In Transit
March 18th, 2006
i know i can only have this much of good fortune in my life, much less in one week. i know i really shouldnt ask for any more, and be grateful for what i already have. so i’m just sitting here trying to tell myself not to be disappointed or upset in any way at this turn of events today. i am succeeding quite well so far, i think. though it would be very nice to know exactly WHY i keep screwing things up for myself.
on a cheerier note, i absolutely love it when i come back home and find a package/parcel for me. it’s one of the best cures for bad moods and down days, even more effective than takeaway ice cream while watching an excellent movie at home with good movie-company (i swear, this is so hard to come by nowadays), or a good long shower. today, i got The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. from Chi :) i heart you, old man. you brighten up my days so much!
Aira is leaving for NS - the HORROR! - in two days, so yesterday a bunch of us got together to have dinner with her. Jon hijacked it halfway through and turned it into 50% his farewell, since he’s leaving for Vancouver, Canada in about a week. like, for good. it was weird cos everyone was shaking his hand as if they weren’t gonna ever see him again. even i felt quite obliged to take one final photo with him. it’s so strange, he’s exiting our lives as quickly as he entered. hmm. many people come and go, but some will always be particularly outstanding in the archives of my mind.
anyhoo. the last time i posted a meme thing, Alvin thought that the 7 Known Things and 7 Lesser Known Things About Me were scary enough to frighten off all my potential life partners … so, okay, i’m gonna re-do it cos i dont wanna die lonely and unmarried :(
7 Known Things About Me
1. i collect pigs and ducks (of the cotton-stuffed plushie variety)
2. i am an optimistic pessimist who hopes too much and expects too little
3. i dont buy CDs
4. i should never be allowed behind the wheel
5. i write killer surat aduans (complaint letters) ..!
6. i’m really picky when it comes to guys (okay this isnt helping)
7. and i’d make a really good wife :(
7 Lesser Known Things About Me
1. i LOVE shopping for birthday gifts
2. i pay a lot of attention to how i sign my cards and emails and letters. cos different people require different signoffs.
3. i sometimes feel that i treat my friends the way i would raise my children
4. a brilliant and welldone ad campaign can lift my mood immensely
5. i am a relationship packrat. i’ve got boxes and boxes full of mementoes (there are some REALLY strange things in there) from all my past relationships that i let no one look through
6. any productivity comes from me only when my OCDness has been satiated
7. i’ve been in love with someone for 3 years. he doesnt know. if i told him, my best friend would kill me .. :D
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okay now that that’s done with. let’s move on to the most important part of this post.
DAMIEN RICE. 30th MARCH. SINGAPORE.
WHO WANTS TO GO WITH ME?!?!
i’m dead serious. i dont know why, but i seem to know no Damien Rice fans?? faster faster, tell me you will go with me, and we shall buy our tickets right away! let this not be another Jason Mraz incident, where his tickets sold out in like 2 SECONDS :(
22 Comments Add your own
1. booha | March 18th, 2006 at 12:41 am
hmm #7 of the lesser known things,why would your best friend kill you?!?! =p
i kaypo
2. smartypants | March 18th, 2006 at 12:53 am
Under similar circumstances I would usually put up a brave front and dole out stuffs like ‘count your blessings’ but to tell you the truth I always need tissues and minyak angin behind the scene. My heart feels heavy even now but I still say ‘count your blessings’ and and awaiting 2007 !! =) fake smile =p
3. alvin | March 18th, 2006 at 1:02 am
I will be glad to be your right hand man.
How’s that for a cheesy sense of humor, or uhm pickup line?
4. Bryan | March 18th, 2006 at 2:27 am
3 years? 3 YEARS ?? Something more bizarre is you chose not to tell him because of your best friend. HmMmM… O_o
Booha always kaypo! Hahaha… :p
5. zen | March 18th, 2006 at 3:56 am
yea..3 years?!
must be hard..
6. -archangel- | March 18th, 2006 at 4:07 am
who is damien rice !? =X
7. smartypants | March 18th, 2006 at 9:15 am
under similar circimstances, with a brave front i usually dole out stuffs like ‘count your bessings’ befitting my status but behind the scene like now i would need tissues and minyak angin. my heart feels heavy now but i still say ‘count your blessings’ =))
8. Lalita | March 18th, 2006 at 9:35 am
I SO-OOOOO agree with different ways of signing cards off. I think it’s like a statement of sorts with regards to your relationship with the person you are sending the card to. You just cannot sign every card of with “Lots and lots of Love” …
9. Charlie | March 18th, 2006 at 11:42 am
Why are the singers and whatever all going to Singapore now : ( Even Placebo. What’s so great about that place anyway : ( : ( Their char kuey teow suck like sheet!
