I'm still waiting for my lessons to start. First lecture on Friday. Then, off into the fields for fieldwork. Days should pass much faster than this.
I'm in a foul mood today. I just heard that my grandfather is in hospital. There had been a problem since chinese new year but he didn't say. Minor problem that could have been fixed so so so easily. Why did he have to wait til it got serious?
People being mean and nasty to each other. Just to get attention.
People not respecting themselves and others. Just for the fun of it.
People obsessively ironing clothes and doing work. Just to forget.
Tomorrow has got to be a better day. My first day as training officer together with Jess. Yes tomorrow will be better.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
A Joke
A drunken man, smelling heavily of beer sat down on a tube train next to a Priest.
The man's tie was stained; his face was plastered with red lipstick, and a half empty bottle of whiskey was sticking out of his torn coat pocket.
He opened his newspaper and began reading. After a few minutes the man turned to the priest and asked, "Say, Father, what causes arthritis?"
The priest replied, "My Son, it's caused by loose living, being with cheap, wicked women, too much alcohol, contempt for your fellow man, and lack of bathing."
The drunk muttered his response, "Well, I'll be damned," then returned to his paper.
The priest, thinking about what he had said, nudged the man and apologized. "I'm very sorry. I didn't mean to come on so strong. How long have you had arthritis?"
The drunk answered, "I don't have it, Father. I was just reading here that the Pope does."
The man's tie was stained; his face was plastered with red lipstick, and a half empty bottle of whiskey was sticking out of his torn coat pocket.
He opened his newspaper and began reading. After a few minutes the man turned to the priest and asked, "Say, Father, what causes arthritis?"
The priest replied, "My Son, it's caused by loose living, being with cheap, wicked women, too much alcohol, contempt for your fellow man, and lack of bathing."
The drunk muttered his response, "Well, I'll be damned," then returned to his paper.
The priest, thinking about what he had said, nudged the man and apologized. "I'm very sorry. I didn't mean to come on so strong. How long have you had arthritis?"
The drunk answered, "I don't have it, Father. I was just reading here that the Pope does."
Long Post Ahead: Photo Essay
I'm in York again after the month-long Easter vacation. With so much time on my hands before term starts, what better time to do a spot of blogging for this sadly neglected little page?
Let's start from the last few days of my sojourn in hot, humid Singapore. There was far too much walking in sandals. In case you don't know, sandals don't give full support for the feet, so your feet will Hurt if you try to walk long distances. And that was exactly what I did.
The story begins on Thursday. I met up with LL and Azeena for lunch and a bit of hot kinky sex at her house. Alright, just kidding. The reality was much more mundane and uninteresting. The kinkiest thing that happened was me grabbing Azeena by the waist to freak her out and her confessing her fetish for men in Air Force uniforms. And LL made a silly comment that she would like to be there when Azeena first holds hands with a guy and when I have my first kiss (because I always close my eyes during kissing scenes at the movies). I replied, " Yes, of course you can be there. In fact, you can see it now!" And I grabbed her face and leaned in for a passionate smooch... which resulted in her screaming and running away. Hee Hee.
After we left Azeena's house, we met up with XY for a picnic dinner by the Singapore River.
Pretty scenery
Nice food. (This was only a tiny fraction of the mountain we consumed)
Good friends
LL told XY about how she would like to be there when I got my first kiss. Naturally, this led to me chasing the both of them around the place for a kiss. XY somehow kicked up a wooden plank and it was very lucky that she didn't trip on it and fall into the river. We decided to stop running around to the relief of the uncle who was trying to fish nearby.
The amazing puking fictional "icon" of Singapore:
Puke
Puke
Puke
We did some guy-watching too. LL was her usual perverted self and displayed the full extent of her forearm and calves fetish. Unsurprisingly, XY only found guys resembling a certain *ahem*ahem* appealing. And, also as usual, non of them appealed to me.
Then, XY had to go home because her application to stay out all night had been rejected, case closed, no appeal.
LL and I met up the Jun at Suntec City around 11pm and started walking eastwards. We arrived at East Coast Beach about 3 hours later and stopped at Macs to rest. The whole place was bloody crowded because the next day, Good Friday, was a public holiday. Disappointingly, the sky was cloudy and we couldn't do stargazing as planned. So we walked the short distance to Jun's house to crash for 2 hours. Our feet were aching because we were all wearing sandals.
