Dylan Phuah

The Lifestyles of Generation Y and Generation Z

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:04:00 +0000

It wasn't very hard to get the topic started.

It just took us a few glasses of red wine.

So the question was, "Would you get into a relationship because you knew it was love or because of responsibility?"

Most of us start off being infatuated, that's when the feelings start to develop which then turns into love. How much do you agree with this statement?

Or do you believe in love at first sight?

Ahhh... That's just bull because nobody and I mean NOBODY feels that way in this generation of life. Everyone's insides are as itchy as ever if you ask me.

Then there's this question of starting it off with a someone if that person has feelings for you. Would you? Will you start a relationship if you know that person is somehow hinting on you?

To me, it depends.

It isn't that easy now compared to the generation before me, Generation X. At that time, I can say that true love truly exists. That's when the term forever love really exists.

So what's with Generation Y and Generation Z?

I might be wrong but from what I observe and know, there aren't many GenY girls available anymore. It's either their already attached or they are career driven. So if you're a guy from GenY, you'll mostly end up with GenZ girls.

But GenZ girls are just so very different from GenY girls. Most of them still in their early 20s or younger. Being born into the world when technology is fully developed, does this mean that GenZ girls are mostly dependent on others and more demanding?

They can be mature for their age but the way they think is different from the GenYs. Why oh why is this so? It makes courting so much more tougher.

...and that's the summary of what went on after having 3 bottles with ma hommies.

Simple Plan Live in Kuala Lumpur

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:35:00 +0000

SIMPLE PLAN finally came to Malaysia!

They were hyping up KL Live last Saturday.

Fans came in groups filing up the intimate venue.

The place went SP crazy once they started singing,

and it did not stop until the end of the concert.

It was songs after songs, back to back.

Now, that's what you call a concert!

Their old school songs really brought back memories

and rekindled the SP fanboy in me. =]

I'm Just A Kid

Addicted

Shut Up

Jump

...just to name a few

It was a full 90 minutes performance by Simple Plan.

The venue made it even better as you can get a good view

and experience no matter where you are standing.

Rock Zone, Upper Tier, Lower Tier

...you say good morning, when it's midnight~

-Jet Lag

That night was simply euphoric!

They sang Perfect from their album No Pads, No Helmets, Just Balls...

which was the perfect closing song.

Until the next Simple Plan concert, keep on rocking!

The World Is Changing Fast

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:00:00 +0000

Generation Y is taking over...

...and they are fast.

Designers VS Artists

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:54:00 +0000

Which one are you?

Being in the creative arts field, we have what we call the 'designers'. They make all the creative things in our society. From packaging design, to billboards, web designs, magazine covers, clothings and many more stuff around you. Designers work round the clock sacrificing sleep and rest just to get things done on time.

They are always rushing for time. Clients come first, which makes designers the second class of people after 'the clients'. Most of the time what designers would do is to take note to what the client wants to have in a project and follow each and every requirement up till the very smallest pixel. This might give less room for the freedom to be creative. You are some how restricted. So, do all designers work for money and money alone? Because all they do is to follow instructions and get paid in the end.

Now if you are an artist. You create from your heart and others will learn to appreciate your work. Being an artist to me is a one-eighty turn away from being a designer. There's more freedom into creating an artwork and by the end of the day, you'll have a piece of art that is close to your heart and it will not just be 'another project'.

Can there ever be an intersection between a designer and an artist? If they were, I would rather be an artist who can design rather than a designer who does art.

...but at this moment, I have to be 'the designer'. I guess it's the only way to earn some fast cash.

Man and Wife

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:26:00 +0000

...and from the right and from the left.

To be happy for him when he is right,

and to support and be by his side when is is in the wrong.

A quote by my uncle which went something like that.

I find it to be very true.

That's because I have been thinking about things that happen in life, in this case, marriage.

Why do people get married?

Do they feel obliged to get married at a certain age?

Which is why before this I thought, married was just something people 'have' to do.

Until recently my question was answered.

What a man needs is a woman to support him.

For better or for worse.

Hennessy V.S.O.P NYX Launch Party at Vertigo, The Gardens Mall

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:37:00 +0000

My first party of the year with Hennessy V.S.O.P! Hennessy launched its new collectors bottle recently and there was a party held in conjunction with that.

The secret location to the party was none other than Vertigo at The Gardens Mall.

#registration

#line_at_vertigo

I brought Henry and KitYee along as my guests that night. Haven't seen them for a few months/years.

Shall upload the pictures I took with them here soon. Have not gotten them JPEGs yet.

Since they were running a bit late due to traffic, I went up to Vertigo first.

The room was indeed packed and it was hard to move around.

But that did not really bothered me.

As long as they were having free flow of Hennessy VSOP, nothing else really mattered.

Besides, meeting up with friends is one of the main points of going for events.

Now tell me that isn't true.

Apart from having free alcohol that is.

