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POTHOLES AND GIANTS

2010-09-03T12:53:00.002+08:00

I had a rather strange dream just two nights ago where in it I was on board some sort of cruise ship. I say cruise as there were rooms in there, but the colours and material seemed a lot more... austere and institutional. I had a room and kept going across the double-loaded carpetted corridor to the room opposite of mine, which was more like an office, with a pothole window opening, and a large

Beach House - Walk in the Park

2010-08-27T16:48:00.001+08:00

Beach House makes really beautiful music to transport you someplace dreamy, always.

Little Joy - Unattainable

2010-08-27T16:43:00.001+08:00

Soundtrack to Tuesday Morning Rain

2010-03-23T12:59:00.000+08:00

Not sure if anyone else was caught in the heavy rain this morning to work, well I certainly was. I suppose what made it enjoyable for me, albeit stepping in flood puddles and getting my feet wet, was the music I had going. On random shuffle, here's a snippet of what my trusty portable music machine played me this morning: Sondre Lerche - Say It All Travis - Turn REM - I've Been High The

Memory as a Design Concept (?)

2010-03-22T17:48:00.003+08:00

People often phrase it "take a piece of memory from..." when referring to the concept of remembrance - memory. It is a highly visual construct, of removing an essence (memory) from a scene and taking it away with one. Definition (as according to Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 6th Edition 2003. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991

MORNING JAZZ

2010-03-20T10:18:00.000+08:00

It's a lovely cool breezy Saturday morning, light drizzle outside, bossa nova jazz inside with breakfast and coffee. Makes me smile.

DREAM FRIENDS

2010-03-06T12:43:00.001+08:00

By "dream friends" I don't mean ideal friends, but rather, people who are .. friends in my dreams. I've always had extremely vivid dreams since I can remember. Every now and then, I'd have a dream about perhaps an acquaintance, a classmate, a colleague, or the girl who fixes my flat white at the coffee stop. At times, in these dreams, these characters feel like such good friends and kindred

CONVERSATIONS OF INTERESTS

2010-03-04T20:17:00.000+08:00

I had a conversation today, about film, books, and music. Haha yes, that came out more as a statement, and I saw the beauty of that and gave it a moment (hence this new paragraph). It is remarkable how certain seemingly "obvious" sort of activities really deserves, a moment (!). Also, someone actually name-dropped "Marcuse", and I got estatic! Was so ready to discuss One-Dimensional Man, then

REFLECTIONS

2009-12-31T09:02:00.003+08:00

Hello everyone, Happy Holidays to one and all! It's the last day of 2009... I guess it deserves some form of reflection. I'm glad to say my life has been enriched in new (and mature) ways the past two years. Often it feels like I've aged about 5years in that span, whether in grown-up life experience, or job-scope and responsibilities. 2009: 1.) T.O.P./completed 6 building projects I've been

BAND AID - DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS

2009-11-21T08:04:00.000+08:00

BAND AID 1984 - DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS original version as written by midge ure & bob geldof to raise money for relief of 1984~85 famine in Ethiopia. Also starring original (we talkin about 25 years ago here, people! back when Sting looked like Beckham! ooohhh... ) Wham!, Boy George, Duran Duran, Bono and Adam Clayton, Sting etc... BAND AID 2004 - DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS contemporary

JOHN LENNON - WATCHING THE WHEELS

2009-11-16T16:19:00.000+08:00

Song of the day:

Liam Gallagher Starts Band With Other Members of Oasis Who Aren't Noel

2009-11-16T16:16:00.002+08:00

Liam Gallagher Starts Band With Other Members of Oasis Who Aren't Noel friday, november 13 PitchforkIn the middle of an Italian radio interview aimed at promoting his Pretty Green clothing line, former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher revealed that he's currently working on music with all of his old Oasis band mates not named Noel. (Via Billboard.) Their new band, however, won't be called Oasis. "

TIME: Five Things the U.S. Can Learn from China

2009-11-15T10:23:00.001+08:00

Feature article on the latest issue of Time Magazine: Five Things the U.S. Can Learn from China I highly recommend the above read, which is a rather concise and thought-provoking piece. In a very broad sense, if taking US and China as 2 objective categories based on the article's 5 points, which category would most accurately reflect you? The 5 points as put forth by the author Bill Powell:

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORLD MUSIC

2009-11-13T13:56:00.000+08:00

Did you know that Nat Geo has a music-arm now? http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/home

INDIE at my beginning

2009-11-12T10:03:00.002+08:00

Today's post is a stroll back to my early years listening to indie-pop / twee bands. The amazing thing about the connectivity in this time and age... I am able to locate music videos or live performances which could only be a figment of my dreams back in the past! So here, let's hold hands, slow down, and reminisce for a bit... Beulah - If We Can Land A Man On The Moon... (1999) Apples In

GALAXIE 500 - HERE SHE COMES NOW

2009-11-10T17:43:00.001+08:00

Velvet Underground cover by Galaxie 500... the guitar solo towards the end just utterly draws me in... Do you love it too?

