phew. back to blogging. not for long though. in fact, i predict the post following this will probably be 2 months later. anyway, its been quite hectic at work these past few months but to some extent, no, to a great extent, i have enjoyed it. it feels good to be held responsible for the success and failure points of the project one is managing. so long as..... you don't fuck up too many times.
momentous moments in my life the past few months (since my last post):
boss left. however, have kept in touch with her coz she is suddenly funny! i always knew she was fun to talk to.. but funny? that's a curve ball i could not predict. come to think of it, what is a curve ball exactly. i presume my usage of it is a manifestation of my archie comic days. sonofagun.
filed my income tax returns!!! woooot. 6 months late. luckily, no penalties were levied. maybe coz no income tax to pay? ahhh the benefits of too low an income. ha ha.
applied for leave and got my ticket. i am leaving singapore on 19th December and going to colombo after which i will travel to madras and then new year's will be spent in bangalore.. am sooo excited. also to get away from work for a while might be a good idea.
went as sole-presenter for my first project on shoes. quite fun but as pointed out repeatedly by superiors, no challenge. pfft. talk abt wet blankets. but then had my chance to present again on prepaid card, which was awesomely fun (i have conveniently forgetten that i spent the entire night doing up my presentation charts).
did up my very own set of qualitative charts for this presentation on environmental issues. so not fun. was grappling with the material. anyway, that's done... relief. must move on.
also received my first every credit card. too scared to use. am sure the fear will slip away soon.
was given a performance bonus and a raise. super stuff. expenditure rose obviously.
anyway, the usual...
movies watched:
December Boys B+
Stardust B
Lions for Lambs B+
Scoop B
Hairspray B
Halloween C
300 B+
Fracture B-
Ratatouille B+
1408 B-
Sicko A-
No Reservations B
Death at a Funeral A
The Nanny Diaries B
Savage Grace B
Laage Chunari Mein Daag A-
*might have forgotten some. please if you're reading this now and you feel I might have missed out some titles, do let me know. this is my version of imdb.
Anyhoooo, books read:
Chart Throb - Ben Elton C+
The Polysyllabic Spree - Nick Hornby B
Witness For The Prosecution - Agatha Christie B
Bridget Jones Diary - Helen Fielding A+ (reading again)
Almost Moon - Alice Sebold (reading now)
awww right. am so not in the mood to correct my grammar.
see ya never!
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Intermission
It’s been fucking ages since I blogged! What with work, the preciousness of the weekend or rather, any free time that can be squeezed out during the weekend amidst all the work that needs to get done, and of course general inertia, the blog has evidently taken a back seat.
I do sometimes think about the blog as a living thing which I must feel sorry for if I haven’t posted anything in ages. Imagine little blog personalities running around? So cool! Technically, the blogger’s personality should shine through in all the blog posts (but only if your writing is of a seminal nature, i.e. like mine – especially this particular post). Maybe someone will see this blog post and actually come up with a really cool innovation with regard to blog personalities and make tons of money. I foresee myself hiring a lawyer then and trying to sue the bitch who stole my idea.
Anyway, I have decided not to do my work today and instead postpone it to Sunday. I foresee again that tomorrow I will be in full scale panic but that can wait until later. Life cannot be overtaken by work. I refuse to let that happen all the time. It has been much too long since I have thought about anything other than work and I will have relaxation time. Did I mention I like to have pointless discourses like this with myself all the time?
I had the most fabulous time yesterday. Work was less stressful than usual (could be because my boss has resigned and is leaving in a few days time – sob) and I didn’t stay late. I went to meet up with a couple of friends at Tent, a Mongolian restaurant in Clark Quay for dinner. Awesome food. A must try! I went home after dinner and showered at my own cool pace and left for Clark Quay again. To kick things off, proceeded to meet up with the same group of friends at Café Iguana where the intended substance abuse started. After downing a few shots of some disgusting tasting alcohol (not entirely masked by the blueberry) proceeded to, where else but, Attica! Even though the DJ was having a bit of a identity crisis, i.e. being really sucky, it turned out an excellent evening. After Attica closed at 5am (not too sure about this as this was where the memory started getting fuzzy), went with Mr. Jacob Thomas (funnyman extraordinaire), to Living Room! I wish I could describe my experience better but unfortunately I do not remember it. I only know that I woke up at 11.30pm safely in my bed with the remnants of a McDonalds breakfast on my desk.