To my intense admiration, LL's leg hair has become curly since we last compared leg hair. She said that the secret is not to comb it. I have decided to try it out, failing which mini curling irons seem to be the only way to achieve the "look".
LL and I slept on the floor. As soon as Jun switched off the lights, we realised that we had come to the right place for astronomy. Yeah baby! Her ceiling was glowing with a million glow-in-the-dark stars!
2 hours later, three sleepy jokers got up and walked to the beach again. Panda was the look of the day.
We reached the beach and started walking in the direction of the part of the sky that was glowing reddish-ly. Jun remarked that she had seen the sunrise from the opposite direction of where we were walking towards. I said, "Weird ass shit". After about five minutes of walking, Jun turned back and shouted, "I was Right!" Turns out that the reddish glow we had been groggily stumbling towards was the artificial light from the CBD area. Felt stupid but we had the good excuse of not being able to think straight due to lack of sleep.
Our discipline in getting up early after such a long night was rewarded with an invigorating early morning sea breeze and a spectacular sunrise.
Here you can see the breeze. Stylish windswept hair and funky eye bags.
And the sunrise in stages.
On Friday I rested.
On Saturday morning, I met up with Sinny to go to the tree top walk at Mac Ritchie reservoir. Yes, jungle dirt trail walking in the same old sandals. Ouchy. But fun.
It was a nice day and the RJC canoe club was out in force. Sinny thought that the canoe club guys were good-looking.
This is for you LL. An ANT. A BIG ANT. haha...
Me and Miss Hot Babe. This babe can't walk into a bookshop without guys trying to pick her up (Excuse me, you seem to have this aura around you.). And the guys who have seen this picture are all begging me for her number. But don't worry, Sinny. I didn't give it out. You don't answer your phone anyway. Lots of hot sexy babes really like me. I'm a chick magnet! Any desperate guys out there need tips?
Sporty chick strikes a pose atop the tree top walk.
A study in contrasting skin tones
Bimbo and the flower.
We went to watch a movie after the walk. Who cares if we stink up the cinema? It was a very nice day out with a good friend that I don't get to see that often.
Let's start from the last few days of my sojourn in hot, humid Singapore. There was far too much walking in sandals. In case you don't know, sandals don't give full support for the feet, so your feet will Hurt if you try to walk long distances. And that was exactly what I did.
The story begins on Thursday. I met up with LL and Azeena for lunch and a bit of hot kinky sex at her house. Alright, just kidding. The reality was much more mundane and uninteresting. The kinkiest thing that happened was me grabbing Azeena by the waist to freak her out and her confessing her fetish for men in Air Force uniforms. And LL made a silly comment that she would like to be there when Azeena first holds hands with a guy and when I have my first kiss (because I always close my eyes during kissing scenes at the movies). I replied, " Yes, of course you can be there. In fact, you can see it now!" And I grabbed her face and leaned in for a passionate smooch... which resulted in her screaming and running away. Hee Hee.
After we left Azeena's house, we met up with XY for a picnic dinner by the Singapore River.
Pretty scenery
Nice food. (This was only a tiny fraction of the mountain we consumed)
Good friends
LL told XY about how she would like to be there when I got my first kiss. Naturally, this led to me chasing the both of them around the place for a kiss. XY somehow kicked up a wooden plank and it was very lucky that she didn't trip on it and fall into the river. We decided to stop running around to the relief of the uncle who was trying to fish nearby.
The amazing puking fictional "icon" of Singapore:
Puke
Puke
Puke
We did some guy-watching too. LL was her usual perverted self and displayed the full extent of her forearm and calves fetish. Unsurprisingly, XY only found guys resembling a certain *ahem*ahem* appealing. And, also as usual, non of them appealed to me.
Then, XY had to go home because her application to stay out all night had been rejected, case closed, no appeal.
LL and I met up the Jun at Suntec City around 11pm and started walking eastwards. We arrived at East Coast Beach about 3 hours later and stopped at Macs to rest. The whole place was bloody crowded because the next day, Good Friday, was a public holiday. Disappointingly, the sky was cloudy and we couldn't do stargazing as planned. So we walked the short distance to Jun's house to crash for 2 hours. Our feet were aching because we were all wearing sandals.
To my intense admiration, LL's leg hair has become curly since we last compared leg hair. She said that the secret is not to comb it. I have decided to try it out, failing which mini curling irons seem to be the only way to achieve the "look".