A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW - ASHES GRAMMAR

2009-11-06T11:04:00.007+08:00

Currently enjoying: ...and this: IMA ROBOT - Time Is The Cure I can't find the music video for this track (there probably isn't one out yet), it's once again, a "video" of a still image, just so to share the song with you guys :) You said I was the dirtiest man you'd ever met And then I told you I don't like your pets You moved in the next day and we made love Then you sneezed on

Billy Corgan Versus the H1N1 Vaccine

2009-11-03T13:37:00.000+08:00

Billy Corgan Versus the H1N1 Vaccine

WEEKEND twinkles

2009-10-26T07:16:00.001+08:00

First of all, how was your weekend? Mine had sushi + shoe shopping for him + movie date + pop corn + exercises for my back (lots.) + choresss + birthday party for bigK + erdinger whilst watching football (my eyes bleed. oh) but “we” won and it’s great! I may be slightly late on this one, but I only recently heard Michael Buble’s “I Just Haven’t Met You Yet”. Now, I won’t say much about the

THE ANTLERS

2009-10-21T20:52:00.000+08:00

Led by Peter Silberman, The Antlers have been compared to bands such as Arcade Fire. In both their music and lyrics, it’s not difficult to inhale their styles of turning fatalism (and life) into something uplifting, stoic even. In The Antlers first full-length album, Hospice, the theme is heavy and rather dark in a depressive manner. But as explained by Silberman himself in an interview, “there’s

THE RAVEONETTES

2009-10-19T19:14:00.004+08:00

The Raveonettes is out with their 4th album, In And Out of Control! I could barely contain my excitement when I learnt of the news. Sune Rose Wagner & Sharin Foo has created yet another album faithful to their trademark of Jesus and Mary Chain reverb-addled, noisettes of feedback loaded tunes, doo-wop sounds. Some might say THIS ISN'T GROWTH, but well, I guess that's what drew me to The

MOVIES, LATELY.

2009-10-18T23:15:00.000+08:00

ZOOEY DESCHANEL

2009-10-14T22:45:00.001+08:00

For those of you who aren't so familiar with Zooey Deschanel, she starred in popular movies such as Almost Famous (2000), The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy (2005), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Yes Man (2008), etc. Presently in the theatres is 500 Days of Summer, which I have yet to and can't wait to see!! Need more? She's a darling of the indie music scene with her own album to boast (She &

PETE & SCARLETT

2009-10-13T22:00:00.003+08:00

Pete Yorn / Scarlett Johansson Break Up [2009]I'm currently still undecided about this album. I would hardly consider myself a Johansson fan, but she does have a rather unique soulful voice. On Break Up, the first single "Relator", with its buzzing instrumental rhythms and breezy acoustic shuffle, did not sit too well with me. The tune turned out a tad too folksy for me, and that was certainly an

ALESSI

2009-10-12T23:35:00.000+08:00

Alberto Alessi, head of the famous design factory , has created a long list of charming chic products. His products are perceived as youthful, fresh, and whimsical. Browsing his design factory’s website is like skipping through the playground for the first time in 20 years – a sentiment that “whimsical” can often extract out of *ahem* adults who miss being children/playful.

HOMEBOUND

2009-10-10T09:42:00.004+08:00

Snippets from a recent small gathering @ home with chow, yq, yew, & bing:homecooked dishes + sangria + post-dinner whiskey + ice-cream + more whiskey + background music (wild beasts, the xx, the antlers, sigur ros) + chips + more whiskey + movie in background (guy ritchie - Snatch) + lots of conversations = 6.5hours of a Saturday night.we love.

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU

2009-10-09T17:40:00.004+08:00

instead of blogging in proper sentences, i shall do an intensive paragraph of verbal spews: thyme. rosemary. herbs. scents. aromas. awake. senses. sensual. brainwaves. power. author. flirt. tease. brain(again). thinkthinkthink. mental. waves. string theory? barley. ice. brainstorm. projects. connections. network. brightbrightbright. ideology. love? wisconsin. nostalgia. nose. taptaptap. hello.

