I finally did it – changed my fone. The ole Nokia clamshell had served me well these two years but it, like the owner, was showing obvious signs of age. Its battery like mine, wasn’t holding the charge like it used to and the headphone connection was getting increasingly cranky much like The Other Half [...]
Entries from November 2008
November 23, 2008
Leopards in Singapore?
Back in school, we studied the early history of Singapore and the wildlife that once walked this island.
The most impressive beast by far was the Sumatra Tiger. Then there are the hordes of moneys that are still around, lots of snakes, the odd civet cat and the occasional scaly anteater.
Growing up in Bukit Timah right [...]
November 22, 2008
And the bells toll
There is something quite … well surreal I guess would be the word … about weddings. Even those that start at the unGodly hour of 9am on a Saturday morning when the rest of the world is allowed to sleep in.
That was how I spent this morning – in church bearing witness to an ancient [...]
November 19, 2008
Got the message?
TOH sent me this email a few days ago … the message is well …less than subtle …
BEFORE MARRIAGE
AFTER MARRIAGE
AFTER DIVORCE
The guilty mind (which is inherent in every red-blooded male of the species) tells me that I’ve probably done many things to deserve this little “reminder” … but just can’t help wondering which little secret [...]
November 16, 2008
One Woman, 10,000 pairs of shoes … go figure!
I know I really shouldn’t go here and it will inevitably be an exercise in futility that could very well end with a flaming Molotov tampon hurled in my direction. But I just don’t get it and possibly never will understand women and their fascination with shoes. (The picture on the left is a small [...]
November 15, 2008
Acting on instinct
You’re stupid enough to climb over a fence, wade across a moat, get into an enclosure with the largest livings cats on the face of the earth and now you’re dead!
Serves you right you fuckin’ idiot.
If you want to kill yourself there are many ways to do it. If you wanna grab your 15 minutes [...]
November 15, 2008
The Other Half
I wonder who was the guy who coined this phrase. Bet you it wasn’t a guy at all. Sounds that a female hand behind it.
Why does one refer to a woman you are involved in or worse still married to, suddenly become TOH. Weren’t you whole before?
Now the phrase “the ole ball and chain” – [...]
November 15, 2008
A Date with The Tree
It’s the 15th of November and in my family (okay it’s really just me), this is the sacred date for the big Christmas ritual of putting up the tree.
The Nov 15 rite started back in 1995 when I moved out on my own and had a four-room flat all to myself. I bought the biggest [...]
November 15, 2008
Happiness is a warm gun …
Like most kids, I was totally fascinated with guns. It represented manhood, power, respect and well it just felt damn good knowing you were “packing heat”.
Growing up, I had my share of toy guns. They were nothing fancy but still each was treasured. When they broke, I attempted all means to repair them. We weren’t [...]
November 15, 2008
Watch that crack!
It’s one of the quaint quirks of my childhood…
Someone … I think it was the Grandmother … once told me that it’s bad luck to step on a pavement crack. I can’t recall the rationalisation. Maybe it has to do with karma. And it always better luck to cross the crack with your right leg [...]
