Am storing my mind in a secret vault for the time being. Maybe when this is all over I'll get around to searching for it. This imposed radio silence might not be lifted anytime soon. The prying eyes are everywhere.

many disappointments recently. certain successes fail to impress when compared with garish failures. I feel a little like the outcast who fell out of his rightful company, whatever that is supposed to be. what they intended for me to be does not currently match up to what I am. you notice "I" in my entries is always in capitals? that's the ego at ( Read more... )

Total devotion to anything requires sacrifice. In my case, I tried to devote myself totally to my MMORPG this time round. And I'm facing a lot of problems ( Read more... )

It boils down to this word in the end. Their friendliness is a definite icebreaker, and conversations flow as easily as San Miguel Pale Pilsen does. If I land safely at Changi Airport later, I can safely say "I survived the Philippines!" It is not an easy phrase to utter. I weathered supertyphoons and aggressive boatmen to return home ( Read more... )

FINALLY! I obtained my own copy of the greatest keyboard of all time, the IBM Model M (1995) today. Cash Converters, the junkyard for all things old and new, happened to offer keyboards on sale at $1 each. So I rummaged through the junkpile and found this 2 kg beast of a keyboard. The buckling spring mechanism is loud, and feels great. Feels like ( Read more... )

Remember how I said months ago that I'd master Fantaisie Impromptu by the end of the year, and then dismissed the thought for being too unrealistic? After 4 months of daily training at the ivories, I picked it up 2 days ago, and tried to play it. Suprisingly, the seemingly tough 3:4 rhythm arrived smoothly, and it was a breeze to learn. I think i' ( Read more... )

As much as it might be duty to uphold my values of fillial piety, I consider the recent spate of events pure torture. Day surgery is named 'day' for a reason: it's in typical wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am style and suggests an incidence of 1. It is in no way supposed to drag on for a month and extend the suffering of those involved. Surgery corrects by ( Read more... )

I might choose the blue one ( Read more... )

Today is the first of thirty days in my newest trial, the "To Be A Healthy Man" project. I realized after guzzling Pepsi and stuffing close to ten slices of pizza down my poor stomach that I was beginning to feal queasy yesterday. It was then that I made the snap decision to do something about my unhealthy lifestyle. The unrestricted eating I ( Read more... )

The engine has two sections. One is powered from the inside, the other depends on external fuel. My external fuel is running low. I should top it up soon. The internal tank is running smoothly, till Tuesday I guess.