SPARKLES

2009-10-09T11:15:00.002+08:00

So my 3 (random) sparkles of the day: 1. Coffee - kickstart my day with a hot cup of coffee, added a dash of Nestle's Hazelnut flavoured creamer to it, which gave it such a sweet aromatic omph! 2. Eucalyptus - the sanitized scent this brings with it really makes me smile. added a small cap of eucalyptus oil to a laundry batch, and as i unloaded them and hung them out to dry in the wind after they

mid week sidetracks

2009-10-07T10:01:00.002+08:00

I recently found my home stock of essential oils diminishing fast, and decided to source online for more competitively priced oils available. finally found this particular website that doesn't charge exorbitantly for shipping - the standard airmail costs only US$4.00 - $6.00 for up to weights of 1.36kg (although i eventually decided to pay US$12 to get DHL secured delivery) .Thought i'd share

THURSDAYS ARE THE SUBTLE HOPEFUL

2009-09-17T07:12:00.004+08:00

new technologies: 1. the husband bought me an awesome new phone which i lovelove. *heart* 2. my trusty notebook (#1) looked like the screen was failing me last week, and i took opportunity of the comex fair to get a spanking new one (#2) .... but now #1 seems to be working perfectly fine again, and it even looks ... refreshed and new! i've been feeling so sentimental towards my old replaced

HEART BEAT RADIO

2009-08-27T21:16:00.001+08:00

yay can't wait!

NOT FEELING SO FINE

2009-07-20T07:06:00.007+08:00

the closing of last week was nice, we met jay and yuko for dinner and drinks on friday after work, caught up a little, had a spot of conversation, exchanged belated presents... we received a sweet choc fondue set from them. pretty.saturday and sunday proceeded to fly by, spent some warm fuzzy time with my family to celebrate a birthday.. i had a flashback last night... it was year 2002 December,

2009-07-12T18:11:00.000+08:00

oh sweet sunday please don't end.

SITTING ON A CORNFLAKE

2009-07-09T07:35:00.004+08:00

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. some random thoughts before i leave for work: psychedelia, vegetating, ideas images concepts theories as i lay down on a grassy slope with possibly a tree closeby.. i shield my eyes from the sun lazily with a bent arm, the shadows my fingers cast distracts me and they start to flap and dance, like a bird and sometimes, like a phoenix.

TODAY PICKS OLD DAYS

2009-07-03T12:24:00.004+08:00

a spot of smile at lunch...Yvette: hi darling had your lunch? Shivanan: having.. Yvette: whats for lunch? Shivanan: fired noodles.. Yvette: fired! poor noodles... Shivanan: yes it was doing a poor job of being noodles------------------------------------------------excerpts of my playlist picks for today:Richard Hawley sways me with his lullaby tunes and

AN INDIE POST-ROCK AFFAIR

2009-06-26T09:36:00.003+08:00

recently someone brought to my attention, or rather, commented succinctly that he's not as into post-rock music as i am. it was just odd, simply because it was so obvious, and yet i never really categorised it myself. it IS true that post-rock as a genre, has been gaining grounds with my music preference since the year 1999 and culminating in 2004/05/06, and it has sorta plateau at its peak since

SOMETHING AFAR APPROACHING STIRS

2009-06-20T10:52:00.006+08:00

i need a projectsomething to brew up stew it buckle up gel itraise high the roof beam NOW, seymour!

TURKEY TURKIYE!!

2009-06-19T10:05:00.004+08:00

SATURDAY MORNING HOME WORKS

2009-06-13T11:19:00.002+08:00

this blog is closing on being defunct. does anyone still visit this?----made him brekkie consisting of heartstopping bacon grilled to a tanned brown crisp, 2 eggs - sunny side up, buttered toasts and cuppa coffee. i had my own (!) homemade yoghurt with cereal and dried mulberry fruitbits (from Turkey!) and cuppa coffee.it's now 2.5 hours after, and he just bought me my 2nd cup of kopitiam kopi,

SOMETHING RED COLOUR THIS WAY COMES

2009-01-22T22:36:00.001+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR! wow, so who else is on Live Messenger 2009 (beta)? i remember when i used to be in the know of these techie updates… now i’m barely aware of what’s new! alright, this isn’t considered a proper 2009 first blogpost.. i’m trying out a new engine of blogging, let’s see how this goes for now… HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!

CONTEMPLATING COLOURS

2008-11-16T22:31:00.004+08:00

home-front: we're moving forward, lotsa decisions, i'm nervous about the colours chosen.. *really* nervous. hmm. i should have more faith... in comedy(!), if you have belief in comedy, it'll be fine. it'll always be well. right?it's all still raw now, mostly in our heads... and i'm pretty sure we don't all see the same visions... i'm close to bursting out of my skin from the adrenaline of second

RANDOM THOUGHTS

2008-11-10T22:03:00.002+08:00

green teagrapefruit grapefruit juicebrown paper bagsa string of plastic mushrooms possibly alternating between pink and purple in colourlucy in the sky with diamondsstrangers in the nightfrank sinatrarereading old booksthe colour greensakefresh seafoodsteamed broccoliKaelen sings BOBBB THE BUILDDERRR - CAN! HE! BUILD! IT!VJC Library

