Archives | January 2008


When I don’t have to get up early, I … …
29 January 2008 Tuesday | Play | Comments (12)

The company’s financial year ends on 31 Mar. I have to clear my annual leave by then, so I’m absent (for two days) at the start of this week. That way, I don’t miss shouting “It’s Friday!”. By the way, I’m completly ignoring emails during this period. “Can you don’t always take leave? My journey [...]

Tis the season… to eat bak kwa and get fat!
25 January 2008 Friday | CNY 08 | Comments (25)

Top priority on the CNY shopping list: Not mandarin oranges, not new clothes. I NEED to get a box of bak kwa from the marvellous SHUANG FU YUAN! It isn’t even a want. It’s a necessity! *I still don’t have Photoshop installed on this MacBook, so this is the exact image posted last year. I [...]

The Mist
22 January 2008 Tuesday | - | Comments (8)

I haven’t quite decided if I like this movie. The ending was too overwhelming… Adapted from a Stephen King title, The Mist is well, mostly about a mysterious mist. People wake up to find fallen trees around their houses and that the lines are totally out. They flock to the mart to stock up on [...]

“Holland V” of all dreams.
21 January 2008 Monday | - | Comments (13)

There are “short dreams”- like perhaps a 13-episode sitcom. And “mid range dreams”- possibly similar to a 30-episode drama serial… What I had last night was like the 100-episode Holland Village! OMG. There were so many people and so many scenes. … I was stuck in a haunted carpark- going round and round with no [...]

Everyone, say hi to XIAO^QIANG!
19 January 2008 Saturday | - | Comments (25)

My IT advisor cum long time buddy Ah^Qiang tied the knot with Lyvia last year. They’ll celebrate their first wedding anniversary this March, with a new addition to the family! (We’ve counted. Ten months. It’s “correct”. Don’t think otherwise. ) Both sets of parents must be over the moon at the apparent efficiency. The authorities [...]