LL and I slept on the floor. As soon as Jun switched off the lights, we realised that we had come to the right place for astronomy. Yeah baby! Her ceiling was glowing with a million glow-in-the-dark stars!
2 hours later, three sleepy jokers got up and walked to the beach again. Panda was the look of the day.
We reached the beach and started walking in the direction of the part of the sky that was glowing reddish-ly. Jun remarked that she had seen the sunrise from the opposite direction of where we were walking towards. I said, "Weird ass shit". After about five minutes of walking, Jun turned back and shouted, "I was Right!" Turns out that the reddish glow we had been groggily stumbling towards was the artificial light from the CBD area. Felt stupid but we had the good excuse of not being able to think straight due to lack of sleep.
Our discipline in getting up early after such a long night was rewarded with an invigorating early morning sea breeze and a spectacular sunrise.
Here you can see the breeze. Stylish windswept hair and funky eye bags.
And the sunrise in stages.
On Friday I rested.
On Saturday morning, I met up with Sinny to go to the tree top walk at Mac Ritchie reservoir. Yes, jungle dirt trail walking in the same old sandals. Ouchy. But fun.
It was a nice day and the RJC canoe club was out in force. Sinny thought that the canoe club guys were good-looking.
This is for you LL. An ANT. A BIG ANT. haha...
Me and Miss Hot Babe. This babe can't walk into a bookshop without guys trying to pick her up (Excuse me, you seem to have this aura around you.). And the guys who have seen this picture are all begging me for her number. But don't worry, Sinny. I didn't give it out. You don't answer your phone anyway. Lots of hot sexy babes really like me. I'm a chick magnet! Any desperate guys out there need tips?
Sporty chick strikes a pose atop the tree top walk.
A study in contrasting skin tones
Bimbo and the flower.
We went to watch a movie after the walk. Who cares if we stink up the cinema? It was a very nice day out with a good friend that I don't get to see that often.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Here are some photos from my short trip up to Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
From our hotel apartment’s balcony, we had a breathtaking view of the terraced hills/mountains. I managed to get my 81 yr old grandfather and 70 yr old grandmother to take a photo together. Which was a miracle since they mostly appear to hate each other.
The hotel had lots of nice flowers all around. Most notable were the red roses.
We visited a cactus farm that had over 200 varieties of cacti.
The farm also had lots of flowers.
Then, we visited one of the many strawberry farms that Cameron Highlands is famous for. The plants were grown using the hydroponics method.
And we visited this terraced farm where things were still being done the traditional way. This was the last tourist attraction that we visited before leaving.
From our hotel apartment’s balcony, we had a breathtaking view of the terraced hills/mountains. I managed to get my 81 yr old grandfather and 70 yr old grandmother to take a photo together. Which was a miracle since they mostly appear to hate each other.
The hotel had lots of nice flowers all around. Most notable were the red roses.
We visited a cactus farm that had over 200 varieties of cacti.
The farm also had lots of flowers.
Then, we visited one of the many strawberry farms that Cameron Highlands is famous for. The plants were grown using the hydroponics method.
And we visited this terraced farm where things were still being done the traditional way. This was the last tourist attraction that we visited before leaving.
I'll be going away to York again in less than a week. I shall miss the food. I was talking to my mummy about plans to pig out this week. And she said that I'm already round-round. Well, I can't help it! Everyone is having their exams. So whenever I manage to get people to come out with me, it's always for a meal. So I get fat. It's only logical.
Among the things that I will be bringing to York is a stir-fry pan with a steamer. My mummy bought it for me, anodised steel ok? Don't play-play ah...
And I will also be bringing the sexy hard drive that my father bought for me. In this country, we buy electronic goods like nobody's business. Or is it just my family?
I have a few more dates to keep. On Thursday night, I will have dinner with LL and my ger, XY (haha). And then XY will have to go home because her application for an all night out permit was rejected, case closed. Hopefully, Jun will be able to join me and LL for stargazing if it is not cloudy, or talking cock if it is. And then we will watch the sunrise at east coast the following morning. It should be fun. I hope everyone can make it. Then, on Saturday morning, I will meet Sinny (Sihan) at MacRitchie Reservoir and we will take the nice long 10km+ treetop walk.
Another thing I will miss very much: running around in t-shirt, berms and sandals. That's the only good thing about the heat here.