NIPPON PICS

2008-11-05T21:59:00.003+08:00

hello *waves*i'm back from japan with a hacking cough lotsa cumulated work crap and stress... but here are snippets of my team trip to japan:

YOUR BEAUTY TOOK MY BREATH AWAY, IN AWE ALL DAY

2008-10-03T22:02:00.006+08:00

the Ash gig @ fort canning park was really pretty awesome.. before attending we were still wondering if there would be heaps of kool emo kids, but alas! it was filled with old time foogies like ourselves!i'm not gonna go further into details about the organisation of the event.. really not worth my mention nor worth your read. but the band, oh the band was grrreat. wish charlotte's still around

THE GIRLS ARE OUT

2008-09-10T22:01:00.003+08:00

all dazed and smiley @ new asia barbalance of the pics with nat... wonder if we'll ever get to see them again... *winkwinknudgenudge*oi nat!:)

WEEKEND COUNTDOWN

2008-08-24T20:34:00.004+08:00

the weather's so pretty, why does it have to be a work day tomorrowrowrowrowwwww...my time has become a bit of a weekend countdown... in the week, every scene is marked with a countdown at the bottom left hand corner going "5DAYS TO WEEKEND"..."3DAYS TO WEEKEND"..."1/2DAY TO WEEKEND-it's friday arvo wooWHEEhooYEEAHH"and then Saturday morning begins right, the counter starts counting down to

SUNDAY MORNING

2008-08-10T10:42:00.006+08:00

an interesting excerpt this morning: Shivanan says: :) Yvette says: heya Shivanan says: sweetie i'll come and pick you up at 12.15 ok? Shivanan says: we're going to the ground floor chinese restaurant for lunch Yvette says: the ground floor chinese restaurant? Shivanan says: as in the chinese reataurant on the ground floor, not sure what the name is Yvette says: baby. Yvette says: ground

MENTALLY THERE PHYSICALLY WHERE?

2008-07-27T11:55:00.002+08:00

Question:Why do people run in an anti-clockwise manner on a stadium track?

IN A CAPSULE ROUND & ROUND

2008-07-20T19:27:00.005+08:00

It's Sunday morning and we got out nice bright and early for a family outing! Time to be tourists :D No, I do not have man-hands. This is Kaelen being friendly with Uncle Shiva. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Alright so how are we lately?Time has been whizzing by for me at an unbelievable rate. It sums up to an odd sensation of being the globe

SOMETHING ABOUT OLD ROOTS BEING MORE ENTRENCHED

2008-06-12T08:30:00.005+08:00

Back when i was little, perhaps 8 or 9 years old, my dad one day sat me down casually and taught me something. This may seem like a cliche and a rather overused lesson today, but back in those days (the 80s!!!! oh dear.) to a lower primary student the following was actually quite mind blowing. He explained to me that there are 4 stages of competency: 1. Unconscious Incompetency 2. Conscious

CONVERSATIONS OF OTHERS

2008-05-12T20:44:00.005+08:00

An extremely lively, entertaining, and intelligent exchange I overhead today between 2 grown men conversing via speaker phone went something like this: Brain: ok ok, i am out of the office now, but email the letter to our csc department, they'll sort it out. alright take down this email address... D H I N ... Pinky: B H .... Brain: nonono DDDD H Pinky: E H.... Brain: okok.. Denmark...

TALKING FAST ON THE EDGE OF NOTHING

2008-05-01T20:59:00.006+08:00

just a bit of a blurb: i recently marveled at how all these years i have missed out on a painfully obvious pattern in my taste for music. aside from the britpop glamrock bands i love so much, i'm also often drawn to bands experimenting with feedback treatment in their sounds. From my teenage memories of The Jesus and Mary Chain [JAMC henceforth], to more current likes of The Raveonettes. With

HANG IN THERE MIDWEEK IS APPROACHING.

2008-04-29T22:11:00.002+08:00

alright the following quote could possibly be entirely useless, but it totally cracked me up on this tuesday night. here goes:"Four key movie gambling blags:[...]Honeymoon In VegasIn a brilliant twist on an old classic, James Caan fixes a card game against Nicolas Cage so he can win something totally worthless - Sarah Jessica Parker. Much hilarity ensues (in the minds of the scriptwriters) as

WRITING BOARD

2008-04-22T16:12:00.003+08:00

J.D. SalingerJohn Dorian (Scrubs)Joy DivisionJack Daniel's----------------------------yay new episode of Brothers and Sisters is out finally!in other mundane news:i bought some really old-skool baby biscuit things, round little sweetish melt-in-the-mouth biscuits, for baby Kaelen.. and he decided to bounce them, smile at them, and offer it to everyone around.. but didn't seem to personally take

Radio, Live Transmission.

