National (Service) Identity
Listening to: Sorrow – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 I was reading someone’s blog entry about how Singapore was totally devoid of any history or culture or national identity worth talking about, when I felt awash with indignation. The government had to invent national symbols, she wrote! Ignoramus! The lion city […]
In moderation
Listening to: Baseball Theme – Vince Guaraldi Trio – Jazz Impressions Of A Boy Named Charlie Brown I still like my drink. Even if I can no longer drink all night without feeling crook. I felt crook all weekend after Friday night, when me and my mates attended Fly’s 5th anniversary nonsense party at Centro. […]
Blogger has a new toy
Listening to: If not for you – Olivia Newton-John – Back to Basics More stuff to keep me occupied when I’m bored (and that’s pretty often). Pretty nifty thing that lets you upload photos to your blogger blog, like so: Benny & Kenny, Dec 2002. You can even take screenshots, like so.
Geneva and other conventions
Listening to: O Mio Babbino Caro – Renée Fleming – Voices The first of the accuseds in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal was sentenced at a special court martial to 1 year’s imprisonment, reduction in rank, and discharge. I won’t say how ridiculously light the sentence is, regardless of whether the bastard has agreed to […]
Burfday
Listening to: I Idolize You – Ike & Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits S organised a drinks outing at where else because it is his birthday Wednesday. There’s cause for celebration because he’s the last of the Mochikens to get to Thirty. Would’ve been less raucous if not for the fact S and H […]