Compared to the previous Saturday where I had my little excursion to the Shanghai Aquarium, the one that just passed was...less than savoury. Literally. I woke up at 0745hrs with a bitter taste in my mouth. This is what happens when you down 3 whiskey cokes, a shot of tequila, a whiskey neat up, a vodka also neat up, within half an hour (and within ( Read more... )

Anyone who's watched the beautiful John Cusack in "High Fidelity" (or has read the equally beautiful book of the same title by Nick Hornby) will understand why I'm coming up with this list...CATHARSIS ( Read more... )

Elaine and I used to bawl our lungs out to this, at least the cover by Beth Orton...but when we heard the upbeat Vegas-style version by the Ronettes (whoever they are/were), we might as well swallow some Dettol ( Read more... )

The new shoe is now an old shoe.

Worn-out, weary, wart-filled. And that's after only 2 months.

Maybe I did give him some pretty bad calluses. But I was always there with a cushion whenever he needed one. He's the callous (ed) one. Not me.


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24 little hours ( Read more... )

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...can it be to receive a call from some 4,500km away, from Darren! (Thanks sweetie, but you didn't call back like you said you would ( Read more... )

And Bloomberg in Singapore is having a recruitment seminar at the end of February...

Where am I now?

Not that I want to be some super economics-analyst, nor would I want to cause another Asian Financial Crisis...but it'll be nice to work in a place where money DOES make it go round.

And before you know it, it's midweek ( Read more... )

I'm warming up to a cup of coffee (again) in the office. And I'm definitely developing a stomach for *drum roll* hot water from a Chinese thermos flask (which, I think, was from the hot water tap just next to the toilet down the hall ( Read more... )