Cowboybar Reloaded

CowBoyBar has once again reach another milestone. We are reloading CowBoyBar !

From the humble beginnings at Goggle Group (where we eventually got evicted coz we were overloading the server with our traffic) to the ill-fated Yahoo! Groups and finally to the present Liquidblade domain, CowBoyBar has certainly come a long way.

Along the way, we made new friends and we lose some along the way too. As the word Bar suggest, it is a place where people come, people stay and people go. What's important is that we all had a good and memorable time (sans a quarrel here and a break up there) while we are making merry in the bar.

Over time, like any old house, clutter starts to accumulate and it has finally gotten to a point where sweeping and mopping the floors no longer works and hence calls for something more drastic like that of a full reset.

And so, here we are. CowBoyBar 2008.

We did make some backups here and there like membership roll and some of the more important threads like Martell Death Match (!), Members' Blog Directory and Members' Birthday List, etc., but other than those, it's deletesville as we start from a clean slate.

Everything is gone. It's a brand new day today!

So that's for a short introduction to the CowBoyBar leading up to today.

So what's next as far as the CowBoyBar is concerned?

Well, good news is that CowBoyBar is now re-opened for membership registration for a limited period only. Originally, it was a closed private forum as we want to keep unwanted people out (flamers, lamers and trolls) and with a smaller number of members, it is easier to form closer friendships as well as to maintain the quality standards of the CowBoyBar .

For newbies, here's what to expect.

1. If you an unregistered visitor, you will be able to view and read some of the thread categories but you will not be able to comment in any of them.
   
   
2. Upon approval of your application, you will be granted Grasshopper Status where it is a probationary membership of sorts. We are looking for members who will be active in the CowBoyBar. As with all forums everywhere, we more often than not, get people who signed up and never to return after a couple of weeks when the euphoria is dissipated and the dust is settled. That means more clutter that the Mods will have to clean up.
   
   
3. There is no hard and fast rule to how to get promoted to Gunslinger Status which effectively is full membership. However, being an active member is generally a very good rule of thumb as well as meeting the rest of the BarFlies in person when we have outings or events.
   
   Once you are a GunSlinger, the rest of the forum will be accessible to you and you will have more areas to chat and explore.

Do look around although I have to say since this is the 2nd day of the reset, the public area doesn't have much to look at but we are steadily getting everything up to speed even as we speak. Sign up if you are interested and for an introductory period only, all applications will be approved and granted Grasshopper Status.

We look forward to welcoming you.

*All credits goes to Jaywalk for letting me to cut and paste.. =p

Food expedition

I recalled an incident when i worked part-time at a government agency after reading this particular post..

It was the last 2 weeks of my work when my colleagues decide to try something new as they are tired of the food from the MSC (Multi-Story Carpark) and nearby foodcourts.. So they decided to try at Vivocity

after buying our food and starting to eat, i was the one that started asking the prices of the food from 4 colleagues (3 girls and 1 guy).. all the girls replied reasonable pricing from their food and when i turn around and ask the guy, "how much is your food(malay rice with chicken and 2 vegetables)?"

"You guess!" was the reply.
"$3.50?"
"No.."
"$4??"
"More than that.." at this time, my eyebrows began to move up north..
"I think you tell me the price.."
"$7!!!" after hearing it, i nearly choked on the noodles.. Never ever in my life have i heard a plate of malay rice cost $7..

He mentioned the queue was not as long as the other stalls, so he buy from this particular stall (so long liao, forget the stall name..) And willing to pay that kind of price? Man, he could have just make up an excuse and say, "erm, i think i forgot to bring enough money today" or "wtf, so expensive, im not going to pay for this plate of rice.."

