Weblog Wannabe

Chris, I want email!!! [Chris guaranteed that this method was 100% effective. I wonder if it's still true today.]

David, I want email!!! [Now, there is no guarantee from David on the effectiveness of this method but still it worths trying.]

Everybody, I want email!!! [The effectiveness of this method is even more questionable than the above methods, but I'm sure there are still a few nice people among my esteemed readers who'd be kind enough to quench my thirst for email.]

I am an email whore. ♥

Museum of Dead, Gone & Obsolete Computer. My poor, old computer definitely belongs to this museum. Does your computer have a 16MB RAM? I doubt it. Mine does. ♥

Have I mentioned that my "official" nickname (that means the nickname my parents regaled me with) is Fifi? I hate that name with a vengeance. I truly do. Don't you dare to call me with that name or I'll kill you! ♥

The Curse of a Thousand Chain Letters. Think before you forward! ♥

Rob's Amazing Poem Generator. Enter a site URL and this thing will generate a poetry based on the site contents. It works better on long articles than on weblogs, though. ♥

Eric Conveys an Emotion. Request an emotion and Eric will act it out for you. People are weird... ♥

10 Word Movie Reviews. I think it's pretty self-explanatory.

Hmmm, this gave me an idea to make a 10 Word Weblog Review column for GLOAT! Hmmm... ♥

CoWorkerHints.com: Body Odor, Bad Breath, Flatulence... Somebody actually makes money out of telling people that they're smelly. Their motto is "Advancing Harmony in the Workplace". Hmmm... ♥

How Making Enemies Can Become a Hobby. I really should write "How Strangling Annoying People Can Become a Hobby" to accompany it. ♥

Hey, my favourite TV game show, The Crystal Maze, is now available on computer game! The TV game show was really awesome. I really wished I could become one of the contestants. But unless you're British, I don't think you'd know what was so great about the show. Think MTV's the Real World meets, um, Nickelodeon? I can't think of any American TV adventure game show. But the show was awesome, really. I wonder if the computer game is just as awesome. I doubt it, though. ♥

How the first letter of your name can determine your personality is beyond me. One thing for sure, they're very, very wrong about me! ♥

Fairvue Central is now featuring the Blog Song. Check it out! It's hilarious. ♥

I haven't talked to anyone from the Blogland all weekend. Well, I did talk a bit with Bryan last night and I think we have a date to watch an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 when I come for a visit *grins* If I ever get a chance to visit. I'm going to have to save up for at least 2 years before I can go anywhere abroad. Mind you, I only make around $300 per month! Don't you feel sorry for me?

By the way, my contract with my employer will end in October this year so if you happen to own a web design/development company, I'll be available to work for you by then for only $500 a month. I think it's quite a bargain for someone who knows their HTML. Don't you think so? ;) ♥

Sunday Morning Haiku

It's barely morning
But, hey, who cares anyway
My ISP sucks!

In case you missed me (which I doubt), I couldn't connect to my ISP all morning. I thought they denied my access because I didn't pay my bill until 2 days after it was due (I forgot, OK?). Turned out it was the server that was screwing up. Oh well, I'm glad that I could get back to the 'net before I got a withdrawal syndrome. Yes, I am a 'net addict. If we had an internet addict support group here, I'd join, really. ♥

Mister Smarty Pants Sexual Knowledge. Oh yes, he does know a lot about it. He even knows that in Bombay, India, some guy pulled a car with his penis in protest of India's 1989 oil crisis. ♥

Have you visited Haiku the Blog today? If you haven't, you should. Bryan and Harlan have joined in the fun. We rock! Well, maybe not, but no one else would say that we rock, so... ♥

Why not buy me both ducks, Mel? ;) ♥

One day I was feeling under the weather. Mike asked me what he could do to make me feel better. I told him that he could sing me "Puff the Magic Dragon" to cheer me up. He did, but since the .wav file turned up pretty huge and I had a really slow connection, I told him to just write down the lyrics. What he wrote was as follow

Puff The Magic Dragon
Lived By the Sea
and froliced in the autumn Mist
in a land called Analea

Little Jackie whatsisname
loved old puff
but puff was killed
by a band of thieves
who said..
"Hey..he's not so tuff"

It really cracked me up. God, how I miss him... ♥

I used to have an ICQ friend in Canada who was always there for me whenever I needed someone to talk to or just to vent up some anger. I've never seen him online again ever since he moved from Ontario to Nova Scotia in September last year. For some reasons, I miss him a lot today so I decided to read our ICQ message history, hoping that it would make me miss him less. Some things he said made me laugh, some made me want to cry but most of all it made me miss him even more. One thing I regret the most is the fact that I never got around to tell him what a great friend he was and how much his friendship meant to me. He was my best friend for 2 years. When he got married, I thought he would change, but no. He was still the same good, old Mike. We barely had anything in common yet we never ran out of things to talk about. He was the only online friend I've ever had who always treated me like a real friend instead of just a nickname on the ICQ contact list. I've never had a friend like him ever since he disappeared. I miss him so much that it hurts. ♥

This one's for American folks only. If you can't decide which presidential candidate to vote, Speakout.com can help you make a selection. All you have to do is fill out a simple quiz. My quiz results show that the candidate who most closely match my political views is Ralph Nader. I don't know if it's good or bad. ♥

Somebody likes bloody stump too much. I wouldn't have blogged this if it wasn't in yellow. ♥

Beer Can Bob: We're Y10K Ready! Yeah, yeah, yeah. Not that we're going to live until year 10,000. ♥

Secret Love Letters. Call me unromantic but I really think that these letters are more cheesy than romantic. I had a good laugh reading them :) ♥

I can't get this song out of my head. "I Try" by Macy Gray.

i try to say goodbye and i choke
try to walk away but i stumble
though i try to hide it, it's clear
my world crumbles when you're not here ♥

Oh yeah, big thanks also goes to Adam (update your Blueblog, will you?) and Tarsh (how do you like your new font?) for telling me that I'm still cool :) I can feel my hipness level rising up again *grins* I know, I'm such a loser... ♥

Saturday Morning Haiku

I have fallen in
love with my own 'blog again
Is that so, so wrong? ;)

I've decided not to do any redesign until next month. I just found that my current design is not really as crappy as I thought. Well, it is crappy, but not really *that* crappy. Besides, I'm not really a pro like the rest of you. So there.

Meanwhile, I'm going to add more features to this site, and the first one is bound to be the Gallery of the Duck. Thanks to everyone (Daniele, Matt (do you have a 'blog?), Mads, Josh, Melissa, and Drew) who has sent in their ducks to me. I can't wait to display your works! I still would love some more ducks, though *hint, hint!* If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this. ♥

If you saw a haiku just then, that was meant for Haiku the Blog. Sorry! *grins* ♥

Copycat Recipes provides you with recipes of all sorts of junkfood you can find in many fast food restaurants. I personally would rather go to KFC than spending hours trying to cook fried chicken that tastes like Kentucky Fried Chicken because I know that I will fail and I'll end up feeling upset. It's just not worth it. ♥

Discover little-known uses of well-known products at Wacky Uses. Did you know that you can use Coca-Cola� to loosen bolts? ♥

Elian E-Cards! I don't know how to describe this. I know they're tasteless, but feel free to send me one if you want. Anything that goes into my inbox is good in my book. Yeah, I am *that* desperate for email. ♥

Yay! As it turned out, my favourite Uncle Joe blogged my lovely baby Haiku the Blog too yesterday, only he spelled my name incorrectly. It's Firda, Uncle Joe, not Frida... ♥

"Your self-deprecating humour is turning into obsessive pessimism!" ~ Ryan

Do you think so? [Yes] [No] ♥

OK, let's play a little game, shall we? The following is my pathetic attempt to draw a (legless) duck:

I just posted a new haiku :) ♥

When Meg redesigned, everyone just had to blog it. When *I* redesigned, only Ryan would blog it. Hell, Ryan would have blogged it even *before* I redesigned. He's really that cool :) ♥

Corey just registered his emailware for the second time. You should be ashamed of yourself for never registering at all. ♥

Is Blogger really working in lightning speed or am I only dreaming? ♥

Proofs that my hipness level is sinking to a new low:

No one registers their emailware anymore; only two people cared to call and say "Hi sweetheart!" on my voicemail; only two other people congratulated me for winning the award; only three people said I looked lovely after I posted my pictures; only one person from #BlogIRC cared to email me yesterday (David didn't count because I actually bribed him to do so - not to mention that he still owes me half a dozen emails), only one two people blogged my brand new Haiku the Blog, and of all the half a dozen emails I sent out yesterday, I only got one returned.