For record-keeping purposes, I will list down all the movies and books I have had the privilege of experiencing lately:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – B+
Rush Hour 3 – B
The Simpsons Movie – B
Knocked Up – B
The History Boys – A-
Surf’s Up – A-
Die Hard 4.0 – B
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 – B-
Hannibal Rising – C+
Zodiac – A-
The Namesake – A
The Reaping – D
Vacancy – B
Paris je t’aime - B+
I do sometimes think about the blog as a living thing which I must feel sorry for if I haven’t posted anything in ages. Imagine little blog personalities running around? So cool! Technically, the blogger’s personality should shine through in all the blog posts (but only if your writing is of a seminal nature, i.e. like mine – especially this particular post). Maybe someone will see this blog post and actually come up with a really cool innovation with regard to blog personalities and make tons of money. I foresee myself hiring a lawyer then and trying to sue the bitch who stole my idea.
Anyway, I have decided not to do my work today and instead postpone it to Sunday. I foresee again that tomorrow I will be in full scale panic but that can wait until later. Life cannot be overtaken by work. I refuse to let that happen all the time. It has been much too long since I have thought about anything other than work and I will have relaxation time. Did I mention I like to have pointless discourses like this with myself all the time?
I had the most fabulous time yesterday. Work was less stressful than usual (could be because my boss has resigned and is leaving in a few days time – sob) and I didn’t stay late. I went to meet up with a couple of friends at Tent, a Mongolian restaurant in Clark Quay for dinner. Awesome food. A must try! I went home after dinner and showered at my own cool pace and left for Clark Quay again. To kick things off, proceeded to meet up with the same group of friends at Café Iguana where the intended substance abuse started. After downing a few shots of some disgusting tasting alcohol (not entirely masked by the blueberry) proceeded to, where else but, Attica! Even though the DJ was having a bit of a identity crisis, i.e. being really sucky, it turned out an excellent evening. After Attica closed at 5am (not too sure about this as this was where the memory started getting fuzzy), went with Mr. Jacob Thomas (funnyman extraordinaire), to Living Room! I wish I could describe my experience better but unfortunately I do not remember it. I only know that I woke up at 11.30pm safely in my bed with the remnants of a McDonalds breakfast on my desk.
For record-keeping purposes, I will list down all the movies and books I have had the privilege of experiencing lately:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – B+
Rush Hour 3 – B
The Simpsons Movie – B
Knocked Up – B
The History Boys – A-
Surf’s Up – A-
Die Hard 4.0 – B
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 – B-
Hannibal Rising – C+
Zodiac – A-
The Namesake – A
The Reaping – D
Vacancy – B
Paris je t’aime - B+
Priceless - B
Ocean’s Thirteen – B
And the books:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K Rowling – A-
The Elephant Vanishes – Haruki Murakami – A-
The Time Traveler’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger – B+
Monsoons and Potholes – Manuka Wijesinghe – B+
Colpetty People – Ashok Farrey – B
Currently I am reading Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Interesting to say the least. I think I will use the word ‘fascinating’ when I am done. My next on the list is The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai. I have been a bit hesitant to read this book because most of the people I know who’ve read it, have said it’s not particularly great. But I have to judge for myself.
Alright, this was quite therapeutic, I am off to shower and dinner at Newton Circus! Woot.
Ocean’s Thirteen – B
And the books:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K Rowling – A-
The Elephant Vanishes – Haruki Murakami – A-
The Time Traveler’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger – B+
Monsoons and Potholes – Manuka Wijesinghe – B+
Colpetty People – Ashok Farrey – B
Currently I am reading Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Interesting to say the least. I think I will use the word ‘fascinating’ when I am done. My next on the list is The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai. I have been a bit hesitant to read this book because most of the people I know who’ve read it, have said it’s not particularly great. But I have to judge for myself.