I told him in a jokingly manner after hearing it, "this plate of rice, you must eat until damn clean, cannot leave a grain of rice behind, nor a single piece of meat to be spotted.. chew slowly and finely until everything goes into your blood system.. and avoid going to the toilet for 2 days.. just to justified that the price is worth it.."

the girls were also shocked at what my guy colleague have say and laughed at the suggestion i have given to him..
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Since im blogging about food.. i wonder if i blog something that happen to my school canteen a few days back.. will it have any effect?? yeah i know i have no picture to prove but i saw it with my own eyes..

one of my classmate bought a plate of rice with 2 vegetables and 1 meat.. it has nothing to do with the pricing.. i dont want to mention which stall but the above description is as good as revealing it..

he eat halfway throughly and he saw something black.. he didnt think of anything as he thought it was a bone and just leave it to one side.. the plate was 3/4 finished when he decided to check what that thing.. and it was a baby cockroach..

"wah lan eh, i want to puke out sia!!" my friend's face turn green when he saw the insect..
"bring the plate and show them, and then make a complain.."

my friend went and show the seller the unique finding, and come back with a new plate with the same ingredients.."

"she say it was a fly that went into the food.."
"HUH?!? the baby cockroach looks cooked to me.. ask her to try that 'fly'.." shoot back my reply..
"now must make a thorough check on the rice liao.."
"you still got appetite to eat?" i ask with a puzzled tone..

luckily i have not patronized that stall since i step into this school.. neither will i do that in the future.. same goes for my friends..

Trailer Flipped

Just got home, and witness a trailer flip to the side..

The trailer was carrying several tonnes of concrete slabs and it was making a turn to the left, when the right side of the wheel lifted up.. "dont turn anymore, sure flipped one.."

The trailer was 1/3 through the turning when it flipped..

i think the driver never heed the warning.. he try his luck to turn somemore.. and up goes the wheel and the trailer flip to the side..

my speculation of what causes the trailer to flip was either the driver forgotten the area where to turn and when he saw it, he abruptly turn, causing the concrete to tilt to the left and pushing all the weight down to the left.. or the concrete slabs never secured properly..

hope the driver is alright..

Meme

Got tagged by Jaywalk

"Just list 10 things that make you happy on a regular basis. Hence, pay raises that typically come once a year won’t count. These are things that make you smile at least once a week… to remind you, in spite of all the ranting you have to regularly get out of your system, life is good.

- Rational Neurotic.”

In no order of preference

1. Receive sms from friends

2. Talking and seeing funny comments that barflies given in cowboybar

3. Getting projects done with my project mates

4. Chatting with people on msn

5. Talk cock all night long with friends at those 24hrs roti-prata shops

6. Wonderful memories of a certain someone

7. Having a wonderful meal with friends

8. Complete a difficult game

9. Sleeping

10. Giving thanks to God for the mercy, love and grace

Not going to tag anyone.

Strange events

i donno whether is it strange to you guys.. but it's definitely worth having some raised eyebrows..

i have 2 dreams.. one of the dream is with a girl and finally in a relationship.. talk about girl of my dreams!! the other dream is a heart to heart talk with a tutor.. enough of saying..

the best of all is a sudden craving for corn.. i mean, i never eat corn before leh.. i donno what is it taste like in the first place, and i just buy from my school canteen without hesitation..

i look at the cup of corn after purchasing and think to myself, "wtf, im eating something that i have not taste before.. must be the slab of melting butter in the hot corn that stimulate my mind.."

first spoonful of corn enter my mouth.. "eh, not bad actually.." and i finish the cup of corn in no time..

maybe i should have requested for a dream that can see my exams results.. hur hur hur.. wishful thinking indeed!!

Identity

following Jaywalk's comment, i have to say that im not complaining about having a false identity that able to blog freely and without fear.. far from it, and it was not a problem in the first place..

when i started this blog, i already knew of the consequences that comes with it, with or without RSS feeds.. whatever i post, there are bound to have some critics..

i mean dont you have the same feeling as me when you first started out, "wah, good sia, this is a good medium to write my deepest feelings, secrets, any happenings.." and as such, everything is know about you without meeting up the person.. but then again, i dont believe there will be such a person revealing everything in blog down to the smallest detail also must blog.

