thephatone

Avatar: The Last Airbender the sequel?

2011-03-07T14:34:00.004+08:00

I love love love Nicklodeons animated series Avatar: The Legend of Aang, I even watched the live action movie directed by M. Night Shyamalan. For those of you who are not in the know, click here.

Like the nature of all things, the series came to an end with a spectacular 2 part special, and then after years of religiously following the adventures of Aang and his friends, finally it was over. It took a couple of weeks for me to get used to the lack of 'airbender' in my life.

That's why today was one of those moments where I throw my shame away and scream like a little school girl. A sequel called Avatar: The Legend of Korra, will be released as a 12 part series sometime during November this year.

This sequel is set 70 years after the defeat of the great Fire Lord Ozai and Princess Azula, and documents the story of Korra from the water tribe of the east, as she sets out to become next in line to become avatar. The animation follows her as she learns to air-bend while facing an anti-bender evolution.

I can hardly wait, here are a few pics of the new show, enjoy.

im back...

2011-03-06T21:44:00.002+08:00

not from outer space, but from the depths of a complicated, difficult, crazy and insane place I like to call, my life. It's been three years since I logged into my blog, three very long years in which a lot has happened, good and bad. What made me start again you may ask. Well I've been thinking about writing again for sometime now, just couldn't get the ball rolling. That was until I received a comment for one of my old posts, and I remembered how much fun it was to interact with my readers. So here I am giving it another shot, so be kind people of the world wide web.

sit, back relax and get ready to be entertained.

From now on, this blog is going to be what makes me smile at the end of the day.

Everyone has a complicated life, regardless of age.

So anything that interests me, make me laugh, makes me cry or even just makes me stare at the screen awestruck, will be brought to you on this blog daily.

Unwind, laugh, learn something new and spread the love. Life is short, live it well.

see you soon!

singing......

2008-08-27T14:48:00.003+08:00

Extremely bored and starving for attention *kidding ;)*
i decided to record myself singing,
for your amusement and laughter.....

the first on is of me covering Ne-yo's So Sick.

enjoy.

please feel free to comment.

FYI this was recorded on a laptop with a bad mic, and i didnt edit it too much hehe.

LG KU990R (Viewty) does anyone have it?

2008-08-04T12:52:00.003+08:00

I own a LG KU990R or better known as the Viewty.
Its an amazing phone, but quite limited in terms of customization (themes).
So i was browsing the interweb when i came upon an awesome forum
which had detailed instruction on how to install a makeshift theme manager which supports multiple themes. The number one rule when playing around and modding expensive gadgetry is backup backup backup.

This is when my story gets ugly. Living in negombo, powercuts are not unusual. It so happened that as i was backing up my phones firmware the electricity disappeared rendering my phone useless. For 5 minutes i had in my hand a very expensive paperweight. I did some more research on the forum i was telling you about and found that i could download new firmware and flash it to my phone. But life decided it wasn't going to be fair to me. My phone model is KU990R and the only firmware available was for my phones slightly older brother the KU990 (no R =D) The firmwares weren't completely compatible but it was possible to use it albeit some technical problems, which in my case was the camera and usb mass storage mode.

woe is me...... after more searching on the web i find someone who had my same phone and was willing to upload his firmware so i can download it. The fate of my phone now lies in the hands of a Sergei from somewhere in Russia. He said he was busy at the moment and he would upload it soon.

2 weeks pass and nothing. He wont return my e-mails either :(

If anyone out there has a KU 990R or knows someone who does, please get in touch with me.

straight or crooked?

2008-08-02T16:44:00.005+08:00

That's the title of a blog post i recently read.

It just angers me there are people who still think like this.

please comment on it.

http://nifraz.blogspot.com/2008/07/last-week-i-had-to-encounter-awkward.html

i'll write more on my views of it soon.

oh and spread the word.

cutie...

2008-02-07T17:10:00.001+08:00

Leticia....

OUCH!!!!

2008-01-18T02:37:00.000+08:00

this has got to be the most painful moment ever captured.
seriously, i cannot begin to describe how this must have felt like!!!!!!

if you can show me something more painful than this...lemme know!! hehehe...

I've been gone quite a while now na?

