The following is my latest entry to the "Mind your Slanguage" series, which takes a close look at Malay slang terms and examines their impact on the Malay conciousness. Providing socio-linguistic commentry through the medium of street slang and argot.

Apa stim?

Stim [stiːm] :

Colloqioul Malay slang term used to describe the state of intoxication and/or an altered state of conciousness.

The nature of the experience may take form and find origin in one, any, or all of the following:

1. Administration of psychotropic substances (narcotic or otherwise).

2. Sexual arousal (the term is often employed in describing the male erection).

3. Other sensations or experiences of hedonistic proportions that engages one at a pleasurable sensory level.

Although primarily associated with illicit drug use and abuse, the term "stim" is a catch-all phrase used to denote experiences characterized by sensations and emotions that incites and pleasures human sensory faculties. Although often used to deragotary effect (e.g. "Kau ni tak abis2 buang masa tangkap stim."), the term is also used as an indication of deep and high levels of enjoyment, reception and appreciation, often to confer glowing testimonial and compliment to given persons, bodies, action, display, artform, product or entity (e.g. "Stim siol, nasi ayam nenek aku.").

As with all hermeneutic enquiries and discussions, it is of customary importance to derive and postulate some theory or hypothesis on the origins of the term that finds itself as the subject of discourse. On this particular occassion, the most plausible and direct explanation would be that the term stim is derived from the English language phrase "to let off steam". In plotting and comparing the features and characteristics of the two entities in an attempt to determine if they are the same monster, one would note that both the causal factors that compels one to "tangkap stim" and its resultant benefits and after-effects are in congruence with the act of "letting off steam".

However, I would hereby like to postulate, by means of informed speculation, an alternative theory of the origins of the term stim. An examination of the definition of the slang term would reveal that the term encompasses all forms of sensory organ stimulation. Hence, it would probably not be too far fetched for one to conjecture that the slang term stim, is actually a short-form derivation of the term stimulate. Having emerged and found circulation into usage from within the realm of the sex drugs and rock n roll subculture, the term can therefore be said to have been coined by Mat Rocks. That having been stated, it is interesting to therefore note that this alternative theory of the origins of the term stim assumes that the Mat Rocks had quite a sophisticated grasp and knowledge of neuro-biological science and sensory processes.

Fancy that!

Return of the Jester!
(My 1st post after 3 years)

Greetings, blogsite visitors! Welcome to my humble writing log!

I would like to characterise this blog as an individual, micro-level, small-scale, and casual indie project whose primary aim is to spit the phlegm of defiance at the face of vulgar and epidemic proliferation of the culture and practice of mass-reproduction and regurgitation of thoughts and ideas, a phenomena which is taking place at both individual and en masse levels in this Xerox-age that we live in. This will be achieved by my offerings of random and index-less musings which are detached from the shackles and security blanket of the "gospel-truths" of grand theory, as well as the rigid templates and restricted set boundaries of what is considered "serious" and "intellectual" discussion.

Do not, however, be wrongly-impressed. I have no delusions of fame, recognition, acclaim or granduer. Neither am I under the misled impression of posessing Pulitzer-prize winning standard and quality in the craft of writing. The idea of this small venture is to be original, not brilliant. In progressive paradox though, it is my belief that one achieves brilliance by being, first and foremost, original.

On the same thread, this blog will not set the world alight nor shake the foundations of present-day paradigms within the established disciplines and modes of enquiry. However, I at least hope that small pickings of people here and there will find some amusement and pleasent distraction through this endavour of mine.

This Blog, however, is not a new, or even recent, creation. It has existed for some time yet. However, it has been quite a while, a matter of years in fact, since I registered an entry here. I have been experiencing a relatively lull period in exertions of general creative written form. However, in an attempt to try and re-establish acquintance with, and maintain, through regular practice, some semblance of competence in the areas of form, structure, syntax and usage of English language and linguistics (partly to keep up with the required demands of my salaried vocation) I am attempting a return to this art form and seeking a personal creative revival and rennaisance of sorts.

A few points of note to help orientate the reader to the general approach and framework of this blog:

1. The themes and subject matter of the contents of this blog will be of mostly irreverent, flippant, and occasionaly unabashedly downright nonsensical nature and orientation.
2. Though the entries will not be lacking in universal conherent character and form to facilitate reader comprehension and intellectual involvement with and attachment to the texts, it must be said that both my thought processes and expressional delivery tend to go off in tangents, resulting in above-moderate levels of display of erratic flow and logic.
3. The substantial employment of randomly obtuse literal devices may cause some bafflement, bemusement, and perhapes disorientation. Heavy use of metaphors and cryptic language and description will most likely be for the purpose of shamelessly creating false pretenses of mystic to embellish what essentially is trivial and most probably nonsensical trite.
4. I have the attention span of a lemming, as well as the motivational drive and productivity level of a corpse. Entries may therefore be less than prolific in writing and post.
5. My spelling is atrocious.
6. This blog will also function as a front and cover to fuel the attainment of my actual main ambition of world domination. (post-edit note: Pls refer to s/no. 2 of this numbered list to reconcile this statement of claim and assertion).

Caveats having been delivered out of the way, may I now wish all viewers entertaining and interesting reads.

Kudos!

(post-edit note: Gosh, that was so much pretentious poppycock and bull-shit from someone whose works remain entirely unpublished or even heard of by any literary or artistic circle)