I just received an email from the archaeology department asking for interested people to go on a fieldwalking project in Greece during the summer vacation. I replied an expressed an interest. Hope I get to go. Get to meet funky Greek people and learn some Greek.
Among the things that I will be bringing to York is a stir-fry pan with a steamer. My mummy bought it for me, anodised steel ok? Don't play-play ah...
And I will also be bringing the sexy hard drive that my father bought for me. In this country, we buy electronic goods like nobody's business. Or is it just my family?
I have a few more dates to keep. On Thursday night, I will have dinner with LL and my ger, XY (haha). And then XY will have to go home because her application for an all night out permit was rejected, case closed. Hopefully, Jun will be able to join me and LL for stargazing if it is not cloudy, or talking cock if it is. And then we will watch the sunrise at east coast the following morning. It should be fun. I hope everyone can make it. Then, on Saturday morning, I will meet Sinny (Sihan) at MacRitchie Reservoir and we will take the nice long 10km+ treetop walk.
Another thing I will miss very much: running around in t-shirt, berms and sandals. That's the only good thing about the heat here.
I just received an email from the archaeology department asking for interested people to go on a fieldwalking project in Greece during the summer vacation. I replied an expressed an interest. Hope I get to go. Get to meet funky Greek people and learn some Greek.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Jun asked me out to take photos in Orchard Rd tonight. I told her I already had a date with my girl so I had to call her to ask first. Predictably, Jun said, "EEEWWW..."
My two newest "things" are taking lots of photos of stuff and calling XY my Girl. (Darling, you touched?) haha say EEEEWWWW and say GAY...
The other day, my father bought me a sexy new toy. Yes, please read it carefully. It's :Sexy New Toy. Not: New Sex Toy. (alright, I will stop being dirty minded for a while) Anyway, it's a sleek and blue portable hard drive. LL had an amazing business idea when we were talking about the porn movies she had on her laptop. Provide a porn download service in campus halls. Put word out in the halls that porn is available. Paste a sign: BYOTD on your door. Bring Your Own Thumb Drive. It will be so fantastic if I do that when I go away to York again. Imagine a sudden outbreak of Korean Porn movies among York Uni students that can be traced all the way back to LL's laptop. Gosh! Surely, fame and notoriety beckon.
Life might be hotting up again and I don't mean the weather (thank God). I'm going to Cameron Highlands, Malaysia with my grandparents (father's side) on Thursday night. I'm being held responsible for them and will have to bring them around strawberry farms. The recent thunderstorms worry me though. You know how during the rainy season we always get lots of news about tourists dying when their tour coaches get buried in mudslides? I hope that doesn't happen. I'm fine with dying but I don't think everyone would be very happy if my grandparents died too. The bitchy relatives would look around for someone to blame and my parents would take the fall. Families are troublesome. You can't really die in peace knowing that your whole extended family is going to be bitchy and pushing blame around for your death.
I'm looking out the window and I can see that another thunderstorm is on the way. I can smell the rain.
My two newest "things" are taking lots of photos of stuff and calling XY my Girl. (Darling, you touched?) haha say EEEEWWWW and say GAY...
The other day, my father bought me a sexy new toy. Yes, please read it carefully. It's :Sexy New Toy. Not: New Sex Toy. (alright, I will stop being dirty minded for a while) Anyway, it's a sleek and blue portable hard drive. LL had an amazing business idea when we were talking about the porn movies she had on her laptop. Provide a porn download service in campus halls. Put word out in the halls that porn is available. Paste a sign: BYOTD on your door. Bring Your Own Thumb Drive. It will be so fantastic if I do that when I go away to York again. Imagine a sudden outbreak of Korean Porn movies among York Uni students that can be traced all the way back to LL's laptop. Gosh! Surely, fame and notoriety beckon.
Life might be hotting up again and I don't mean the weather (thank God). I'm going to Cameron Highlands, Malaysia with my grandparents (father's side) on Thursday night. I'm being held responsible for them and will have to bring them around strawberry farms. The recent thunderstorms worry me though. You know how during the rainy season we always get lots of news about tourists dying when their tour coaches get buried in mudslides? I hope that doesn't happen. I'm fine with dying but I don't think everyone would be very happy if my grandparents died too. The bitchy relatives would look around for someone to blame and my parents would take the fall. Families are troublesome. You can't really die in peace knowing that your whole extended family is going to be bitchy and pushing blame around for your death.
I'm looking out the window and I can see that another thunderstorm is on the way. I can smell the rain.
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