And I thought I was the most loved weblogger in the BlogLand (tm) *sighs* Sad, sad, sad... ♥

Friday Morning Haiku

Dark and cold morning
I'm wishing that people don't change
I remain the same

When I went to a high school friend's wedding, everybody said that I didn't change a bit. I was still the mean, old Firda who was proud to be different, who wouldn't follow the crowd, who always spoke out her mind and who always laughed in such a carefree way that everyone just had to laugh with her. I'm still the same now. I've never changed. But why do other people change? ♥

I was trying to remember the last time I felt truly happy, and I couldn't. It really saddens me. Numb is my default feeling. Since I can't remember the last time I felt happy, I guess you can imagine how I've been feeling.

Don't you ever want to be me. Being me sucks big time. ♥

Did you know that this very weblog is an emailware? ;) ♥

Chris wrote me yet another quickie haiku:

Firda the sweetheart,
her beautiful heart and smile
needs no redesign

For today only, please call my voicemail number (1-888-387-7903 Ext. 3911) and simply say "Hi Sweetheart!" Humour me, please? ♥

Melanie thinks I'm beautiful. Am I? Hmmm... Beautiful is not really one of the words one would use to describe me, but thanks anyway. You're too sweet! :) ♥

Does someone who has a steady girl/boyfriend count as single? Just wondering. ♥

Did you know on which day of the week you were born? No? Now you can find out about it using the Perpetual Calendar. I'm a Saturday child. You? ♥

When your loved one starts acting like a jerk, have no fear because The Love Police is here! ♥

Sickday Excuse Generator. Ooooh, I love this site! I can't wait until the next time I call in sick again so I can practice!
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So you wanna lie persuasively? This is one thing that I should try to master. I'm just too damned honest. Honest people don't go anywhere these days *sighs* ♥

I might not be more popular than Jack Saturn anymore according to Beebo ratings, but I'm still more popular than him in Weblog Fan Favourites list. Jim Roepcke says, that makes it official! Thanks for the kind words, Jim :)

I still think that it's more fun being a wannabe than a popstar, though. I mean, once you reach the top, there would be nothing left to dream about! At least by being a wannabe, I can always dream that someday I'm going to be just as cool and hip as Meg and Brig. It doesn't matter if it would never come true. After all, it's only a dream! ♥

David and I have teamed up and are ready to rock the web with haiku. Proudly present: Haiku the Blog. ♥

I have to disagree with Caroline on this. I think durian is one of the best tasting as well as the best smelling fruits in the world. Same thing applies to mango. But then again, I'm a true Indonesian. True Indonesians are supposed to be durian lovers, and proud of it ;) ♥

Thursday Morning Haiku

My dear database,
Please be a good boy today
And make me happy

Thursday is data uploading day for me at work, which wouldn't be such a big deal if only our database didn't suck so much. ♥

Just when I was beginning to feel doomed for being such an honest person, Joe Jennet said exactly what I needed to hear and made Weblog Wannabe today's winner of the CoolSTOP Best of the Cool Award! Yay! Thanks so much, Joe! I'm flattered! :) [Blogger is one of last week's winners. Just thought I'd throw that in *grins*] ♥

Am I really more popular than Jack Saturn? Didn't think so. ♥

I love Natalie's definition of Firda. "All hail the Firda!" *giggles* ♥

Josh must feel so secure that he actually put up his snail mail address in his sidebar. I wouldn't dare to do that. Uh-uh.

By the way, thanks for your email, Josh! Your weekend sounds like a lot of fun! You're right. It'll be really boring if you have to like all of your friends. There's got to be a bitch among us to make life more interesting. I'd be more than willing to be that bitch ;) ♥

I'm feeling much better now. Matt wrote to let me know that he's called and sung me "Tomorrow". He said he once played President Roosevelt in Annie. Thanks for making my day, Matt! :) ♥

I'm drooling even more at the sight of Fairvue Central. Nice touch, Nik! The customise option, that is. [See? I'm not a man hater, I'm just in a male-bashing mood right now, that's all.] ♥

Chicks Suck! Of course we do. Otherwise, you wouldn't love us so much. ♥

Men's Support Group for sensitive men hurt by women. Yeah, right...
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Why Cucumbers are Better Than Men. I'm in a male-bashing mood right now. ♥

My workmate just made a gesture like she was going to strangle our supervisor who just couldn't stop bitching since morning. It amused me even more than the BunnyHop game. Thanks for making me laugh, M! :) ♥

This is the only thing that's amused me today. Google's Bunny-Hop game. Just how pathetic is that?
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Today is one of those days where I wish I had an online diary just so that I could vent for all the world to see. Hmmmpf! ♥

I'm so sorry about Buddy, Jordan... ♥

Will anybody call my voicemail number and sing me "Tomorrow" from Annie? Please? It will make my day. My number is 1-888-387-7903 Ext. 3911. ♥

This is a picture of me with my mascot ducky. I'm wearing the t-shirt David sent me for my birthday. It was taken last Saturday.

Wednesday Morning Haiku

Wednesday morning
And I'm thinking of dying
Very odd indeed

I'm not afraid of dying, though. Probably because I won't really have much to lose should I die today.

Sorry for the morbid thought. ♥

D A V I D G A G N E . N E T (once), D A V I D G A G N E . N E T (twice), D A V I D G A G N E . N E T (three times), D A V I D G A G N E . N E T (four times), D A V I D G A G N E . N E T (five times), D A V I D G A G N E . N E T (six times), D A V I D G A G N E . N E T (seven times), D A V I D G A G N E . N E T (eight times), D A V I D G A G N E . N E T (nine times), D A V I D G A G N E . N E T (ten times). Am I forgiven? [Don't ask. If you want to stay alive, you'd better not ask.] ♥

No wonder you're so sick of this Elian boy. He's got more news coverage than Princess Di or JFK did when they died!
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Celebs with Missing Fingers. Just in case there's somebody who cares about this. ♥

Philosophy of Kissing. A must read for philosophy minors. Heh! ♥

Did you know that I'm 100% Indonesian? No? Well, now you know :) Some people think I'm American. Even this guy thought I was American. Heh! ♥

Yay! My supervisor says I will get my very own loc.gov email address soon! How cool is that? ;) ♥

Uh, Mark, I may look like a boy but I'm a girl too, you know. ♥

Have any comment about the pictures? Email me :) [Yes, it's back to email-begging business, as usual *grins*] ♥

OK, this is the final blow. I bet you're so excited about this *grins* Well, maybe not. Anyway, here I present my favourite grown-up picture:

This one is from when I was 3 years old:

Well, guess what? The pictures I took last weekend turned out to be really crappy. They're bad for my image. So I've decided to just post pictures from the time when I was 3 months, 3 years, and 24 years old. But I must warn you that I stopped looking cute when I was 3 years old. Here's the first pic:

Tuesday Morning Haiku

A foggy morning
The mist still covers the earth
As I leave my nest

It's been like ages since we had a foggy morning. The fog got thinner and thinner and finally disappeared as I got closer to the city. ♥

I wrote these haikus:

Kerri's Potty Mouth
She is not a blabber mouth
Always says nice things

She has Thoughtful Thoughts
They're not dirty thoughts, mind you
Kandee's a lady

And Susan wrote this one:

Weblog Wannabe
sending, receiving haiku
all around the world

Thanks, Susan! :) ♥

OK, I finally get around to writing some weblog haikus. The first ones are for Kevin. He wrote me 3 haikus, so I wrote him 3 as well:

Ghost in the Machine
It can't be Kevin at all
Kevin's still alive

Who is the ghost then?
Not Casper the Friendly Ghost
Casper doesn't 'blog

Ghost in the Machine
The weblog without a ghost
It won't scare you off ♥

Clones-R-Us. Uh, do you want to be cloned? Or maybe you want to buy a clone of Miss India '84 or Miss Japan '81? ♥

Stereograms. I'm really hopeless at this kind of thing. No matter how long I stare at the pictures, I could never see the 3D image.
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Blokes Guide to Taking a Leak. Do you really need this, guys?
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How To Win An Argument and lose your friends. ♥

Note to self: Listening to the Chemical Brothers gives you a terrible headache so don't ever do it again! ♥

Tarsh thinks I'm such a dag for looking for a hero. In case you're wondering, dag is actually an Australian slang for, uh, you'd better go here and see for yourself.