10. jeremy | March 18th, 2006 at 3:36 pm
dont miss it for the world. damien rice and sufjan stevens played in carnegie hall 2 weeks back and i missed it =( the overwhelming regret will kill you.
11. pinkpau | March 18th, 2006 at 5:04 pm
booha : cos she loves him too. haha
alvin : i’d rather you go with me to SG to see Damien Rice :(
bryan : yes such a long time, no? hehe but it’s a passive thing. just someone who’s always at the back of my mind, but i dont spend every waking moment thinking of him. yes lor booha always kaypo wan!!!
zen : hehe not really .. :D i dont feel obliged to let him know at all, actually.
archangel : THATS WHAT EVERYONE ASKS!!!
lalita : EXACTLY! and special people deserve special signoffs .. :D even though they dont know they’re special.
charlie : hey you like placebo?! haha shit i walked out of the bangkok rock fest before they came on stage.
jeremy : i’m hoping there’s still tickets left..!!!!!
smartypants : that was the first thing i did when i got the news. hahaha
12. waifon | March 18th, 2006 at 7:24 pm
I don’t get the top part of your post. What so unhappy?:( Pls enlighten me.
The 3 years loving someone behind the scenes, so ironical =(
Oh..have you watched Brokeback Mountain? Go watch go watch~! Got Heath Ledger. So so hot! Like burning scalding scorching evaporating hotness!
But he’s gay.in the show:D
13. Emily T | March 18th, 2006 at 7:33 pm
Oh my. I would go. But then suddenly Singapore seems so far away!!
14. sieutheng | March 18th, 2006 at 9:26 pm
this person u’ve been in love for 3 years, do i know him?!?! is he who i think he is?!
15. sarah | March 18th, 2006 at 9:37 pm
i’m desperate for good movie buddies. i’m gonna catch v for vendetta (sp?) with my 13 year old friend tomorrow. desperate times, yes.
16. ArtificiallyVerbose | March 18th, 2006 at 10:37 pm
tix are crazy ex for damien rice. but worth it imo if:
a) you really really really like his melancholic/romantic sounding music
b) you and your significant other enjoy his music and the mood it creates :P
haha if you do go wouldn’t it make this your 3rd overseas trip in a month??? enviable betul…
17. pinkpau | March 19th, 2006 at 6:56 am
waifon : hehe tis a secret! HOR you watched brokeback mountain! you supporter of piracy, you :D
emily t : you know damien rice?! finally..!!! i think i know all of like 3 people who know damien rice. one is leaving to canada next week, another is going to NS tomorrow for 3 months, and the last has alvls exams on the 30th. ARGH!
sieutheng : heeheeheeeee
sarah : lemme know if u like it :) i think it’s a very good show.
artificially : rm300+ right?! i dont care, i pay!!! but i cant seem to book my tix thru the sistic website. ARGH dont tell me its already sold out!!!! and yeah i love his music :) hey go with me ler!!! you’re from sg wan right :D
18. waifon | March 19th, 2006 at 11:59 am
haha..what to do.kena ban addy.must find alternative la to savour the fantantic show. I know Damien Rice~but RM300+ for the ticket is quite pricey isn’t it? Got to go all the way to Singapore summore:( No fair..given a chance I would go to but college is seriously in the way. Plus, I’m going to Aussie soon so I will save up all the energy and enthusiasm to paint aussie’s town red!
Cheh..their town cannot dipaintkan red. Close shop so early. Sheesh kebab!
19. ArtificiallyVerbose | March 19th, 2006 at 2:39 pm
haha i’m an exiled malaysian
can book for u if u want
tim_1002@hotmail.com
email/msn if u want me to help u get the tix la no service charge :P
20. lishun | March 19th, 2006 at 10:22 pm
i like damien rice. but, erm, boh lui. sighs. sob.
21. pinkpau | March 20th, 2006 at 3:25 am
waifon : where in aussie you’re going? i’ll be at melbourne in the winter .. :D
artificially : done! :D will hit you up when i can confirm the number of tix. thanks so much for offering!
lishun : haha i’m beginning to lose hope of finding someone who knows damien rice + LIKES damien rice + does not have exams + will be in malaysia on the 30th + has money to travel to sg. SIGH!
22. waifon | March 20th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
I think I’m going in April. maybe May if I can’t get a break from college in April. I’ll be going to Sydney to visit the family first and then heading to Melbourne too! Will be all over I guess, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Perth. I so need a holiday. I’m gonna make sure I travel enough to compensate the lost fun times I’m supposed to be enjoying. Tee hee hee:D
I envy you la Pinkpau. Travel so many times addy. Hish~poor me:(
Plus, my law exam’s coming up and it’s not even funny anymore=:(
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