Alright, this was quite therapeutic, I am off to shower and dinner at Newton Circus! Woot.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
(untitled)
I've been wanting to blog over the past few weeks but hadn't gotten around to it mainly coz I'm quite the lazy shit sometimes. But anyway, here I go attempting to recap some of the events of my very illustrious, very exciting life.
Let me start by yesterday. I decided to take Ms. Pavitra Mohan for the Oscar Movie Marathon yesterday (which was a competition entered into and won by my geeky self). Movies started at 9am and went on all the way to 9pm. Meals were provided so obviously, it was an extremely good deal, i.e. 5 movies, lunch and dinner all for FREE!!!!!! Woot!!!! Also nice posters and a nice fuzzy feeling to be around so many kindred spirits.
Anyway, I crawled out of bed at 6.45am and met pavs at the place. We grabbed a ridiculously expensive Starbucks breakfast (thankfully, this extravagant godsend was open at this time). First up was Babel which I thought was quite fantastic. The storylines were brilliant and each plot did not seem to have a direct bearing on the others but they did intersect at points. I liked the fact that the movie had these independent story lines and that the points they meet do not make the movie. My grade for it: A-.
Next was The Queen. I actually watched the Queen before and I liked it. Second time around, I liked it more. Helen Mirren's performance MAKES the movie and Michael Sheen's role as Tony Blair is awesome too. It isn't a brilliant movie but the performances and the little bits of humour in it make it worth watching and is probably why I would grade it an A- this time around.
Letters from Iwo Jima was next. The movie is in Japanese and tells the story of the Japanese defense of the little island of Iwo Jima against the Americans during World War II. It's an all out war movie which means there's lots of noise, violence, blood, gore and decapitation..... all in Japanese!!!! I did not like the movie but I have a feeling that had I watched it on another day, i.e. not during a marathon; basically like a person with some semblance of sanity, I would have liked it quite a lot. However, the film's gloomy cinematography, depressing context made it quite hard for me to concentrate and after a while the noise of gun shots gave me a bad headache. My grade for it: B.
After patting ourselves on our backs for making it this far and more so for getting through Letters from Iwo Jima, pavs and I settled down to watch 2 amazing performances in Notes on a Scandal. Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett are utterly amazing in this film. Judi Dench is a creepy lesbian who finds a liking to a new, younger teacher Cate Blanchett. But after she finds out that Cate Blanchett is having an affair with her 15 year old student, Judi Dench goes nuts and starts emotionally blackmailing her. Superbe acting. My grade for it: A.
The last film was Dreamgirls and unlike Notes on a Scandal where the performances AND the fim were good, Dreamgirls had good performances but the overall film was rather underwhelming. I think EVERYONE sings awesomely well in the film but I didn't particularly like the film. My grade for it: B.
Jeez. I read the above and I really am a loser.
Anyway, apart from trying to OD on movies, what are the other things that have happened since I last posted something on this darned thing?
Oh yes, the big big project I was working on from December onwards FINALLY closed. I am soooo relieved. The presentation went alright but the MD did not particularly approve but then again I hear he doesn't approve of much so as long as it was not a big mess up, I'm cool with it!
The Chinese New Year holidays came and went. 4 days of glorious, stress-free, work-less days. Amazing? Abso-fucking-lutely. Watched Hannibal Rising (B-), Epic Movie (D), Lone Star State of Mind (F), deleted scenes from Love Actually and Amelie. The last three were watched in one night with JJ, Shiny and Pavs. Fun times.
Let me start by yesterday. I decided to take Ms. Pavitra Mohan for the Oscar Movie Marathon yesterday (which was a competition entered into and won by my geeky self). Movies started at 9am and went on all the way to 9pm. Meals were provided so obviously, it was an extremely good deal, i.e. 5 movies, lunch and dinner all for FREE!!!!!! Woot!!!! Also nice posters and a nice fuzzy feeling to be around so many kindred spirits.
Anyway, I crawled out of bed at 6.45am and met pavs at the place. We grabbed a ridiculously expensive Starbucks breakfast (thankfully, this extravagant godsend was open at this time). First up was Babel which I thought was quite fantastic. The storylines were brilliant and each plot did not seem to have a direct bearing on the others but they did intersect at points. I liked the fact that the movie had these independent story lines and that the points they meet do not make the movie. My grade for it: A-.
