Nothing is as it seems
iTunes is playing: Big Butter And Egg Man – Wynton Marsalis – Standard Time Vol. 3: The Resolution Of Romance [UK] Heinz Spasgetti I was starving tonight but didn’t go out eventually because I was waylaid by IM convos. And so, I ‘made’ supper. You know what Heinz Spasgetti is like, so no need to […]
Ship shape
There was one thing hard to miss at the newsstand where I bought my cigarettes today. It was this new magazine (which I had already bought last week), which was plastered all over the deck, on the awning and clipped on the strings they use to hang magazines. I’m thinking, man, she’s a hottie on […]
Sunsets are as good as sunrises
iTunes is playing: Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (part 1) – Benny Goodman – Clarinet a’ la king I really oughta sleep now. It’s Thursday, how the week’s flown by. Next thing you know, it’ll be Friday. Next thing you know, bugger, it’s been years, what have I done with my life? Earlier in the […]
The Great Singapore Blackout
Firstly, WTF???! I wanted to sleep, and was on the verge thereof. Closed my eyes even. A split-second later, complete silence. No air-con, no PC fan hum. I cursed the electrician and his newly installed power switchboard, then looked out the window and realised, ok, the whole neigbourhood’s a little dark. Nair mind, Teo Chee […]
Insomniacs Anonymous. Open 24hrs
iTunes is playing: Beyond the Sea – Bobby Darin – A Life Less Ordinary It’s been a very, very long work day, and I am very, very exhausted. I will sleep soon. But I will wake up after two hours. Such is my plight. (Alamak, punctuated like George W. Bush’s speech pattern). It’s not that […]