2007-02-01T11:24:00.000+08:00

Well, where do I start? Got back to SL after an amazing time in the Philippines, thanks to my cousins. Miss you guys! Life is going on as usual, apart from a few changes...... like quiting my job at The Beach and deciding to stay here in Sri lanka instead of going to Australia.

Anyways, I've shifted to a new house in Negombo, Kurana to be exact. Its By the Negombo lagoon and has a pool =D.

I've been stuck in my mums office......indefinitely. She fractured her foot and i have to help her move around in the factory, so im on the net like for 10 hours. Theres nothing else to do but check my mail every 10 minutes hehe. How jobless I've become.

I really miss my friends! Kanya, Shaneen, Nikki! If you're reading this "I MISS YOU GUYS!!!!"

I'll be going to ACBT from march. Travelling is going to be a bitch.

Wow....i really dont know what else to say. My brain is not functioning as well as it used to.

Forgive the half-assed attemp at a post.

closing cycles.....

2006-11-29T10:38:00.000+08:00

Browsing the interweb couple of days ago, I stumbled upon a very straightforward and enlightening piece of writing by Paulo Coelho. It woke me up to my situation and though Im still not ready to make that final step, its help me understand more.

closing cycles - Paulo Coelho

One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters - whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.

Did you lose your job? Has a loving relationship come to an end? Did you leave your parentsÂ house? Gone to live abroad? Has a long-lasting friendship ended all of a sudden? You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened. You can tell yourself you wonÂt take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that. But such an attitude will be awfully stressing for everyone involved: your parents, your husband or wife, your friends, your children, your sister, everyone will be finishing chapters, turning over new leaves, getting on with life, and they will all feel bad seeing you at a
standstill.

None of us can be in the present and the past at the same time, not even when we try to understand the things that happen to us. What has passed will not return: we cannot forever be children, late adolescents, sons that feel guilt or rancor towards our parents, lovers who day and night relive an affair with someone who has gone away and has not the least intention of coming back. Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away.

That is why it is so important (however painful it may be!) to destroy souvenirs, move, give lots of things away to orphanages, sell or donate the
books you have at home. Everything in this visible world is a manifestation of the invisible world, of what is going on in our hearts - and getting rid of
certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place. Let things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them. Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood. Stop
turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.

Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions
that are always put off waiting for the Âideal moment.Â Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has
passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person - nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need. This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important.

Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life. Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust. Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.

A hypothetical situation.....help.

2006-10-03T00:49:00.000+08:00

Ok say your a 19 year old guy and you've been dating a girl aged 29. Now after secretly dating her for say 7 months her parents decide that it's high time that she should get married. There are a number of reasons why we cant just come out to her parents and say "Hey we love each". Firstly our age gap......then our nationalities.....the list goes on. Any way to make a long story short and still hypothetically speaking she is planning to get hitched in a couple of weeks. What are you going to do? You really love this girl with all your heart and you have that crazy feeling that she is the "one". What are your options? please feel free to comment. And once again....this is a this is a hypothetical situation!

Im employed...

2006-09-28T16:35:00.000+08:00

Got the job. Though i have to wait for my passport to get re-newed to actually start working. M.I.A. is back! and she's got a new song which she is going to put up on her myspace called "bird flu" This is what she had to say about her new song on her my space blog. Check her out here.

GOT MY VANS ON, AND THEY LOOK LIKE SNEAKERS

OK OK OK IM ABOUT TO KICK THE DOORRR DOWN

WITH MY VANS ON

IM ABOUT TO PUT A SONG UP HERE CALLED "BIRD FLU"!!! h o t H O T baby bird flew into your building

AND THE PHOTOS ON MY PAGE ARE FROM THE VIDEO I DID OUT THERE IN A FISHING VILLAGE IN SOUTH COAST OF INDIA. THE VILLAGE WAS HIT BY A TSUNAMI, BUT THEY STILL WERE IN GOOD SHAPE!! WE PARCTICALLY MOVED THERE AND HAD THE CRAZIEST TIME GOING OUT FISHING EVERYDAY.

AND I ALWAYZ USED TO SAY THAT ONE DAY IM GONNA RUN AWAY AND MARRY A FISHERMAN AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER AND I THOUGHT DAMN I WAS CLOSE TO SEEING THE REALITY OF MY FOREVER PLAN B.

