Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Good morning children. And how was everyone's Christmas? Well, me first :) If you couldn't guess from my last post, yes, I had a great time. Great company, and enough alcohol. Heh, with New Year's around the corner, I'll have the liver of a 40-year old German going into 2006 at this rate :) Well now, let me go into the Christmas weekend with a little more detail.
Starting it off on Friday, the 23rd of December, Denise and I hooked up with Ivan for dinner at Carl's Jr (so pricey, and yet, so worth it...), before heading off for a few drinks at the newly opened Loof that we'd read about a couple of weeks back. It was so laid back hanging out there, and incredibly conducive for conversation. The crowd was made up of people who enjoyed being seen more than anything else though. Oh, and check this. Though they refuse to admit it upfront, you do get a special one-for-one offer on drinks should it rain :) It was great. What made it more enjoyable though was having a minor celebrity serve us. Heh. It doesn't get any more minor than being a part-time Mediacorp actor :) You'll see him on Thursday evenings on Channel 5's "Lifeline", which is an ironic title, considering that's what the show needs to save its poor storylines :) A mug of beer on me to anyone who can guess which one of the cast members served us!
Christmas Eve! It was spent with a group of us hanging out at a friend's place. Mount Gay rum and Chivas Regal whisky is a sure way to cure constipation the next day. Ugh. Anyhoo, how were your gifts? I didn't receive many, but the ones I did rocked. Like my socks. The green & blue toe-socks. I digress...
I have a new Sony Atrac CD Walkman! How cool is that? It, like, does everything. I just haven't figured out what yet :)
Christmas Day came and went quietly. It was spent mostly bouncing from house to house, consuming a variety of dishes. Mostly turkey. Actually, when I think about it, I had turkey for lunch, dinner and supper. No complaints there though :) Hardly any consummation of alcohol though, if you can believe that. Reason behind that was that I was still sweating rum and whisky from the night before :)
Ah yes, Boxing Day. The evening started out with me heading over to Denise's place to catch Project Runway (please don't judge me), before heading over to Terry's place for a party. We caught Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (words cannot describe how funny Will Ferrell and this movie is) and saw Pablo Francisco's stand-up comedy. The man is a comedic genius. Amidst all this, Johnny Walker Swing and Absolut Raspberry flowed freely. Surprisingly, Absolut Raspberry goes rather nicely with Coke...
And that was my Christmas weekend. Hope you lot had a decent time as well. We all deserve some good tidings :) On a side note, I have a new guilty pleasure to confess (and no, it's not masturbation you wise-asses). I'm currently addicted to Bejeweled 2. Its many colours and sounds have kept me sane as I plod through my graduation project. Ugh, it's madness I tell you, having to worry about work during this festive season. Well, such is life. I'm only a third through though, and with the deadline looming next Wednesday, it beggars the question: Why am I still writing this post? :)
So, it's back to my project, and feeling my pupils dilate sporadically. Have a good New Year's everyone. Check back soon for my round-up! :)
Starting it off on Friday, the 23rd of December, Denise and I hooked up with Ivan for dinner at Carl's Jr (so pricey, and yet, so worth it...), before heading off for a few drinks at the newly opened Loof that we'd read about a couple of weeks back. It was so laid back hanging out there, and incredibly conducive for conversation. The crowd was made up of people who enjoyed being seen more than anything else though. Oh, and check this. Though they refuse to admit it upfront, you do get a special one-for-one offer on drinks should it rain :) It was great. What made it more enjoyable though was having a minor celebrity serve us. Heh. It doesn't get any more minor than being a part-time Mediacorp actor :) You'll see him on Thursday evenings on Channel 5's "Lifeline", which is an ironic title, considering that's what the show needs to save its poor storylines :) A mug of beer on me to anyone who can guess which one of the cast members served us!
Christmas Eve! It was spent with a group of us hanging out at a friend's place. Mount Gay rum and Chivas Regal whisky is a sure way to cure constipation the next day. Ugh. Anyhoo, how were your gifts? I didn't receive many, but the ones I did rocked. Like my socks. The green & blue toe-socks. I digress...
I have a new Sony Atrac CD Walkman! How cool is that? It, like, does everything. I just haven't figured out what yet :)
Christmas Day came and went quietly. It was spent mostly bouncing from house to house, consuming a variety of dishes. Mostly turkey. Actually, when I think about it, I had turkey for lunch, dinner and supper. No complaints there though :) Hardly any consummation of alcohol though, if you can believe that. Reason behind that was that I was still sweating rum and whisky from the night before :)
Ah yes, Boxing Day. The evening started out with me heading over to Denise's place to catch Project Runway (please don't judge me), before heading over to Terry's place for a party. We caught Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (words cannot describe how funny Will Ferrell and this movie is) and saw Pablo Francisco's stand-up comedy. The man is a comedic genius. Amidst all this, Johnny Walker Swing and Absolut Raspberry flowed freely. Surprisingly, Absolut Raspberry goes rather nicely with Coke...