It's not my fault that I don't have a hero *sniff!* ♥

Everybody seems to have a hero. Everybody but me anyway. You can apply to be my hero if you want *grins* Ability to fly would be an advantage, but is not a must. ♥

I just yelled at the network administrator this morning because he still wouldn't help me with the problem I was having with the stupid database. I guess he felt guilty about it because he just emailed me to tell me that he just gave me an access to a certain server where I could find loads of songs on MP3 that I could listen to to keep me in a good mood. I guess the database problem is a blessing in disguise after all. Heh! ♥

By the way, I'm still accepting requests for weblog haiku. Just so that you know :) ♥

Today hasn't been a very bad day, even though it's Monday. I'm going to have the roll of film full of silly pictures of me and my stuffed ducky developed at lunchtime. Hopefully by the time the lunchtime is over, the pictures will have already been developed so I can scan the good ones (if any) before I leave home from work. But since things are very rarely going as planned when it comes to me, please don't hold your breath. One thing for sure, the pictures will be ready for your viewing pleasure sometime this week. That is if I don't find them bad for my image *grins* ♥

Will you email me, just because I ask for it? :) Tell me about your weekend. Tell me about anything at all. I'd love to read you. ♥

Some lovely haikus written by Kevin:

Weblog Wannabe
is as Haiku-friendly as
Ghost in the Machine

(in terms of syllables, that is)

Firda, would you please
put finger to key and write
a Haiku to Ghost?

Ghost in the Machine
has no old or broken links
Just a broken nose.

Thanks, Kevin! Your weblog haiku is coming soon. I'm still trying to catch up with everything, including my life. Oh yes, I do have a life. As long as I'm still breathing, I still have a life :)

There is another haiku, written by Susan, but somehow my webmail server didn't download it. I'll post it as soon as I get home from work today. ♥

Monday Morning Haiku

Warm Monday morning
The wind caresses my face
I am letting go

I thought a lot about my late grandma all weekend, thinking how great it would be if she was still alive. Well, I saw her in my dream last night. It's freezing cold where she lives. At least for me, because she doesn't seem to feel the cold. She seems happy there. I guess I feel the cold because I don't belong to her world. Not yet. So this morning, when I felt the warm ray of sun touch my face, I knew that I was letting go.

It is good to be alive. ♥

I asked about Carl Steadman and Jack Letourneau was kind enough to tell me everything I need to know about him, including the URL of Carl's (sort of) weblog. Now I think I'm in love with Carl's words. He is indeed a wordsmith. [I wrote earlier that he was a "wordcraft". How stupid *grins* English does confuse me sometimes.]

In Carl's homepage, I found a link to 99 Secrets, which are secrets that were written very beautifully. You can also share your secrets with the person of your choice using the form they provide on that site. If you wish, you can share your secrets with me. Don't worry, I'm the world's best secret keeper :)

Now I'm off to explore more of Freedonia. You should too. ♥

I'm feeling like hell. I miss my grandma so much even though she had been gone for 24 years now. I miss her because I know that if she was still around, she would give me a big bear hug to make me feel better. ♥

Thinking of making a banner ad to submit to Weblogs.com? Read this first.
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Keeping Up With Time, literally speaking. ♥

Date Carl Steadman, the Microstar. Can anyone tell me who on earth Carl Steadman is? ♥

Mr T throughout American history. You've got to see it to believe it. ♥

Tamagotchi Surgery. Be a real dork. Regenerate your Tamagotchi through a surgery. ♥

Sunday Morning Haiku

Such a clear morning
Yet I am still half awake
I think I'm dreaming

I'm sorry I didn't post any weblog haiku the other day. I promise I will today. Now please excuse me, I'm still half awake. ♥

Chris, I want an email! I know I haven't replied to your last email but don't let that stop you from emailing me again!

I know, I know, I'm such a selfish bitch *sighs* ♥

I really, really want to call Joe's, Jish's and Nikolai's Hotvoice numbers, but everytime I call the Jakarta number, there's always no answer. It's very, very frustrating. I wonder how much an international call to Canada and America would cost me. But since I already pay HUGE phone bill every month due to my excessive use of internet, I guess a few international calls won't really make a difference. Oh well, we'll see...

Speaking of voicemails, you really should check out Nikolai's Voicemail Megamix. It's really cool! Fourteen voicemails in one cool song. I won't tell you what the song is, though. I don't want to spoil your fun ;) ♥

Florida Fun Page. I dedicate this link to David, the true Floridian. Mwahahahaha!!!
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Automatic WWW Text [and URL] Borkifier. It doesn't work on my URL (as usual) but it works perfectly on Slashdot (http://www.slashdot.org) and many other URLs. ♥

Hall of Evil Geniuses. Is Cancer Man really more evil than the Cigarette-Smoking Man? Hmmm, you know what's so funny? Cigarette-smoking can cause cancer! Got it? No? Oh nevermind... ♥

I've been listening to "Tomorrow" from Annie for 2 days in a row now. I just need something to remind me that tomorrow is always a day away. ♥

Books You Didn't Know Existed. I don't know how they can be so sure that we don't know those books existed. ♥

Saturday Morning Haiku

It is boring and
Depressing and frustrating
Save me, anyone!

Weekends are the time for me to feel like I'm being left out for not having a life. Do you *not* have a life? Please email me and let's feel sorry for ourselves together! ♥

I'm going to totally redesign Weblog Wannabe this weekend, so for those of you who really likes this design, feel free to take a screen shot of it before it becomes history.

Yay, I just blogged my own blog! How lame! ♥

Jon clarifies that the phishy's never dead. Um, OK. Do you think ducks eat fish? I only know that alligators do eat ducks.
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Sporks Are Godlike. Yeah, whatever...
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Dammit, J... erm, I mean Anon Ymous! I told you I wasn't Queen of Blog! But I did get around 30 emails in a day from my darling readers a couple of days ago *grins* Don't you envy me? ;) Thanks anyway for the haiku. Here's a haiku for you:

He took a big leap
From Diaryland to Blogland
Welcome aboard, pal!

Always remember that I'm forever a weblogger wannabe [see title], and damn proud of it! ;) ♥

OK, here's the rest of the haikus for today. Read 'em and weep!

Buddha bless you, Tarsh
You and your 50 domains
And your server too

Honey in the rain
It is black and white and grey
Not golden at all

Matthew has a 'blog
With a very long title
Ramblings collection

Though she's not moody
Trish is always in a mood
In a bloggy mood

She's changing places
From this corner to the next
Playing tag, aren't you?

Anyone wants a haiku too? ♥

Sheryl asked me about 'thinking yellow', so she gets two haikus too:

Sheryl once asked me
(No, it's not in Sherylog)
'Bout thinking yellow

Thinking happy thoughts
Is thinking yellow, my friend
It is that simple ♥

Jonathan wrote me two haikus so I wrote him two haikus too in return:

Indeed, yes, indeed
Jonathan 'blogs the whole world
Using a Phishtail

Where is the phishy?
There's Phishtail but no phishy
The phish must be dead ♥

David sent me a lovely picture of him and a really cute substitute of me *grins*

Friday Morning Haiku

I love this Friday
Because it's a holiday
3-day weekend. Yay!

Lovely haikus Jon wrote for me:

i really must know
if i am haiku worthy
for my sanity

haiku would be great
indeed i would feel honored
if it's about me

The haiku for you is coming very soon, Jon! ♥

I didn't notice until now that the tagline of Weblogs.Com was "It's even worse than it appears." Do you think they're being modest, being honest or just being ironic? ♥

Stop Using Your Toilet & Earn $$$! And make your lawn greener too. Duh.
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You can find the definition of Panic Penis in the Panic Encyclopedia.
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Worldwide I Hate Mayonnaise Club. I think I'm going to join the battle. Mayonnaise indeed tastes and smells like hell. ♥

The Universal Problem Solver. Probably one of the world's greatest inventions. Heh!
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The Budget Traveller's Guide to Sleeping in Airports. Apparently, Indonesian airports are not really heaven for budget travellers. ♥

More optical illusions. Plenty of them. ♥

The Nut Sac Dance Returns. And you think the Hamster Dance is bad enough.
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How NOT to Talk. Things you shouldn't say if you want to keep a conversation going. Pretty amusing stuff.
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What To Do Before and After You Win the Lottery. Read this if you're feeling lucky.
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I read in Monkey See, Monkey Do that according to Kabalarians, David and Ryan have the same meaning. I find it kind of amusing. I'm so easily amused :) ♥

I wish someone would email me. Ask me to write you haiku or something... ♥

My day started pretty nicely, but then it got worse and worse and now I really feel like kicking someone off to the moon and back and to the moon again and back. Ack! I have to start thinking yellow again... ♥

Yesterday I finally received the HTML Body t-shirt David sent me for my birthday. Now I feel like a real HTML geek. Heh! Thanks, David! :) ♥

Thursday Morning Haiku

Blogger's up again
After down for like ages
This one's for Blogger

I wish I could join the chat at #BlogIRC :( Why can't you schedule the chat to be held in the weekends? Why, oh, why? Not every weblogger lives in America, you know. ♥

Fun words to describe Weblog Wannabe: ducky - swanky - quackers - sexy-wubba-ducky - po�ticoamarelopato - naughty. ♥

Today's weblog haikus are brought to you by the letter B and the number 1.

Do you want to be
Touched by an Impudite? Hmmm?
Well, just ask Erich!

