The Lone Skylinez – Season 3 – Episode 001: Roti Canai

The Season 3 of The Lone Skylinez has begun!! Why the first episode of Season 3 is called Roti Canai? Well Ahahaha…

My classes have just started this week. Currently I am doing MSc Computer Network Technology, eh…I think I have mention it before…well, not wanna show-off or lansi ok :p. The class on Monday was cancelled due to some technical difficulties. So far, I have just met two of my lecturer, which is Dr. Richard Bims of the Multilayer Switching and Dr. Graham Sexton of the Wireless principle. Btw, Dr. Sexton is my Programme Leader. Well, the classes’ duration was quite long compared to my bachelors. Last time, it was 50 minute lecture, now, I am having 2-3 hours lecture =_=”.

As for my classmates, well, quite disappointed. 93% of them is Roti Canai, 4% Dim Sum, 2% Cheese Burger and 1% Junk Food. Also, it is 98% guys. EXTREMELY disappointed. Well, most leng lui went to Business School, not School of Engineering…Oh ya, I have migrated from School of Informatics(Computing) to School of Engineering & Technology, so can consider engineer also :p ahahaha. Well, this kind of subject is conquered by the Roti Canai Empire…have to fight with them.

*Note

Roti Canai: Indian

Dim Sum: Chinese

Cheese Burger: White People

Junk Food: Others

*Sorry if you feel offended, you can call me Cina Pek if you want =p.

Attending early morning class from 9 – 4, or 10 – 4 like that. Have to sleep early jor. Also, they upgraded my student ID cum library card, which I can now borrow 15 books instead of 10. Will be doing 3 semesters this year and having 4 subjects to cover. This semester I also need to submit 3 mini projects, which is suxx. Those mini projects is not MINI at all…when today Dr. Sean Danaher passing out a list of 53 project title for us to choose, I see those title I also kepala pusing. But not all 53 projects is applicable for me, because it covers others Engineering courses as well. So, maybe around 10+ titles is making sense to me. Have to submit the title of choice b4 6^th of Oct. Sienz. Below is a few images of my little networking lab

My housemate John just came back from HK. He will be my housemate for the entire course. His is doing BEng Mechanical Engineering, a 19-20 year old bloke. Today, I was refilling the fire starter with aerosol gas, I got burned. Well, because the gas was still around and I just sparked the fire, suddenly flame was in front of me. I got my front hair burned a little, my finger hair burned and eye brow plus eye lashes burned a little. Shit…what a day…luckily not my entire hair kena burn else I become Botak jor…U see those frizzy hair, those are the hair which kena burned...

-The End-

War of the Worlds

It was a dream I had on Thursday. Well, although it was a childish dream as my friend had said to me. Still, this one was very special, for me. The genre of the dream was a science fiction dream and it is almost the same with War of the Worlds. Although I haven’t watch WotW, but I think it was almost similar.

I was walking on a street of an unknown city. It was a quiet night, only me alone is on the street. I was wearing a white jacket and white pants. The temperature was quite cool. There were a few cars parking on the side of the road. I painted it in red, there no particular reason, just to indicate it is a car. Mind me because my painting skill is poor, so I just can represent it with some sketch I drew. The red triangle shape represent townhouse, they were quite far away down the hill.

I look upon the sky, I saw the sky were empty without any star, except a formation of star which resemble to a U shape. It was the brightest light on the sky. Well, to be honest, I felt the brightness of the star and the formation was a little unusual.

Suddenly, several comets fell from the star above. I was a little shock when I saw those comet hit on the town below the hill. Those comets, when I look closely, it resembles a shape of an arrow made of energy. It hit the upper section of the downhill town. The rain of comet slowly reaching to my street. I quickly hide at the side of a car.

A few comets flew by and hit randomly. When the arrow hit onto a solid object, it cause an explosion. I quickly look at my house which is located above a shop lot. I felt relief because none of the arrow hit my house. I few more rain of arrow came down to my place. I saw a girl who was stunned by the event, standing still without even reacting to dodge the arrow. I ran toward her and pull her by her hand, away from the targeting arrows. I bring her into my house. We walk the stairs and I opened the door. Somehow it wasn’t lock.

