The Amazing Adventures of Unkle Rick

The Future...

2008-05-24T10:58:00.005+03:00

Watched them two little monsters playin Soccer today.. Man they Grow so fast. Ty- Boogie, he owns the midfield. Kid can run all day and he got a nice handle on the ball. This kid enjoys every aspect of life, you can just tell everyone loves this kid. Kids be offering him their chips, drinks, girlfriends ... he gona be a straight up pimp... a nice one tho, coz his momma taught him so.

Then we have Shay Slayer .. Kid is in his first season of little league soccer...4 year olds and stuff. Kids can barely walk straight at that age, Shayden runs with the ball at his feet as if he came out of the womb with it. Has a killer left foot. Ask the keeper who he scored 9 goals on in his first game. Damn crazy...

Happy Birthday Jimski...

2008-05-24T10:19:00.004+03:00

Yo the 23rd of May celebrated the birthday of my boy James Rubin aka Reveal, aka Jimmy Hats, aka I love Asian girls hahahahah no no ... just the ones that like him... Happy Birthday bro...

I haven't known Jim all my life, I don't know his middle name, I know that it starts with G tho. His mom never invited me over for dinner and I don't know his favourite colour, although i have a strong feeling that its yellow ... (fever) hahaha

Despite this, Jim is one of the very few who i would give my left testicle to if times called for it.

Jim has seemed to always walked the same path as me. Even tho our paths are separated by a body of water, we always seem to be headed in the same direction. It's comforting to know that when you're kinda lost, you're at least going to be lost with someone who you trust.

Because I work so far away from my friends and Family, when you meet them again and they're genuinely happy to see you despite all the things happening in their life while you were gone, you honestly begin to understand what friendship means.

When friends like this go thru hardships, you would sacrifice your place in heaven to see them overcome their obstacles. When they triumph like a racehorse on 100/1 odds you can't believe you're lucky enough to have friends as talented as these.

I'm lucky enough to have a friend like this.

his name is Peter... i dunno what jim had to do with this.

hahahaha... happy birthday jim you sick C*nt.. you know you my boy...

Open your Eyes Jim.

Open Your Eyes Dumb C*nt

Nice one homie...

what ?? 28 is done already ??

2008-01-08T23:50:00.000+03:00

So thats one more year to add to the other 28. I have my health and my hair. I'm happy.

This year passed so quickly. I'm sitting here trying to think of the achievements of my 28th year and what my 29th year should try and focus on achieving.

The year passed has been a quiet learning lesson I think. The year previous to that was pretty crazy. I moved to a new country to start a crazy ass job and everything i experienced felt larger than life. I was in awe of what I observed by being a cabin crew and by being both a tourist and a traveller. My 28th year however proved to be a time where i could take my time to learn and grow. I had time to learn from the past and make better decisions now that i had a little more experience under my belt. I strengthened relationships with new and old friends. I made good with my moms. After so many years of disappointing her I think i finally managed to make her see that I can take care of her when she needs it. I feel alot more balanced and I feel I'm at a point where i can take the next step forward. yeah.. forward to 30... the new 20's hahahaha.

I managed to travel to see nes in SF. I love nes with all my heart. Apart from my sister peggy, Nes is the closest family i have. I watched her in her environment and I realised that not much really changed with her. People still gravitate towards her, she's one of those people you always want to be around. It taught me that no matter where i go in the world, I hope to be seen the same no matter where i am. Just a good person.

I saw Jogja with Felski. Even tho im not Buddhist or Hindu, I still felt a spiritual connection to that place. Theres something about that place that stired me.

I made some dope new friends. Bian, fellmas ex. Who would of thought? from opposite ends of the table to kickin it like we boys from way back in grade school. Bian is a real cat, not because he's shown it in any prticular way, but because you can just sense when someone is sincere. I'll admit, that when I feel threatened by someone, I label them and judge them because of that fear. i was wrong about everything I thought about B. My bad...Bian taught me not to be so judgemental.. he schooled me bad.

Wing, Daisuke, Beefy, Adam, Gabz... yo you guys are family to me. I have a liking of surrounding myself with talented people. I like to see people with talent do their thing and it amazes me when they do something that i couldn't ever imagine being able to do myself. I experienced NYC with these cats and Jim (yo and max ----> big ups for gettin to Reed Space son) but more importantly I met some really amazing people in those guys.

This year was a hard one for my mom. I gota give a big shout out to my sis who moved her whole life over to Sydney to be with my moms so i could stay abroad. I'll never be able to repay my debt to you sis. I felt like this was my chance to show my mom i was capable of being dependable. I enjoy the opportunity to now turn the tables and take care of my mom like she took care of my nappy rash ass for so long, even when i dissed her. Moms are always right man, shieet... my mom taught me everything...even when i didn't want to listen.

I feel that the older i get, the fussier i become. Small details become so much more important, and the quality of something or someone is much more obvious to me than when i was younger. I finally feel like the man in me is begining to emerge. Even if i want to stay a kid forever.

My Boy warren got married ... My boy oscar got engaged. its starting to dawn on me that i need to think about this kinda stuff too soon.. as in properly. the Clock is tickin...

My family here in Dubai, Yuri Adrian Miho Miyuki Mazz... they had some additions .. Steve ma moved in from sydney.. And Desi my adopted little sister from Brisbane... i run a tight crew.. we run this shit in dubai yo... hahahaha

Oh yeah I bought my car .. My beloved Vdub GTI.. I love you baby boo.. damn i love my car.

shiet.. im gona end this here coz i know im gettin corny...

peace out 28.. 29 you better be muthafuckin good to me...

damn..

