Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Frictional Blog 22 [The Paramore Experience Edition]


"Don't try to take this from me! Don't try to take this from me NOW~!"

Paramore was at Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur. My brother and I were there too. This is my Paramore experience.

"It's a hot sweaty mess, that's what I am."

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Frictional Blog 21 [The 2012 Wrestling Edition]

BAAAMM!!!


Welcome to the 21st edition (and the 36th post, which means if you are checking my blog out for the first time, you have missed 35 other pure Shakespeare-shaking literature gold) of the Frictional Blog! Yup, 21! And just for the hell of 21, I'd like to talk about something that I haven't been talking about in quite a while - something more addictive than Pepsi (which I currently am not drinking for the 105th straight day, mind you) and more intriguing than your sister's favorite telenovela - PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING BABAY (that was the slang-ish spelling of "baby"...just saying)!!! Yeah babay, we're doing some WWE talk here, specifically my 2012 WWE Match and Superstar of the Year. I won't be describing my picks that much, but let's just say I have my own ways - my own system, if you will - of picking the top Match/Superstar of the WWE in the last full year, so let's begin, shall we? =)


Oh, and I have written the whole thing in Microsoft Word (it actually took me a whole week - and a whole exam-filled week, nonetheless - to do this), so I'm just gonna copy/paste it here, so if it looks crappy, blame Blogspot.

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For every Pay-Per-View, I picked a Match of the PPV, followed by two Honorable Mention Matches (with the exception of WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER 2012, in which I only picked one Honorable Mention Match). Then I picked my top 3 Matches of 2012 from the 12 aforementioned Matches of the PPV.

WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2012
CM Punk (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler in a singles match for the WWE Championship with John Laurinaitis as the special guest referee, Jack Swagger and Vickie Guerrero banned from ringside.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Sheamus won by last eliminating Chris Jericho in a Royal Rumble match. Daniel Bryan (c) defeated The Big Show and Mark Henry in a Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship by escaping the cage.

WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER 2012
Daniel Bryan (c) defeated Santino Marella, Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, The Big Show and The Great Khali in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
HONORABLE MENTION: CM Punk (c) defeated The Miz, Chris Jericho, Dolph Ziggler, Kofi Kingston and R-Truth in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship.

WWE WRESTLEMANIA XXVIII
The Undertaker defeated Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: CM Punk (c) defeated Chris Jericho by submission in a singles match for the WWE Championship with the added stipulation that Punk would lose the title if he was disqualified. The Rock defeated John Cena in a singles match.

WWE EXTREME RULES 2012
Sheamus (c) defeated Daniel Bryan 2-1 in a 2 out of 3 Falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: CM Punk (c) defeated Chris Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight match for the WWE Championship. John Cena defeated Brock Lesnar in an Extreme Rules match.

WWE OVER THE LIMIT 2012
CM Punk (c) defeated Daniel Bryan in a singles match for the WWE Championship.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Sheamus (c) defeated Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez), Randy Orton and Chris Jericho in a Fatal 4 Way match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger (with Vickie Guerrero) in a tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship.

WWE NO WAY OUT 2012
CM Punk (c) defeated Kane and Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Sheamus (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) in a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship. The Prime Time Players (with AW) defeated Epico and Primo (with Rosa Mendes), The Usos and The International Airstrike in a Fatal 4 Way tag team match to determine the number one contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship.

WWE MONEY IN THE BANK 2012
CM Punk (c) defeated Daniel Bryan in a no disqualification singles match for the WWE Championship with AJ Lee as the special guest referee.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) defeated Damien Sandow, Tyson Kidd, Christian, Santino Marella, Tensai (with Sakamoto), Cody Rhodes and Sin Cara in a Money in the Bank Ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship contract. Sheamus (c) defeated Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) in a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship.

WWE SUMMERSLAM 2012
Chris Jericho defeated Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) in a singles match.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated Triple H in a singles match. Daniel Bryan defeated Kane in a singles match.

WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS 2012
CM Punk (c) (with Paul Heyman) fought John Cena to a draw in a singles match for the WWE Championship.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Randy Orton defeated Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) in a singles match. Team Hell No defeated Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (c) in a tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship.