It's Greg Restall ~ Log
Philosophy, technology
Anything you wish

Digital Swirlee
Is very haiku friendly
It's 5 syllables!

Want to blog away?
Just press ctrl-alt-ego
Faith will be your guide

Suzanne's brain on blog
Will think for you while you surf
Now your brain can rest

OK, who's next? ♥

Gee, I didn't know that the Kingdomality Personal Preference Profile link I posted the other day would have such a big impact to the weblog community. Heh!
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Traffic Waves: physics for bored commuters. I'm a bored commuter but I've been one for so long that I've stopped caring about the traffic jam and just take it for granted. ♥

The Contest: a study in sex deprivation. Place your bet now. I personally think that none of them will win. You really should check out the log. It's hilarious!
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Grep this, sweetcheeks. It's a geek personal ad, in case you're wondering. ♥

Un-telligence Test, not to be mistaken with intelligence test. It's all about survival. I'm 72% Un-telligent, which is significantly higher than the current average of 60% and which makes me one smooth chick with a knack for greatness! Weee!!!
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Thumb Sucking Adults. I have to admit that I used to suck my thumb when I was a kid but now I really think that it's gross. I can't believe there are actually thumb-sucking adults!
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The Lauputian Confession Booth. Confess your sins online for free. Well, not really. Just try it.
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IE 4 is Evil! I don't know which one this guy hates the most: Internet Explorer 4 and 5, Microsoft or Bill Gates. Or maybe all? ♥

Windows Version 1.01. Has anyone ever actually run this version? ♥

Yay, I finally found Corey's 'blog! I should've guessed that Yeroc.blog(); had been his. Yeroc is Corey when you read it backward. It's funny that he's never mentioned anything about his 'blog. Otherwise, I would've blogged it ages ago! :)

Speaking of Corey, he's one of the people who neither drink nor smoke, just like me. The other people who have confessed their sXe-ness (read: straight-edgeness) to me are Stef, Nik, Chris, Kellea, Rabi, Jason, and John Lewis. It's nice to know that I'm not really a rare species! :) ♥

Harlan is the only one who cared to give me the much needed hug. That makes him special in my book :) ♥

I can't wait to go home so I can write some weblog haikus again! Oh yeah, for those of you expecting me to call, I'll try to call the Hotvoice number again when I get home from work. The local Jakarta number has always been busy or worse, there's no answer at all. Not even from an answering machine. It really frustrates me. Hopefully today I'll have a better luck. ♥

One thing that made me smile: an old Diaryland pal has started blogging too and he described Weblog Wannabe as "ducky", of course. But that's not what made me smile. What made me smile is the fact that now I know his real name! Wooo! The Diarylanders would kill each other just to get this *valuable* info *grins* Nice to hear from you again, *Pal*! :) ♥

Here's a birthday haiku, just for The Prol:

Happy birthday, Prol!
Thirty-seven today. Wow!
Will I live that long?

Many happy returns, Caroline! :) ♥

Wednesday Morning Haiku

I'm so down and blue
I need a hug, you won't give me
Is it too much to ask?

Hey, let's play a little game. The game is called Describe Weblog Wannabe In One Fun Word. Please send your fun word to this address. It would cheer me up if you would. ♥

Would you give me a hug? I need one so badly.
♥

Here are some more weblog haikus. Some I wrote because you asked for it, some because you wrote me a haiku first, and some I wrote just because. Enjoy! :)

The RiotHero
Will save your troubled mind
From QuietRiot

He's not just a Dork
He is a Cyberdork! Wow!
I wanna be one

Weblog shmeblog
Jish blogs what you wish you blogged
It's not just a 'blog

Chris from Furled dot com
He wrote a quickie haiku
Just for the duckie

He is Neilalien
He's an alien in New York
He excites chicken

Bling! is the blog by
David the alligator
There's a ducky there

A View From The Heart
Can bring you a lot of links
They're from Alwin's heart

Do you want to be haikuised? ♥

Kingdomality Personal Preference Profile. Take the quiz and find out your medieval occupation. Mine is The Benevolent Ruler. Heh!
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Can't come up with songlyrics for your band? Just try Leon's Random Lyrics Generator. Here's the songlyrics it generated for me (please excuse the all caps; I'm too lazy to retype the whole song):

PEGASUS

THEN WHY DIDN'T YOUR LONGITUDE GROW UP?
WE INITIATE!
SMOOCH...
WE LIMPLY STOMP PENGUIN.
I DO PUNT MAYOR SACCHARINE MICROMETER.
WE SCRIMMAGE?
WHAT DOESN'T SPATIAL SACK-SHORE EXPOSE?

OR HOW DID I FLIP FLAP?
WHY DO I POLISHES DOCTOR GRUBBY MUGGING?
BUT NEVER SINFULLY DEVASTATE ANOTHER AWESOME SERVICES!
YOU DID DEFENESTRATE BEST FIGHTERS!
IF YOU ARE CHILDISH, KILLED ME.
HOW DON'T I TRANSFIGURE?

THEN MOTHER EARTH COMPILES DROOPY DOCTOR TURN SIGNAL.
BUT PILE UP ON REVEREND LONGITUDE FOUR TIMES A DAY.
WE POISON AMAZINGLY. ♥

Sassy's Worldwide Dogbite Service, Inc. Order a personalised dog bite and send it to anyone that you think deserves one. ♥

I don't know if I'm cursed or blessed with this name.
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Jish pointed me to Hotvoice, which is yet another free voicemail service. BUT Hotvoice has a local phone number in my town, Jakarta, so if you have a Hotvoice number, I'll be able to leave you a message. Cool, huh? ;) The first person I'm going to call as soon as I get home is, of course, Jish. I think I'll sing him "My Favourite Things" from the Sound of Music *grins* That is, if I don't chicken out first. If you have a Hotvoice number, just let me know and I'll call you. ♥

I'm not feeling very well today but I can't call in sick because I have so much work to do :( Do you want to cheer me up? Just send me an email and tell me a stupid joke! No, not forwarded jokes 'cause I *hate* them. Please? I'm begging you? [insert a picture of sick puppy here] ♥

I can't seem to post to Pyra from work :( Ack!
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Tuesday Morning Haiku

Another morning
Spent sitting at work, grumbling
Eight hours to go

Jish suggested that I make another section in my site for weblog poetry and haiku. I think I'm going to do it. Thanks for the idea, Jish! :) ♥

Once upon a time, when I just started blogging, I submitted a quote about Blogger, saying that Blogger made me feel like a real geek, and guess what? They've never used it! I feel so worthless now *sniff!* Should I just write Blogger a haiku instead? ♥

Dictionary of Computing. Hmmm, I can't think of anything to say about this. Just see it for yourself! ♥

The Dick List. Are you listed? ♥

The Ten Commandments of the Brotherhood of Eternal Bachelors. I think it's pretty self-explanatory.
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The Ballad of a Nice Guy. He doesn't sound like a very nice guy to me *shrugs*
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Sex trivia and facts. Did I say "sex"?
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I think Adam has found himself a prospective employer. Good luck, Adam! ;) ♥

Here are some weblog haikus I wrote on request:

ZZZXYZ read Xek-xes
Hey, I like it, I like it!
Ryan likes my 'blog

I Blog U, I do
You're no Mr. Wonderful
But still I Blog U

Haiku from the duck
For 20/20 Hindsight
Here I deliver

I want to write more! Request a haiku now! Please? [I'm such a haiku addict...] ♥

Am I the only one around here who don't drink (alcohol drinks) *and* don't smoke? I don't even eat vegetables. I love fruits, though. If no one answers me, I'll assume that I am indeed the only one. Yay, I'm a rare species! :) ♥

I've been getting a lot of visitors from dot edu domains lately yet I only know the ones from stanford.edu, upenn.edu, cooper.edu, and indiana.edu in person. If you're one of those dot edu guys I don't know, please say hi to me! Don't be afraid. I'm friendly and I don't bite. I just want to get to know you :) ♥

Short guidlines [sic!] for alien visitors to earth. Alf wrote these guidelines. Hmmm... It can't be *that* Alf. Alf that I know speaks perfect English. Is Planet Mermac somewhere in Sweden? ♥

Haikus by Ryan:

My haiku for you,
Wannabe. You're fun to read.
Now a model blog.

ZZZXYZ, like Xek-xes,
Is hard to pronounce well.
Yet, harder to rhyme.

A haiku by Jason:

Unmanifested things?
We all have to start somewhere;
Firda will keep up.

Another haiku by Susan:

yellow duck haiku
for twenty twenty hindsight
please write one for me

I'll write some haikus for those who have sent me a request as soon as I get home from work today. I'm so bored and sleepy at work right now *yawn* ♥

Monday Morning Haiku

It's Monday morning
A bright, glorious morning
I'm at work, grumbling

I just hate Monday. Don't you?