To keep things short and sweet, here's what happened during the event:

#freeflow

#hennessy

#dance

#music

#friends

#glowinthedark

#tagged_pics_in_fb_below

w/ SimonSeow

w/ YiChing

w/ JieYi

w/ Jessy

Thou shall now wait for the next party.

#anticipating

For more info about the new Hennessy NYX bottle, head on to

www.facebook.com/HennessyMalaysia or follow @hennessymy.

or you can drop by their roadshow at Mid Valley Megamall, East Atrium Ground Floor.

(Roadshow wil be until 10th January 2012)

Best Way To Enjoy An Emotional Song

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:10:00 +0000

tiada lagi yang ku harapkan,

tiada lagi yang ku impikan...

Facts of Courtship

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:00:00 +0000

We are in the year 2012.

You know that this is real.

Did I Just Blew It?

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:56:00 +0000

It isn't hard for a person to perform what they have to do or to follow what's already planned out for them. However, deciding on what he or she SHOULD and WANT to do in life, sometimes, takes longer than just a few days.

This is the time of the year where baby birds start to have their first ever lesson on flying. Flying seems to be what has been planned out for them but will there be that one bird that decides, it does not want to fly but shall live its life being on land?

It is always rare that this kind of bird exists but if it does, do we call this bird a gem or do we call it a failure? Why would a bird not want to fly? Why would this very bird stray from the planned route which his brothers and sisters will be taking?