WWE HELL IN A CELL 2012
The Big Show defeated Sheamus (c) in a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Randy Orton defeated Alberto Del Rio in a singles match. Antonio Cesaro (c) defeated Justin Gabriel in a singles match for the WWE Unites States Championship.

WWE SURVIVOR SERIES 2012
Dolph Ziggler, Damien Sandow, David Otunga, Wade Barrett and Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Team Hell No and Randy Orton (with Mick Foley) in a Survivor Series Elimination tag team match.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Brodus Clay, The International Airstrike, Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio defeated Tensai, Primo, Epico and The Prime Time Players in a Survivor Series Elimination tag team match. Sheamus defeated The Big Show (c) by disqualification in a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship.

WWE TLC: TABLES, LADDERS AND CHAIRS 2012
The Shield defeated Team Hell No and Ryback in a TLC match, decided by either pinfall or submission.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Dolph Ziggler defeated John Cena in a Money in the Bank Ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship contract. Team Rhodes Scholars defeated Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara in a Tables match to determine the number one contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship.

My top 3 Matches of 2012 are:
1)     The Shield defeated Team Hell No and Ryback in a TLC match, decided by either pinfall or submission at WWE TLC: TABLES, LADDERS AND CHAIRS 2012.
2)     The Undertaker defeated Triple H in a Hell In A Cell match with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee at WWE WRESTLEMANIA XXVIII.
3)     CM Punk (c) defeated Daniel Bryan in a singles match for the WWE Championship at WWE Over The Limit.

My Superstar of 2012 was ranked using a point system, where each Match of the PPV contestant received 3 points, while each Honorable Mention Match contestant received 1. Here are the names, in alphabetical order, followed by their scores.

Alberto Del Rio      - - - - 1 - 1 - - 1 3 -    6
Antonio Cesaro       - - - - - - - - - 1 - -    1
Big Show, the        1 3 - - - - - - - 3 1 -    8
Brock Lesnar         - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - -    2
Brodus Clay          - - - - - - - - - - 1 -    1
Chris Jericho        1 1 1 1 1 - - 3 - - - -    8
Christian            - - - - - - 1 - - - - -    1
CM Punk              3 1 1 1 3 3 3 - 3 - - -    18
Cody Rhodes          - 3 - - - - 1 - - - - 1    5
Damien Sandow        - - - - - - 1 - - - 3 1    5
Daniel Bryan         1 3 - 3 3 3 3 1 1 - 3 3    24
Darren Young         - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 -    2
David Otunga         - - - - - - - - - - 3 -    3
Dean Ambrose         - - - - - - - - - - - 3    3
Dolph Ziggler        3 1 - - 1 1 1 3 1 - 3 1    15
Epico                - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 -    2
Great Khali, the     - 3 - - - - - - - - - -    3
Jack Swagger         - - - - 1 - - - - - - -    1
Jey Uso              - - - - - 1 - - - - - -    1
Jimmy Uso            - - - - - 1 - - - - - -    1
John Cena            - - 1 1 - - - - 3 - - 1    6
Justin Gabriel       - - - - - 1 - - - 1 1 -    3
Kane                 - - - - - 3 - 1 1 - 3 3    11
Kofi Kingston        - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - 3 -    6
Mark Henry           1 - - - - - - - - - - -    1
Miz, the             - 1 - - - - - - - - 3 -    4
Primo                - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 -    2
Randy Orton          - - - - 1 - - - 1 1 3 -    6
Rey Mysterio         - - - - - - - - - - 1 1    2
Rock, the            - - 1 - - - - - - - - -    1
Roman Reigns         - - - - - - - - - - - 3    3
R-Truth              - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - - -    3
Ryback               - - - - - - - - - - - 3    3
Santino Marella      - 3 - - - - 1 - - - - -    4
Seth Rollins         - - - - - - - - - - - 3    3
Sheamus              1 - - 3 1 1 1 - - 3 1 -    11
Sin Cara             - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 1    3
Tensai               - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 -    2
Titus O'Neil         - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 -    2
Triple H             - - 3 - - - - 1 - - - -    4
Tyson Kidd           - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 -    3
Undertaker, the      - - 3 - - - - - - - - -    3
Wade Barrett         - 3 - - - - - - - - 3 -    6

My top 3 Superstars of 2012 are:
1)     Daniel Bryan with 24 points.
2)     CM Punk with 18 points.
3)     Dolph Ziggler with 15 points.