2008-01-07T06:13:00.001+03:00

I know its been ages since ive updated... firstly, merry xmas happy new year... im prayin for blessings for everyone...

theres lots happenin .. so much so i haven't been able to keep up with recording it all... i gota make more of an effort.

But yeah .. i'll be back within the next few days to put things down...

til then .. peace

Travis barker . singapore style

2007-12-07T11:59:00.000+03:00

i just had to post this... 1min 11 seconds in he comes up with a comment worth its weight in gold... "this is rock and roll"

Travis Barker

2007-11-24T21:14:00.000+03:00

Im not really a fan of his band, but this dude is a dope drummer. I don't like the song he chose for this track, but the way he layed over the drums and the extra bass line actually makes this song half listenable.

see what you think...

fresh talent

2007-11-20T22:29:00.000+03:00

You know, sites like youtube and myspace have done alot for aspiring artists trying to get their music heard. one of my favourite things to do is to flick thru pages and pages of new music. Honestly I don't know how I could go back to scouring and scraping for new music like we had to pre internet days.

It's amazing how much talent you come across with all that they have to share. So it continues to baffle me as to why the music industry is diluted with so much waste and no talent gimmicks.

I got pointed out to this kid by fellma. From the bay area still only 20ish, sings with a whole lota soul. I guess you can argue that it's all about marketability. Sure this kid has an amazing voice and you could listen to him all day, but when push comes to shove will he bring in revenue? Probably not. I guess amazing voices you can find pretty much everywhere (unless you talkin Brian Mcknight or Lauryn Hill at her peak) but that certain uniqueness that sells you as a completely packaged product rathter than a musically gifted artist is obviously so rare.

The internet is a double edged sword. Obviously the ability to now share your music with billions of people at the click of your mouse is the biggest advantage. However with the decline of cd and record sales, the emphasis is now how well you can entertain your fans thru the various tours and live appearances. It's hard to perform a solid 90 minute set and have your audience captivated from minute 1 thru to 90 if you're not doin some circus shit out on stage now days. Audiences expect nuthin less than a 90 minute orgasm from the get go.

It'll be interesting to see what happens to artists like the kid im about to show you.. I'm extatic that i can finally experience that rush of finding new music almost daily, but you gota wonder where music can lead you if you're trying to make a career of it these days...

enjoy.

My all time favourite skate vid

2007-11-01T19:13:00.000+03:00

This kid is fucken mental... I can't put it any more articulately.

new from indo ...

2007-10-23T16:08:00.000+03:00

Indonesian hip hop just got even better for me... thanks luk for showing me these clips.

Dutch guys ..raised in Surabaya, go back to Holland and put down an album in Indonesian... now thats crazy.. the clip is dope too...

New From the WU

2007-10-21T01:27:00.000+03:00

just peeped this of Jeff Staple's Blog.

Rae, Ghost and Meth... nice to see them droppin some quality shit... definately worth the listen...the album 8 diagrams is due out in dec... from what i've heard so far this album is going to bring back real hip hop...

On a more positive note...

2007-10-19T13:34:00.001+03:00

These cats definately hold it down for the red and white....

My Boy Lucky aka Swerte lives in exile from his homeland (I'm for real about this shit) and now resides with his girl Blanche in Dubai. I'm the first to admit, I get caught up in my own shit alot of the time here in dubai and become somewhat of a hermit, so i haven't spent much time as i would like with Lucky n Blanche. Since showing me his first few tracks to dropping this mix... man this boy is making progress in leaps and bounds. Luk comes with some ill lyrical shit that you will absoloutly not hear from anyone else. With production from himself, Madrotter (see next ) and a cat who goes by the name Danoe (ww.myspace.com/danoeonelabthree). Danoe ain't indo. I met danoe once in Dubai, I have no idea what he was tryin to tell me, but if he speaks thru his music, then I'm definately feeling him.

So yeah, check my boy lucky out. If you checkin his myspace http://www.myspace.com/ajisaka yo you have to take a listen to Bright Red. A Hindu myth about a half monkey half man... this is some ill story tellin shit and its by far my favourite track from Luk. If you got some decent broadband connection then drop thru and listen to his promo mix @ http://www.zshare.net/audio/3992276ac021be/

Madrotter is someone i've only recently made contact with thru the net, however i have heard his name quite a few times thru the years. This cat goes deep. I can't tell you much apart from what he himself has posted online so i'll let you discover his music for yourself. Much respect to Madrotter for building the platform for other Indonesian Aritsts to launch themselves off. You don't meet many unselfish cats like that these days. You can find Madrotter @ http://www.myspace.com/madrotter and his blog which chronicles Indonesian hip hop from a-z ww.madrotter.blogspot.com.

what the hell is goin on in Indonesia.

2007-10-19T12:54:00.000+03:00

Ok I'm all for fostering and encouraging talent in a country where hip hop is still in its infancy stages. However whack is whack and suckers need to be called out.

I'm just gona post the pic and let you decide.

the greatest... yes, well this might be debateable. As for the Ali quote.. if you weren't sure son... google would have helped you in under 0.53 seconds.... daaaaaamn soonnn....