My mum and my two brothers are at the living hall. I told my mum that there is an alien invasion going on and we have to go upstairs. My mum asked me who the girl is. I said someone I just save. I told her this is not important, and ask her to bring my brothers upstairs immediately. While my mum and brother are going upstairs, which is another living hall, I am looking for my wooden sword. The wooden sword which is a little different compared to a bokken, it was used by Miyamoto Musashi on a famous duel with Sasaki Kojiro. After I have got my sword, I rush to up stairs. The girl was gone, but that time I really couldn’t care, my family safety comes first.

I told my mum and brothers to stay quiet. I switched off all the lights in the house. I took my camera, wanted to take the picture of the star formation. But when I looked thru the window, I notice some comet were different. It much more guided then the random arrows. When it came closer, it is actually a smaller ship, around the size of tank. It was red in color, formed by hundreds of circle shaped block. There were few hundred of ships coming towards. A few crashed on the shop opposite of my house. The ship transformed into humanoid shape robots. People were running around, a pure chaos. Suddenly, one of them breaks into my window with its arm. I use the sword and fend with it. The next thing I know, the scene fades.

My brother was reading a news paper. A small column on the bottom right says “Vincent was killed”. I was dead…It was so surprised that I don’t even know how…I thought I was the main cast…dead…aww that really ruin my reputation…haha. Well, after that scene I woke up, a little worried actually, because the dream were quite real. Thanks for reading this crap dream anyway.

- Prince of Dali -

Desert Rose

by Sting and Cheb Mami

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand


I dream of fire
These dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
And in the flames
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire


This desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

And as she turns
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns
I realize that nothing's as it seems

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand

I dream of rain
I lift my gaze to empty skies above
I close my eyes, this rare perfume
Is the sweet intoxication of her love

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand

Sweet desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

Sweet desert rose
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower, this rare perfume
Is the sweet intoxication of the fall

Hostile Takeover

Yesterday around 12am, Vincent has suffered a clinical depression in a sudden. His friendster has been modified where pictures have been deleted, information has change to all memento, password changes and deletion of his personal psychology research files. He also did not turn up for the academic briefing which is held today at 12pm.

The situation was a little dire, where I have to takeover for the moment. Currently putting him on hibernate so that he can return to normal. All the information on the friendster is currently incorrect. The effect of the clear mind of state is not suitable for him currently.

What happen is, he is trying to switch behavior which is not normally practice by him, and thus the emotional conflict happens. It is at best that none of the former Skylinez should attempt to communicate with him until situation is solved. But I guess, nobody cares about him right. Just updating I supposed.

- Jo -

Atlantis Season 3 – Behind Blue Eyes

This is another new beginning. I have enrolled myself to Northumbria University, doing MSc Computer Network and Technology. I have previously done my degree in the same university. The core of the programme is teaching CISCO CCNP syllabus. It is all about networking stuff. The programme leader said that after this course, we are qualify for CCNP. But the catch is, qualify for CCNP, not giving me a CCNP cert. Like kena “con” jor. Well, nvm, atleast I am doing something which I have knowledge and interest on. Teaching starts on next week.

I went to McD to tell that I am back to work. I was greeted warmly by Helen, the store manager. She asked me if I can work on this Sat and Sun? I agreed. So, this weekend I will be working from 10am to 6pm.

I went back home by 4pm. I saw YY online. Suddenly, a strange feeling struck me again. I dunno what kind of feeling was that but it just sad. Just doesn’t feel right. I am those person which is very easy to be affected by emotion. Furthermore, I began to feel the pressure in my MSc. This adds the stone on the burden. Sienz.

This few days I might not answering MSN. Wanted to isolate myself for a while. Denying myself of myself. Thankz for my friends who supported me on the past. Nothing more to write. Pen off.

Stargate Beyond - Enemy at the Gate

Stargate Beyond

Chapter XXX: Enemy at the Gate

“Pass me the rifle,” I said to Captain Steven “Batista” W.

He handed me the VC – 102 Sniper Rifle and asked me “Colonel, are you sure about this? We could just wait for the Stargate Command or the Colonial Marine to send rescue team,”

While shouldering the rifle in the prone position I told him “I rather take the chance. Even the nearest ship will take 6 hours to arrive.”

“What about the Stargate Command? They will send help thru the gate,” he said.”

While looking thru the sniping scope watching the Orcs guarding the Stargate, I told him “Look, there’s only 2 Orc guarding the gate okay,” I winked.

“Then what?” said Batista. He is very unconfident on my decision.

