Archives | May 2009


Two Straight Days of R&R
19 May 2009 Tuesday | Play | Comments (6)

The examinations aren’t over, but the partying began over the weekend. We don’t usually do French. In my humble opinion, they take way too long to put food on the table. And the meagre portions can hardly satisfy a full grown male. Tip: Bread. Conversation. And more bread. I was rather disappointed to see that [...]

i周刊专栏:牛仔让我很忙
18 May 2009 Monday | - | Comments (16)

i周刊 第603期 5月21日 小老鼠告别前夕,我和许多人一样上网翻书忙打听。就是想知道自己在新一年是否风升水起。呵呵。果然如此。 注意: ‘风升水起’在新加坡是褒义词,指“蒸蒸日上”。这句话在中国内地是贬义词,指“出现各种不利的情况”。 某些大师为避免引起恐慌,含蓄指出:需格外努力打拼、少说多做。另一派则担心以太多华丽字眼包装的‘寓言’会让人看得一头雾水,于是直截了当说道:风光不再!鼠年锋芒毕露,成功垂手可得。牛年铁定一波未平一波又起,劳碌奔波自然不在话下。 哇。也太可怕了吧。 我这三个月还真像一头苦命的公牛。 早班节目改版。名称保留,但迎来新搭档。《933就是万人迷》虽保持全国第一的排名,但老板的老板担心我在早班呆得太久,会失去一定的新鲜感。哦,好。我就拼了命来延长自己的赏味期限。增添的单元数目前所未有,所需的准备工作也史无前例。还以为在做早班的第三年,我会越做越轻松。没想到… … 广播剧在过去两年掀起追听热。今年务必推出另一部原创作品。老板问是否要与其他DJ共同编写剧本。我拍胸膛铿锵有力说,自己动手才有百分百掌控权;有百分百掌控权才有百分百满足感。拟写这二十五集的对白却因其他工作的关系一拖再拖。造势开始,大家七嘴八舌询问结局如何。我不是刻意卖关子,而是在剧集首播之际,我仍未决定各主要人物的命运。还以为累积了之前的经验,我会越写越顺利。没想到… … 步入而立之年,决定做些有意义的事。汉语文学士学位一听就很有深度与气质,我却又对英国文学深感兴趣。要是攻读工商管理学位,可能还可豁免修读某些科目进而缩短学期减少学费,但又感觉大众传播系对现有工作较有帮助。最终选定的课程在新加坡是独一无二的。(从未公开就读学府与其他详情,不是担心招风引蝶,纯粹因为他们没给代言费。)一个星期上课两晚,没什么大不了。只是排山倒海的功课就快把我推到半途而废的边缘。还以为重返校园是一件快乐的事,我会越读越起劲。没想到… … 接下来是否要费九牛二虎之力才能度过牛年的另外九个月呢? 善哉。 阿门。

85 Days to NDP 2009!
15 May 2009 Friday | National Day 2009 | Comments (18)

For most of my adult life, I had been trying all ways and means to gain entry to the National Day Parade. At the National Day Countdown Show a few years ago, I was tempted to ask PM Lee, who was standing next to me, if he would allow me a ride in his white [...]

1st exam in 10 years
13 May 2009 Wednesday | Platform 9¾ | Comments (26)

Ok lah, ok lah! Stop the dramatic emotional outpour. Hahaha. I’ve just paid my fees to the webhosting company. www.cruzteng.com will be around for another year, at least. I took the first of four papers yesterday. It has been one whole decade since I sat for an examination! Gosh. As I lamented on air that [...]

Webhost Renewal
11 May 2009 Monday | - | Comments (58)

Perfect timing. I received an annual renewal invoice from my webhost just as I was considering if I should shut down www.cruzteng.com. Time. I have four drafts, which I’ve yet to complete. Too busy lah. Twitter. It’s so much more convenient. Traffic. Too many insiders reading my blog and imagine this to be a media [...]