So that was New York City

2007-10-09T17:02:00.000+03:00

I finally got to do the NYC trip i had been dying to do for so long. Got a couple days off thanks to the crew at scheduling and Jim happened to be there for abit of work and leisure. Although it was only 4 days, i feel like my body has been subjected to some intense physical abuse... my legs are shot and my shoulders hurt from luggin my back pack everywhere. Being Cabin Crew has made me a biyaaatch.

NYC is an intense city. It's not one of those places where you land .. walk around take fotos then leave having conquered the landmarks... This city eats you alive and you battle to weave your way thru its intestines in hope that you don't end up in the shitter. In saying that.. it's an educational journey...

I feel real fortunate that i could share this trip with some very suck ass londonites... hahaha... you know i mean that in the most affectionate way possible.... Beefy, Daisuke, Gaby, Wing, Adam and of course the miky bar kid jim. thanks for takin me on last minute...the trip was gold coz you guys made me shit my pants so many times thru laughter. Yo max.. thank you so much for takin the time out to chill with us.. your knowledge of NYC was invaluable dude...

Im gona break down my trip into 3 sections ... people.. places and Proddy.... the 3 p's essential to all my travelling experiences... theres a fourth P but its inappropriate for a gentleman like me to mention it.

People.

Winky...

When Winky was born, all the triad leaders got together in Hong Kong and they said "if this baby grows up in HK and masters the martial arts and learns the way of the triad... we're all fucked. So they sent her to london...fast forward to 2007 and soccer hooliganism looks like a bunch of girls playin catch and kiss next to an annoyed Wing.... hahahaha... no doubt wing is a tough nut.... but she the dopest. Pretty as hell, don't front like you don't have a soft side... Wing is my boy Jim's girl... but we all know that jim is the bitch in the relationship hahahahahah .....im gona stop now coz i know im gettin frowns....

Gaby the Gold... aka H&M girl...

This is the first time I met Goldy and I'll tell it straight up. The girl is off the hook. She got that infectious laugh and she patient as hell with 3 boys who talk shit 23 and half hours of the day. You know I'll be down at one of your nights Gab, and you know i'll be hittin you up for them I.D's. It was way fun kickin it with you. The Toilet incident was priceless... thank God for my laptop... hahahaha...

Beefy aka Mr Kravitz...

When i first saw beefy, i thought, damn this dude looks mean. Massive dreads, big ass build, and a fierce look in dem eyes. Then he cracked this line that went sumthin like "hey, you're gona have to throw me a few extra dollars if I'm gona make this call, i have a stutter, you know wha' i mean.... Jamaican and Welsh, throw in the look of Lenny Kravitz, a welsh jamaican accent with that ever so slight pause mid sentence and a phrase that will end in either "yeah" or "you know wha' I mean" and you have who i came to know as beefy. Beefy is a funny cat...from his hooliganism stories to talking to random people on the street when he's intoxicated... and yo passin up that opportunity with 3 leather clad girls.... yo beef.. i bet you don't remember what we talked about in the club but I have to say that it wouldn't have been the same trip without you bro... you're definately a character and i hope that gift you bought your girl brings many happy returns...

Adam Rogers aka K-Fed

I first met adam early on this year in london when Jim first introduced me to wing. What I first noticed about Adam is how wide eye'd he is about life. This cat just wants see and experience it all. We happened to be listening to the same artist at that time... john robinson and Science of life and I remember how excited he was when he was showing me the music he had. This kid does a crazy Borat, and its easy to understand why people feel easy around him. Damn i wish i was adam handsome hahaha.. I have a feeling you'll see or hear alot about adam in the future... Recently graduated, K-fed is already making ripples in the fashion world...

check http://www.fashion156.com/blog/index.php?id=28&PHPSESSID=d8fcac5b8a0b2feed850a7f379ec3769 for a write up on him. The Article is called Adam Rogers – Buttonholes and Lapels. Good luck in new york son.. if you ever keen to travel give me a holler.

Daisuke Sakaguchi aka Hiro Nakamura aka Gaaashhh you suck baallsss

Mad Talent. Period. JIm had spoken to me about Daisuke before and his work is something that will really change the way you look at street inspired art. Before you go any further you have to peep his website www.daisukesakaguchi.com.

Now that you've done that and you understand what level im talkin about... take all that passion and excitment and say " goooshhh you suck asssss" in your best napoleon dynamite impression. I bet you don't come close to Daisuke. He has also revived a classic movie for me by pointing out a very poignant scene in the movie Dangerous Minds. There is a scene about half way thru where Michelle Pheiffer takes a Hispanic student out to a fancy dinner. As she meet's him he makes a statement that changes the whole vibe of this movie. I'll link you to the scene in youtube. Its right at the end of the clip.
(Sorry.. the link mentioned above was removed by youtube... so im posting a link to a new movie called Mayhem Makers which features Daisuke. It looks like a total dickhead movie... I love it.. right down my path.)

You crack me up Daisuke... Ive never said ass so much in a day in my whole life...

Jim aka James aka White Chocolate, aka White fried Rice. aka Jimmy Hats.

I don't need to say much about Jim. If i had to describe Jim as one of my kicks, he'd be the one that I would treasure the most. The one I'd rock to every special event, the one I'd walk eyes glued to the ground with to avoid dog shit....You feel me. He's my boy. He's Meat pies with soy sauce ... asian style.. a brother from another mother... this is my kin right here. Yo, you feel me????

These Guys made my trip. Forget the site seeing, forget the shopping... this trip was these guys... mad love .... Im so happy I broke my new york cherry with ya'll.

