The Urbаn Prophet™ 5.0

Ah yes, 'tis the time of the season for a much a jinggling of bells and fat men through chimneys. Though as live in the tropics i've always wondered what Santa's modus operandi would be here. The man must pretty good at picking locks as we do not have chimneys, which brings to mind why we have this guy as a role model for our children. The man's an obese cat-burglar, with a propensity for red FUR lined coats who has the audacity to be so judgemental with our kids. Who the hell is he to say my kids' have been naughty or nice? Furthermore, why the hell do parents line up in throngs to let there bundles of joy sit on this fat guys lap?

The mind just boggles I tell you, boggles! Bah, Humbug! What's with all this present giving as well? Are you all blind?!?!?! When i give presents i always try to think of the people i'm giving it to, I always try to match the present with the person. I try to think of their needs and what would suit them most. I assume everyone else does the same as well, so could someone please tell me why I always end up with a box socks, deodorant, a male grooming kit and a new pair of under-pants? What the Hell!!! Is that what people think of me? Bah, Humbug!!!

Well anyway, for what it's worth thank you all for reading my blog for as long as you have. It's been a wonderful year, you all take care and Merry X'mas!

Many people assume that since anger is a negative emotion it can't be good for you. Many people believe that the correct method to deal with other people is to be always chirpy, happy and positive. This would work, and should work, well at least on paper anyhow. From my experience however, it doesn't. It doesn't pay to be chirpy, happy person 100% of the time. What happens is people tend to think, "Hmm, this guys a nice person. I'm sure he wouldn't mind it....." fill in the blank with any number of mundane task totally unrelated to your field of experience and responsibility.

The way to counter this is to appear friendly on the out-set but at the same time seem capable to turn mood on the dime when necessary. After all anger is an emotion, and as they say it's important to be able to totally express your emotions and your personality in order to lead a happy and eventful life.

One of the first things i learnt during my working life as a manager was that a good angry smile goes a whole lot further then just a glare. A glare just states," I am pissed." an angry smile says," I am SO pissed, I think i just may eat your children and wig out on you." A smile as it is takes less energy to come up with then a frown. Plus it makes people want to say something, anything to you to cool you down or generally divert your attention away from them when done correctly. This method works well up and down your company's hierarchy as it could also be taken as an intense smile yet still has that all important intimidation factor.

What's important though, is to not let things brew. Brewing and getting angry are two different things. Getting angry is a bushfire, happens suddenly, is highly focused and burns out quickly. Brewing on the other hand, is much like a volcano. Pressures build up until critical mass, then someone forgets to return your pencil sharpener, then you go postal on whomevers within immediate reach. There's no point in this, you might as well just get angry at people who deserves your wrath.

Finally, anger is therapeutic: as the saying goes, "Better out then in." When you blow up, you blow out. You get a clear and apparent way to focus all your negativity on someone who really has been asking for it. Anger gets people to do things for you they wouldn't otherwise. Anger is a good motivator. Used wisely anger is an important management tool just like any other tool. You see "Guns don't kill people, people kill people!" ;-p

When you begin you're walk through life, many people assume that their way has been preplotted and planned by their parents' and all you have to do is just follow the road signs to you're destination. Many of us are unclear on exactly where that destination is let alone how to get there. Some people seem to have a clear idea on where they're going to the point where it makes the rest of us feel nervous about our ow directions. Most of us don't however, we fall back on what we think everyone else believes is best for us, we take the easy way out.

I myself was a victim of such thinking. Yes it is easy if you let everyone else think for you, all you have to do is be a good listener and you can sit back and watch everyone else f**k up your life for you and then you can't be blamed for it. How can you? You were on autopilot while everyone else was running your life for you. First your parents, then your guidance councillor, your friends, your teachers, your boss, your girl/boy friend(s), your family, everyone wants to give you some good piece advice which you had better follow or you'll only have yourself to blame. Right. Thank you very much. You listen to what everyone has to say and your to confused and/or frightened to think otherwise. After all, surely they must know better and they do have you're best intentions in mind.

Yeeha! My boxes have just arrived! I have literally been waiting months for them. Two big boxes containing all the crap i've collected over tha past four years in the UK. Opening those boxes last night was akin to opening a time capsule. You don't realise how much you've changed in mere months until you're suddenly confronted with it. Looking at some of the crap i had in those boxes, I can't help but wonder, "why the hell did i bring that back?". Other stuff i'm quite happy to get back, like my books and dvd collection. What the hell was i thinking when i packed my old telephone bills? What, i was gonna reconect my BT line here in Kuala Lumpur?

Aside from that the most heart-breaking stuff was my ex's. Fair enough, i was the one who instigated the break-up, it's still heart rending sifting through her stuff. Problem is, now that we don't talk to each other and most likely never will, what the hell am i gonna do with all those books on Architecture? They're pretty expensive and i'd like to pass them back to her but i have no idea how to get hold of her since she moved from our old place in London to somewhere else already. The real tear-jerker though was the photo-albums. Seeing yourself happy in another life with somebody else tends to make you reminisce on the old times. I know the person I'm with right now is most likely reading this and i hope she understands. Yes I do have luggage from a past life, we all do, but hell mine just got delivered to me yesterday. It's just that usually metaphorical luggage is intangible and you don't have to unpack it like i did last night. If i'm a bit broody the next few days it's just that some old wounds just got opened up all over again. Have heart sweety, as you definitely have mine! ;-)

Bottom line is, now i've got all my old stuff back and that should make me happy for awhile. It certainly will provide me with cost free distractions for the next few weeks what with all the books n DVD's. I no longer have that nagging worry that somebody out there is watching MY Futurama DVD's, while looking through MY diaries, laughing about how funny my nose looks in MY photo's all this while wearing MY underwear(don't ask). To think i went through all the stages from denial, anger, bargaining and acceptance. Finally when i thought, "ah hell, i didn't need any of that stuff anyway." It ends up on my door-step first thing in the morning.