WE DISCOVERED AN AMAZING BOY WHO CAN OUT DANCE ANYTHING I VE ever SEEN. HE INVENTED ME THE BIRD FLU DANCE.

I CALLED THIS BIRD FLU BECAUSE THIS BEAT GON KILL EVERYONE!!

i love you all its GOOD TO BE BACK!!

WHAT THE GAME BEEN REALLY REALLY MISSIN

the job interview....

2006-09-27T14:55:00.000+08:00

Since Im leaving for Australia in March I decided to get my lazy ass off the couch and go job hunting. And since im taking up Hospitality management I was planning on working as in intern at a respectable hotel. Coincedently one of my friends' friends' father is the CEO at Jetwing and he got me an interview with the general manager of The Beach in Negombo. I was scheduled to meet her today but she was too busy and rescheduled for 2moro at 10:30. So hopefully If all goes well by next week i'll be at The Beach ordering people around and getting paid. Wish me luck.

Im back....

2006-09-26T11:03:00.001+08:00

Sorry for the hiatus.....was a bit busy reorganizing my life and such. Here we go...lets begin today's post with some news for all you LOST fans out there.

While browsing the www I came upon this interesting site called lostpedia.com its a wiki site for all things LOST. One article that caught my eye was the Sri Lanka Video. It is a video shot by a fictitious character, Rachel Blake in Sri Lanka mid-July 2006. This video contains information that would tear the Hanso Foundation apart. Though on the site hansoexposed.com it further explains that the video is part of an alternate reality game called 'The lost experience'. Split into 70 clips the video is hidden all over the www. To figure out their locations you had to decipher glyphs and codes. Anyhoo... some genius solved the puzzle and pieced all the clips together and put it on google for all the world to see. Check it out.
In more Lost news season 3 begins on October 4th. My birthday FYI. Check out these promos and spoilers on youtube here and a 3 minute preview here. WoW! I cant wait. Obviously i will be downloading the episodes weekly through Limewire.

Kudos to arun for a very comprehensive and well written post on JT's new album.
Here's some music that I've recently been listening too. Check them out.

here's a little something I dug up from the computer. A collage of pics from one of my crazier nights with kan, shan, and ash. Miss you guys.

Alright that's all I can muster up for today. Check back in coz I will be posting soon.

deep in thought.....

2006-06-02T11:39:00.000+08:00

Thats me up in the mountains of Philippines contemplating my purpose in life. Hehe actually i was really stoned then, tripping out on the view of the amazing landscape.

Oh what a night.......

2006-06-02T10:50:00.000+08:00

Some pics of my recent drunken adventures with my favourite people....
Lords, Negombo.

Me and Kanza

The po"TAH"to Wedgies. lmao!!

Tips tips tipsy.....

roadkill!

Ahhh....savour the flavour.

When the mind is stirring with creativity any flat surface becomes a canvas.
Our canvas : Hotel signs
Medium : Kanza's white board markers.

And then there were two....

2006-05-18T11:25:00.000+08:00

Elliot! what happened. After building all that momentum the past few weeks his performances last night were horibble. The song choices as Simon said were the cause of his demise. Paula should be shot for choosing his song! Clive Davis's choices weren't any better. "I believe I can fly" !!??!! He called it a modern day classic, is he crazy? WTF!

Katherine finally had her idol moment with Simons choice "Somewhere over the rainbow". Taylor on the other hand had three strong performances, and was the only one who chose a song which the judges thought was perfect for their voice.

So there you have it..... Taylor and Katherine. Who is it going to be? BTW Taylor has never been in the bottom EVER! Looks like America really likes him. May 25 is the big day....

Another one bites the dust

2006-05-11T13:28:00.000+08:00

Sad news for Chris Daughtry fans out there. Chris was the latest contestant to be ousted. I personally thought he would be one of the final two. Though i did think his song choices last night could have been better. I think he was being a bit over confident, and I'm sure he thought he was going to be in the final 2.