2008-04-19T13:08:00.005+08:00

this is my little stroll down history, a tribute in memory of ian curtis, in memory of memories, in memory of poetry in lyrics and cinema in tunes.a personal favourite of mine has to be Atmosphere off singles collection "Substance". i think it's beautiful in all its sadness, fatalism and understanding...Joy Division - Atmosphere"...Walk in silence,Dont turn away, in silence.Your confusion,My

OH LOOKIE NOW!

2008-04-03T21:16:00.004+08:00

i've hit a grand total of 2 posts this year!! this is fantastic! at the grease lightning speed we're headed, i believe we can make it to 4 posts!how's everyone doing? growing nice and old? i know i am. the old bit. not so sure about being nice. grrrr.pictures! of a 5day Ko Samui getaway with Uncle Sheee! (Baby Kaelen's petname for Shiv)

SNAPSHOT

2008-02-23T10:28:00.004+08:00

snapshot taken by Kaelen (my 15month old nephew)! using a sony ericsson k800i cybershot camera. to be fair, i cropped it a little, but otherwise, check out the framing!! he is like, SuperBaby.children are fantastic super beings. they remind grown ups of what's really important, and what we're all really slogging for. basic sense of happiness, pure honest and sincere.

MY NIGHTFALL LULLABY

2007-12-29T17:16:00.000+08:00

...Sondre Lerche. i used to listen to him heaps back when i was away.. comforting me in times of loneliness.. and even just lulling me in times of aloneness. his music is so pretty and simple even in its complexities...Down came the skyAnd all you did was blinkI would cry like I never doIn order to stay trueBut everybody has their own opinion on suchThey're all much alike alike alikeOne hundred

CHRISTMAS 2007

2007-12-27T21:01:00.000+08:00

Christmas Eve Party with Ong & Ong.. They hired one of those party photographers who screened the pictures onto our LCD monitor in the lobby as they are being taken... and instantly print pocket size ones out for every member in the picture! haha!and this... This is Christmas Eve 2007 @ No.5 with an assortment of cousin, new friends, old friends, boyfriend, party packs, alcohol, & bad service.

2007-12-11T22:15:00.000+08:00

YOU KNOW IT'S YESTERDAY ONCE MORE WHEN...

2007-12-01T00:27:00.001+08:00

you turn the corner one day and find yourself tuning in to "oldies" of today, where the DJ starts off the program with taglines like "tunes for the young at heart" i.e. tunes for the not-so-young-other-than-perhaps-in-their-hearts. time to schedule a health check. oh hoho time to watch the cholesterol?? eating 2 eggs a day is no longer considered part of my healthy growing-up regime?? where am i!

BIRTHDAYS

2007-10-28T09:56:00.000+08:00

helloit's little kaelen's 1st birthday party later today, i hope everything goes perfectly. he is such a gift! here, let me share a photo:

FRAGILE THINGS

2007-10-07T14:05:00.001+08:00

What constitutes an alcoholic? I'll drink until my skin is full, and I will feel untouchable.(lyrics. not mine.) Question: Do you ever get the feeling that as you age, there are fewer people around whom you actually want to have a conversation with? You get to the point where your IM contact list has expanded beyond your realisation, you find yourself scrolling down the list but drawing nothing

icebox tiny dancer

2007-08-11T12:23:00.000+08:00

because this blog is about nothing, here goes several nothing-points:5 years ago i almost convinced my dad to buy me a kangoo. and the secret plan was that on the side (of school and work and everything else) i'd be driving around finding a perfect spot to sell childhood tuckshop tidbits (chickadees n all) off the back of my kangoo.looking out of place and out of time will ensure you will never

THE RIGHT KIND OF LOVE, no?

2007-07-11T08:43:00.000+08:00

my latest inspiration:Michel Rojkindmichel rojkind's invigorating lecture last night was inspirational and charming. he puts hope and passion into architecture! his architecture and process aspires to something. there is pride and integrity in his work exuding a charisma that seduces you; and you want to be seduced by it. for him, i'd work 20 hours a day.

WHERE THE UNIVERSES ARE

2007-07-01T11:26:00.000+08:00

1. i miss melbourne heaps.2. music at velvet last night sucked big time. for me. loads of people were looking like they were having a ball on the dance floor though. so.3. i wanna be sitting at my desk in bouverie street staring out the window at that big rustic tree, which blocked out my view of EVERYTHING in the city, right now.4. i'm scheduled to meet some very important people later, and i

TODAY

2007-06-18T22:00:00.000+08:00

i'd like to have the rest of my life packed to-go really. in nice little take-away bags.YOUare NOTscheduledfortoday.don't you have a pile of rusting rotting needles somewhere you should be rolling in.sob.

