Brain Candy

Often you wonder if you could have started doing something earlier. It could be your weekly workout at the gym; it could be new activities in your social life; it might even be a change of attitude towards certain things. You might have given up on some things or have done something really positive, and then you are left to wonder if you could have done that thing a long time earlier ... But where do you draw the line? How far ahead can we really get of ourselves? When does one become content with what he/she has? I guess making friends with everyone on earth and doing everything there is to do is all great but impractical, let alone impossible.

But does that suggest we sit on our backs and let it hit us as it comes... or could there be a balance between the two unusual, but all the while interesting, extremes... Do we let life be a ‘hypnotic flow’ and live every day as if it’s our last day... or do we pull ourselves back in hopes of savoring a slow baked turkey?

A bit abstract but surely something to get you thinking when you are sipping your next coffee or tea, (or milk for all the big and small kids reading this)

Movie: V for Vendetta

The following is a short synopsis by yours truly.

This movie is not one of your regular types. V, the protagonist, is locked in an epic struggle with the British government for all the atrocities committed against rebels to their hard lined rule. Natalie Portman complements V as the heroine in the film.

V, a super being in certain ways, under a Guy Fawkes Mask, sets out to exact revenge on the supreme dictator Sutler, the high chancellor of England.

Parts of the movie reverberates the holocaust and Hitler’s reign. I am not surprised at the success this movie has had on rating charts.

Conclusion: Watch it. 2 hrs well wasted!

YOU ... might be a redneck!

Seeing how I have about 14 more days to spare untill I return back to my normal routine, I thought may be I should do something different than just play cricket or go to the gym.

Apparently, all my hangout buddies are still writing their exams, which is a real shame, because each missed day is day off from fishing, pool or hanging out at concerts or parties… There is nothing much on TV, apart from the sorry run the Jays are making at the playoffs… so before I let life pull a double whammy on me, I went to the nearest Rogers Video Store to rent a movie.

Now the collection at Rogers is, lets just say, not so up to date. I ended up searching titles of movies I have already seen. I didn’t give up though… I decided i better head to the comedy section for salvation… and that 2 min stroll to the end of the store didn’t disappoint... It was time to give Chappell a break, so I picked up this DVD titled “Jeff Foxworthy”… Now for those who don’t know anything about him, he is the white version of “Russell Peters”… Really, he is a red neck trying to poke fun at other rednecks, all in good spirit, mind you.

By the time my DVD player had clocked 40 mins, I was already rolling on the floor. What really cracked me up were his satirical “you might be a red neck” lines. I highly recommend this stand up comedy, because this is something definately worthy of appearing on comedy central. Now I think a few excerpts, if you will, from the DVD are in order.

Laugh Out Loud:

“If you go to the family reunion to meet women, YOU might be a redneck!”

“If you see a sign readying ‘say no to crack’, and it reminds you to pull your jeans up, YOU might just be a redneck”

“If your dad walks you to school because you are in the same grade, YOU might be a redneck!”

“If the UFO hotline limits you to one call per day, YOU might be a redneck”

“If your family tree doesn’t fork, YOU might be a redneck”

“If you have been on the TV more than 5 times describing what the tornado sounded like, YOU might be a redneck”

“If your richest relative bought the most expensive house he could afford, and you had to help take the wheels off of it.. you guessed it.. YOU might be a redneck”

Gentlemen, start your engines!

These days it seems like everyone is writting a blog. And that got me thinking; why am i so behind of the game? I always wanted a place to dump my thoughts and may be hope it sounds even the slightest bit amuzing or helpful to someone.

Now y'all might be wondering what the abbreviation AK-47 confers and if i am just one of those geeks easily fascinated with fancy names associated with a weapon.. Not really the case here! AK stands for Asim Khan, my name offcourse, and i will let you figure out the 47!

There is plenty going on around me these days. I just finished my examz and i am sitting at home thinking how i will keep from boring the hell out of myself for the next 15 days, before i enter into what would be my last year in University. Yes, it's as true as it sounds, last year at University of Toronto. And, no i don't think i am a big star, but hopefully i might end up doing your taxes or pull you out of financial trouble when you turn 20. Now that might have sounded like a callous joke to many, but lets not kid ourselves, we are all in some sort of financial trouble in our 20s. And that's discounting what your parents are willing to lend you or let you have for free, atleast in the case of many Asian parents.

Now the word Asian and it's meaning is a conundrum all in itself. My fellow chinese folks seem reluctant to give up even an inch of that word and the rest of us are just left wondering how long it will go on for. Boy, if i had a penny for everytime a chinese girl reminded me 'Asian' was just meant for them. No, lets make that a dollar!

Now you are normally expected to write a long first blog but i think i am a little more merciful than those who share that grasp. With that being said however, I assure you there will be plenty more coming from this end, because this is one AK-47 that never runs out.

toodle-oo,

AK