I, teacher.

I'm probably gonna regret posting this, (the one on A&K will happen in another post... )
it's been a long time since I had a laugh.

It's true that we only laugh at the jokes that are most likely to happen if given the situation.
And kinda reminded me of the days when I was teaching.

The whole lot came through the office's email today...

TEACHER : Why are you late?
BALGOBIN : Because of the sign.
TEACHER : What sign?
BALGOBIN : The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow."

TEACHER : Balgobin, why are you doing your math sums on the floor?
BALGOBIN : You told me to do it without using tables!

TEACHER : Balgobin, why do you always get so dirty?
BALGOBIN : Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

TEACHER : Now, Balgobin, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?
BALGOBIN : No sir, I don't have to, my mom is a good cook.

TEACHER : Balgobin, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
BALGOBIN : No, teacher, it's the same dog!

TEACHER : What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
BALGOBIN : A teacher

I especially liked the last one, and I do wonder sometimes too.

Old Friends

The Lunar New Year is the time when friends from way back can use as an excuse to call for a gathering. Friends that you dun hear from at all, but still know they're around -
and so A&K called for a reunion of sorts, mainly taking the chance to show off their apartment and dig for gossip.

Being the first to arrive, I know cause I was 30mins early, I was not too sure if I could find the apartment or perhaps might walk pass it and miss the door. That apparently was not the case, cause right next to the door is this big cast-iron plate that have both the names A&K cut right into it with back lighting no less.

The decor setup is pretty cosy with lots of wood furnishing, wall and floor paneling with wrought iron gate and stair railing.

- to be con't/

Preview

Because sometimes, people come into our lives by chance,
and only for a brief moment,
perhaps to plant a seed in our hearts.

One day, when we are ready,
the seed grows.

Often so much time have passed that
we cannot find the person
in order to thank them.

We can always pass the seed on
to someone else.

Lunar New Year - Year 3?

I don't quite remember how I survived past my last couple of LNY.

My memory of those period seem to have gone the way of the monsoon rain, only vaguely recalling isolated instances only when it came around again. This year was not that much different, I can't wait for it to be over.

It's nice to have big celebrations like that though; to initiate the beginning of something new. If Singapore have the four seasons, it would help me in some ways too, it'd be like nature's own alarm clock to get me started on new beginnings and let go of the things that I seem to hold on to for too long.

For every LNY, there is the preperations every household does - spring cleaning. This year is a little more agonizing, or rather an inconvenience, as I dig out old luggage and prepare to dump them, give away, rip.
I am preparing to move out in a couple of months time.

A lot would be happening for me this year, though I would like to believe that I have already planned for every little turn of events, I know there's bound to be surprises; which can be nice, it creates excitement and conflicts but these surprises in the past years had not been too kind; especially where relationships were involved.

Perhaps my focus should have been more on tangible asset relationships.
But it would be true too, that *I am the people I keep around me.
*Note to self.

Be inspired

Monica Wood's Pocket Muse ~ inspiring.

"I don't like people to talk for no reason, but I really like dialogue between people who aren't listening to each other."

- Raymond Carver

Memory

For a moment, I looked upon the face
memories came rushing back.
It's been awhile...

"Memory is the way we keep telling ourselves our stories and telling other people a somewhat different version of our stories..."

Quirky

Something I've been working on lately, this here is a quirky variant of it.
Hotdogs over the rainbow, gotta love that.

Blood...?!

Been having a nose bleed since noon...
Thought it was just a runny nose initially,
but its coming out all over my face towel.

Just a nose bleed, that's what Chris says.
Let's hope it'll all be better in the morning.

And if you happen to call me in the morning
and there's no answer...

Dun call anymore.
Would need help clearing out the place...

Morning! :)
Feeling good already, I think.

Found...

From the book Krakatoa - Although Raffles is best known for essentially founded Singapore, he was also lieutenant-governor of the East Indies from 1811 to 1816... Lady Raffles is buried in a pretty Grecian tomb in the Botanical Gardens at Bogor south of Jakarta. Her husband is memorialized in many ways: by having discovered and restored the marvelous Buddhist temple at Borobudur, this I have to visit one day in central Java; by having written a near-definitive history of Java, and by having named after him the planet's largest flower, Rafflesia arnoldii, which has blooms a yard wide, weighs as much as twenty-four pounds, and has a memorably horrible smell. Know the flower, but not the smell :P

Some other trivial I found ~
- That the finance department's director have commissioned IT to seriously track all internet traffic by the minute.
- That I am losing weight as I work, sitting there all day. Not good.
- That the book The Lover by Marguerite Duras, is selling on Amazon for a mere US$8, even cheaper if you get a used copy
- That Anna Nicole Smith just died. It's all over the news!
- That whoever started with the name Agent Orange for the toxic chemical weed killer compound (name derives from orange markings on the drums the chemical was shipped in), the US sprayed so abundantly all over Vietnam (during the US vs Viet war), is pretty damn lame.

Strained

My time is tied up somewhere else the past few days and would be so for the next few days till the 14th. Also have to ramp up my reading on Vietnam... and lots of networking in 4 different areas.

Later today over at the Singapore Art Museum, 71 Bras Basah Road
Reset Button by anti-cool a.k.a Tomoko Takahashi (Japan/UK)
Artist talk. 8 Feb (Thu), 7.00pm.
At Queen Gallery, Level 2 and admission is free.

Just stressed

Oh... the effects of stress.
I only know I'm under it's spell when everything I wear feels loose.
The ring keeps slipping off the finger too...

Something much interesting - If you, like me would loved to be surfing, but dun have the time to... for all those entertaining videos being uploaded all over the net.
You should go check out the video podcast that picks out the best/funniest video from all around the internet. Go do a Google on - Around The Net, brought to you by G4 - Attack of the Show Daily Video Podcast. OooOh yeaaaAah!

If not for the goofy anticts that people do for video, then check out the charming and charismatic hosts - Kelvin Pereira and Olivia Munn.

Gloom and doom BE gone! Makes my day, everyday.

Moon under the Velvet Sky

A lot have happened, since the last time I seen the soft incandescence glow of the moon cast itself across my bedroom, with it's soft radiance.

Same moon, same sky, different times.