And that was my Christmas weekend. Hope you lot had a decent time as well. We all deserve some good tidings :) On a side note, I have a new guilty pleasure to confess (and no, it's not masturbation you wise-asses). I'm currently addicted to Bejeweled 2. Its many colours and sounds have kept me sane as I plod through my graduation project. Ugh, it's madness I tell you, having to worry about work during this festive season. Well, such is life. I'm only a third through though, and with the deadline looming next Wednesday, it beggars the question: Why am I still writing this post? :)
So, it's back to my project, and feeling my pupils dilate sporadically. Have a good New Year's everyone. Check back soon for my round-up! :)
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Hey everyone, MERRY FREAKIN' CHRISTMAS! No details here, except this: The song is for you, because of how crazy it's been, and how've you've stuck it through. And you know it. It's been perfect. Thank you. You don't know how much, so I'll be spending the rest of our time trying to make it up to you :)
"Am I more than you bargained for yet
I've been dying to tell you anything you want to hear
Cause that's just who I am this week
Lie in the grass, next to the mausoleum
I'm just a notch in your bedpost
But you're just a line in a song
(A notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in a song)
Drop a heart, break a name
We're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team
We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
[x2]
Is this more than you bargained for yet
Oh don't mind me I'm watching you two from the closet
Wishing to be the friction in your jeans
Isn't it messed up how I'm just dying to be him
I'm just a notch in your bedpost
But you're just a line in a song
(Notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in a song)
Drop a heart, break a name
We're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team
We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
[x2]
Down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
We're going down, down in an earlier round (Take aim at myself)
And Sugar, we're going down swinging (Take back what you said)
I'll be your number one with a bullet (Take aim at myself)
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
We're going down, down (down, down)
Down, down (down, down)
We're going down, down (down, down)
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
We're going down, down in an earlier round (Take aim at myself)
And Sugar, we're going down swinging (Take back what you said)
I'll be your number one with a bullet (Take aim at myself)
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it"
----- Fall Out Boy, "Sugar We're Going Down"
"Am I more than you bargained for yet
I've been dying to tell you anything you want to hear
Cause that's just who I am this week
Lie in the grass, next to the mausoleum
I'm just a notch in your bedpost
But you're just a line in a song
(A notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in a song)
Drop a heart, break a name
We're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team
We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
[x2]
Is this more than you bargained for yet
Oh don't mind me I'm watching you two from the closet
Wishing to be the friction in your jeans
Isn't it messed up how I'm just dying to be him
I'm just a notch in your bedpost
But you're just a line in a song
(Notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in a song)
Drop a heart, break a name
We're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team
We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
[x2]
Down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
We're going down, down in an earlier round (Take aim at myself)
And Sugar, we're going down swinging (Take back what you said)
I'll be your number one with a bullet (Take aim at myself)
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
We're going down, down (down, down)
Down, down (down, down)
We're going down, down (down, down)
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
We're going down, down in an earlier round (Take aim at myself)
And Sugar, we're going down swinging (Take back what you said)
I'll be your number one with a bullet (Take aim at myself)
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it"
----- Fall Out Boy, "Sugar We're Going Down"
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Well now, we're halfway through December. I'm sure most of you reading this knew that already, but I've always found it easier starting a conversation by stating the obvious. Hey, doesn't everyone? :) Isn't it great though? Sure, the days may get a tad warm, but at least the evenings are greeted with that delightfully cool breeze that we've grown accustomed (and thankful) to. Those kinda nights where I'm happy to have worn something with long sleeves. Few and far in-between :) In a country with only one season (or if you consider hot and wet to be separate, two), you can't ask for too much. Heh, that hasn't stopped us from doing so though :)
Started on the dreaded Christmas shopping yet? Well, I've managed to get a few gifts tucked away (but unfortunately, with many more to go). With the onlsaught of parties and such, saving up for the others is getting difficult. Prioritisation is paramount boys and girls! How happy do you really wanna be this holiday season...? :)
The worst part of this is that I still have to slog through a graduation project for my advanced diploma stage of my degree *sigh* Well, if I'm going to behave as a responsible adult, what better time than now? Considering that I'm already 26, it might be considered a late start by many. Well, you know me. I've always been the late bloomer :)
Next year's going to be an important year for me, from the looks of it. What with my father retiring recently, and being the only child, I'm really going to have to step up. Start thinking about the prospects of juggling my imminent degree stage of my course and a part-time job. Maybe even plan for a *gasp* career. You know what a dream job for me would be though (and no, I don't care if you already know)? I've always wanted to be a host for a travel show. Go to Papua New Guinea and eat tree worms? Hell yeah, I'm definitely there. Go to Thailand and drink cobra vomit? Sure, why not? Out of the country and into the world!