SCHMUNDAY

2007-06-17T17:59:00.000+08:00

oh! time sweeps me off my feet! in a whirlwind shing-a-ling i say wots up jing-a-ling!so yes. i haven't said much here in awhile.. how have you been? anyone become more of a grown-up since we last heard from ya? i know i have. yea. a total adult now.rewatched the entire final season of FRIENDS in a week.. it was such an awesome sitcom. for some reason it always reminds me of CHIJ days...it's

WHEN THE WEEK ENDS...

2007-06-03T10:44:00.000+08:00

saturday night was spent playing catch up with heaps of good people from different bits of my life. started off with a nice little birthday party for a nice little girl.. shiv and i then proceeded to drag alex n sam along to meet my friends at winebar.. since we were in eileen's 'hood, we decided to head off together... lost the boys along the way.. it appears that they couldn't wait 2 seconds to

2007-05-27T15:05:00.000+08:00

II.now she's got to gokeep moving keep movingtoo fast and you hurt yourselfbut slow down and you die!in tears in madnessin fear in blind furylittle miss nobody screamsat everything and nothingi'm leaving i'm leaving! she crieswhy won't you do something!tired and lost she falls downshe falls asleep, again awaytoday in may.dreams of killer cars and firemen bearsflames that sing tunes to alland none

UNTITLED

2007-05-26T16:35:00.000+08:00

I.little miss nobody fell into a drainand fell asleep therewhen she got up she tried to figure out a way out but got distracted by some very poetic looking weed growing by the side of the channelthere was also a slowly trickling stream of lacklustre waterwhich despite being dull and un-sparkly, still had its drain-like charmsshe got up and started to explore along the drain it got considerably

...SO LA LA LALA LA LA

2007-05-20T11:08:00.000+08:00

my saturday:took a walk to the mall, ran a couple of errands, bought lunch home for family (sushi-sushi for mom and i, bbq chicken with pineapple rice for dad)watched the latest episode of gilmore girls... and then it hit me, IS THIS THE FINAL FINAL FINALE???? i can't say more, just that.. it could well be. i think. i should do some research on this.said bye and closed the gate for dad and mom as

MOON RINGS

2007-05-13T22:58:00.000+08:00

oh here comes sunday night again. time for bed, again.By starlight I'll kiss youAnd promise to be your one and onlyI'll make you feel happyAnd leave you to be lost in mineAnd where will we go, what will we do? Soon said i, will knowdo i keep stretching time for you, or will time stretch me to a snap?

TIME TRIAL

2007-05-12T22:39:00.000+08:00

Shiv and I spent friday night having a really pleasant, albeit extremely warm, dinner and drinks session at brewerkz in the delightful company of mei and choy. we talked excitedly about work design books & pretty things, whilst they spoke about cars n such. (didn't catch much about that in detail, quite obviously. but they managed to stay entertained, so that worked out really well.) we promised

SING & SKIP & DANCE & SWIRL

2007-05-06T22:49:00.000+08:00

part ii of birthday gift from shiv last night... in his words, to mark the closing of my month.. hehe. My second Phantom of The Opera experience is just as awesome as my first, if not more. I lack the words to describe how the musical moved me.. from the music, orchestra, opera, to the set, the costume, the ingenuity in set designs... the fabrics, the colours, the shimmers... the choreography,

THE GOOD THE BAD & THE QUEEN

2007-05-05T11:51:00.000+08:00

pictures from last night's 46th SIA GALA dinner at Ritz Carlton... was really nice catching up with former colleagues, directors, uni-mates... most were great and sincere, one or two were oddly somewhere-out-in-space with either snubby or hate vibes for me. i suspect i know the reason for at least one. haha well y'know what they say... UP YOURS TOO.after the gala, we - the good the bad & the

THIS IS A MAY DAY LIST

2007-05-01T17:42:00.000+08:00

i should never shop for clothes alone.i'm a greatly claustrophobic person, emotionally.conceptually i can move faster than many people.but not physically.i enjoy interactions with intellectually stimulating people. that includes talking about pencils, if the company's right.i like old-fashioned things.loneliness is comforting and self indulgent.so is nostalgia.beauty should be effortless.if you

I . a m . k a y a .

2007-04-27T10:07:00.001+08:00

What is kaya? (interesting) Definitions of kaya on the Web: (Skt.): Literally, "body." The three bodies or forms in which a buddha manifests. See dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya. www.bodhipath-west.org/glossary.htm the fibrous part of the coconut also used to make mattresses, slang for marijuana. www.blueharb.com/glossary.htm Kaya is a jam made from

WHO ARE YOU AND WHATS YOUR NAME

2007-04-21T11:45:00.000+08:00

Random pictures from the past week or so...alleybar with chows, sim, nik, eileen and dingding...I can't hold up anymore, i absolutely have to put up pictures of the baby.. the most adorable and charming ball of fatty fun!