Places.

NYC is one of those places that held alot of mystique to me. From being the birthplace of hip hop, to the streetball videos, the fashion, the art NYC was one of those places high on my list to explore. I had been to the states twice before prior to this, both times to the West Coast. I wasn't too sure what to expect in NY however after stepping out of the airport I had to quickly become accustomed to how things were done NYC style. NY is in your face. Not in a grimey way, more like a Jumbo Jet engine in your face kind of way. People are impatient, they're abrupt and borderline rude. To get someones attention you have to rock a somewhat aggressive swagger, I guess attitude is the means of gaining respect in NYC. However i expected this and this is what makes new york what it is. Its never been portrayed as a friendly welcome you with open arms kind of city. It will eat you alive, skid mark undies and all.

I didn't do the usual haunts at all, Statue of liberty, Empire State, Ground Zero. I can do that all when emirates is payin me to do it. Instead we tried to check out the buroughs and the niche spots around NYC. Jim took us to some dope clubs. One in brooklyn called the Rub and another in the meatpacking district called ACC. Music was off the hook both times and I really felt how much I miss music wise by living in Dubai.

We stayed in 2 spots... Manhattan the upper west side... nice but not really my style... too nice. Then we moved to Rivington St which was way more NYC to me. I reallly got a feel for NYC here. I wasn't too interested in the ghetto's. Once you been to places like Bangladesh, Uganda and other 3rd World places you can't really picture poverty gettin any worse. Trust me, Video clip hoodlums would absoloutly shit themselves in the streets of Nigeria. It was cool to kick it in Brooklyn for abit. Just the feel of being in a place continually referenced in Hip Hop culture gave me the sence of a pilgrimage completed. I actually would like to experience some more of Brooklyn the Bronx and Harlem tho. For 4 days we did a shit load of walking. Experiencing the NYC underground to the fullest. NYC underground must have the most number of crackheads in any subway system in the world.. it makes for an interesting train ride to say the least.

Culture wise i got to visit the PS1 gallery and a place formerly called Phun Factory, known now as 5pointz. (www.5ptz.com) Its a giant block of run down warehouses and factories which has been turned into a outdoor graf gallery. I was blown away by this place. Me goldy, Daisuke and max made the trek across to Queens and I wasn't disappointed. I wish i got to stay a few days longer, I would have got to see Daisuke paint out there....You gota show me pics of how it went D... I'm so glad they asked you to paint out there.

Proddy.
Ahh.. well we visited a few spots. This trip wasn't really about the proddy, I'm really over it to tell you the truth.. im serious, really.. well maybe still abit interested, but not that much. The one thing I notice in NYC is that the New Era Caps have made a serious mark on new york society. From your everyday street slanger to an old fogey walkin down the street.. From store owners to 5 year olds... everyone is rockin on... I guess the baseball cap has always been engrained into american culture.

We swung by some of the heavy hitters in the whole streetwear fashion / sneaker culture world. In saying this, there is a new winner in the category of biggest bunch of assholes working retail. SUPREME NYC you guys win this hands down. I have never met a bunch of arrogant cunts like i did in Supreme. Guys you sell t shirts and skate decks retail. So what.. who gives a shit. I hope China does for you what it did for Von Dutch and you all end up workin at Mcdonalds to support your crack habit. On a lighter note the guys at Alife definately are human. They definately understand the game and even tho im not a fan of everything they do, Im still a supporter. They a real nice bunch of guys who put out a quality product. By far my favourite place tho was Reed Space. I've long been a fan of Jeff Staple and i regularly read his blogs. I like the fact that he's quite a humble guy despite his renowned talent and has built his business with sheer hard work. Props to you and your team Jeff.

Props max for showing us the spots....all the best with your internship maing...

Theres nuthin really much i need to share about the proddy ish... same old thing you'd read on every other blog anyway. I'm too lazy to write about it anyway.

I know theres other ish i could write about but im gettin lazy. So i'll just throw in a few more pics and call it a night. I got Hong Kong next.

Nemisis http://www.nemesispress.org/

2007-09-17T21:05:00.000+03:00

A good friend of mine ... max.. went away to study design in NYC. After months of hard work and perseverance, he revealed to me the fruits of his labour...

Check out http://www.nemesispress.org/

You're movin in the right direction max... dope way to start...

for shayden...

2007-09-16T13:47:00.000+03:00

a track that resonates with me...

2007-09-08T18:13:00.000+03:00

sick hard track......this is definately in my driving in traffic play list....

Sydney...

2007-09-06T09:58:00.001+03:00

Still one of the dopest tracks ever...

2007-09-06T09:37:00.000+03:00

http://www.youtube.com/v/sqW5pWI-9WA">

Welcome to Wangdom

2007-09-06T08:17:00.000+03:00

Warren Wang aka Waz, aka Wangker, aka Mr Savoy, Tawainese Tycoon,... whatever stupid names i find to call him, theres is no doubt that this is my boy.

Waz got married on the 1st of Sept 2007, the reason behind me goin home on leave. I managed to catch his bucks night aswell. Needless to say, he was punished.

Warren has been my boy since 1994. He came to my highschool this dorky little asian dude who wore blue keppers, a white sox baseball cap, a blue parka and 10 inch thick reading glasses. Ghetto geek none the less. We became friends over Big 2 at little lunch and big lunch, over sausage rolls and meat pies, over tasker park basketball, over lahoods street fighter, over all the girls not knowing his name...for at least 4 years, over Van Loc and seagulls restaurant, over Jordan vs Spreewell ( remember that argument we had at erskenville pcyc), over NBA Live rematch after rematch, over field day ( where we reconnected) over other girls after highschool that didn't know your name.. even though they worked with you and saw you everyday, over 5 dollar steaks, over kicks and proddy......