The distance between us and the Orcs guarding the Stargate is around 50 to 60 meters away. We hid our self behind the rubble. There is only 2 Orc guarding the Stargate. One of them is sitting down on tiny rubble at the east direction while the other is laying on the Stargate at the west facing the opposite direction of his companion. None of them sense our presence.

I ignored Batista. I decided to end this quick and escape thru the Stargate. I’ve already calculated the risk, and I think the risk is minimal. Before I could decide which Orc I should take out first, a tank arrived to the Stargate from the west direction. Two Orc jump down from the tank and join the other Orc guarding the gate. One of the Orc joins the Orc which is sitting at the east while the other one join the Orc at the west. Another Orc descend down from the tank and took his rifle form the cockpit.

“Vince!! Don’t shoot, don’t shoot,” said Batista. He waved his right hand sideway signaling me to stop.

I ignored him. I check my rifle for the remaining bullets. The LED on the side of the rifle displaying 5 bullets left. I decided to go on with my plan. I was very confident on that moment. Five bullets for 5 Orcs. This is what I am thinking. Thru the scope, I saw the Orcs at west side is lighting up their cigarette. At the east side, the same Orc sitting on the rubble while another is lighting up his cigarette. The Orc with the rifle seems suspicious at the rubble in front of him. He moved forward to our direction.

Suddenly, I heard a loud explosion. It seems that the Orc is launching an artillery strike on the remains of the colony.

Batista looked at me nervously. On the second explosion, I open fired at the Orc sitting on the rubble. I shot him in the head. The Orc collapsed, but none of the Orc realized it because none of them is looking at the Orc sitting there and they did not hear the shot because of the loud explosion. Batista was stun. He peeked thru the hole. He saw one of the Orc is down and the other was not aware of it.

On the next second, the Orc at the east looked back and was shocked to find out his companion is killed. Before he could warn the other companion, a third explosion was heard and I fired the Orc at the east. It hit him in the head and he is killed instantly.

The Orc with the rifle looked back, and was stunned to find out 2 of his companion is killed. He went into prone position. The other 2 Orc at the west is still unaware of the situation. A fourth explosion was heard and I shot the Orc at the west. Once again, I hit him in the head which he died instantly. The Orc with the rifle quickly took his grenade and prepare to throw at my location. A fifth explosion was heard and I shot the Orc with the rifle. The last Orc at the west suddenly realize the situation and was extremely shocked that his entire companion was killed. He ran to the east. I stand up and shoulder my rifle. I aim at the Orc carefully while his is running. I open fired at him and the bullet landed into his head. He collapsed. The whole event happens within seconds.

“Come, let’s go,” I told Batista. He did not respond. He was too amazed on my ability and still stun by it.

“Let’s go, Captain, what you’re waiting for?” I pulled his arm while talking to him.

“Whoa, I couldn’t believe what I have just seen…amazing…” he said. He stands up as I pulled him up. We ran to the Stargate. I dialed the Earth address. After the last chevron was entered, the Stargate is activated. Batista took his GDO and send the identification code. After a few second, we got the authentication code and we walked thru the event horizon.

Cast

Colonel Vincent MacLeod – Commander of SG-3 Alpha, Beta, and Delta Squad

Captain Steven “Batista” W. –Member of SG-3 Beta Squad led by Lt. Colonel Ryan Mac

Sitting Orc

East Cigarette Orc

West Cigarette Orc 1

West Cigarette Orc 2

Rifle Orc

Prince of Dali: Second Evil

Prince of Dali: Second Evil

This is a spin-off story about a girl. She is a friend of mine, thus I included her into my Prince of Dali story. I have asked her authority to publish this story, so that I might get some insight on how to deal with this problem if I have any other friends who encounter it, or better still, getting opinions. Since this is others people story so I would not put any real names on it. All the names here are fictional but the story is real. Why Second Evil? Why not other title? Well, read the story and you’ll find out yourself.