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So there it is! My top 3 Match and Superstar of 2012! I hope you enjoyed this not-so-intriguing-for-the-wrestling-haters post, as I've been putting a lot - and boy, do I mean A LOT - of effort on this one. So check out all my previous posts, add me on Facebook (say "Hi" to me when you've done so) and follow me on Twitter (I don't tweet often, but when I do, guys like Diamond Dallas Page, Goldust and Vance Archer tweets me back, and you should too). Thanks for reading! I love you guys. Stay safe, and stay awesome! Until next time. Make sure you'll be there.

All of the Glory be to Allah swt.
Faith. Follow that.


Frictional Blog.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Frictional Blog 20 [The 3rd Annual Thank You Edition]

BAAAMM!!!

It's Frictional Blog 20! And we kick the final post of 2012 off just like we kicked the first post ever and thereafter, with a bang! First of all, I'd like to sincerely apologize for delaying FB20 for so long, because ... well, I just don't feel like writing/typing anything. I'm truly sorry. But then again, I feel like I don't owe anyone an apology, since nobody knows the existence of this blog, let alone follow and read it. Yeah, such a sad story. Anyway, it is now time for what has been a yearly tradition for about a couple of years now, as I'm thanking the top 10 entities that have been very helpful and supportive throughout the year. So, may I? =)


Oh, and just so you know, I have not write anything for quite some time, so my English may have deteriorated a bit, although not much. So please ignore my grammar mistakes and weak vocabulary, if any. Dang it, whatever the hell happened to my Shakespeare-would-be-glad-he-died-before-he-has-the-chance-to-read writing skills.

#1 - Allah swt (God). Because for another full year, He had been supplying enough oxygen for my body to let the flames inside me stay ignited for another full year. May there be many more years to come. And for everything. Literally everything. Because without Him, I won't be doing what I am doing (then again, what am I doing?) today, nor would I be doing what I've been doing over the last 19 years and whatever it is that I'll be doing hereafter. And for meeting me up with a lot of great family members and friends. Thank You. I love You.

#2 - My family. To my mother, my father, my big bro, my late sis, my late grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and all the way back to my mother. Every single one of them. Thank you guys so much.

#3 - My teachers and/or lecturers. And I am now studying in yet another academic institution, this time the National University of Malaysia. The feeling over here is great, but not as great as what I've been feeling the whole time I was at the Negeri Sembilan Matriculation Collage. But the lecturers are all great. So I have two Calculus lecturers (one being a professor and the other being a philosophical doctor, both of which are awesome), two Computer Programming ones (again, both are awesome. I'm loving this programming thingy), a Basic Economics one (trying so hard to teach me everything, but something just does not click between us two. But he's tried his best though, so all props to him), a Chemistry one (she's surprisingly awesome, to say the least) and three of them who teaches me Physics (and all three of them fall to the same category as my Economics lecturer. We just don't click with each other). If I left out anyone, please disregard my silliness and accept my humble apology. Oh, and all my previous teachers/lecturers. All of you have helped me to become who I am today and what I'll become someday - one of, if not, the best in the world at what I do. So thank you.

#4 - My friends. From those of you who've known me since I was a little boy (I suddenly remember my first best friend - an old Indian man who I knew as Aya. I loved to read back then, and he was always there to listen to what I was reading. He passed away when I was 8 or 9) until the age of primary/secondary schools, and now at uni. And also, my Internet friends, with New Zealand's Jessie Parker-Breese and US-of-A's Christopher Torres being some of the coolest international friends that I have, with honorable mentions to Jonas Seierstad, Jordan Lee, Fred Marvin, James Campbell, Farook Razak, Joel Klein, Jeremy Asuncion and a friend of one of my best friends ever, Nur Hidayah (just for some local taste in the worldwide range of names in this list). You guys are great. Thanks for killing the loneliness/emptiness that would surround me had you guys don't/didn't exist in my life. Speaking of friends, ...

