Honey, I shrunk the PlayStation.

As you might know, the 15GB iPod I had been carrying for a few years has broken down on me for some time and I've been wanting a replacement ever since. However, current prices (I need at least the 8GB nano, and that costs RM829) are pretty steep, and replacing the conked hard drive is a no-no (expensive, replacements are hard to find).

Today, though, I decided I might not need a new iPod after all - the piano black PlayStation Portable my dad has been holding on to underused for a few years now (he has rich friends with benefits) might finally be passed down to me.

Now, at this point you might be thinking I'm overjoyed. And I am, sort of. I mean, which 16-year-old would not want a PSP? But I do have a few reservations:

1. I still don't get a properly large enough storage space. Nice as the PSP is, the 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo that is in it at the moment is still woefully short of the space I need. There are two reasons why I need large storage space. One is the amount of music I carry, which is as near as makes no difference 2.5GB. And the last time I checked, 2.5GB > 1GB. Also, I've yet to free my mother's computer from the behemoth that is my stuff, as the only thing in my house that has a big enough storage space to store that stuff is my iPod, which, as should be apparent by now if you're reading, is currently a vegetable. Maybe the 8GB Memory Stick Sony sells at the moment could be enough. But that will sting me for RM499. Ouch.

2. At 170x74x23 mm, only the deepest of pockets will be able to accommodate the PSP. Still, if people can carry Nokia Communicators in their pockets...

So, as you can see, there are a few issues regarding the black beauty. Still, with video and WiFi capabilities, maybe life as a PSP owner isn't so bad after all. And of course, it's got what is effectively a PS2 squeezed into its svelte body, so it's no hardship. If only the PS2 I have actually starts working properly...

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I'm free. XD

SPM Quickie #02

In the beginning, there were two years.

The two years became one.

Which in turn became six months.

Then, without warning, there was just one month.

Then one week.

Then one day.

Then it was the day itself.

The day after.

The week after.

And now we're on Friday, the 23rd of November. Just three days till the end of SPM, with only Biology in sight.

Time flies when you take SPM.

SPM Quickie #01

Never sit for two morning-to-evening papers back-to-back. You'll be dead. Although the rain and heat probably had more to do with it.

At least there has been one major victory.

History, as they say, is history.

I really can't wait for this to be over. But looking at the number of papers I still have to go through, it has to be said that the end still seems so awfully far away.

SPM is coming soon. Very soon. No, really.

Time really does fly. 10 years of schooling has just flown by. And now, I'm less than a week away from sitting an exam that will change my life.

So this is it, innit?

SPM.

God, it feels so...weird.

It's such a strange feeling, not going to school anymore...

...not seeing my friends in school uniforms anymore...

...no longer having to set my phone to Silent mode while in class anymore...

...the list goes on...

...and on...

...and on...

...and on...okay, I really have to stop it.

I'm already starting to really miss school. I'm sure life after school (at least for the first three months anyway) will be total bliss, but it's pretty sad stepping out of school grounds for the last time.

But hey, at least I get to try out new things. The mind wanders...

Anyway, all this is rubbish. All that matters it this last barrier stopping me from freedom.

It's sorta like a scene in a movie where all the people are preparing for some natural disaster or something.

Well, for those of you sitting for SPM, I wish you all the best - in examination and in life. Hope to see you soon.

[jonjwlee.blogspot.com goes into hibernation mode]

Justice that isn't being served

The scandal involving a video clip showing a prominent lawyer apparently negotiating the appointment of judges is absolutely ridiculous.

Has corruption in our country become so bad that it's encroaching on our legal system?

Now we're really screwed.

And what's with the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department?

Firstly, whoever who did it isn't going to actually confess to the rest of the world about his misdeeds, innit? Especially if he happens to be a senior judge risking his job, his substantial pay, his reputation and possibly life in prison by doing this. C'mon, I know you're smarter than that. Even if you are a Malay. And fasting.

Secondly, who are you to say that we should not blow this issue out of proportion? Who's at the short end of the stick, you or us? Who are the citizens of the country? Who are the ones paying taxes? Who are the ones whose justice depends on the integrity, fairness and impartiality of the legal system (which, currently, is undoubtedly being abused to give invincibility to some really suspect individuals)? And who's gonna keep the peace and order of the country if not the legal system? You? Datuk Zakaria? Perogol Terung? Who may decide that the best punishment criminals should be sentenced to, actually, is raping them with vegetables.

Indeed, we SHOULD make a big fuss over it. It's such a big issue it makes the word 'big' seem infinitesimal. Whoever says otherwise should be shot.

Don't play with your veggies, kids...

The sexual assault and murder of eight-year-old Nurin Jazlin Jazimin, so brutally carried out, has shook the nation. Over the past week, mouths have chattered about the high-profile crime commited by the anonymous sadist. The abuse dished onto the poor girl was so perverse, so sickening, reading it in the newspapers alone makes even the most impersonal stomachs churn.

The entire ordeal started a month ago, when Nurin went missing after going to buy hairclips alone. Nothing surfaced until earlier this week, where a bag was deposited in front of a book distribution company. The boss of said company opened the bag and - shock, horror - found a naked, tormented body stuffed in it.

The face was bashed so far beyond recognition that her parents initially refused to accept her as their daughter - as far removed from the bubbly Nurin as you can possibly get.

Still, DNA results don't lie, and the couple finally succumbed to the reality that they will never see their baby alive again.

The body had bruises all over, and there were (this is the most horrid part) a brinjal and a cucumber still stuck in her private parts.

What has the nation come to? Bodies in a fridge, bodies blown up and now bodies crammed into a minuscule bag - have we really become cold-blooded monsters? Have we really gotten so empty of any humane feeling as to leave our assault weapons (modest vegetables, no less) deep in our victims' vaginas and anuses, just waiting to be discovered? Do we really leave the bodies in public, under a security camera in broad daylight in a deliberate attempt to show the world how powerful we are? Clearly then, the world is officially unsafe.

So parents, NEVER leave your kids unattended, and kids, STICK to your parents. And whatever you do, NEVER, EVER TRUST STRANGERS TO YOUR KIDS. Unless that stranger happens to be me.

OK, that was so lame.

And if you happen to read this, you sick pervert, you better not let me see you. Because I would make it my personal mission to hunt you down. And believe me, the whole nation will follow.