On a lighter note, I thought Elliot Yamin and Taylor Hicks were amazing!! They really brought it last night. Elliots rendition of 'Trouble' was my favourite performance of the night. WoW this guy can really sing, and he showed so much personality which made him connect with the audience more. I think he will be in the final 2 for sure. America loves the underdogs, and Elliot is definitley a favourite as he keeps improving week after week.

Taylors song choices were spot on but my personal favourite was favourite was 'Jailhouse Rock'. He really knows how to work the crowd. Katherine Mcphee on the other hand was having an off night. I liked her mashup of 'Hound Dog' and 'All shook up' but it wasn't one of her better performances.

My choices for final two are Elliot and Taylor. Good luck guys!

Waters Edge Later that night...

2006-05-04T15:21:00.000+08:00

A bit of Karaoke fun at the "sky lounge".
Love you Shan!

Doesn't she look like an angel?

Arun and Kanya Laughing about anal sex?

And of course Kanya. You look amazing kanya.

BuBa last Friday. What a day....

2006-05-04T15:03:00.000+08:00

Robert, Kanya and Shaneen

Me, Shaneen and Robert. Im a bit tipsy at this point mind you. hehe

Kanza, me and Shaneen watching the sunset.

Shaneen, Kanya and Robert posing. Hot stuff! =)

2006-04-28T21:20:00.000+08:00

Laugh a little....

Heres something that i hope will lighten the mood a bit on kottu...
Yesterday while shopping with a friend of mine i stumbled upon this sign at Premiere Pacific Pinacle. "Feel The DEFFERENT" !!??

Heres more weird signs from around the world.

JAPAN

CHINA
N.B The small print reads - "Contains savageness plant essence"

MALAYSIA

SINGAPORE

INDIA

TAIWAN

2006-04-19T20:28:00.000+08:00

Drink much?

Here's a list of 20 questions......... answer them to find out if your an alcoholic?
FYI I'm definitely an alcoholic (",)

YES / NO

1. Do you lose time from work due to drinking?
2. Is drinking making your home life unhappy?
3. Do you drink because you are shy with other people?
4. Is drinking affecting your reputation?
5. Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?
6. Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of drinking?
7. Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when drinking?
8. Does your drinking make you careless of your family's welfare?
9. Has your ambition decreased since drinking?
10. Do you crave a drink at a definite time of day?
11. Do you want a drink the next morning?
12. Does drinking cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
13. Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?
14. Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?
15. Do you drink to escape from worries or trouble?
16. Do you drink alone?
17. Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of drinking?
18. Has your physician ever treated you for drinking?
19. Do you drink to build up your self-confidence?
20. Have you ever been to a hospital or institution on account of drinking?

If you have answered YES to any one of the questions, there is a definite warning that you may be an alcoholic.

If you have answered YES to any two, the chances are that you are an alcoholic.

If you have answered YES to three or more, you are definitely an alcoholic.

[source: Alcoholics Anonymous]

2006-03-29T11:46:00.000+08:00

just friends........

Okay......I know this is another theraputic blog post. Rest assured its the last one. She called me up just now. Apparently in my drunken stupor last night, I managed to type a very long and informative message which I then sent to her. There was a bit of shouting here and there and a bit of sniffling thrown in for good measure. Sorted out our problems and came to the conclusion that "we" will never be, and that I should just get over her. She lovingly reassures me that she does "like" me alot and its just that she is not in a position to commit because of other shit thats going on in her life. I was just silent most of the time.....was just happy to finally hear her voice after a long time. God....what's wrong with me!? Why the fuck do I like her so much? Just another one of those questions in my life to which the answer will never be known. It's over. The end. Fin. Kapput. *closes eyes and takes a deep breath* It's her loss not mine. I hope she sorts out her life. Maybe in another time and place, "we" could have been or will be? Ya never know. Nice knowing you....

thephatone

2006-03-29T00:30:00.000+08:00

Whats a guy to do.......

