Deconstruction

seems like i havent had terribly much time to write, but its a damn good procrastination tool. right now i need a few moments to regather my thoughts before i head off back to do some work.

i've been meaning to write for the longest time about the concept of the boyfriend corner. every boutique should have a boyfriend corner. this is a little space where the tired boyfriend may rest a moment while his girlfriend sacks the racks, looking for that elusive new buy. while shops must consider their merchandise, advertising and product layout, the presence of a boyfriend corner shows how much a shop cares, in a very literal way. improvised boyfriend corners are couches or benches commandeered away from their original use as places to perch while slipping on new shoes. poor boyfriend corners are those made up of stools stuck in a corner next to the winter coats that will never sell well in our sunny island. better boyfriend corners have adequate seating for the weary multitude of boyfriends/batmen who are on duty during sale time. excellent boyfriend corners have a commanding view of the changing room entrance to facilitate our giving useful comments on apparel that is being tried on by the girlfriend. and to this end, i have to say that the best boyfriend corner i have seen to date is located in the Giordanos in the basement of Takashimaya. it has 2 spacious couches, next to the atrium leading to the changing room. more storekeepers should take note...

The Night Santa Went Crazy - Weird Al Yankovic

Please Hold

so the Registrar's Office cocked up my bloody transcript. don't you love wild goose chases of an administrative nature? there are a whole bunch of things i could be doing right now that would be a more intelligent use of time, such as cutting my toenails or watching glue dry...

bloody hell.

Finally

just like to take the opportunity to congratulate my brother who will be having his graduation ceremony this evening. here's to the late bloomers of the Ee family!

Heartbreak Hotel

"Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant ⁵or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; ⁶it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. ⁷It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

-1st Corinthians 13

as i take stock of the way things have been and turn out, i see my shortcomings shouting back at me. God give me the grace to improve...

Peons In The Mist

sitting in the Engineering Canteen, an empty cup of joe next to me and a slight jiggle in my extremeties as i type up a long-overdue blog. having taken up this part-time job, i find spare time to do personal things even more fleeting and precious. after work and picking Peijun up to send her home, i just want to get horizontal and let the tension ease from my body. not so easy when there's so much to do.

been just over a week of part-time work. i think organising Prof Foong's research stuff was a major success, measuring virtual OVD on Lit Teen's projections was pretty decent. but tracing MRIs makes me want to run screaming for my bed to lose consciousness. should have discovered Engin coffee earlier, though, it tastes pretty good and seems to be loaded full of caffeine goodness. just can't wait for it to be all over. its a cold-lonely lab in Engin, with no company. occasionally, 2 girls from VJC are in my area to do their colaboration with Prof Foong and Hsiao Piau. theyre about as friendly as rotting tree stumps, and ignore my presence except when i open the door for them after they go for pee breaks. assholes... where i come from being polite enough to say hi is required!

on the Anime front, Arts Central's latest import, Monster, seems to be really good stuff. not the usual blow-stuff-up shonen adventure, Monster deals with horror and moral dilemmas, centred around a killer with no morals who was saved by a doctor years before. and i guess thats all i can throw up without utterly spoilerising it.

seems like the little plans Peijun and me had to take a small regional break may not be happening, too short notice, not enough resource. but there's always next year, when we have more coin in the pocket, and the op is over.

one round of practice achieved for Terence and Lishan's wedding. even though this time only half of us will be Ejects and Rejects (or voluntary withdrawals) but the music looks like it'll be good. the small but acoustically decent venue will also help immensely. auditoriums suck! and because the runway is so short, whatever we play of Canon in D will not have a chance to hit the funky bit. plus point or minus point, take it as you wish...

Selfish Love - Miyavi