Grandma of a colleague who was the only family he lived with his entire life passed on recently, while he was at reservist training. so he came back to work today and he looks a total wreck. I just feel awful bad, not only because he's a nice guy who is completely clueless about wedding ring fingers, appreciative of lunch/dinner belles, mindless work, quick with amusing retorts to questions (see conversation below), prefers chocolate and clean toilets even if it means taking the elevator up 9 storeys to get to either...... less than a month back he had gotten hold of the key to his new apartment.

So are you going to be shifting in with your girlfriend?
> If my grandma doesn't live with me where will she live?
I'm sure she will have fun being able to redecorate and furnish a new place...
> I think so too. But it's a small place... Personally I will only have fun if the space was...
(gestures to surroundings of where we were, boon's ... property)
> Well, WE would have fun anyway.

It seems home (specifically, bedroom) has become less than an ideal space to be productive in. The wet weather isn't helping, drooping eyelids lazy thoughts... one lengthy band interview is to be transcribed, couple of songs are to be learned and perfected, bills to be paid groceries and toiletries to be shopped for yet this is all there is in my head - chilling at durty nelly's (or anywhere cosy quiet uncrowded really) with Sujit Saraf's peacock throne and a good dessert+drink.

damn you lazybones!

one lesson that should have been long learned - SHOPS CLOSE ON EVE AND FIRST TWO DAYS OF CNY. if we had managed to get tickets to taiwan, I would probably be forever kept in dark, delusioned about what goes on, or better apt, the Nothing that goes on in shopping malls during chinese new year.

so last weekend saw us through a record of 6 musical/theatrical live shows, the CNY holiday arrived mid week and saw me through 7 full lengthed movies... yesterday (saturday) felt like a work day than anything else honestly, until I met with Jay and the ex-jelita days people to go laugh at sign language dancing and of course, be silly ourselves. it was a great affair, starting with supper along bukit timah road and then to muhd. sultan and then almost-breakfast supper food at lau pa sat.

well you could ask me what else went on since the 29th (seriously, a Lot) but really, all I wanna do now is to go book tickets to sweeney todd less than 12 hours away and then knock right out til noon

GO OK!!!!!!!!!!CHEAP!!!CHEAP!!!!!!! GO SPEND SOME $$!!!!!!!!!!

And so it unveils...

120108:
- brunch w/ Mom&Bro @ marche, Vivocity
- cityscape shoot w/ Reggie
130108:
- lunch w/ Chris @ CP
- birthday dinner w/ Jay+family @ Clementi
140108:
- 9am shoot @ MGS
- 4.30pm recce shoot @ C.ITE
150108:
- 2pm meeting w/ architect
- MGS shoot edits
- OT
160108:
- 7pm miguel's exhibition opening @ Jendela
- supper w/ Reg&Dicky
170108:
- dinner w/ Angeline @ Newton
180108:
- dinner w/ Fud @ Bugis
190108:
- Open house gig @ Ngee Ann Polytechnic
- dinner w/ Nat @ Vivocity
200108:
- movie+dinner date w/ Jay @ town
210108:
- 10am shoot @ VJC
- OT
220108:
- VJC shoot edits
230108:
- lightkit shopping+lunch w/ Boon/Andres
- AVA/TFF gig+dinner w/ Jay @ Timbre Substation
240108:
- OT
250108:
- OT
- Chemical Hearts gig w/ Chemical Hearts @ POW
260108:
- warehouse sale @ Kaki Bukit
- Waking Up the Dead gig+supper w/ Jay @ Playden
270108:
- skating+dinner w/ Angeline @ Bishan
280108:
- 11am shoot @ C.ITE
- lunch w/ Angeline @ 6th Ave.

REGINA this should answer your queries Ü