Man i could go on and on... When i think about it, our friendship has spanned so many occasions and incidents. I'm really proud to have a friend like warren, its a friendship i boast about, that i share with people i meet from around the world... because from day 1 waz has always been real.

I was so happy to see Warren get married over the weekend. This guy puts so much heart into making other people happy that it was good to see him smile and laugh so freely from the happiness shown to him by his friends and family. Miho and Warrens wedding was increadible. It was fashionable, but not over the top and gaudy. I was touching but not too romantic novel like... it was funny... mostly at warrens expense... but it befits his wedding.. when has warren not tried to make you laugh at his own expense.

Miho his wife is increadibly beautiful. She looked stunning on the day. I wish i could tell you more about miho... i haven't really had the chance to sit down and just kick it with her...but we have hung out a few times and she always leaves me with a dope impression of her...I know she loves him alot tho...to marry warren that shit has to be unconditional.

Yo man.. since moving to dubai i really miss kickin it with you. It was dope to spend some time with you at the cube concert. Its funny that shit hasn't changed between us since the 9th grade. We still talk shit on an immaturely unhealthy basis.

itshay adlay, you're married now... Congratulations again bro...

Signed, sealed delivered.

Mr & Mrs Wang, Waz & Miho, Mr & Mrs Wakatsuki

Rob, Mandy, Me, Waz & Miho, Annie, Jackson

Miho looks dope...

Speech time baby

Open your eyes dude.

Its either your wedding, you're pimping, or you're chinese. The only acceptable times to wear Gold LV shoes.

Als... Jacka, Waz, Ricks, Robbo... class of '96 Canterbury Boys High School... note im the only single one left.

Congrats Yansterrrzzzz

2007-09-06T08:13:00.001+03:00

yo big up to my girl Yani for kickin ass in this years Wajah Femina comp.(http://quietriott.blogspot.com/2007/07/jiiiiiiiiissssssssss-neeeggaaaahhhhh.html)

The pics look dope girl, the haters couldn't keep you down.. I'm mad proud.

You can peeps some pics of Yani the winner and the losers here...
http://www.femina-online.com/wajah_femina/2007/main/default.asp

where'd you go?

2007-09-06T06:59:00.000+03:00

I've been having some family issues of late. Whether you're young or old, when you're parents go thru divorce, you're family life takes a pretty hard kick to the kahuna's.

During this time I've come to find out some things that were never spoken about within my family. About infidelity, mistrust and dishonesty. Alot of these things made me really angry. After the anger, the sadness of reality kicks in, whats done is done and you need to find a way to move on. I'm still workin on the moving on bit.

It's been a year now since we've had these problems, and on my recent trip home to Sydney I spoke to my Dad for the first time in a year. It didn't feel like a relief, nor did it feel like a let down. It felt like a formality. He asked for forgiveness, but i couldn't see the sincerity in his eyes. Just desperation from someone who realises he's throwing everything away but is powerless to stop himself. In the same fashion as gambler or a drug addict I guess. It was almost as if he was trying to cover his bases some how.

My pops was always my hero. It didn't matter to me that he drove a truck for a living. I wanted to be a truck driver too, but he made me strive for more. My dad was about old fashioned hard work. He did 13 hour days for the last 45 odd years of his life. I mean the dude is past 65 and still pumps iron and runs the city to surf. My pops was gangsta. He was a stand up man. He didn't take shit of anyone and he would throw down side by side with me if anyone tried to mess with our family. I was proud of that. I inherited my dads sense of honour and laid back nature. He taught me about music, he was the indonesian James Brown. He taught me to stand up for myself even when I risked being beaten down more. A man will stand by his name and will show no fear when defending the dignity of his family.He told me i wore the dignity of my family on my back. My dad taught me the value of a dollar. Nothing was free in my family, you earned every inch of the way. My dad always told me to love my mom. No matter how much I disagreed with her or how much i hated her discipline.

I'm not sure where my dad has gone. It wasn't you speaking that rubbish the other night. That wasn't my dad. Your eyes were empty, your words were hollow and your voice uncertain. I'm not sure what you were asking me to do. I am now the head of my family. I have to stand by my mother and sister just like you taught me. Whatever shit you do out there doesn't reflect on me or my family because whoever you are... i know one thing for certain, you're not my dad. I'm sorry man, i had to push you away, you were askin for the impossible.

Whilst I was reading the divorce papers, I noticed the date of my parents marriage. 2 years after i was born. It was a big surprise to me, but helped to explain a few things to me. The reason why my parents never talked about their wedding day when i asked. The lack of wedding photos in our family album. The reason my dad may have stuck around in an unhappy marriage.Theres nothin wrong with being born out of wedlock.. sometimes its just better not to rush things... but my parents always seemed so old fashioned and traditional, so i just expected them to have been married first thats all. Finding out 28 years later on a piece of paper is just ... I dunno... cold i guess.

I've seen the sacrifices my pops has made for me. I know all the .. you gotta be patient, you gota show love and all that stuff... I know God is giving me the opportunity to be more forgiving, more patient... you know all the good virtue stuff... this is my chance to carry them all out thru kindness understanding and forgiveness.. im aware of that. I don't mind doin that... but will it mean i get my hero back?