Next was The Queen. I actually watched the Queen before and I liked it. Second time around, I liked it more. Helen Mirren's performance MAKES the movie and Michael Sheen's role as Tony Blair is awesome too. It isn't a brilliant movie but the performances and the little bits of humour in it make it worth watching and is probably why I would grade it an A- this time around.
Letters from Iwo Jima was next. The movie is in Japanese and tells the story of the Japanese defense of the little island of Iwo Jima against the Americans during World War II. It's an all out war movie which means there's lots of noise, violence, blood, gore and decapitation..... all in Japanese!!!! I did not like the movie but I have a feeling that had I watched it on another day, i.e. not during a marathon; basically like a person with some semblance of sanity, I would have liked it quite a lot. However, the film's gloomy cinematography, depressing context made it quite hard for me to concentrate and after a while the noise of gun shots gave me a bad headache. My grade for it: B.
After patting ourselves on our backs for making it this far and more so for getting through Letters from Iwo Jima, pavs and I settled down to watch 2 amazing performances in Notes on a Scandal. Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett are utterly amazing in this film. Judi Dench is a creepy lesbian who finds a liking to a new, younger teacher Cate Blanchett. But after she finds out that Cate Blanchett is having an affair with her 15 year old student, Judi Dench goes nuts and starts emotionally blackmailing her. Superbe acting. My grade for it: A.
The last film was Dreamgirls and unlike Notes on a Scandal where the performances AND the fim were good, Dreamgirls had good performances but the overall film was rather underwhelming. I think EVERYONE sings awesomely well in the film but I didn't particularly like the film. My grade for it: B.
Jeez. I read the above and I really am a loser.
Anyway, apart from trying to OD on movies, what are the other things that have happened since I last posted something on this darned thing?
Oh yes, the big big project I was working on from December onwards FINALLY closed. I am soooo relieved. The presentation went alright but the MD did not particularly approve but then again I hear he doesn't approve of much so as long as it was not a big mess up, I'm cool with it!
The Chinese New Year holidays came and went. 4 days of glorious, stress-free, work-less days. Amazing? Abso-fucking-lutely. Watched Hannibal Rising (B-), Epic Movie (D), Lone Star State of Mind (F), deleted scenes from Love Actually and Amelie. The last three were watched in one night with JJ, Shiny and Pavs. Fun times.
I managed to catch Pan's Labyrinth sometime over the last two months and I thought it was pretty good. I would grade it a B+. Watched Half Nelson too which I thought was pretty draggy but I kinda liked it. My grade for it: B+.
Oh yes, on the eve of the new year, went for a Anime costume party at Elin's place. I wore a green wig that stained my entire forehead a sickly greenish-yellow. It was fun though and hilarious being around a ton a Norwegians. A good friend of mine passed out and refused to move for 2 hours so after fretting for all that time, I took a glass of water and splashed it across my friend's face. After being called a fucking arsehole by my good friend we went to Attica (at 2.45am) and my good friend was normal again!!! Another night of fun times!!
Oh yes, American Idol 6 has started and is as fun as ever. Another conversation topic! Woot!! Also, Grey's Anatomy is airing some of its most fabulous stuff these days and its all very heart wrenching but brilliant all the same.
Yep, that's what I have been up to. Lots more stuff to tell but sooooo tired.
Plus its Monday in less than 6 hours... Ugh!!
How cannnn?
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
picture virgin
My dearest flatmate Kimberley in a somewhat pensive mood on the day I got back to Singapore after my month long, heavenly holiday in Colombo where I did absolutely nothing exciting but still had the time of my life.
Location of photograph: Haveli, on Kampong Bahru road. Check it out. Good food at reasonable prices.
Me!!! Right opposite Kimberley at Haveli. No gel in my hair! Shock! Horror! Faint! Dreading the prospect of starting work at my new job the next day!
Hershey's and I at The Clinic! Didn't like it but really don't want to be the one to spread negative WOM so do go check it out. I wonder whether this photograph will meet Her Royal Hershey's formidable standards?