FRIDAY FLUTTERS

2007-04-20T10:09:00.001+08:00

Your Personality Is Like AcidA bit wacky, you're very difficult to predict.One moment you're in your own little happy universe...And the next, you're on a bad trip to your own personal hell!What Drug Is Your Personality Like?

SNAPSHOTS

2007-04-07T08:59:00.000+08:00

the following pictures hardly come close to summing up the various bits of my turning. but it's been great y'know? the celebrations came in snapshots and frames, sometimes fractured sometimes random but all heartfelt and meaningful. which was exactly what i wanted really. nothing over the top, loud or pretentious. just people from different facets of my life that basically forms a series of...

IN LOVE WITH A VIEW

2007-04-01T01:34:00.000+08:00

The movie, was fantastic. Helena Bonham Carter is dazzling and brilliant as usual. Aaron Eckhart endeared his character with boyish charms and whims beneath the suit and tie. We're pretty much privy to a conversation between a man and a woman that unravels itself through the movie, taking us everywhere and really, nowhere. it's beautiful, it's perfect. Many of the lines and sentiments expressed

READ MY MIND

2007-03-25T14:36:00.000+08:00

listening to the phantom of the opera, bought the soundtrack exactly 20 years ago (TWENTY?!??!!?!!?!?!) .. that was when i first caught the explosive production on stage. omg. i get so moved i could cry. watching it as a little girl had left such an impression on me, i can still remember my seat, the stage, little scenes and details etc from the experience. musicals are such wonderful life treats

ALMOST ALWAYS IS NEARLY ENOUGH

2007-03-18T16:41:00.000+08:00

[...]Anyway, he's history.But I still have Blanche [who would be the cat] Oh, a great cat. Very feline. The best cats are. Blanche can look at you with a gaze of unflappable superiority... that seems to spring from near total detachment and disinterest. Not unlike how you're looking at me now.---------------------------------------------------------------------i enjoy good lines in a movie. the

PLAYING BY HEART

2007-03-17T13:42:00.000+08:00

I have a friend, a jazz musician, trumpet player. Really terrific. I go and hear him jam every month or so. And he plays this piece I love: an old Chet Baker song. And he blows the same notes every time,but every time it sounds different.We had drinks one night --when I used to drink-- and I tried to tell him how that song made me feel... how the music made me feel and how his playing made me

BLUE ROSES

2007-03-02T21:14:00.000+08:00

i'm gonna get right into this before i forget everything or lose pace...on my train ride home.. listening to ipod, Forever Lost came on.. and for some reason whilst listening to that i became aware of the fact that my head was slightly tilted towards the right.. i didnt' actually notice this because i saw my own reflection on the window or anything, but as i thought about THAT realisation i

SO LONG FAREWELL UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

2007-02-25T09:38:00.000+08:00

urgh, i miss you bitch. *raises fist* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------the weekends never seem long enough these days... when time begins to seem very light-weight and fleets by constantly, do you start feeling a tad lost too? been meaning to hit Borders to get a couple of new books, haven't had the chance to do that yet

TAIWAN MOCHI !!

2007-02-19T16:54:00.000+08:00

ok a few random things:1. my loyal and trustworthy OLFA (not NT!!!) 45deg cutter has been recently relegated to sharpening my EYELINER PENCIL. i thought about it whilst in the act earlier, and felt overwhelmed by a slight sorrow for OLFA45DEG. oh what have i done.2. sri was discussing his impending wedding and life with jessica alba earlier... suddenly felt like telling me (another) joke, and

COLD LEMONADE

2007-02-10T21:00:00.000+08:00

as i'm writing this i'm getting bitten to bits by killer mossies who have seemingly developed a taste for my blood these days. that's all i'm gonna give them space for in this entry. not gonna glorify them, they've been so darn mean. boo.everyday as i travel to and from work, my mind floods with endless stream of thoughts i'd like to pen down, but of course i never do. it wouldn't be the same

Krabi You and Me

2007-01-31T11:42:00.001+08:00

the above is a slide show of pictures taken over the past week at a getaway to krabi with shiv.. i love sitting around and framing things up either with a real or mental camera that goes *clickclick*highlights of the trip? delicious food padthai friedrice greencurries cashewsalads pancakes coconut-anything... chang beer.. being side by side and hand in hand with peterpan in planes and minivans

2007-01-21T11:14:00.000+08:00

LETS ALL MEET UP IN THE YEAR 2000...