On a happier note, Weblog Wannabe rates higher than Evhead in
Beebo chart. It really made me smile :) ♥

To whom it may concern: Check our Pyra, or else! ♥

Oooh, I love Ryan's new layout! Really cool colours. I want to write Ryan a weblog haiku but I don't know if ZZZXYZ should be counted as one syllable or six syllables. Hmmm... ♥

Uh, excuse me? I'm not benefitting what? And what have you done for me? I'm totally lost! :) ♥

Martin wished me a belated happy birthday and gave me a birthday present. Hmmm, what could it be? *Gasp!* It's a sidebar link!! Weee!!! Thanks, Martin! :) You should check out Martin's 'blog. He has some really cool weblog gadgets.

Anyway, here's a haiku for Martin (I just can't resist it, I'm a haiku addict!):

Traumwind blows softly
The wind is Martin's own guide
To the World Wide Web

Do you want a haiku? ♥

Fun fact: My poor 5 year-old computer only has a 16MB RAM yet it is running on Windows98. Beat that! ♥

OK, here's the revised version of the Fairvue Central haiku:

Fairvue Central is
A four-hundred and eighty
Eight pixel weblog

Purrfect! Five-seven-five lines. I'm so talented *grins* ♥

Weeee, Harlan wrote me a haiku too, and it's so beautiful! Go check it out! ♥

I wrote a haiku for Harlan:

Cool minty green is
The colour of Harlan's mind
Harlan the Green Mind

And received a haiku from Gayle:

Wannabe like you
With rubber duck and all that
Firda likes haiku ♥

Yay! I've got a couple of haiku requests already! :) And here are the haikus:

Yellow Gaylery
And Smokers Anonymous
Gayle made them with love

Tickling your belly
Jason O'Running Tally
He is that witty

Who's next? ;) ♥

Nikolai wrote me a haiku *grins* Check it out!

Here's my Fairvue Central haiku:

Fairvue Central is
A thousand pixel weblog
It's Nikolai's home

Are you sure you don't want me to write your weblog a haiku? ;) Come on, don't be shy! I really need a reason to write more haikus! ♥

I'm working on a layout for my new online journal. I want to start journalling again because every time I need to pour my heart's out to someone, no one is ever around to be there for me. No, I'm not going back to Diaryland, in case you're wondering. I've learned my lesson. My new online journal is going to be Blogger-powered. I [heart] Blogger, even though it's always picking on me by refusing to post my entries. I think that's what you'd call an unconditional love. Heh! ♥

Gotcha! ;) Thanks for reading me, guys! [Now you know that I don't play favourites *grins*] ♥

Step-by-step Cheespeke will show you how to speak Cheesepeke like a local Cheesecake in 3 easy-to-follow lessons.

Example:
Sa in vay yumi Cheesecake!
Translation: He is a very tasty Cheesecake! ♥

Makin' Bacon is an illustrated guide to making bacon (duh!). No, they don't include the slaughtering process.
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How To Write Unmaintainable Code. If you're a programmer and you want to guarantee yourself a lifetime of employment, you might find it useful. Being a geek wannabe, I don't have even the slightest idea what they're talking about on that page. ♥

Sing Bohemian Rhapsody, computer programmer's style.
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Sunday Morning Haiku

A lazy Sunday
It's such a cloudy morning
When will the rain fall?

Do you want me to write your weblog a haiku? Email me with your URL. I'm beginning to get really obsessed with haiku. It's just so cute and so easy to write! ♥

Weblog Wannabe is no longer an unamerican activity. Now it's merely a long-distance call. I wonder what the category will be tomorrow. Aliens from other planets? ♥

OK, I've got an idea. Let's co-writing the article. If you're interested in becoming my co-writer, please email me. ♥

I think Ms. Tenpenny was right. This weblog is indeed the web's best home for ideas that never seem to materialize *sighs* I wish you'd write an article for GLOAT! I'd be the happiest girl in the world if you would. You don't need to buy me diamonds or anything to make me happy. Just write me an article. Please? ♥

OK, so my weblog has made it to Bloat 10 and is going strong in Beebo chart. The next thing I need to do will be to go to SXSW 2001 and then move to San Francisco to join Pyra. Heh! ♥

Jordan finally called and recited me a haiku. My life is complete :) ♥

My very own phone line is functioning now, which means that from now on, I can surf without getting interrupted by my dad or my mum or my brothers. Yay! The silly thing is, I still don't know my phone number yet. But then again, I don't really need the number anyway since I'll only use this phone line to connect my modem to the ISP. Well, unless you want to give me a long-distance call then I'll probably try to find out ;) ♥

The Genuine Haiku Generator, for those of you who can only wish you could write a haiku. Writing one manually is so much more fun, though. But if you must... ♥

Looking for a hot date, guys? Try The 306WD.com Guide to Picking up Hot Chicks and then go to their guide on How to deal with rejection. Both are equally useless. ♥

Which one do you think is the grammatically correct one: Haiku Computer Error Messages or Computer Error Message Haiku? I'm serious! I don't speak English as first language, remember? ♥

I wonder why I always look forward to weekends when all I can do in the weekends is just feeling down. ♥

Did any of you call my voicemail number about 3 hours ago to tell me that you had a picnic today? It's a male voice. I have my suspicions as to who it might be, but I'm not so sure. Anyway, if it was you, please email me so I can thank you properly :) [Yes, Adam. I do get desperate for email.] ♥

Apparently, out of the hundreds of readers I've got, I can only make three of them happy. I'm going to have to try harder *sighs* ♥

Someone is concerned about me stealing some links from the Useless Pages directory the other day without giving them credit. I'm not sure if you should give credit to web directories since I believe the links are there to be stolen, but this is my credit anyway. ♥

Saturday Morning Haiku

Saturday morning
Another boring weekend
Will you take me out? ♥

A Voicemail Haiku

Checking my voicemail*
Still no new message from you
I'm disappointed

* = 1-888-387-7903 ext. 3911 ♥

Harlan says it's not only my weblog that makes him happy. I make him happy too! I'm so happy to know that I make you happy! :) Do I make you happy too? [ Yes ] [ No ] ♥

I feel so loved. My Uncle Joe wrote me a haiku and Melanie wrote me a limerick. Now I'm waiting for someone to write me a song. Are you that someone? ;) ♥

Whoa! Nikolai redesigned, and it's looking great!!! It worths all the minutes spent loading the page (yeah, my 'net connection is really *that* slow) and I got a little yellow ducky icon link on the sidebar. Weeee!!! Nik's new design proves that a week without 'net access at home can do you a lot of good :) Nice to have you back, Nik! ♥

Firda = tofu-cheese in Melanie's vegetarian sandwich.
Weblog Wannabe = an unamerican activity. ♥

I believe it's already April 14 in Stanford, CA right now so I guess it's time for me to sing *the* song:

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Adam
Happy birthday to you!

Happy 20th birthday, Adam! :) May all your dreams come true! ♥

News in Haiku. I love it! I love it! I love it! And I love this one the most:

"russia considers
stealth bomber depending on
its stock of duct tape"

How can you *not* love it? ;) ♥

There's an orgy going on in BLOAT! where I'm being sandwiched between Melanie and Jish. It feels, um, kinda warm and fuzzy.

I think I can live with "the web's best home for ideas that never seem to materialize". I mean, it could've been worse, right? Right? Right. ♥

I don't think anyone is dumb enough to ever want to pay $99.5 for a high five with a fake arm.
♥

The Negotiator. How good are you at negotiating? I knew I was not good at all even before I started negotiating. I really shouldn't have started it. Now I really don't know what to do with this pushy vagabond. Should I just click the exit button? ♥

Find the black dot! I think there's more than just one black dot there. But then again, my eyesight is not really the best in the world.
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Weeee!!! I made it to Beebo (again)!!! I'm a bourgeouise (again)!!! Not that you'd care or anything. I just felt like blogging something *grins*
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Hey, look what I've found! It's a weblog by a fellow Indonesian girl! Watch out, Blogland! Indonesian girls are going to take over and rule!!! Woohoo!!! We rule, Dican!!! ;) ♥

Matahari is Indonesian for sun. ♥

Hey, I make Harlan happy! Well, actually it's more like my weblog makes Harlan happy, but I am my weblog. Well, not really but... it's hard to explain. And I'm supposed to be writing an article called "Are you your weblog?". Hah! What a joke. But I'll give my best shot anyway.