In honor of Shiny's birthday celebration at Cafe Iguana we all stuck our tongues out. Perhaps I shall start a poll about who looks the cutest. My choice is Pavs, with me coming in a close second. he he.
update on movies
Some movies I have watched recently:
The Holiday B-
The Last Kiss B-
The Queen B+
Happy Feet B
Casino Royale A-
Little Children A-
Night at the Museum B
The real surpise of the season was that Casino Royale was such a good movie. The action's just awesome and Daniel Craig does the James Bond franchise proud. I mean we all thought Pierce Brosnan totally looked the part of Bond, but now when I think of him, I think of stuffy old bachelor trying to look cool. Kate Winslet was out with two movies this season, i.e. a visual and cinematic treat but The Holiday was quite the disappointment (although she was brilliant) but Little Children kind of made up for it. A must watch. Helen Mirren in The Queen is absolutely awesome. Every bit of praise that has been showered on her for this performance is well deserved and 100% justified.
Movies I am dying to watch:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Notes on a Scandal
The Departed (was in state of 3rd world cinematic deprivation when movie opened)
Pan's Labyrinth (getting some of the best reviews of the year)
Half Nelson
I am so looking forward to the award season!! However, sadly, I cannot miss work to watch the awards live. Poor me. I live such a hard life!!!
The Holiday B-
The Last Kiss B-
The Queen B+
Happy Feet B
Casino Royale A-
Little Children A-
Night at the Museum B
The real surpise of the season was that Casino Royale was such a good movie. The action's just awesome and Daniel Craig does the James Bond franchise proud. I mean we all thought Pierce Brosnan totally looked the part of Bond, but now when I think of him, I think of stuffy old bachelor trying to look cool. Kate Winslet was out with two movies this season, i.e. a visual and cinematic treat but The Holiday was quite the disappointment (although she was brilliant) but Little Children kind of made up for it. A must watch. Helen Mirren in The Queen is absolutely awesome. Every bit of praise that has been showered on her for this performance is well deserved and 100% justified.
Movies I am dying to watch:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Notes on a Scandal
The Departed (was in state of 3rd world cinematic deprivation when movie opened)
Pan's Labyrinth (getting some of the best reviews of the year)
Half Nelson
I am so looking forward to the award season!! However, sadly, I cannot miss work to watch the awards live. Poor me. I live such a hard life!!!
2007
Happy New Year!!! I cannot believe 2006 is over. Such a turbulent year it was…. Anyway, out with the old, in with the new! So without any further ado, these are my New Year resolutions:
Read more.
Watch more movies.
Drink more water.
To have lower expectations about everything. Relationships, friendships, work etc.
To be more efficient at work. This HAS to happen or I WILL be fired. I expect this is not something I can control but I guess it will just come from experience. I love working as a research analyst but it’s a constant challenge to do things on time. The standards seem impossible but yet I see everyone else being able to do it. So I will cross my fingers, work hard and hope for the best!
To save more. Living from cheque to cheque is tiring, scary and makes life hell for the accountant at the firm I work in. It isn’t easy for anyone to listen to a 22 year old whining about being paid late.
It’s all about more, more, more. Other nasty habits I have that should make it on my resolution list are conspicuously absent because I don’t have any faith in myself.
It’s 2007. Wooooooot!
Read more.
Watch more movies.
Drink more water.
To have lower expectations about everything. Relationships, friendships, work etc.
To be more efficient at work. This HAS to happen or I WILL be fired. I expect this is not something I can control but I guess it will just come from experience. I love working as a research analyst but it’s a constant challenge to do things on time. The standards seem impossible but yet I see everyone else being able to do it. So I will cross my fingers, work hard and hope for the best!
To save more. Living from cheque to cheque is tiring, scary and makes life hell for the accountant at the firm I work in. It isn’t easy for anyone to listen to a 22 year old whining about being paid late.
It’s all about more, more, more. Other nasty habits I have that should make it on my resolution list are conspicuously absent because I don’t have any faith in myself.
It’s 2007. Wooooooot!
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