The inner mumbles of the Mumbly Panda

Always Look On the Bright Side of Football

i love Olivier Bernard...he's funny.

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 20:31 3 comments

Ali G and the NBA

Ali G and The Playoffs...could it be any better?

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 14:35 3 comments

"The Adventure" by Angels & Airwaves

Tom DeLonge's new band...apparently, their album is inspired by Tom's brother's time in Iraq fighting in the war...i think this is their opening single...sounds good.
been feeling jus musical recently...things in my life are still the same...relying on God to direct me...no major revelations at this moment in time..everything is...the same.

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 16:21 0 comments

"What's left of me" by Nick Lachey

So..normally..im not big on the whole 'Newlyweds' thing...but uh...i do like nick lachey's new song...its like a more grander version of a pop song...somethin i didn't think he'd try. Bein honest, its in the same vein as "Incomplete" by BSB...use of strings and stuff...maybe i fall for the odd grand pop song.

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 20:03 2 comments

Sam's Birthday Costume Party

So...its 11:40am...slept at 3ish..woke up 9.30..throat is hoarse-ish and my hair more ruffled than a Caged Chicken with it's siblings...why? Sam's Birthday...with the added extra of Costumes, which i think was a great idea..cos i had to redeem myself from the last time i went to a costume party..it was 1996..i was 9...i remember it quite well...i wanted to go as Shawn Michaels the wrestler...so i looked high and low for my mom's lycra pants if she had one...staple paper hearts all over it..wear cut off gloves and show that "im not a boy toy" but a "sexy boy". After further explorations into the unknown world that was "Mom's closet"...i went as a Ghost. So a white bed sheet wrapped around...but my mom didn't want her sheet "ruined" so no holes or anythin for my eyes..basically, it wrapped around me...so it looked like my ghost got wet..and then his mother wringed him out.And everyone came in everythin..cool..i remember this girl Georgia came as Beetle Juice! come on!

So, this time around...gotta make it right. Theme was "What you wanted to be when you were younger?"...easy peasy.


I'm sure y'all knew that already.
The night was great..Soya Cafe was good..good food..nice people...was cool...karaoke..which i thought was hysterical.I've concluded Tim loves to sing lady songs...a song that stuck in my mind is when he kept turnin round to me and phan singing "Wannabe"...

Oh,one of Sam's relatives came as Batman...so, i thought i'd say "hi" to my fellow Justice League of America member...but Batman wouldn't reciprocate...man.

I got locked outside by Anthony. Went to get fresh so left by the side door..and Anthony the Builder locked the door on me! this then proceeded to his table chargin me back in with an "entrance fee"...i showed them the 'S' emblem..thats my ticket.

Alan (Sam's dad) sang BackstreetBoys and Michael Learns to Rock with me! was awesome...
Can't remember much after..i remember laughin at Elena alot towards the end of the evening.



Pictures are on my Flickr but can people tell me where the other pictures taken by other people are? that would be super. no pun intended.

Im currently listening to: "Lenny/Man on the side" by John Mayer

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 11:42 0 comments

The Dream Is Over!

No...dreams of being the oriental Superman is over!

Batman perhaps? nah..ill wait till this guy slips up...Or settle for Oriental Superman in Europe...that seems fairer.

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 13:20 0 comments

Jose Gonzalez

"Heartbeats" by Jose Gonzalez ... wishing i could play like him.

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 10:35 0 comments

Sigur Ros and Electronik Supersonic

Sigur Ros playing "hoppipolla" and "mea bloanasirlive" on jools holland...sombre but beautiful at the same time.



Still Sigur Ros but the MV for "Hoppipolla"



My friend Rich showed me this song 6 months ago on his iPod...it was a Eurovision Song contender for the country of Molvania...called Electronik Supersonic..thought it was a joke..till i saw this video...my goodness.

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 16:28 5 comments

Stuck in a rut

So..stuck in a rut.

hmmm...wearin a "semi-loud" mask at the moment. but the structural make-up of the mask is actually quite frail...found, im runnin out of things to say to people in general...maybe thats a good thing for y'all. dunno...problems are still the same but on one hand, i want to spout it out..on the other, it wont solve anything...will be jus talkin in circles...want to talk to God..but my mind-set recently has been..."He knows me...He knows what i want to say...He knows what i fear..cant i jus offer it up in silence?" i know prayer is the way to talk to Him, but cant i jus sub-conciously release it? bein honest, it doesnt seem to work and it doesnt comfort me in any way but im jus findin words can't say what i want to say. the chemicals in my head are doin it for me...can God test the chemicals and dip the Universal of Unviversal Indicators and see me? It's the buildup of feelings and this throbbin u get in the back of ur head...its beating...its like alive. i think the evil is cloudiin me...when i try and connect, the mind and heart wanders and i can feel a battle arise...and i jus always literally shake my head and close my eyes to sling evil to the corner again..and get God to protect me...it's not working.

i feel things i have are jus slippin away from me slowly..like a car crash waiting to happen. im watching it...but i jus cant stop...Chemicals are overriding the system. i hate it. its slowly unstabalising me.
things i want so badly are jus slowly becoming a theory...a brief moment of pure joy...just going, going, gone.

i thought i sorta got out of the extremely pessimistic stage and now currently in "pessimistic-ville"...

wish i could fly and stay in exile for a lil while and get myself sorted..like Superman.had a spare 3 minutes...