Oh, I almost forgot. Thanks, Adam, for helping me with the article :) Do you want to help me too? Just tell me in an email whether you and your weblog are identical or not, along with the reason why you and and your weblog are/are not identical. Simple, isn't it? I'm waiting! ♥

Did you ever notice that U and I are side by side on the keyboard? I didn't notice it until a couple of days ago when I made a typo by typing U instead of I. ♥

404 Haiku. I probably have blogged this before but I'm not sure. You can find another 404 haiku here. I just love haikus :) ♥

Chris made me smile from ear to ear =) He sent me this email:

Wannabe:

Hey! You may have an outdated computer. You may be missing a webcam. You may be missing a scanner. But you are obviously NOT without web design skills. Your site is fantastically designed. Great job!

WannabeToo

At long last, somebody really likes my design! =) And Chris is obviously *no* wannabe. He's a certified Microsoft Developer. Yikes! ;) Thanks, Chris! ♥

I heard this song, In My Life by the Beatles, playing on the radio this morning and I just can't get it out of my head. The following is my favourite verse:

"But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more"

And you know why? It's because I can truly relate with this song. I can't forget every single person I've ever met. I may forget the names and places, but I can't forget the look, or when it's online, I can't forget one's writing style. I can really tell people from their writing style. I am that good of an observer :) If I ever knew you or our paths ever crossed, you can be sure that I often stop and think about you. It's true. ♥

Yay, I've got my own phone line now! :) It's not functioning yet, though. They only installed it today. I'm still using my family phone line right now. I'm not sure if my new phone line has an International Direct Dialing, but I can always experiment with it once it's functioning. Well, I just want to share you the news. Now back to your daily blogging! ♥

It looks like the number of messages in my voicemail inbox is stuck at the number 22 *hint, hint!*

1-888-387-7903 ext. 3911 is the number of happiness. Honestly. Seriously. Why? Because if you call that number, I'll be one happy little ducky, that's why! ♥

I used to enjoy reading so there, but now not anymore. The letters have become too whiny for my taste. If I wanted to read a whiny story, I'd rather read my old online diaries. No, I'm not going to give you the urls. Sorry! ♥

Hmmm, I wonder if Adam is serious about converting Webloglog from Blogger-based to Manila-based. I mean, the last time the whole weblogs.com/editthispage.com was down, it lasted for... what? Two days? ♥

My supervisor: "I've never laughed so hard before you came along!"

Well, it's nice to know that I can make a difference :) ♥

How to create a potato bazooka. Just in case you need some cool idea for your science project. ♥

Great Inventions. I really like the idea of "Movable Earth". You know, to avoid comets and such. The "Escalator to the Moon" idea is not such a bad idea either.
♥

Babelfish Butcher. I didn't know you could have so much fun with Babelfish ;) ♥

I can't find anything worth blogging *sighs* Hey, why don't you blog me so I can blog you back? ;) It's not as lame as it sounds, really. Well, maybe it is but it can't be *that* lame. Or is it?
♥

By the way, Neil did come back with another man for me but, well, that man is kind of shy and he was begging me not to 'blog him so... ♥

Nikolai is so sweet. He called my voicemail number just to wish me good luck with my article :) Whoever it was who said that Nik sounds like Darth Vader was right *grins* Thanks, Nik!

There was another voicemail other than the one from Nikolai. I thought it was from Jordan. Turned out it was from, er, someone else (you know who you are -- I've blogged you too much!). Oh well... ♥

Have you checked out the 5k finalists? Most of them are using DHTML tricks that I'm hopeless at. I guess it's a good thing I didn't submit anything. I would hate to see my hardwork went down the drain after the first screening. [What I was trying to say was, I really envy all of you who managed to submit something to the contest. I feel so left out now because I didn't get to be part of such a challenging contest due to my laziness.] ♥

Is Blogger acting funny to you or is it only picking on me?
♥

Since no one seems to be really interested in contributing anything to GLOAT! (and I'm getting *really* desperate here), I'm going to write an article myself and the topic is going to be "Are you your weblog?". I'm going to do an interview via email with some webloggers. The article itself will be written based on the interviews. If you're interested in becoming one of the sources and you have something to say about the topic, please email me. I will mention your name and your weblog in the article if I decided to use your opinion. Please help me just this one time, please? I really, really want to make it work. It'll mean so much to me.

[With special thanks to my fellow librarian Matt K. for giving me the idea to do this article :)] ♥

If you have a free voicemail number, you might find this useful to check where your caller is calling from. ♥

You always make fun of your poor, old Firda, Jordan *sniff!* Why, Jordan, why? By the way, is that last call in my voicemail messagebox from you? If not, when are you going to call me??? I mean, come on, you're supposed to be my biggest fan!!! ♥

Dan sent me a picture of an eyeless duck in ASCII. It's cute :) Anyway, you all should read Dan's article on voicemail. If you've read it, read it again. This is probably the reason Dan won't call me *grins*
♥

Whether you like cooking or not, I think you might enjoy Cooking with Ed. Well, Ed's visitors anyway.
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Creative Suicide Methods. Kids, don't try this at home (or anywhere else for that matter). It's very dangerous!
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Neil, who is actually one of my biggest fans, searched the worldwide web for a man for me and found this guy. Um, Neil, I really, really appreciate your effort, but do you really want me to end up with a guy like him? I may be desperate, but I'm not *that* desperate, if you know what I mean. Do come back with a better man tomorrow! ♥

So far David has been the most frequent caller of my voicemail number. He called before he went to bed, he called when he was having a male-bonding session with his friends (and drunk too), he called when he just woke up, he called when he was having a shower (yes, I can hear the sound of the water, trickling in the background) and he called after the shower. If all of you would call me that often, I'd be one happy little ducky :)

In case you want to make me happy, here's my number: 1-888-387-7903 ext. 3911, toll free. Sing a happy song for me, will you? ♥

It's Monday morning and I'm at work, wishing that I was still curling on my warm, comfy bed, wrapped in my favourite blanket.

I had a weird dream last night. I dreamed that I live in a big, white house with a family that's not even my family. I have 3 brothers in that dream yet none of them are my real brothers (I actually have 2 brothers instead of 3). Both my parents are sick and are in the hospital, but they're both not my real parents. They're all strangers, yet in the dream I consider them my family. The weirdest part of the dream is we live in France, yet we all speak Indonesian (this dream wasn't in English like the last one). It wasn't really a happy dream, though. There was a sense of loneliness in it, which was pretty much like my real life. I guess I carry my loneliness wherever I go, even into my dreams. ♥

Should I blog my own 'blog one more time? Send your answer to firda@cbn.net.id now. [Yes, it's yet another dirty scheme of mine to make you email me, but please don't tell anyone.]
♥

I came across this weblog called b i n d i and realised that the owner, Lish, was the person who sent me a really funny birthday e-card with some guy singing "Happy Birthday" in a very thick Australian accent playing in the background a couple of days ago. Thanks, Lish! :) Now you go visit Lish! Her weblog rules! ♥

I had a lot of fun singing Y.O.D.A. And I'm not even a fan of Star Wars or the Village People!
♥

I've been listening to this song all day, How Can I Not Love You by Joy Enriquez. I think it's a beautiful song. It's from the soundtrack of "Anna and the King". I just bought the tape yesterday. I only like one song off the soundtrack so I didn't buy the CD. Right now I'm downloading the mp3 so I can listen to the song over and over without having to rewind the tape every time. If you want to know what the song's like, you can download it from here. You just might like it. ♥

You might be a redneck Jedi if.....
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Can anyone tell me what's so unsexy about T.S. Eliot reading his own poetry? Is it because he's already dead?
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Everybody, you must listen to Bryan. You have got to take me out sometime. ♥

Mark: 3 voicemail messages.
Firda: 13 voicemail messages.

Based on that fact, we can conclude that people love Firda more than they love Mark. No? ♥

Some of you who have given me a call were wondering how to pronounce my name. Well, it's fear-da, not fur-da and definitely not far-da. If you think you pronounced my name wrong, feel free to call me again to make it up or you'll be cursed with bad sex for the rest of your life *grins* The number's still the same: 1-888-387-7903 ext. 3911, toll free.

Oh by the way, I've got myself an AIM. If you want, you can add me to your buddy list. My screen name is Webgeek Wannabe. ♥

I'm still waiting for your call, Jordan! Surely you don't want to feel bad for the rest of your life. Hmmmm? ;) ♥

My younger brother gave me this as a birthday present. It's actually a chicken but I like to think that it's a duck. I've never had anything duck all my life. At least, not that I can remember. I was looking for a rubber ducky or just a stuffed duck when I went to the mall this afternoon but I couldn't find any :( ♥

Tim's description of our encounter at #BlogIRC really amused me. I glared at him because he kept on staring at me. I always do that to people who stare at me, even in real life. I've scared many people off that way. But I guess Tim is an exception. He thinks he's got an obsession with me *grins* ♥

As it turned out, Matt really is a radio dee-jay :) I wish I could listen to his show... ♥

Ooops, I think I forgot to thank my partners in GLOAT!, Nikolai and Jordan for wishing me a happy birthday. Thanks, guys! :) Sorry that I haven't been able to get any article for GLOAT! I would write one myself if I could.