Bangkok Madness

2007-08-05T17:13:00.000+03:00

Yo.. so i did my first big catwalk over in Bangkok on the 28th of July. Nut and Aor had asked me to help them out with a showcase aimed at exhibiting Siam Square's up and coming designers. Their store KINKY had been chosen amongst others to feature their collection. It was my first time to appear in something this big. All the models apart from me, Mon and Tricks were full time models, alot of them big names in Thailand, but hey .. my job is a full time acting job, so i thought what the hell... catwalk should be a piece of cake.

Afterwards Leo and his crew threw down a hell of a party at Glow.... killer tracks ... damn good night....

I know nut has been under abit of stress of late so i was really happy to see him shine. He is really underappreciated in Bangkok... but hopefully things might change.

Thank you Pla and Mart for putting me up... yo .. i think im gona have to apply for a job at Zig Zag one of these days....

Yeah... I see them Supremes

Naaachoooooooo....ramses.. he is the beesssttt.

Would you believe me if I told you
she's a 'he'....

A personal apology...

2007-08-05T16:59:00.000+03:00

I know I keep promising to make time for you when i drop thru Jakarta, and i always seem to fall short.. so this apology is long over due.

My Bad girl, when I'm in town next I will make sure to set aside a day where we can catch up and stuff.

my boys...

2007-07-25T18:20:00.000+03:00

Yo.. Let me introduce to you the 2 most Hectic kids i know...

Shayden... the product of Steve and Aby... He's a little monster, but he's my heart n soul...He's almost 3 now. He's the crazy kid with so much potential. He's like a sponge, absorbs everything. He can replicate everything you do or say... so Unkle Rick really has to stop swearing around him. No doubt this kid will be a handfull when as he grows up, but he's bright as fuck....

Tyrell - Sheilz, Merv and Jodia's son.... This is my play buddy... whatever games you wanna play, toys you wanna play with, things you wanna read, dope shit you wanna wear this kid has got it..... This kid lives the ultimate interactive lifestyle.. Merv is a dope singer, Jodia that ultra talented designer and Sheilz that Mom that has mommy shit on lock.... seriously... i never seen a mom who had it more together than sheilz. my mom did.. but she didn't know as much cool stuff as sheilz did.

These 2 boys gona make for a really proud unkle one day... im tellin you ...

Where is Ricky in August..

2007-07-25T17:37:00.000+03:00

3rd - Dubai - kuwait - Dubai

4th - Dubai - Cairo - Dubai

5th - Off

6th - Dubai - Milan
11th - Milan - Dubai

12th - Off
13th - Off

14th - Dubai - Manila
16th - Manila - Dubai

17th - Off

18th - Dubai - Jeddah - Dubai

19th - Dubai - Johannesburg
20th - Johannesburg - Dubai

22nd - Dubai - Muscat - Dubai

23rd - 5th Sept - Annual leave .. goin back to Sydney

Jiiiiiiiiissssssssss Neeeggaaaahhhhh

2007-07-25T17:14:00.000+03:00

That was for you Yansta..

You know you my girl too...

I got you girl hahahahah

peace

when out of nowhere...

2007-07-25T16:49:00.000+03:00

Sometimes people just get along. There may be the biggest reason in the world why 2 people shouldn't be friends, why it would be weird for them to get along or why people would think it strange that they see past any differences to become really good mates.

For example...

While smashed off our faces, me and B had a garbled conversation about how we came about being boys. It ended up with us being in stitches over a line that came out weird but seemed so appropriate at the time..."game recognises game" ... you know what i mean B.

I got alot of respect for this guy. B isn't a guy to talk too much shit, except when he's jawwin off about some shit...but you know when he's talkin to you he puts thought into what he says. He's a genuine nice guy, with that cocky hood rat demeanor... he can be flamboyant when he needs to be, but at the same time he's happy to share the floor with anyone else who wants to rock it.

Yo B, thanks for holding me down in JKT. I appreciate it because you didn't have to, and you did it despite what anyone thought. You straight up a real cat. Sorry once again for spewin on your door... but it was a sure sign i had a good night... we gotta do it again soon son...

cum on your facebook

2007-07-17T13:54:00.000+03:00

I deactivated my facebook account.

Please don't re-add me unless you want me to spoof in your eyes.

If you're hot, add me to facebook.

Rick

HSBC - Honesty Should Be Compulsory

2007-07-16T17:07:00.001+03:00

For those of you doing your banking with HSBC here in dubai or maybe even abroad, check your credit card statements for a charge called CREDIT COVER which has been in affect since FEB. This is some bullshit optional charge which they charge to your CC account without telling you and until you ring them to cancel the charge they won't mention it to you. IF you call 800 4722 they will make some bullshit apology and tell you that your CC will be credited within 2 working days. WE GETTIN JACKED NIGGAAAZZZZ.

What the difference is with credit card fraud i don't know, coz i wasn't notified about the charge and i didn't sign anywhere to have my credit card debited for this amount.

Im moving to Mashreq Bank, HSBC can suck a fat dick.

old fotos

2007-07-16T12:27:00.000+03:00

I was just flickin thru some old fotos i took before i left Sydney to come to Dubai...

Bet you ain't ever gona pick this movie up at Video Ezy

Remember this Doyz

Butt FaceBook

2007-07-15T04:33:00.000+03:00

So I've been added to facebook.....