It was just recently that this one bird decided that it does not want to fly anymore. It shall choose the road not taken, to see what lies ahead behind the unforeseen valley.

~~~

To have a dream and vision of your future surely clears a lot of your doubts away. I was finding my path for the past few years and I think that I have found my way.

I chose to be different. Being a worker was not in my 101s. I made up my mind to create my own 101s. That's when it started to feel like everything I do was a risk. It is like hanging by a ledge on a rope made from cloth. You either make it or you fall.

So my mind was made up. I woke up one day, realised that taking over the Planet wasn't the choice for me. So, I took my one and only map and went scouting for the rose amongst the thorn bushes.

To only realise that the rose had blossomed and many other were going after it too.

Was I being too relaxed or is that just how Scorpios are?

All I can do now is to wait.

Welcoming The Mystical Dragon

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:17:00 +0000

#cuziamadragonbaby

Hennessy VSOP Privilege Collection NYX Launch

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:28:00 +0000

What a great way to start off the new year by having a party with Hennessy V.S.O.P!
Hennessy V.S.O.P is launching its Hennessy Privilege NYX Collectors Bottle designed with translucent platinum to a daring metallic purple.

There will be a party held on the 5th of January 2012 at a secret location somewhere in Mid Valley Megamall.

At the mean time, have a visit to Hennessy V.S.O.P NYX Concept Space 'Roadshow' at the East Atrium Entrance of Mid Valley Megamall from the 2nd - 10th January 2012 to take a look at this awesome looking bottle design and get one back home!

Do remember to check-out Hennessy Malaysia's facebook page for more info @ www.facebook.com/HennessyMalaysia

Happy New Years and Party Like A Rockstar!

The Long Wait

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:02:00 +0000

The Arrival: 0730 hours

Went to the Immigration Department to get my Passport renewed and was taken aback with the long queue even though it just opened. It's places like this that has the craziest queues!

And to top all of that craziness, I had to wait for 60 people + some others more to go through until it was my turn. Only three to four counters were operating. Damn, they should hire more personnel. I had to wait an agonizing 3 hours plus (from queing time) to actually get my papers processed and paid for.

The only plus is that, your passport will be ready in less than one hour! It says to wait for one hour, so I went for lunch and came back in 45 minutes to see that my number was already called out. Went straight to the counter to collect. Awesome much.

The Departure: 1215 hours

Will be traveling to Singa-land end of the month. Will you be there?

p/s: I hate children/kids/babies in places like these (government departments/banks/etc). So noisy can! When they walk around I have to avoid bumping into them, afraid that they might fall 'cuz they so short and small. =.= Whaddafreak!

Feeling Shitty

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:28:00 +0000

Stayed awake throughout the night (morning) and now it is six in the morning. I'm up because this is what I do to my body daily, messing up my biological clock just because I can.

Currently feeling shitty like crap stressing out on unfinished projects. I was feeling okay earlier, just that I kept on thinking about it, makes the feeling build up inside of me. Now I feel like a ticking time bomb which is going to explode any minute. My head literally feels like bursting into a million pieces.

These past four months hasn't really been much productive to me. You know when they say that one wrong move may spoil your whole day or something like that? Well, it kinda happened to me in a way that I wasn't too pleasant with something earlier which kinda made the rest of the months miserable for me.

This is the time when I would just want it to end so that I could get a fresh start. Doesn't everybody think of this every now and then? I myself have thought of this a lot of times but still it comes back every time to haunt me. Yes, because I procrastinate a lot. Can't blame me though.

Feeling lost these past few months not knowing what to do. Don't you hate it when you feel miserable and that you have to accomplish something at the same time? Ironically speaking, I do know what I want in the future and that's kinda stopping me from my current goals. It's so frustrating trying to make time run faster. Not that it's a good thing though.

Today's the day when I actually had to look away from my Facebook feeds because reading other people's statuses about work just isn't helping.

Okay, I'm done ranting. Feeling slightly better now.

One Of The Many Life Mysteries

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:22:00 +0000

...at least, to me is it.

Even more so mind-boggling is when they already own a smart phone.
Aren't these touch pads just a larger version of your smart phones?

No means of anything negative here.
I'm just killing my braincells thinking on something totally unnecessary.
You might just see me buying one in the future.
teehee~

Hebe Tian My Love Promo Tour in Malaysia

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:57:00 +0000

I got to know some weeks ago that Hebe Tian was coming to Malaysia to promote her solo album entitled 'My Love'. Apart from banners hanging around town, most of its promos were done online through social media, well at least that was how I had gotten to know that she was coming.

So just awhile ago, I attended her meet-and-greet at TAR College KL. That was my first time ever queuing up for more than two hours just to see a celebrity (from a very far distance because I haz no VIP tickets!). I was at the venue around 6pm while entry was only allowed at 8pm. Once inside, fans still had to wait for another hour until Hebe's appearance. So that total's up to about 3 hours of waiting time. That was an agonizing period for me standing with an empty stomach.

Nonetheless, once the sweetheart Hebe Tian walked in, all the wait felt worthwhile; at least for a few moments. She sang two songs, one of which was 'My Love'. Hebe was and still is my favourite one among the three from the group S.H.E. which was why I had to grab this opportunity to go to this event. Nothing beats watching your all-time pop idol in reality.

I couldn't take good quality photos as I had no zoom lens with me. I was only armed with Mr. Mark and a 50mm prime. Photos below were all cropped for a better view. Shall wait for her to come back to Malaysia for a concert some time soon.

Till next time. :]

This was how far away I was standing. A good 15 to 20 meters away!

**UPDATED 11Dec2011**

A short video cover by SinChewiChannel.

7aste Moscow at Laundry Bar, The Curve

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:38:00 +0000

So I was at 7aste Moscow last Friday night which was held at Laundry Bar, The Curve. I did not know that 7aste was even ON that weekend until a day before!

It was my first time attending a 7aste event, though they already had several other themed parties in the past. So this time around, it is a must-go. I grabbed three entry passes from @dustyhawk. Many thanks to him.

So I called my bro Jonathan to tag along, Cynthia was coming as well. Haven't seen them for a long time, prolly about three months.

Anyway, entry starts at 7.30pm and despite the massive traffic jam, we managed to reach in time and we were damn friggin' early! Nobody has entered the venue yet! Decided to have dinner first at Paddington's.

After getting stuffed full with pancakes, we headed our way to Laundry Bar, after making a pit stop of course (always important and necessary). They were serving Smirnoff Vodka that night as well as free flows of Tiger beer. Now nothing sounds better that that.

And that was how my Friday night went. Until the next 7aste!

Photos from JoMS's iPhone4. So blue like Avatar.

with JoMS/Cynthia

managed to catch up with YiChing towards the end

Concept VS Idea

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:48:00 +0000

There is a difference.

You just have to look deeper.

Just like the saying goes,

there is more that what meets the eye.

Feedback

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:43:00 +0000

You will always need someone to wake you up

if you are getting too comfortable with life.

It's True

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:57:00 +0000

Congratulations to Harimau Malaya for bringing back the gold.

SEA Games 2011 | Football

Level Up

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:17:00 +0000

One down.

Three more to go.

Maybe a fourth one later on.

Congratulations to all graduates of Tunku Abdul Rahman College Year 2011.

I Choose You

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:16:00 +0000

Did nothing productive today.

Went all the way to Kepong

to get Papa Smurf!

I tell you,

the warehouse there

has a gazillion soft toys!

All for sale

at a very reasonably cheap price.

Then I saw this yellow furball.

And decided to take it back home as well.

Pikachu, I choose you!

Who says guys can't keep soft toys?

They are so huggable can.

Where East Meets West

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:20:00 +0000

This is a barrel.

The one that Donkey Kong picks up and throws.

It holds 10 pints of beer.

Since it was happy hour,

we had an extra 5 pints.

Conclusion is,

15 pints for

2 person.

Mega bloated!

And you may spot the not for the photo above.

Merely presentation wise?

The Irony In Achieving Your Dreams

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:58:00 +0000

It is always a good thing to have something to aim for.

As in for the future.

But for me to clearly see and know what I want,

makes me less interested in what I'm doing now.

Is that just me talking

Or am I just unwilling?

How do I get there if I don't start from here?

The Regretful Text Syndrome

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:08:00 +0000

Works both ways.

Him/her.

Doesn't matter.

Pretty Girls With Large Eyes

noreply@blogger.com (Dylan Phuah) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:25:00 +0000

Whaddafreak!

Exposed.

Fact of life?