I'm currently listening to: "Who Am I" by Will Young

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 23:34 4 comments

Gaurav's 19th

So..very eventful evening..
It was Gaurav's birthday outing last night (Friday) so the plan was:
1)Meet at Weathersoons at 8.30
2)Go to Risa

I made it up in my mind that i wouldnt go to Risa cos im not much of a clubber...pubs ill gladly do..have much more of a laugh...Plus i decided id try and get home by 10.30 ish...

So, we met at Weatherspoons at 8.30 and it went from there...yeah...Gaurav had a wee bit too much to drink as usual on his birthday...and guess who had to look after him? moi.
Dragged his vodka,aftershocked mixed butt to toilet to freshen him up if he wanted to go clubbing..slotted him to a urinal and told him to do his business...never have i been that embrassed in a toilet...

"IMPERIAL SON! IMPERIAL SON! IM A DOCTOR SON! IM GONNA GRADUATE WHEN IM 25 SON!IM GONNA BE A CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON! DONT WORRY MISTER! IM GOIN TO SAVE YOU! YEAH SON!"

20 minutes later, he got us kicked out of Weatherspoons..well, they did...i didnt..i was gettin water for gaurav..turned around, they got cleared off...shook the bouncer's hand and went to look for them..
Decided he needed to eat something...so we walked/dragged across the road to Big Bite.Proped him on a sofa seat and i sat next to him making him sip water...he repays the favour by vomiting in my direction..good thing i jumped and ducked the puke. Then we got kicked out of Big Bite.
Dragged him round the corner and sat him on a Bollard. Puking,Photos,Water,French Fries ensued. Dragged him into Mo's car and drove him to Bipan's house.
I hope he's fine.



Happy Birthday..."Son".

I'm currently listening to: "The Gift" by Seether

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 00:20 0 comments

Garfield and Acceptance

Who grew up watchin this..? its lovely.



Stumbled on this song..its quite melodic..very light emo...dunno why...dont worry, not goin to paint my finger nails black but im wonderin how quite a low form of genre of music can find quite decent hooks and melodies...? hmm.

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 13:28 2 comments

What been running through my mind and things ive done

So...i dont feel like writing long prose. im lazy. so..what have i done besides revision?

-went to shoot hoops on Wednesday arvo with ten or so guys from my year as they came back from uni in the ghetto badlands of Smethick. played on a cage court. game detiriorated quite quickly as we all got tired quickly. plus, there was talk of playing football instead which required less skill. we didnt have a football so we carried on anyway.
-went to Chicks chicken and pizza in Bearwood. parked near bert's house.ate.went back to the car,bert was reversin out of his drive...my friend Andy went up to say hi in his basketball kit and his grade 1 haircut..bert got out of the car... "You Punk...! whatsup man?" accordin to andy, bert flinched when he saw someone near him jus outside his car.
-ive missed these 10 or so idiots. havent hung out with them in ages...feels good to jus catch up and feel like how it was in the older times...

-thursday: worship practice for my mom. got a complete re-education on the finer points of how to direct a team..i was on the end of the stick obviously gettin confused...

-went to shoot hoops again on saturday with the guys from church and a coupla of my friends...was good...after went to eat with my friends and discussed the finer points of life with eternal questions like:

"Who would win a fight: a polar bear or a tiger?"
"How about a Liger?" (Tiger and a Lion combined)
"Ligers would be the best animal wouldnt it?"
"You've never heard of Zonkey?" (a combination of a Zebra and Donkey)

-Sunday: jus came back from a lunch at Wing Wah with most of the peeps from church..sat with debra,mandy,ben and khang...allright lunch...food-wise
-went around town for a lil while
-it hailed! hailed like mad...i was impressed.
-i cant keep up with girls who shop..im gettin too old or im jus too much of a guy...was dying to look for the shoe sections so i could sit..
-khang has a very cool umbrella
-missed another opportunity to go to Nostalgia and Comics to pick up new issues of All-Star Batman and All-Star Superman..

bring on the new week...

Song of the Day- "Like Eating Grass" by Bloc Party

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 17:49 3 comments

A "Bloc" Phase

This is my Bloc Party song of Thursday..."The Pioneers"
My Bloc Party song of today is "Like Eating Grass" but i couldnt find a decent video clip of it.
So here is "The Pioneers"...quite a cool video..animated!




Made up my mind whenever they come to play, im goin to go. I think that might put a half-smile on mimi's face. i wont chase Kele like you tho...

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 10:55 0 comments

All For Love

i guess this could sum up a part of what some people are feeling atm...

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 11:09 0 comments

Lets Strap on Les Skates...umm...now?

So...Easter break is upon us.
Time for reflection..time for coming to terms what Jesus did for us and how He amazingly (well, maybe not for Him) rose from the dead and went upto Heaven and is now the One ruling my life.

Chipper Betts said the most important question is: "Do I want to follow God?"

Yes. Pretty simple answer...hard to follow and stay in line yes...but i know i jus gotta hold on and walk by faith.

So, why are questions so mortal like "why do i keep failing to reach my grades?" and "why cant u work up that energy?" always on my mind...these questions are so mortal its like "come on...?"

I want to do this...for God..to show everyone what God has made me do and what He's giving me...but why must i be disobedient? sloth is not what i want right now..

Hmm...the door is open...i cant get a bigger door opened for me...my butt passes through that door easily...

My friends believe i can do it...My family does...why cant i?

The force is weak in me i guess (that reference is dedicated to Gavin) ... (my thinkin a storm trooper is weak minded...but this guy's pose is funny)

AHH!

As sung by Bert's friend, Henry:
"Life is too fragile..please dont waste.." (dude...ur songs are awesome man..)

Song of the Day: "Stop Dreaming, Start Packing" by Henry Chan

posted by Mumbly Panda @ 19:39 7 comments