Not willingly, more because everyday i get the same email to join. Facebook is crack for time wasters. (myself included)

Back in the day Mirc used to be the shit..a/s/l would open new worlds. Then they invented instant messanging... the sms for the internet junkie. Then we got friendster, the new way to spy on ex boyfriends or to see who was checkin you out. Then it got serious, myspace became multi billion dollar shit. You could be one with your fav celeb coz chances were you could add them to your 20000000000 friends list. At the same time you could perv on girls from all around the world, comment on fotos... personalise your page as if you had studied html since the dawn of the internet... damn you were set right?? Wrong mofo.. facebook fucked that notion up.

Now facebook tells everyone what time you did a shit, the last time your hand slipped down your crotch and how many people who never take the time to say hi to you using any form of communication media need you on their list to make "platinum God popularity status". I love the whole idea of making the world a smaller place, esp since Im far away from so many people i miss, but if you want to say wussup...whats wrong with just callin?

Anyway.. i know i'll become a victim to it sooner or later....so cockfacebook me... i'll be waiting.

Jogja the Ancient.

2007-07-11T18:36:00.000+03:00

That Good Shit... Gudeg...

Taman Sari

Borobudur

Learnin Batik

Learnin Silver

You know what I'm talkin about if you feel this picture...

Perambanan

ni hao ma beijing...show me some peking duck

2007-07-08T19:36:00.000+03:00

Once you don your gas mask to evade the tear gas pollution that clogs the sky, Beijing actually becomes semi visible to the eye. I'd love to see what the great wall looks like on a really clear day.

Its increadible to walk on a structure that existed thousands of years ago, knowing that lives were sacrificed in war and work to protect the empire.... right where i stood.

Rushard, making a bold statement.

Yo look steve... grandma.

I had a great pee on the great wall.

Some how, this map wasn't gona be much use to me in Chinese.

Forbidden City

perth cats who are too lazy to study, make good hosts...

2007-07-08T17:38:00.000+03:00

Went to Perth with Yuri on days off.. caught up with Leko and the Perth Crew.. Always good to hang with Lek... thats my boy right there. Spades held it down at Metro, big ups to Rami Barzzz.
Had a laugh with Judanski.. good to catch you bro.. judanski bin lazy.

always love proddy shoppin with leko... miss ya lex!!!!

Met Felski the night before as she prepared to fly out with SQ back to Singapore. Damn good to see her after so long...

The Last King of Scotland

2007-07-08T11:55:00.000+03:00

Had a chance to visit Uganda, primarily the capital Kampala. I heard that Uganda is an increadible place, unfortunately corruption and theivery has degraded its city to little more than a industrialised market. Dudes with guns and poverty seeps out of every nook and cranny. Its a shame because Ugandans are beautiful people and they deserve alot better.

KL ...

2007-07-08T10:21:00.000+03:00

Begining of the month was KL. I like KL. I don't find it as sterile as Singapore. (I'd probably get banned for life if a Sgprean reads that.)

Did the usual, Petronas towers and what not... Managed to get some good food and look around at some markets and stuff..On the way back i met this cute fat kid who wouldn't stop eating. She was only 2 mang.... built like a pro wrestler....

Man don't you just hate it when you're out and about and up creeps the biggest shit you ever had to do, knockin on your underpants sayin " yo bitch .. let me out.. or I'm gona have to force my way thru your asshole..its gona get messy" To make it worse the only thing you can find to hang one is this.... the most uncomfortable shitting contraption ever invented.. KL.. get some seaters maaang...

I almost forgot about June

2007-07-08T09:27:00.000+03:00

YO.. June has been pretty busy... I know its late but im gona update you on everything now....

bear with me...

all the best Anna

2007-06-01T11:53:00.000+03:00

Saying goodbye to friends is a sad reality when working a job like this. Dubai and the whole flight attendant thing is such a transit stop in life. No one in their right mind plans to stay here forever (those that have usually have some type of mental illness that keeps them here), and there comes a time where you have to decide to say goodbye to this big giant sandpit.

Anna is my first good friend to leave. I mean there have been people in my batch that have left, and ppl that i have flown with, but Anna is the first person who I can say I am sad to see leave.

I met Anna on a Sydney Christchurch flight. She's the type of person who chooses her words very carefully. Even tho I didn't see Anna much after the flight, there is that type of friend that you know you'll be friends with for a very long time, even if you're not in constant contact.

When you're in a place like dubai, where things are so foreign and life here sometimes defies all normality, having a decent friend plays a huge role in your ability to stay sane here.

Good luck with your move girl, I know that your move serves a greater purpose than to just be close to home. I'm sure that your family will really appreciate the sacrifices you make for them. I'm sure we'll bump into eachother again real soon...

Rick

Who is rick

2007-05-25T01:22:00.000+03:00

You know, ever since I can remember, there has always been some kinda struggle with my identity. I remember goin to primary school and wondering why I couldn't be like the white kids. I remember thinkin why I had to eat a fully packed rice lunch and the other kids got muesli bars and peanut butter sandwiches. I wondered why my hair always looked like i had just woken up and why i couldn't grow a rats tail.

I remember kids used to call me chinese. Ching Chong to be exact. I remember once I got chased and kicked by a bunch of aussie and greek kids coz they wanted to see me do kung foo. I remember pickin on charles kim.. the only other asian kid in my grade coz i thought that would make me more like the other kids.

