Culturally Preconditioned

The following is a conversation between me and my good Survivor junkie friend in California.

kimbob: how are you?
izad_syah: i’m alright.. nothing new really
kimbob: I’m on a business trip and bored in a hotel room, drinking beer, LOL
izad_syah: where?
kimbob: no place exciting
kimbob: washington state
kimbob: a bit north of seattle
izad_syah: oh i love rainy seattle
izad_syah: )
kimbob: still late summer, not rainy season yet
kimbob: but I’m not even in seattle
kimbob: I’m in an armpit of a town called Bothell
izad_syah: so.. what are you waiting for.. hook up the bellboy
kimbob: LOL
kimbob: I’m too monogamous
kimbob: and no bellboy, even
kimbob: I’m in a fucking holiday inn express (
kimbob: not even ROOM SERVICE
izad_syah: awww you poor thing
izad_syah:
kimbob: NOT EVEN A HOTEL BAR
kimbob: it sucks royally
izad_syah: at least you havethe internet
kimbob: yes, thank god
kimbob: and there was a minimart nearby where I got some beer, LOL
izad_syah: LOL
kimbob: so now I’m in jammies, watching tv, chainsmoking, and drinking beer
kimbob: wait
kimbob: that doesn’t sound so bad, really
izad_syah: LOL no it doesnt!
kimbob: no kids, no man
kimbob: sigh
izad_syah: i think i just broke my pod
kimbob: I’m sure it’s not broken
kimbob: it happens to all guys, rally
kimbob: really
kimbob: it’s normal
izad_syah: oh ha ha
izad_syah: anything good on tv?
kimbob: Prison Break is on right now
kimbob: oops it’s over
kimbob: now Medium is on
izad_syah: is Medium any good? i heard she won the emmy for that
izad_syah: yeah.. i can’t press two of the buttons on my click wheel ( FUCK
kimbob:
kimbob: Yeah, I like Medium
kimbob: it sounded dumb, but I’ve been enjoying it
kimbob: the season premier is on right now
kimbob: now there are a zillion rip off shows starting this year
kimbob: ghost talker, and something else
kimbob: ok, so that’s two
kimbob: not a zillion
kimbob: and I’m sorry about your pod
izad_syah: i heard Supernatural is one of the rip offs too
izad_syah: yeah.. damn pod.. i’ll bring it to the service center and see if they can fix it
izad_syah: i’m looking fwd to the Lost premier
kimbob: I missed season one
kimbob: I’m the only loser on the planet who didn’t see it
kimbob: I need to get the DVD
izad_syah: nah.. a lot of people didn’t see it
izad_syah: or are put off because they caught the show now and again
izad_syah: i think you can only appreciate the show if you didn’t miss a single episode
izad_syah: that’s the flaw for this show.
kimbob: yeah, that’s what I hear
izad_syah: but if you follow the show.. it’s the best show ever
izad_syah: it really is quite inteersting
kimbob: I made the mistake of starting and thinking it was kind of tedious
izad_syah: LOL
kimbob: the first few episodes weren’t very exciting
kimbob: at first it was just like seeing the same thing over and over, and then background of the various people
kimbob: I thought it was going to be a stupid drama
kimbob: I had NO clue
kimbob: so by the time everyone was raving about it, I tuned in but was already.. uh… well… lost
kimbob: LOL
izad_syah: LOL
izad_syah: anyway.. i like the show.. best scripted drama in a long while IMO
izad_syah: what do you think about the new survivor?
kimbob: interesting beginning
kimbob: looks to be harsh
kimbob: and bobbyjon is a wuss
izad_syah: LOL tell me about it
izad_syah: but it’s funny though
izad_syah: i liked steph in palau.. and now i just hate her
kimbob: I liked her, too
kimbob: I’m keeping an open mind
kimbob: I can’t tell if she’s being stuck up or if she’s being put in a role and we’re seeing careful editing
izad_syah: maybe because he called my boy, jamie, lazy )
kimbob: lol
kimbob: jeff probst was on the emmy’s last night
kimbob: he must have flown all the way to california for the event, and then flew back
kimbob: and he didn’t look good
izad_syah: oh and survivor lost (neener) and Amazing Race won
kimbob: lol
izad_syah: but I’m not sure if i’m looking fwd to the new Amazing Race though
kimbob: he really did look like crap, though
kimbob: it looks “meh” to me
kimbob: the whole family dynamic is not very nteresting
kimbob: and they’ll have to calm it down for kids
izad_syah: exactly
izad_syah: but I’m just glad more new shows are starting on tv again
izad_syah: Malaysian Idol 2 is a fucking disaster :-&
kimbob: after seeing rockstar INXS, all idol seems stupid
kimbob: rockstar has been so good
izad_syah: ooh i have my money on MiG
izad_syah: i would love to see marty winning it though
kimbob: I did
kimbob: I loved Mig through a lot of it
kimbob: he’s so yummy
kimbob: but I think I’m turning to Marty
izad_syah: but it’s just appropriate for an aussie to get the title
kimbob: I think he’s got the right stuff
kimbob: JD just needs to get laid
kimbob: SO, Malaysian idol
kimbob: do they sing malaysian songs or us/brit pop songs?
izad_syah: Malaysian Idol.. they alternate between Malay and English songs.. this season was beyond meh
izad_syah: LOL @ JD
izad_syah: oh if you wanna see this was our first Idol from last year http://www.izadsyah.com/tvs/sound/MI_Jac.wmv (about 4 Mb)
kimbob: I may have to save that until I get home
kimbob: my frickin work computer SUCKS at downloading shit
kimbob: OOH I GOT IT
kimbob: yay
kimbob: pretty
kimbob: she’s pretty
izad_syah: and i think she sings great
kimbob: WOW
kimbob: WOW
kimbob: what a voice
izad_syah: not bad, eh?
kimbob: shit
kimbob: what a great voice
kimbob: so they run it in english
izad_syah: yeah.. we have two hosts
izad_syah: one speaks in english and one speaks in malay
izad_syah: that was my favourite performance of hers
kimbob: oh, cool
kimbob: IT WAS PHENOMENAL
izad_syah: this year.. well.. everyone was shite
izad_syah: )
izad_syah: so when do you get home?
kimbob: thursday night
kimbob: it’s monday night right now
izad_syah: 3 more days
izad_syah: oh i hope you wont miss survivor!
kimbob : nope
kimbob : I get home 15 minutes before it starts, LOL
kimbob : as long as my plane is on timel I’ll make it

So I’m guessing this is how our next convo is gonna go :

izad_syah : Hey! Our second Malaysian Idol has just been announced
kimbob : oh that’s great! You got a clip ?
izad_syah : Sure.. have a listen http://www.izadsyah.com/spoofs/images/fuckyouprod.gif (link to Nita’s/Daniel’s performance)
kimbob : ohmagahd
izad_syah : what?
kimbob : I wasted my bandwidth to9 download that piece of crap. Welll SCREW YOU MOTHERFUCKER!!!
kimbob has logged out
izad_syah : yeah.. fuck me indeed.