@ the moment, according to mahangu im toxicaly disinhibited. With the help of course of my trusty glass of vodka and red bull. Currently i've been reduced to a puddle of tears care of my so called 'girlfriend'. I guess the term drifting apart could be applied to what our 'relationship' is experiencing at the moment. Those who read my last post should know that she stood me up on saturday on the grounds of family problems and to deal with that i've turned to alcohol. To put it bluntly I haven't been sober since. She hasn't called or messaged. Well if you count messages that just say 'good morning......' or 'good night' actual messages then I might be wrong. But if she could take time from her busy schedule and open up to me and tell me whats actualy going on then I might understand. Doesn't she know that im goin crazy over the fact that I haven't seen her for more than a week now! She is the only good thing thats happened in my life so far...... At least that's what I used to think. Now i can safely say that this is the lowest point in my life..... Some of you reading this post might think what a stupid fuck im being. I can't help it. So many posts have showed up on kottu about theraputic blog posting, bare with me readers this is one of them. God! i don't know how long this is gonna last....... am I eventually gonna give up on on our "realationship" Or am I gonna tough it out and see what happens? Give me a few more days, 2 bottles of smirnoff, and a 6 pack of red bulls and I'll get back to you. Wow I've really fallen head over heels over this girl. If she only knew what i'm going through. Comment if you want..... I'll probably regret i posted this tomorrow morning! God wish i had a joint right now. Which reminds me i should get more weed as I'm running low. Mental note: Call suranga tomorrow and get more WEED!!!! Ok .....good night Sri Lanka. Im gonna wait till the three cans of red bull i drank ware off then try and get some sleep..... Ciao...

thephatone

2006-03-26T00:33:00.000+08:00

Drunk...........
well it's 10:51 to be exact. pm mind you. im alone at home on a saturday night. drowning myself in a solution of vodka and redbull.... ahhh sweet redbull. red bull gives you wiiiiiiiings! anyways my better half stood me up tonight. so i compensate by drinking my problems away. might seem wrong to some of you but hey what can i say.......alcohol helps you deal. A shout out to Juhani! thanx for last night..... food was great....ok im gonna go and finish my vodka bottle. oh BTW ...........................................of fuck forgot what i was about to say. damn ganja killing off my brain cells!

thephatone

2006-03-21T13:58:00.000+08:00

my weekend...

The past weekend starting from Friday marked the beginning of my three day liquid diet.
here's a detailed description of what went down....

Day 1 Friday
Venue : Waters Edge, Kanya's house
Alcohol consumed : 3/4 bottle of Bacardi, 1/4 Absolut, around 4 servings of Bombay Sapphire and sprite and how can I forget Uncle Peters Amazing Tequila triple sec garnished with fresh strawberries.... yummy
Interesting moments :

Singing my ass of at the sky lounge karaoke with my two equally drunk-as-skunks back up singers kan and ash.
Upul trying to 'get it on' with a sober Shaneen.
Me and Ash dancing like we were f***ing each other. Nothing new here.
Me and Ash doing the baila. What were we thinking! *curls up in a corner and dies*
Kanya and her exercise routine. "Thrust one two! Reach one two! and again!"
Singing the 'sober' song.
The usual excessive screaming and shouting.

Day 2 Saturday
Venue : Airport Garden Hotel
Alcohol consumed : 3/4 Red label
Interseting moments:

Convincing mum to buy me a pack of smokes. Very difficult FYI.
One of the finalists in the baila competition. I guess I have more rhythm in my feet when im under the influence of certain substances. hehe.
Coming home and mistaking my cold hard tiled floor for my perfectly soft and clean bed. Ouch.

Day 3 Sunday
Venue : Premadasa Stadium, Somewhere in Wattala, Mount Lavinia beach, BuBa, and one other seaside watering hole.
Alcohol consumed: 8 bottles of Arrack (shared between 6 people)
Interesting moments:

Trying to get booze in to the stadium. Very unsuccessful.
Finally deciding fuck it! Went to a friends place in wattala finished 6 of the 8 bottles and watched the match on the tube.
On the way to Mt. beach for some open air concert. Avon stealing an apple from cargills. Called him 'apple hora' the whole night.
Going to BuBa's to find there was no more food....since the rave that started saturday night finished like 8 that evening.
Finished the last bottle in some place Dennis called 'Bason aiyas'
Getting BLASTED by mum for coming home late.

Jesus....drinking on top of a hangover is probably not a good idea. ;-)
Sorry for not posting in ages. Just been one lazy SOB the past week.

If you had a more eventful weekend do drop a comment or 2.

thephatone