Then highschool came about and minorities were the majority in our area. But then I remember goin to Indonesia and my cousins and Aunties askin me that if Australia and Indonesia went to war, who would I support. I said Australia coz in Indonesia you have to go to school 6 days a week, 5 days was already bad enough. They gave me shit about not being down with my heritage, about not talkin fluent Indonesian and about how I prefer bread over rice... ( which wasn't the case, but the stereotype was that aussies at only potatos and bread.)

I remember goin to college over in Manly. Mostly rich kids from the northern suburbs, man.. i didnt know how to set a table up properly... entree and desert cutlery was so foreign to me. Ppl had no idea where Canterbury was... I'd get a strange look when i told ppl that i came from the inner west and that my dad and mom worked labouring jobs. I felt so rough around the edges and i wasn't sure how i was supposed to get with rich kid culture. I remember when i applied for the transport concession card, the lady at the office told me only Australian students could apply, so i asked her if she thought i picked up my australian accent when i was learning english in my highschool in china....

Recently I've noticed that Indonesian flight attendants here seem to think that I'm avoiding them. They always ask why I don't come and hang out with them in a way that suggests that I have to because thats what Indonesians are supposed to do. I don't hang out because I'm tired. Someone told me that an indonesian flight attendant described me as The Indonesian guy who thinks he's Australian...amongst other things like the indonesian who only speaks english and the indonesian who's bahasa sux.

Since leaving sydney there's only a handfull of ppl who make an effort to stay intouch.. when i go home they act all excited to hear that im back, but wouldn't spare the time to come out and visit me. yo lets hook up.. yo lets do this .. lets do that... but you know its just talk. I'm still Rick.. even tho im not living

Since being a chinese lookin kid in primary school, i can honestly say i feel comfortable in my own skin. Im neither this nor that... I don't feel like anything specific .. more just everything in general. I don't think my identity is as much a concern to me as it is to other people. I just wonder why its so important to other ppl.

happy birthday

2007-05-23T04:09:00.000+03:00

happy birthday jimski...

i'll holler at you later on today....

2007-05-23T03:27:00.000+03:00

Just got my roster for June today...

sat 2nd - Trivanderam (india)

mon 4th - Entebbe / Adis Abbaba

sun 10th - Beijing (3 days)

tues 19th - Shanghai

sun 24th - Bangkok / Hong Kong

sat 30th - Leave

Not a bad roster ... not the greatest either.

Bandos Island - Maldives

2007-05-23T02:33:00.000+03:00

Sorry, I'm not meaning to rub it in. But yes, the Maldives is exactly how the brochures describes it. Now it's part of my 'been there' list bwahahahaha....

Rashid Hadee

2007-05-23T02:07:00.000+03:00

If you're lookin for some new music, check this guy out. Nuthin extra spectacular about him. But I like this type of flow. You can check him @ www.myspace.com/rashidhadee . You can download 2 of his songs, surrender & Lets go from the Indiefeed podcasts.

bad heads

2007-05-23T01:23:00.000+03:00

So I just got back from Birmingham. Not one of my favourite all time destinations, but work is work. I have to say this though, and mind you it is without any bias at all. Out of the many places I have travelled to so far, Birmingham has to have the most number of ugly heads per square meter of space worldwide. I'm not exagerating. I stood still for about 10 minutes in the centre of Birmingham and I watched people walk by and all i could think to myself was, who was on more crack? the Hairdresser or the person waking up in the morning thinking man i look awesome like this.

Syndicate Siam Square Soi 1

2007-05-20T20:52:00.000+03:00

Back on my first trip to Bangkok I met 2 fellaz who shared common interests with me. Those 2 guys became 2 very good friends not because of that common interest, but because of the geniune sincerity that good people posses.

Sivagorn, aka Peanut, aka Nat, aka Yo Handsome....is one half of Dujada (www.myspace.com/dujada) is one half of a store called kinky (the mrs is the boss half) and Runs Modified ontop of that. More importantly Nat is my boy. You rarely meet good people like Nat and I'm eternally gratefull that everytime i hit Bkk Nat treats me like family. Nat knows the dopest eating spots. Big ups to you and the wifey booiiiiiii.

Martijn aka Mart, aka Mini Mart, aka Mace hails from Den Haag in the Netherlands but calls Thailand home. Mart is old school. He's done the hard yards. Mart's told me stories of rebellion and defiance of world powers. If you're gona run a revolution, Mace is the Ace. Mace runs a store called Zig Zag (www.zig-zag-store.com) right next to Nats store. Soi 1 is the spot baby.

These 2 cats, their family and their friends are amongst the warmest people I have been fortunate enough to meet these past 20 months. I'm actually really proud to consider them family. Bangkok is a dope place.. if i wasn't indonesian.. i swear i'd most likely be thai

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London, Jimski and Wing Chan

2007-05-20T20:14:00.000+03:00

It was dope to catch jimski again after so long. You know how close a friendship is when it's as if you just hung out yesterday tho. Got to meet Jim's new master hahaha...but she remained elusive of my lens.

Yo even tho we both spoke about cutting back on proddy... why the hell did you still take me on a sneaker hunt ??

a fresh start.. or a stale fart???

2007-05-20T20:06:00.000+03:00

Ok so I've decided to get with this self confesional stuff semi-full time. I've had friendster blogs, myspace blogs and beer bogs, but this one is sort of for real. I hope.

Have fun reading, looking and writing....

peace love and free home delivery.
Unkle Rick