2007-01-06T16:51:00.000+08:00

sunset today looks exceptionally... yellow. grey clouds loom overhead with bits of cyan sky exposed in the distance framed by fluffy white clouds near the horizon of my vision. the air is unusually still, and so is my state of mind. the inability to grasp, both physical and non, is akin to the defence reflex of a millipede. ever noticed how they instantly coil up and become all stiff when touched

LAZYLINEPAINTERJANE

2006-12-22T14:14:00.000+08:00

currently playing:the velvet underground - who loves the sunthe velvet underground - sunday morningrem - airportmanbelle & sebastian - lazylinepainterjanei was out for a brief moment earlier in the day... as i was walking along the streets, i was running a very active commentary in my head... i had heaps to blog and rant about. but since i got home i've been too exhausted to do all of that and

2006-12-07T21:58:00.000+08:00

Design Studio 2006... fun-times stress-time breakdown-times hilarious-times... all our 4pm ~ midnight drink sessions.... Rue Bebelons, the Workshop, the Order... coopers green, coopers red (evil evil), red red wine... serious conversations, ridiculous comments, girly talks, descriptive intimate sex talks just to mislead Ed... hehehe. 'man, i love these guys...

2006-12-07T08:27:00.000+08:00

*big grin*

2006-12-07T08:24:00.000+08:00

on my way back to melbourne... i'm exhausted and tired and sad that the trip's ended...

2006-12-07T08:22:00.000+08:00

more byron bay pictures here (courtesy of ms gotangco) Mr Iguana posed real nicely for me. Byron Bay - big smiles and colours!

2006-12-07T08:21:00.000+08:00

Fraser Island

2006-12-07T08:20:00.000+08:00

Fraser Island - sucha wonderful island... filled with unexpected surprises and mishmesh of water sand forests insects animals... my favourite barefeet runaway.

2006-12-07T08:18:00.000+08:00

Noosa Beach - Dolphins Backpacker's. arrived via (red) Greyhound bus... the blue 4WD nifty bus took us on our 3day Fraser Island expedition...

raise high the roof beam later

POTHOLES AND GIANTS

Beach House - Walk in the Park

Little Joy - Unattainable

Soundtrack to Tuesday Morning Rain

Memory as a Design Concept (?)

MORNING JAZZ

DREAM FRIENDS

CONVERSATIONS OF INTERESTS

REFLECTIONS

BAND AID - DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS

JOHN LENNON - WATCHING THE WHEELS

Liam Gallagher Starts Band With Other Members of Oasis Who Aren't Noel

TIME: Five Things the U.S. Can Learn from China

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORLD MUSIC

INDIE at my beginning

GALAXIE 500 - HERE SHE COMES NOW

A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW - ASHES GRAMMAR

Billy Corgan Versus the H1N1 Vaccine

WEEKEND twinkles

THE ANTLERS

THE RAVEONETTES

MOVIES, LATELY.

ZOOEY DESCHANEL

PETE & SCARLETT

ALESSI

HOMEBOUND

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU

SPARKLES

mid week sidetracks

THURSDAYS ARE THE SUBTLE HOPEFUL

HEART BEAT RADIO

NOT FEELING SO FINE

SITTING ON A CORNFLAKE

TODAY PICKS OLD DAYS

AN INDIE POST-ROCK AFFAIR

SOMETHING AFAR APPROACHING STIRS

TURKEY TURKIYE!!

SATURDAY MORNING HOME WORKS

SOMETHING RED COLOUR THIS WAY COMES

CONTEMPLATING COLOURS

RANDOM THOUGHTS

NIPPON PICS

YOUR BEAUTY TOOK MY BREATH AWAY, IN AWE ALL DAY

THE GIRLS ARE OUT

WEEKEND COUNTDOWN

SUNDAY MORNING

MENTALLY THERE PHYSICALLY WHERE?

IN A CAPSULE ROUND & ROUND

SOMETHING ABOUT OLD ROOTS BEING MORE ENTRENCHED

CONVERSATIONS OF OTHERS

TALKING FAST ON THE EDGE OF NOTHING

HANG IN THERE MIDWEEK IS APPROACHING.

WRITING BOARD

Radio, Live Transmission.

OH LOOKIE NOW!

SNAPSHOT

MY NIGHTFALL LULLABY

**CHRISTMAS 2007**

YOU KNOW IT'S YESTERDAY ONCE MORE WHEN...

BIRTHDAYS

FRAGILE THINGS

icebox tiny dancer

THE RIGHT KIND OF LOVE, no?

WHERE THE UNIVERSES ARE

TODAY

SCHMUNDAY

WHEN THE WEEK ENDS...

UNTITLED

...SO LA LA LALA LA LA

MOON RINGS

TIME TRIAL

SING & SKIP & DANCE & SWIRL

THE GOOD THE BAD & THE QUEEN

THIS IS A MAY DAY LIST

I . a m . k a y a .

WHO ARE YOU AND WHATS YOUR NAME

FRIDAY FLUTTERS

SNAPSHOTS

IN LOVE WITH A VIEW

CHRISTMAS 2007