Her name was simply known as Tip. She is the eldest with a little brother in the family. Her father is a mechanic while her mom is a simple housewife. They were a happy family. Her father was a very sensible man, I as a Prince have spoken with him a few times. I called him Uncle Tap. She also told me he was a caring man for his family. I knew that. I knew them quite well to be honest. But that was long time ago. That time, her house was next to my little kingdom. Her mom was a good mother as well, as far as I recall. I call her Auntie Top. Her youngest brother is a 7 years younger then Tip. I call him Tum

One day, after a long time. I got a message from Tip. She was very sad. I took my horse and meet with her. She told me some saddening news happen in her family. Her father, had a woman outside. She doesn’t know how his met with these women, but it was driving his father crazy. The story goes like this. Auntie Top was suspecting something amidst with her husband. Once a while she saw Uncle Tap will be talking on the hand phone with a very gentle voice. Auntie Top couldn’t understand what his husband is talking about because he was speaking in Hakka. Every time the phone rang, Uncle Tap will go else where and talk to the phone, suspiciously. Auntie Top suspicious was growing more and she tries to ask her husband directly if he is having an affair. He said no and keeps on saying it was his customer asking about his car.

Day after day, Auntie Top asked his husband, he finally told her that he is indeed having an affair with other women. Auntie Top burst with tears and go a little berserk as Tip told me. Uncle Tap tries to calm her wife and saying that he is sorry. But his intention was not to break-up with those women, but to tell her that he wanted both. He just keeps on telling her wife to stay on, but I am not sure how Uncle Tap plans to maintain the situation. Later on, he changes the story and told her wife that she is just a friend. Auntie Top believes it and hope that he will change his mind.

But things getting worsen. Firstly, Uncle Tap keep telling her daughter that the women, which I refer as Fax, that she is just someone that he liked to talks to. Fax is someone who he can pour his heart out. Fax can listen to everything Uncle Tap has to say and even share the same interest. At first, Tip was a little upset but she just listen to what his father said and tries to calms her mom down. When Tip was talking to her mom, she tries to calm her down and telling her that it is just some friends of dad. He will just “get-over” it when he is done. Everyday, once a while Auntie Top will just have a quarrel which Uncle Tap, anytime, anywhere in the house.

Every night, Uncle Tap will call Fax and talk for hours long. Then half way, Auntie Top will come out from the bedroom and had a quarrel with him. Until now, Tip wasn’t upset with her father, because she loved him. She just tries to calm her mom down every time they had quarrel. Sometimes, Uncle Tap will come back home and change his clothes and go out to meet with Fax. But Uncle Tap is the kind of an honest person where he always had to tell his wife not to cook for him when he is not coming back for dinner. Auntie Top will purposely drove out with Tum, going somewhere. Since Uncle Tap always go to work by a motorcycle and only drove when he is going out, so Auntie took the car out so if he wanted to see the women, he will have to call a cab or take the motorcycle. So, every time when Uncle Tap is going to see Fax, Auntie will purposely take the car out with Tum. She will only be coming back around 10pm, drifting around any shopping mall. Auntie will give a call to Tip telling her intention and location, and ask if wanted to join her for dinner or else.

She is very supportive on her father side, but this support couldn’t last any longer when Auntie Top keep on quarrelling with Uncle Tap and keep on going against each other, she began to hate her father. Before this incident, she always had her father as a role model, but now, things changed. As I, The Prince of Dali have spoken with Uncle Tap a few times, I can see that his word is logical as it is sensible, but still, man will always succumb to beauty. Logic and sense is all in the bin when beauty is in front of the eye. On the last time, Tip always update her father how her mom has been, and Uncle will always tell her daughter that to calm her mom down and telling Tip everything is fine. But now, after seeing her mom situation, Tip herself can no longer calm down.

One day, around 9.30pm, Uncle Tap were coming back to take the car to see Fax, Auntie Top once again taking the car and asking Tip and Tum go with her. That day, Tip couldn’t stand it any longer, she tells her mom that she is bored of this and cannot take this anymore. She ran out from the house. That is where I got the call and I went to her. She told me that although her father is cheating her mom, still helping her dad felt that Tip is betraying her mom, while helping her mom, also felt like betraying her dad. Although by the view of others, helping the mom is the right thing to do, but I can feel it myself that helping both party hurts. That was the day she decided not to help any party.

That time, I don’t know how to help her, nor telling her what to do. Both is her parent, she had lived with them since she was born, both side hurts her. I got a call from Auntie Top. She asked if her daughter is with me, I lied, as instructed by Tip. She went back home after 1am. She asked me to drop her 2 house away so that she didn’t know I went out with her. I told her to give me a call if you need any help.

So far, as I know, Uncle Tap finally got his sense and break with Fax. I am glad that no divorce kind of situation happened. But I think this event changes Tip. She had a boyfriend now, but somehow I can see the possessiveness in her, a second evil. Maybe it was her nature, or maybe that event changes her where she is insecure seeing her boyfriend might be “spanar” by other girls. Well, I wish all the best for her.