Please, somebody, write us an article? One article is enough to get GLOAT! going. You can write about any aspect of weblogging and the article only needs to be a page long. Please? If you have any question, feel free to ask. I'm waiting! ♥

Wooo, Brad from the Bradlands sang me "Rubber ducky you're the one, you make bath time lots of fun..." and his voice is just perfect! And he sang the entire song, from beginning to end! I've lost count how many times I've listened to his voicemail. It's even better than the original version! Thanks so much, Brad! You made my day :) ♥

My birthday offline was really crappy. No one cared to sing me a "Happy Birthday". No one gave me a hug. My parents, especially my father, gave me a speech on how to live my life. None of my so-called friends bothered to call to wish me a happy birthday. No one cared to take me out for lunch or dinner. No one cooked me anything special. If not for all the presents from my parents and brothers (a towel, a mug, an alarm clock, a clicky duck and a wallet), it would be just another ordinary day for me. Sad, huh? I really wanted it to be special, but I guess you alone can't make your own birthday special.

Anyway, I think I'll hit the mall this afternoon and buy myself some lovely things with my own money and treat myself a lovely meal somewhere. Lasagna would be nice. I haven't had lasagna for ages. Mmmmm, lasagna... *drools* ♥

If it's still April 7 where you live, that means it's still not too late to wish me a happy birthday ;) Please, please, please call me at 1-888-387-7903 ext. 3911, toll free. I can't wait to hear your voice! :) ♥

More interesting things I found in my voicemail inbox:

• Danny made a long-distance call from Singapore and sang me the Chinese version of the "Happy Birthday" song in his voicemail! Wow. Thanks sooo much, Danny! I've never heard that version before. I hope the long-distance call didn't cost you too much. Oh, Danny wants me to tell him if he'd make a great radio dee-jay or singer. Well, I think Danny would make a great gossip show host. He's just so talkative! He sounds exactly as I'd imagined he would :)



• Alwin has a very soothing voice, the kind of voice a nurse would have. But then again, he's is a registered nurse! Thanks for your tips on how not to feel old, Alwin! I really appreciate it :)



• The first time I listened to Andy's voicemail, I actually thought that he said his name was "Eddie Izzard" instead of "Andy Pressman". Weird, huh? I also noticed the similarity between Andy's voice and e.e. cummings' (yes, I do know what e.e. cummings' voice was like, thanks to Microsoft Bookshelf 2000). Thanks for the "Happy, yes, Birthday" haiku, Andy! ;) You rock!

I'm beginning to get used to being 27. Don't ask me what it's like. I just can't describe it. ♥

I wish I'd thought of writing a resignation letter like this one when I resigned from my old job. No, I wasn't a bar attendant.
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InternshipPrograms.com, just in case you're a student looking for internship. I know it's very unme to post a useful link but please allow me to be out of character for once. After all, it's my birthday.

Speaking of birthdays, I'm still holding my breath, waiting for you to call my voicemail number and wish me a happy birthday! ♥

Sporkitsu. Master Sporker, Quai Chang Spork, and a few other masters will teach you how to use spork as a weapon.
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Goatee Gallery. I dedicate this link to David, who feels naked without his goatee ;)
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WeirdNJ - Get Weird! This site reminds me of Bryan, while Bryan reminds me of... erm, just ask Bryan ;)
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This is the kind of conversation that gives IRC a bad name. Speaking of IRC, I had a lot of fun at #BlogIRC the other day. Too bad I have to wait until I can get another Thursday off before I can join the chat again. I miss tickling Dan already ;) ♥

Oh I almost forgot! Rabi of Wockerjabby wrote me a lovely happy birthday haiku. Here it is:

Before I got all the voicemails, I wouldn't have guessed that all the webloggers I've known had such sexy voices! Matt and Jason could pass as radio dee-jays! I'm sooo in love with their voices, I had to play the voicemails over and over and over again. While Matt and Jason could pass as radio dee-jays, Gayle and Kellea should become a singer. They both have voices that are so clear and so beautiful. And David, what should I say about David's voice? Even though he looks like a mafioso, he doesn't sound like one at all. Not that I can imagine a mafioso singing a "Happy Birthday To You" ;) All in all, the voicemails were very entertaining. They really made up for the uneventful birthday I had in real life. Big thanks also go to Adam and Jish for the birthday wishes! I can't imagine how crappy my 27th birthday would've been without all of you :)

Matt: ".... Weblog Wannabe, with its yellow duck, Weblog Wannabe, you don't suck!"
Jason: "This is your birthday song, it isn't very long... BEEP!" [end of transmission]
Kellea: "27 is not old. Wait until you turn 30!"

By the way, my birthday is not over yet. There are still several hours left. Call me at 1-888-387-7903 ext. 3911 (toll-free) and help make my 27th birthday the most memorable, ever! :) Come on, I'm dying to hear your voice! Hey, I'll tell you what. I'm going to hold my breath until you call me. You surely don't want me to die due to the lack of oxygen on my 27th birthday, don't you? OK, I'm holding my breath starting...NOW! Hmmmppph... ♥

Thanks so much to Neil, Corey, Matt Haughey, Rabi, Matt Kingston, Caroline, Kellea, and last but not least, David (not Dave) for the birthday wishes! You've made me feel so special, thank you! :) ♥

By the way, my ureach.com toll-free number doesn't work. If you want to leave me a happy birthday message, you can use my myTalk.com toll-free number instead: 1-888-387-7903 ext 3911. It would help to make my birthday less crappy if you'd call me :) ♥

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear meee..., happy birthday to me!!!

I'm 27 today. How old... ♥

F@keMail.. you never know who it's from! It could be from billgates@microsoft.com, billclinton@whitehouse.gov or even god@heaven.org. You decide! ♥

I'll be 27 years old in 3 hours! HELP!!! ♥

If you want to wish me a happy birthday tomorrow, you can do so by calling my ureach.com toll free phone number at 1-877-430-7722 ext. 231 and leave me a message. If that number doesn't work try 877-430-7722 ext. 231 instead. Don't forget to mention your name and your 'blog name if you have one! =) ♥

My birthday is tomorrow but I already got a birthday poem from Erich. Thanks, Erich!

Speaking of poems, David the Code Poet sent me an insomniac poem via ICQ last night:

I once knew a girl who couldn't sleep
so I told her to go count some sheep
she scoffed and she said
as they danced in her head
"Now I've got wool three feet deep!"

Cute, isn't it? ;) See David, I still blog you every now and then! ♥

Blogger's "convert line breaks" thing doesn't seem to work :( Does it work with you? Let me know. ♥

There's something about Something.com, and that something is... something.
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88 Lines About 44 Women by Campbell and The Nails. Anyone ever heard this song?
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Get your Random Band Name. Mine is "Miss Nude America". Heh!
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Cow in many languages. Just in case you're interested =)
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Do you think this guy is a loser? Well, before you decide, check out my dating statistics and then compare it with his. I'm pretty much a loser myself.

Firda's Dating Statistics

How many boyfriends I've ever had: 0
How many dates I've ever been on: 0
How many times I've been kissed by a guy: 0
How many times I've been hugged by a guy: 1, and he's my cousin. I actually have crush on him.
How many times I've ever held a guy's hand: 1, but he's just a friend. We were pretending to be an item. It felt great, though.
How many times a guy has ever asked me to sit with him at assembly: many times.
How many times a guy has ever asked me to sit with him at vespers: I don't go to vespers.
How many times a guy has ever asked me to sit with him at the cafeteria: many times.
How many times a guy has ever asked me to sit with him at all: many times.
How many times a guy has ever said 'Hello' to me: many times.
How many times a guy has ever smiled at me: many times. Somehow I make people smile.
How many guys have ever wanted to associate themselves with me: 0
How many guys probably even care: 0

That guy's page was last updated in December 1998. I hope he's found somebody now. But read the page anyway. It could've been written by me! ♥

Adam feels the same way I feel, and he's turning 20 instead of 27! I really wish I could be 20 again.

Webloggers whose birthdays are in April that I'm aware of: Adam, Caroline, and me. I don't know about the others but I would love to get some poems or haikus on my birthday ;)
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Woohoo!!! My favourite Uncle Joe made me a lovely banner! Wanna see it? Go here. I blog you, Uncle Joe! I blog you very much! =) ♥

I know it's lame to blog your own blog but isn't Weblog Wannabe such a sweet and cute 'blog? ;) I think so!
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I hate to turn this 'blog into blog 'o David but I just can't resist this one. David, who thought he was Mel Gibson until I told him how short Mel Gibson really is, told me last night on ICQ that no self-respecting country songwriter would write a song about Tampa. But now he posted this on his 'blog:

"#1 on the Country charts this week is Firda Beka's No Train to Tampa. She is best known, though, for her rockabilly classic, Well, Why Don't You Go Now?"