Or what about a roadie for a big rock band? It wouldn't be completely sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, but it'd be a start :) And hey, with my medic background, think of how many band members I could save from choking to death on their own vomit! Ah, the infinite possibilities :)
Honestly though, at the end of the day, I'm pretty sure I'll still find myself back in Singapore. That isn't such a bad thing (hold the groans and the rolling of the eyes until after I've finished my sentence) as long as I've seen most of what I've wanted to see, and done most of what I've wanted to do. I have my parents to consider (and owe way too much to), and with all the craziness going on out there, I'm thinking I'd rather be in an environment of insanity I'm more familiar with. It's mad though, what's going on. I figure Mother Nature is going through menopause, and has decided the population of the earth is making her look too fat :)
Well, let's all cross our fingers (or sacrifice a goat, whichever suits your fancy), and hope for the best come 2006. Be sure to check out my 2005 round-up on the first day of the New Year. Especially you lot who've pretty much let the first 6 months slip your mind :) And to the random Jewish visitor, Happy Belated Hanukkah! I'll leave you children with a little something to help get you into (or out of, depending on whether you like it) that holiday mood. I'll see you guys soon.
"I don't want a lot for Christmas
There's just one thing I need
I don't care about presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true...
All I want for Christmas
Is you...
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas day
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you...
You baby
I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to
Hear those magic reindeer click
'Cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do
Baby all I want for Christmas is you
You...
All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air
And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one I really need -
won't you please bring my baby to me...
Oh I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see baby
Standing right outside my door
Oh I just want him for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas is
You...
All I want for Christmas is you baby... (repeat)"
----- Mariah Carey, "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
Started on the dreaded Christmas shopping yet? Well, I've managed to get a few gifts tucked away (but unfortunately, with many more to go). With the onlsaught of parties and such, saving up for the others is getting difficult. Prioritisation is paramount boys and girls! How happy do you really wanna be this holiday season...? :)
The worst part of this is that I still have to slog through a graduation project for my advanced diploma stage of my degree *sigh* Well, if I'm going to behave as a responsible adult, what better time than now? Considering that I'm already 26, it might be considered a late start by many. Well, you know me. I've always been the late bloomer :)
Next year's going to be an important year for me, from the looks of it. What with my father retiring recently, and being the only child, I'm really going to have to step up. Start thinking about the prospects of juggling my imminent degree stage of my course and a part-time job. Maybe even plan for a *gasp* career. You know what a dream job for me would be though (and no, I don't care if you already know)? I've always wanted to be a host for a travel show. Go to Papua New Guinea and eat tree worms? Hell yeah, I'm definitely there. Go to Thailand and drink cobra vomit? Sure, why not? Out of the country and into the world!
Or what about a roadie for a big rock band? It wouldn't be completely sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, but it'd be a start :) And hey, with my medic background, think of how many band members I could save from choking to death on their own vomit! Ah, the infinite possibilities :)
Honestly though, at the end of the day, I'm pretty sure I'll still find myself back in Singapore. That isn't such a bad thing (hold the groans and the rolling of the eyes until after I've finished my sentence) as long as I've seen most of what I've wanted to see, and done most of what I've wanted to do. I have my parents to consider (and owe way too much to), and with all the craziness going on out there, I'm thinking I'd rather be in an environment of insanity I'm more familiar with. It's mad though, what's going on. I figure Mother Nature is going through menopause, and has decided the population of the earth is making her look too fat :)
Well, let's all cross our fingers (or sacrifice a goat, whichever suits your fancy), and hope for the best come 2006. Be sure to check out my 2005 round-up on the first day of the New Year. Especially you lot who've pretty much let the first 6 months slip your mind :) And to the random Jewish visitor, Happy Belated Hanukkah! I'll leave you children with a little something to help get you into (or out of, depending on whether you like it) that holiday mood. I'll see you guys soon.
"I don't want a lot for Christmas
There's just one thing I need
I don't care about presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true...
All I want for Christmas
Is you...
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas day
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you...
You baby
I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to
Hear those magic reindeer click
'Cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do
Baby all I want for Christmas is you
You...
All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air
And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one I really need -
won't you please bring my baby to me...
Oh I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see baby
Standing right outside my door
Oh I just want him for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas is
You...
All I want for Christmas is you baby... (repeat)"
----- Mariah Carey, "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