#5 - S1CP7 (my second family). Studying is just not the same without you guys. You guys are like Pepsi - I have a lot of alternatives, but none is quite as addictive as you guys. At least for me. Back in matrix, we stuck together like two pieces of Velcro, which takes the fun of studying t a level never to be superseded. And the best part is that we are still in touch with each other, although we have our own endeavors to be chased. Just like a family. A strong, solidified, awesome family. And here's a strong, solidified, awesome bunch of gratitude for you guys, in the form of a bunch of YESes. YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! BEST IN THE WORLD!!!

#6 - Vince McMahon and his WWE roster. And once again, Vinnie Mac has kept me entertained (although at some times, he made me cringe) for a whole year. Thank you sir. And the WWE roster, wow. Congrats guys, for a great job well done this year. You guys have made 2012 a awesomeness-reeking year for us fans. Here's my Top 10 pro wrestlers (sports entertainers?) who I've owed a lot of gratitude this year: Team Hell No [Daniel Bryan (YES!) and Kane], CM Punk (BEST IN THE WORLD!), Antonio Cesaro, Team Rhodes Scholars [Damien Sandow (YOU'RE WELCOME!) and Cody Rhodes (and his mustache)], The Shield [Dean Ambrose (NOPE!), Roman Reigns (and his awesome voice. I love it when he says "romanreigns. welcometotheshieldofjustice". Yup, I believe that's how he said it) and Seth Rollins] and Dolph Ziggler. Honorable mention goes to Wade Barrett (or, as he says it, "Woi Barruh"). Aaaaaand ...

#7 - AJ Lee. Let's light it up! My new #1 celebrity crush, if you consider her a celebrity. Hey, she has a huge group of followers, so yeah, she's a celebrity. I dig crazy chicks, by the way. *skips around my room* Oh, and speaking of celebrity crushes, ...

#8 - Hayley Williams of Paramore. Yup, my former #1 celebrity crush who has been dethroned by miss April Jeanette Mendez this year. And yeah, the other members of Paramore (former and current) have all been left off this year's list, since they have done nothing throughout 2012 that deserves a "thank you", in my humble opinion. Hayley Williams, I'll see you at Bukit Kiara on February 17th, 2013. You better sing My Heart this time. Please. Or I'll leave you off next year's "thank you" list. You're welcome.

#9 - My best friend/newly-found sister. Did anyone mention "crush" just now? Then this name needs to be here right away. My ever-so-sweet, ever-so-kind, ever-so-cute newly-found sister! As I said last year, this is kinda self-explanatory. But I'll take some time to explain, nonetheless. Have you ever feel tired of living? I used to feel that way. But then I found someone who is constantly reminding me of reasons to look forward to anything and everything in life. Constantly reminding me that life is a lengthy road that is not gonna end anytime soon. Yeah, it is still a long way down the road. Oh, and here's the utmost important one. She's constantly reminding me of the Almighty One, Allah. No disrespect to any other religions. Let me tell you, this is not a love story. Oh no. I'm not pulling up my own twist of the Twilight saga here. This is a story about respect. I have the greatest amount of respect for her, as she is being a constant reminder for me. I can't tell her how much I really appreciate it. I look up to her, regardless of me being super-gigantic in height compared to her. Haha, you gotta loooooove my slinky sense of humor. I keep telling you guys and myself that I am one of, if not the best in the world at what I do, but I probably won't be doing anything right now if it wasn't for her. She supports me like the land supports millions of concrete blocks built upon it, but I don't think she has a clue. She takes my jokes as jokes, and often fights back with jokes of her own. She's a fighter! That always puts a smile on my face. She keeps me motivated. I admire her for being so strong, emotionally and spiritually. And judging by her size, I most probably won't be betting for her in terms of physical strength. Haha, I seriously need to stop making fun of people and unintentionally denigrating them. If there's a person who deserves to be denigrated, it is me for being a pitiful gelatinous hypocritical tapeworm. But my life has changed. Yes, she changed my life. She changed me. A person who used to be religiously ignorant, is now somewhat "literate", if you may, although not by much. I'm far from being fully enlightened, but at least I have started to chase after the light. I'm looking forward to learn more each day. So, am I tired of life? No, I'm not. Truth be told, I feel rejuvenated. A lot of people to be thanked for this, but here I'd like to thank her for resurrecting me. A good friend. A one-woman counseling center. A personal professional advisor. An elder sister. A younger sister, if you're judging by our heights. Haha, sorry for belittling you again. I should stop doing that. You know what? I can't wait to see tomorrow, and you are one of the main reasons. Haha. I need to stop laughing. You said it's a sign that I'm not confident in what I'm saying. Or typing. Haha. Remember? Anyway, I thank Allah for helping me getting to know you. This is a super-lengthy thank-you note, just to let you know that I appreciate you. I can't summarize the amount of respect, gratitude and love (as your brother, of course) that I have for you. Being your personal portable dictionary is the least I can do. Thank you so much sis. =)