There is some fictional scene which I added in story but the content was real. I also have asked her approval for this so everything I wrote is fine for her. The final comment was entirely myself but I don’t know she will “kill” for this or not =p. Any comment is very appreciated. Thank You

- Prince of Dali -

Prince of Dali: The Evil Within

Prince of Dali: The Evil Within

The original title was Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within. It was a famous game 2 years back. It talks about a Persian prince who is trying to find a way to change his destiny by changing the timeline thru supernatural method. I used this title to represent my scenario, so I change from Persia to Dali. The Kingdom of Dali is located around the southern part of China. It reins around 937 to 1257 AD. Why Dali? Well, it is just a random name which I know personally, and maybe it was a Buddhist Kingdom and so on. Well, what I am trying to do is not changing the timeline thru supernatural method, I just wanna accept my destiny while my evil side is rising.

I once met a girl I really, really liked when I was in UK. She was from Suzhou and 3 years my junior. She lived in the same flat with me. Let’s call her YY. We lived in the same flat for 5 month. In between, I develop feelings for her. I began to forget my main objective in UK. All I think is having fun, how to please her, how to interact with her, and taking care of her. I began to really into cooking after I met her. Although I know a few skills before I arrived, but my passion for cooking is because of her. Most of the time, I will cook her dinner, or desert, or lunch. Since she speaks mandarin all the time, which is an obstacle for me since I dun really speak mandarin, I learn. I brought a book on learning mandarin, well it was a basic book which teaches basic language.

In a few weeks time, my mandarin improve dramatically by chatting with her, watching mandarin movie, learn from the book, asking friends, interacting, and etc. Life was very beautiful for me during that moment. Although I have not reach bf-gf kinda relationship, but I am happy and finding ways to reach there. Half way thru there, problem arises. Interacting with her is a little dull. We do not really have topic in common. She dun elaborate much as well. Sometimes, when she speaks fast enough, I lost track. Asking her to explain, sickening her. Although I am patience with it, but I think she is not.

Day by day pass by, I really have nothing to talk to her. It was all routine chat like “Have you eaten?”, “Going where?”, “Slept?”, and etc. Nothings new. My evil began to rise. The evil side starts to demotivate me by telling me that I am NOT the One. All sorts of demotivating scenario are displayed into my mind. I had once decided to stop everything. Not because I hate her or anything, just that I afraid I will lose it when I am face with failure. I once stop seeing her for 3 to 4 days. I went to sleep at my friends place. Normally I will sms her to ask how she is doing when I was working, but I ceased it. For 4 days, I finally gave up and smsed her if she want me to buy any dinner for her. We end up having dinner together.

On the 4^th month, I finally build up the courage to tell her that I loved her. But I was rejected with silent. It was very awkward. Some of my friends, which are her friends as well, helped me from behind. But YY told them that I was not the One. The message was delivered thru my friends. The most heartbroken word was, “Although I have no bf, I won’t take him as my bf”. The interpretation on my evil mind said “Get real dawg, you are the worse, stop dreaming dawg”. I was totally down. During the down times, my evil mind helped me by encouraging me do find a way to release the tension, and I did it. Luckily, I still get my honours degree.

On the 5^th month, I moved. Not because of her but my contract ended. For me, it was a better way to escape. I lost contact with her for almost 4 months. From that point on, my evil side began to manifest me. I stopped treating people extremely good. I lost my passion for cooking, as well as photographing which I develop when I met YY. There was also an incident where I lost my trust to a good friend. I have trusted him, but he betrayed me and used me like a tool. From this point on, my interaction began to be insincere.

Any new people or old friends I met, I won’t be fully truthful to them, or maybe even manipulate them unconsciously. There was no guilt within me. But luckily anything I do wasn’t really serious where I have to thank Buddha for watching me. I met someone, I finally seen something different. I began to feel guilt on the action I did. It was fate that I have to meet WW, who let me experience something I have never experience by in my life. It was WW who let me to rediscover myself. The evil within begin to suppressed itself.

I have to thank to WW and all others who have helped me to suppress my evil, either consciously or unconsciously. I also need to apologize to anyone who I have ill treated consciously or unconsciously. Although this evil is suppress, but it had change me. While writing this, I felt that I am…nah, nvm, it is better that something is left untold. Thank You for reading.