Thanks so much, David. I've never thought that I would get my country songwriting talent recognised so quickly. Don't be surprised if I become one of the Best Female Country Singer nominees in next year's Grammy Award. No Train to Tampa is definitely a Grammy Award material. Heh! ♥

Uh-oh, Blogger.com promises us more outages! As if we hadn't had enough of them already. I'm looking forward to Blogger to become more reliable and then start charging us money or make us display some stupid banner ads.
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Jordan and I sandwich Jason Kottke in the Hot List! Heh!
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David wrote me a country songlyrics *grins*

weblog wannabe
a girl from the country
she lives far away
but I see her every day
I hope she feels better
she was under the weather

Can you suggest me a country singer to sing that song? ;) Not Shania Twain, please! ♥

David inspired me to create a link button and I came up with this one:

Neil was so sweet. He told me in an email, "You are beautiful, and Indonesian men don't know shit if you're still single." Don't look at me! I wasn't the one who said it *grins* Thanks, Neil! I do need all the ego stroking I can get =) ♥

Thanks to the talented Kellea, my table is not acting funny anymore. Yay! In case you fail to notice, I changed the header graphic a little bit. I changed the font, to be exact. I think it looks a lot nicer, now that the font is a bit bigger. And I finally got around to putting up permanent links to my entries. I was too lazy to do it earlier. Anyway, I hope Netscape users are happy to see the improved layout. Don't forget to visit Kellea and thank her! ♥

Melanie blogs me with a love she seemed to lose. Poor girl... ♥

If you happen to be 27 years old or older, I have some questions for you: did you get really depressed when you were approaching 27? Did you feel like you were getting old yet you hadn't accomplished anything, or worse still, your life hadn't even begun? I'm feeling that way right now. I just need to know if it's normal. Please let me know. ♥

The Jive Translator. Ah hope youse not tired uh useless pages yet. [No, it's not a typo]
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Movie Name Game - A Film Parody Game. Can you come up with a storyline to a movie which title is "A Star Is Born on the Fourth of July"?
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Go Goth! Promoting Gothic lifestyles since the late 20th century. As if the late 20th century was already 50 years from now. Heh!
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Ryan wrote in his 'blog that he wanna be like me. Finally, someone actually wants to be like me! Boy, I must've done something right... ♥

By the way, if I owe you an email, I'll try to get back to you tomorrow. Right now I'm too drugged to do anything. No, I'm not a druggie. Duh. I'm sick and the cold medicine I took makes me feel like a zombie. I don't even feel like surfing for wacky links.

Thanks so much to Kellea and Nik for the tips to make my 'blog looks good in Netscape. I'll fix my HTML accordingly tomorrow. Thanks, guys! You're the best! ♥

Hmmm, I think Blogger doesn't realise that we, the followers of Bangkok Standard Time, don't have Daylight Saving Time. It seems to think that it's Tuesday already when it's only 23:05 on Monday. ♥

Speaking of Bryan, his webcam is the only one I enjoy watching because he always looks naturally comical =)
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Bryan called me "Firdie" in an email, which reminds me of a long lost online friend of mine, Mikey, who used to call me with that name all the time and whom I miss greatly. He was probably the best online friend I've ever had because he actually listened and cared. But one day, he just disappeared. He didn't even bother to answer my emails and it saddened me. Thinking about him still makes me sad. I hope he's happy and well, wherever he is... ♥

Don't call yourself "green" until you wear one of these environmentally-friendly Rubber-Necker Ties, made from junk tires, no less.
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I didn't get to submit anything to the 5k Contest, but I do hope that Neil will win. Go check out his excited chicken entry! =)
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I just realised that the Weblog Wannabe archives still have the old, old design that only lasted for a couple of days. Heh! Take a look before I change it! You might never see my picture again *grins* ♥

ACK! There's a pimple on my chin!!! I thought I was too old to have pimples. Hmmm... =) ♥

Do you remember my GLOAT! idea? Well, my partners and I have decided that GLOAT! is going to be an e-zine about weblogging instead of just a weekly weblog review kind of thing. Right now we're looking for articles to publish in the very first issue of GLOAT!, which, if everything turns up as planned, will be launched on April 8. If you like writing, this is a good chance for you to get your writing published and read by many. Not to mention the many hits your lovely weblog will get ;) The only requirement is for the article to be at least a page long and of course it must have something to do with weblogging. Please send your articles to gloatzine@bigfoot.com. If we like your article, we'll be sure to publish it. So what are you waiting for? Get typing now! =) ♥

Thanks once again to Gayle for sending me yet another screen shot =) And thanks to Vanessa too! For some reasons, this page looks crappier in Netscape on Windows than in Netscape on Mac. The black, 1px border on the right side of the table doesn't seem to work in both versions of Netscape. Well, since this design doesn't work very well, you can expect another redesign very soon! ♥

Netscapers, may I have your attention, please? Does this page still look crappy? Does the sidebar still overlap? Please let me know. I'm getting really frustrated... ♥

Thanks for the screen shot, Gayle! Now can anybody tell me if the current layout looks any better than this or even worse? ♥

So, what do you think of the new design? The CSS for the table is still rather flaky, though. If the layout looks weird to you or you can't read the text at all, please let me know. If you could send me a screen shot, that would be great. This layout looks just fine in IE5 but it might look crappy in Netscape. But if it does look crappy in Netscape, all you have to do is tell me and I'll try to fix it, OK? Thanks! ♥

Alliterative Religious Euphemisms for Male Masturbation. While you're there, be sure to create your own term for "masturbation"!
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Useless Office Skill #163: Telephone Songs. "This is for all of you frustrated musicians...who want to turn all of us into frustrated listeners." ♥

How fast can you click? My average click speed is 2.62. Cool, huh? ;)
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Can anyone tell me what the "birds and the bees talk" is all about? I know it's supposed to be some kind of sex education for kids but I've never heard the whole story. Just curious =) ♥

Is it April 2 already where you live? It is? Great! That means my April Fools' joke is over and I can start updating again. Heh! I know, it's lame. I didn't even start this on April 1. If you saw the entries below, they were all posted on April 1. My time. Which is like 12 hours ahead of your time. So when I posted it, it was not April 1 yet where you live. I did this just for you, my darling readers! ;)

I don't need to win Zannah's Shiny Things (tm) Contest to get my shiny thing because the ever so wonderful David, who is older than me even though he won't admit it, is going to buy me it. Yay! =) Hmmm, I wonder if it's the t-shirt or the hat...

I think Nikolai is the only person in the Blogland who knows just how chronic my tendency to please everyone is. I just can't get it out of my way of thinking. I need to learn to be more ruthless and bitchy. If you're interested in becoming my mentor, please email me. ♥

So, David, you really want to buy me a birthday present, huh? Well, you can buy me this or this or both. Your choice! Heh!
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Gourmet Recipes For The Culinarily Challenged, featuring The 12 Days of Tofu. "On the first day of Tofu my Vegan gave to me Roast Tofu in a Pear Tree..."
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How to pronounce FAQ. I just knew I wasn't the only one who ever wondered about it.
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Creative Uses for Obsolete Technology. My favourite is the MacPlus aquarium.
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Now that Madonna is singing this song too (horribly, if I may add), let's take a look at The Microsoft Conspiracy Interpretation of "American Pi". ♥

Finally, after lots of procrastinating, I came up with another installment of stupid poems. Well, a poem and some haikus anyway. I was going to post them earlier but then I fell asleep. It's already past midnight now but I don't want to keep you waiting any longer, so here they are.

These haikus are just plain stupid, but still I think they're kind of cute. They don't rhyme at all, though. But then again, most of my poems don't rhyme anyway.

Daily Bread

Danny Bunny hops
With daily bread in his pocket
And a carrot too

Daily bread's yummy!
Danny Bunny eats it out
Every single day

Danny is healthy
'Cause he eats a lot of bread
He really loves is

Danny Bunny blogs
The whole world in daily bread
Go now and eat it!

This poem is yet another stupid poem. I just wanted every line to rhyme with "hit or miss". It doesn't have anything to do with weblogging either. The full title of this poem is "(The poem that rhymes with) Hit or Miss".

Hit Or Miss

Hit or miss
Give me a kiss
Oh the bliss

Hit or miss
Sit down please?
Have a dish

Hit or miss
I heard you hiss
"Get lost, miss!"

Hit or miss
Can I have this
Beautiful fish?

Well, Armed Vision is not a weblog, and my policy is only to write weblog poetry. But since Philip has written me a haiku, I wrote him a haiku too. And of course the haiku is a stupid one. What do you expect?

Armed Vision

Armed vision is not
A weblog, but Philip is
A weblog fan. No? ♥