tell me about it

Currently feeling:
irritable, uncharitable, and unreasonably but seasonably grumpy

Currently craving:
Serangoon nasi lemak, East Coast char kway teow, KFC’s miso chicken

Currently reading:
‘Prentice Alvin’ by Orson Scott Card

Currently listening to:
Feist, Mika, and Imogen Heap

Currently surfing:
Facebook. Oh, the addictiveness of it!

Currently drinking:
water

Currently eating:
apple lollipop (only one cola lolly left…)

Currently chatting with:
my girl Mish, Matthew

Currently thinking of:
lemongrass massage oil, keeping promises

Currently writing:
bad poetry and clunky prose

Currently missing:
my home, my kitty, my monkey face

Currently wishing:
that time would fly, for more nuah weekends

Currently wanting:
to teach, to snuggle, to go to Bangkok

Currently aching:
in my left shoulder and down my back

Currently praying:
for healing in my eyes, for forgiveness, for strength to do the right thing, that love will endure

Spent my Saturday like this: a simple breakfast, reading newspapers, nuahing around all day, my favorite Korean bulgogi beef, watching the Liverpool match. Didn’t do anything much, really, but take time out just to relax and bask in happy.

It’s days like this that help me unwind after a tough, pain-filled week.

Julian: Make sure you avoid smoky areas ok? You shouldn’t go to clubs or pubs for at least the next month.

Me: No problem. No smoke.

*one week and much smoke later*

Me: Maybe I shouldn’t have gotten my Lasik done just before seventh month Hungry Ghost Festival. :(

To any of my friends out there still looking for a job, my friend would like me to get the word out…

can i ask a favour of all you arty people…please spread the word out to your kakis the below, please please! i’m looking for colleagues!
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national library has one position available for arts librarian (reference)…
if you have a thirst for knowledge, don’t mind abit of frontline service, want a steady 9-5 job with steady pay, super-nice colleagues and bosses, this is for you!

job scope: buy new titles to enhance visual arts collection, answer enquiries either received from the reception or email (this is cross-disciplinary: here are real-life egs: bio on victor paul, timber tycoon in sabah/industry report on cosmetics in Asia/resources on material & visual culture/help me find the name of my greatgrandfather’s mistress who came to S’pore in 1856, we believe he married her but not sure/images of man falling off roof), write info-guides/book reviews, give tours and user education on library collections and services (these are usually to the art schools, professors and students, sotheby’s just called up for a tour though), and on-and-off curate an exhibition to promote library collection. We also work very closely with the singapore art museum, lasalle, nafa, etc.

you only need a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, (masters is preferable but not entirely necessary), excellent oral and written communication skills, and GOOD background knowledge in design or fine arts.

Let me know if you’re interested I’ll pass you her email address for you to send your CV! :)

Travel plans!

Heading into JB to direct the annual Causeway Cup again at the end of November. I hate playing long overseas tourneys but still want a taste of the pie, so it’s perfect that Michael wants me to direct. It’s quite an honor to be tourney director actually because it’s such a big tourney :)

After that will be going to Bangkok from 13 - 18 Dec with Rachel, Johanna and Kaixin…wooo! I miss it so much. I actually get BKK withdrawal symptoms :/ Can’t wait to go. I want to shop and buy more $4 skinny jeans that fit perfectly. Heh.

Facebook is terribly, terribly addictive. Terribly. Stop me! From giving gifts and poking people and uploading tons and tons and tons of photos! And tagging photos! And looking at other people’s photos! And sneaking peeks at this one really cute guy :D And reading other people’s wall-to-wall conversations!! :o It’s Internet voyeurism in a deceptively mild form. We’re so obsessed with the bits and pieces of our own and other people’s lives.

I still can’t find Shaun Qiu anywhere - I actually wonder if he might have died. :/

Quiet happiness.
Dubious - just a little.
Once bitten twice shy, perhaps.
A catch? Somewhere?
Maybe - maybe not.
Smiles.
Love.
Joy.
Faith.
Hope.
Complete peace.
My hand in God’s - I trust You.
My burdens I give to You.
You take care of them.
I can’t.

The Lord is my shepherd.
I shall not want.

Medication makes me happy.

My headache disappeared almost instantaneously yesterday after taking the meds and today I’m giddily happy that my eyesight has improved by leaps and bounds and that the pain in my head is virtually gone.

I walk around reading all the small print I can find and grinning my head off just because I can read them. Building signs. License plates. Cereal boxes and ingredients lists.

Whee :)

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Helping the kids with design stuff for their charity Scrabble event. I quite like my poster :D

If you’re interested in signing up, you can view full details here, or you can download the registration form here.

Please support :) I’ll most probably be down there helping on both days so it would be nice if you guys could come down and donate to the Autism Association (Singapore), or just to come say hi and see me in my Scrabble element :)

I can’t wait to be with you
No I just can’t sit still,
Are we there yet?
Takes me back, I remember
Such a magical place
It was all you

Closing in
I hope that we make it
Closing in
I hope that we find our way

Frame by frame, red speed ahead
A city dissolving,
The threat of our love in the headlights
Is it safe now?
Will your arms be open?
I just have to kiss you,
Try and stop me

Closing in
I hope that we make it
Closing in
I hope that we find our way
Closing in
It’s all that I want in the whole world
Closing in
Please be there, please be there

Latest song addictions:

‘Running Away’ by Midnight Hour (Ghost Whisperer OST)
‘Breathe Me’ by Sia (CSI Miami OST)
‘一人一半’ by Eric Ng (881 OST)

On MC today on account of my blinding headache. I feel like digging my eyeballs out with a blunt spoon.

On the other hand, I’m enjoying nuahing at home although since I can’t do much on the computer, or watch TV, or even read very much, I’m completely bored.

And you, I hope you get well soon too.