#10 - Noorel Yaqin. Yes, myself. Now THIS, THIS is self-explanatory. Haha. Thank you for being good to yourself. For not drinking Pepsi for ... wait for it ... 3 STRAIGHT MONTHS BAYBEE WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~!!! For not trying cigarettes, alcohols or any of those weird shiznits. I'm gonna be straight edge for my whole life! For being myself, standing on my two feet. Despite all the challenges thrown against me. Despite all the backstabbing and facecrushing moments throughout the year. Despite almost losing the ability to stand and walk when I was 7, and a whole lot other times thereafter. Despite being loved and hated for all my life. Yeah, I copied my last year's "thank you" wish. It's my blog! Haha.

And that's it! May there be many more years to come. We can only hope and pray. So check out all my other posts (sorry for the lack of posting), add me on Facebook (sorry for the lack of posting on here as well) and follow me on Twitter (and sorry for the super-duper-ultra-hyper-mega-giga-kilo-tera lack of tweeting, too). Thanks for reading! I love you guys! Until next time. Make sure you'll be there.

All of the Glory be to Allah swt.
Faith. Follow that.

Frictional Blog.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Frictional Blog 19.875 [The Filler To The Filler To The Filler (a.k.a What In The Blue Hell Is Up With These Crappy Fillers?) Edition]

BAAAMM!!!

Yup, that was a super lengthy title. Nope, this is NOT Frictional Blog 20. Just a short note reminding you to be prepared for FB20. Then again, nobody knows of the existence of this blog, let alone reads it. Meh. Anyways, to make this post a bit more interesting in comparison to the last fews, I'm posting an awesome rhyming composition that I randomly made and posted on my Facebook weeks back. Remember: DON'T believe in what people say. DON'T believe in what I say. Believe in what I write, instead. Cue the smiley. : )


Praises be to Allah swt, for lending me some time.
And for this piece of advice that I'm putting in this rhyme.

Why bother looking for love? It will only do you harm.
Life is a long journey, someday the time will come.

If you have funny feelings in your heart, don't tell her then and there.
For if she's the one for you, then she's not going anywhere.

Keep praying to Allah swt, for everything, only He knows.
If you believe you're ready, then go ahead and propose.

Coupling is wrong, and away you should not be carried.
The best time to fall in love is after you're married.

I'm not looking for a girlfriend, so please get out of my way.
I'm doing things the right way, and that's all that I have to say.

These awesome words, they're neither copied nor pasted.
These are my own piece of mind and time being well wasted.

Awesome rhyme, that was fun.
Point out, I'm already done. :)

Yeah, I spent 3 long hours trying to put up this post. Hehe. With love and respect! ♥


Sunday, 28 October 2012 at 16:56

So check out all my previous posts, add me on Facebook and follow me on TwitterOh, and my Youtube channel has already been taken down. Cry. Until next time. Make sure you'll be there.


All of the Glory be to Allah swt.
Faith. Follow that.


Frictional Blog.