But as time goes by, i find that there is a need to filter out what i want to blog, not for the sake of blogging just to tell people what i have done, what i did for the day.. this is what we call reporting blog.. and i have seen cases to it.. On the other hand, what i blog is also for the sake of the memory lane, and when i get older, i can look through those old archives and laugh it off about this particular post could get into my blog.. "WTF moment perhaps?"

there are alot of things i dont blog, not because im afraid of the critics, but rather the situation are unnecessary and uncalled for in the first place.. what for i blog about it? it really depends on the situation, no??

i wont change my blog just to create a new identity, that's for sure..

as for the "personal challenge", initially i thought i shouldnt blog about it as after all, i need a listening ear.. but then again, the uniqueness of it prompted me to blog about it after my exams result.. there will be decision making involved also.. =/

Alone

Last time i used to think that blogging was cool.. can blog about anything and everything about it..

But now, with the introduction of RSS feeds, getting to know more friends from the blogsphere, blogging about personal feelings are quite restricted.. Moreover, i dont use pseudonym like Jaywalk, Jeshuafreak or other weird nicknames to hide my identity.. just a plain old name, with lots of information on my blog makes me an easy target.. "oh, you are the one who blog about this post right?"

And for that, i have revert back to basic or old school.. finding a listening ear. But the problem is, those people that i call them friends have "left" me.. not as in i do something wrong that they left me to die.. but rather they have their own life to deal with, and the communication are rather little and few.. majority of them are working right now since graduated from ITE..

So to find that person who can earn my trust (for those who really donno me, i dont trust people easily), i have to look for someone that doesnt fit into the above description..

For the record, i wont disclose as what i call a "personal challenge" till i got my exams results..

What goes around comes around

i was at my workplace when i saw that person who lied to me.. (is the hint strong enough to know where the liar is from.. pls stop making wild guesses..) I just give that person a non-expression look and hope that he do his own work and i do my own work..

But an incident change my whole perception on him totally.

I was at the storeroom making some checks when my manager and the guy came in as if their expression were to settle some serious stuff.

Before i could go out of the storeroom, i heard a loud smack. And i turned around and saw a slap mark on the guy.

I have no idea what has happened but from my sources told me, the guy have lied frequently to all the managers.. again i also have no idea why he was not asked to go despite been a habitual liar..

"wah, he look pretty decent leh, never knew he had such a habit in the first place.. never judge a book by its cover. his circle have come round for him.."

for 2 hours, i never uttered a single word. I am still shaken about the incident. As for both of them, i have no idea what happened to them.. i feel that im a bystander at the wrong place at the wrong time..

Emo for no reason??

Somehow i feel there is a need to explain about my thoughts and actions after knowing someone have lied to me or well-knowing that the time for relationship is not a top priority at the moment..

Now, let assume that this person have lied to me and what are my courses of action?
1. i will let go of this friendship. sound harsh? let me go further before making a judgment..
2. what are the chances of this person lying to me again, given though that this person have no idea that i already knew this person is lying..
3. friendship started with respect, trust and communication. With the first 2 gone, what for keep it? keep it just for the sake of keeping it, then i will be the party that will shun all kinds of communication..

i wont get sad just because i lose a friend.. this is just to show how i was taken for granted.. i dont mind people making fun of me, or whatever you can think of.. but to tell lies to me, im not a friend to begin with in the first place..

As for relationships, God have plans for everyone. To the unsaved, to the believers, to the singles, to the couple, to the elderly..
1. for a girl, i have to give up the whole forest. In order for me to give up the whole forest, is when i find this special girl.
2. even if i have to be single, by all means i accept it. seriously speaking, singlehood have more pros than cons than in a relationship.. no??

again, i wont be sad just because i cant get a gf.. maybe i dont have the talent for relationship.. maybe God have saw my other talents and ask me to use it wisely..

on a side note, anyone still remember about the bet on the Donuts? i just saw the shop around my area close down liao.. haiya.. shouldnt have predicted until so far.. just start of 2008, close liao..