$1.64 for Americans)
Hard to believe, but THIS 3g Tea Measure...
...and THIS bouquet of flowers...






































COST THE SAME PRICE.


Shocking eh? After wondering about the store for about 10 minutes, I started noticing some oddities . For example, on a bunch of sponges, I noticed that there was a recurring theme in their mascots.
If you look carefully, one of the little cubes
is sleeping while another is EATING. And, they all look
pretty angry about something. Probably tax rates.
This guy is a king. And a happy one at that. Yet, he comes from a
totally different brand from the one above. Competition much?
As I moved on through the store, a number of other things caught my eye.
This cream, apparently, turns you into a
pleasantly surprised robber.
What if I wanted to drink RED wine? For those of you
who can't see, it says "White Wine Glass"
See any difference in the two? Neither do I.
Somehow, this is a cake.
And a home made one at that.
Stainless steel soap. Nothing more needs to be said.
Note that the eye is only on the packaging,
meaning that when you remove the sponge it
becomes a sea urchin instead of a hedgehog.
Wait, how is it even a hedgehog in the first place?
THIS IS A HEDGEHOG.
Kitchen timer chicken? Or kitchen timer lemon?
Last picture. The sign says it all.
Daiso. Store of many wonders. Yep, shameless plug for them here. But only because they have some pretty cool stuff. Now if only they sold food...



Monday, March 12, 2012

Of Switch-ups and Other Trivialities.

So, once again we return. I apologize for the rather lengthy hiatus, for I have been busy. Oh well. All is not lost. Shall we begin? I think we should.

So, what shall I be writing about today? Should it be a classic port-a-john post? I don’t remember having done one of those in a long time. Shall it be a dark story with a humorous ending? I don’t think so. Let’s just write and see where this goes.

Think back, to when you guys were kids. To a carefree time, a time of pleasures and joy.  In a lush meadow, full of lush greenery and beautiful flowers. The sound of small children playing, it pleases the ears, as long as you don’t know what they’re saying. Have that image in your mind? Hang on to it for a quick second. Now, it’s time for the switch-up. A thousand cows fall from the sky, bellowing out cries of alarm at being tossed out of God’s hands like a fat kid dropping ice-cream on the sidewalk. The first cows splat on the ground with a horrible sound and an even more horrible smell. In their fear, the rest of the cows release enough methane gas to block out sunlight for a moment. Children running everywhere, tripping over themselves and disembowelled cow bellies.  Confused cows falling from the skies. Crippled cows stampeding everything in their path. The meadow smells of blood and gore. Within seconds, the meadow runs red blood with blood. A hundred children moan in pain, drowned out only by the sound of five hundred cows dying.

Let us move away from that horrible scene in your mind right now.  You sick person, I bet your mind automatically added in horrible visual and sound effects. So sick.  Whatever. Let’s move on. Imagine yourself lying on a pristine beach. The sand is pearly white, soft to the touch. The sea laps invitingly ten feet from your spot. It is azure and sparkling,  nary a high roller in sight for miles. The sun is bright and yellow, yet not unbearably hot. You take in a deep breath. This is the life. Once again, the switch up. A huge hole appears in the ground next to you. A million, no a billion small crabs crawl out of the hole at the nearest rock looking object. You. A thousand spiny legs crawl over you, a thousand pincers nibble into your soft flesh, drawing blood. Your skin is slowly peeled off, exposing the raw flesh underneath. That’s not it. A thousand fishes rise up from the sea, arcing in graceful trajectories to land on your body. Salt water enters every crevice of your body, stinging you painfully everywhere there is exposed flesh. You struggle to get up, but nothing works. The fish start puking into your mouth, your nostrils, your navel. Horrible yellow liquid comes out of the fishes every orifice, smelling offensive. It is thick and tarry. You try to scream but no sound comes out as your mouth is already full of the yellow liquid.

Still haven’t pressed that ‘X’ yet? Very well. I can see that you are a resilient character. Let us move on. You are lying in your bed. It is raining outside. Thunder and lightning are out and about. You are safe and warm in your bed, under the covers. Your laptop or mobile device rests on your lap. Headphones obscure your hearing. What are you listening to? Well, anything you want to. Pick a favourite song or tune. Put it on. Then continue reading. All good? Okay. You’re feeling at peace with the world. The world feels at peace with you. You read on, waiting for the punch line. So far, so good. Where’s the switch up ? Maybe I’m doing all this to put you on your guard against falling cows and puking fish. Maybe I’m just messing with your mind. Or maybe there is something but I’m just not showing you. Ok then. Time for the obligatory switch-up. You’ve all been waiting for this. Here we go.