Sadly, work has come between me and my mission in life: slacking.
Following my not-so-triumphant return to Singapore, I am now safely ensconced in the bosom of A-star, and er.. serving my country. I do this by
1) supporting small business (eating at the food court)
2) buying local brands (eh.. maggi mee?)
3) helping churn the great a-star research machine. one DNA gel at a time.
The new condo is very nice, but very hard to find. The road it's on doesn't exist on google maps yet, and guests arrive angry and frustrated. I should hire the Little Caesar's guy that waves the giant placard at San Antonio, to stand at a strategic corner and point the way.
I also have a new keyboard! I am very pleased with the instrument, but not so pleased with the way my piano playing and sight reading skills have regressed. Please send me sheet music for christmas!! It is my new self-improvement project. My other self improvement project is to do more sports. This involves complex multi-party negotiations with myself, and is currently in the planning stages.
Luz has invited jomo and myself to give a joint speech at her wedding. I think I should start to charge for speaking engagements... a free dinner is not too much to ask, right?
Went to Hanoi in Sept with Jomo. It was interesting, Halong Bay was fantastic, Perfume pagoda was ok, and of course I got to hang out with Jomo (highlight of the trip), and read Battle Royale (incredibly violent and bloodthirsty yet strangely absorbing). The traffic is absolutely crazy, I was very happy because the chaos reminded me of S.America. But something was 'off' about Hanoi. I dunno. People seemed too absorbed with earning money. I got a China vibe. You can feel it when they refuse to bargain, and when you're in the midst of impatient motorists.
Now I want to go to Laos.