January 23rd, 2009 § 4
Random thoughts of the day
- I need to pack my room
- People need to stop wearing pregnant dresses. They’re f-ugly and confusing the hell out of good-intentioned commuters.
- I need to buy some pregnant dresses so I get a seat.
- How can I survive on less sleep so I can spend more time on my obsessions?
- I like cookies
- I need exercise.
- Hey won’t it be funny if I – OW! OW OW!!!! No.
- Wow, this is random.
January 20th, 2009 § 4
In the near future at least.
January 16th, 2009 § 1
Well it’s Chinese New Year in 2 weeks’ time. It’s the same as the Roman new year except that we Chinese like to paint the town red (literally) and announce our anticipation and excitement for what the new year brings with the careless spending of money. In any case that’s not really the point. Since I’m sort of, kind of lacking in that Things I’ve Done vs Things I Want to Do resolutions list, I thought I’d do it before the Chinese New Year’s over and I don’t really have any more racially-charged new years to resolve to do things. Here goes
- Went to / Stopped over at a crazy number of countries including Thailand, China, USA, Canada, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, Macau.
- Wandered around some of those countries alone, feeling quite serene and generally relaxed.
- Went to Tokyo Game Show. Whoot!
- My first Unicycle race, totalling 250+ km, possibly more than I’ve rode in the entire year before that.
- Ran a marathon which was actually something I’d never considered til uh, July. Ruined knee in process.
- Worked on a game that’s reasonably well-received.
- Got published internationally.
- Got a Mac and a hugeass TV so the crosshair on FPSes aren’t 1cm large anymore.
- Bought a few domains, started a blog that’s going along to plan just nicely.
- Started up the groundwork for Team-Uni
- Bought more unicycles
- Learn Japanese
- My first Unicon. I want to race and I want a medal.
- Duathlon on a uni. A tri’s not possible because of abovementioned ruined knee.
- Get certified
- Get consistent with 5 clubs/rings, 6 balls juggling. Stretch goal – be the best there is in Singapore.
- Follow through on that business idea
- Get my bloooody elusive driving license because renewal fee’s killing my wallet.
- Make more money. Heaps more.
- Take up photography
- Be good at swimming.
- See my abs. I’ve seen them ALL OF ONCE in my life. For a brief moment.
- Read more books
- Lose some weight so I can get faster
- Learn to speak all over again – braces are off soon and I can stop talking into my lips.
January 15th, 2009 § 1
I got a Season’s Greetings card from The Escapist today, by air. Quite touched and feeling warm and fuzzy inside (just like a polar bear!)
Merry Christmas everyone! Enjoy the snow while it lasts!
January 12th, 2009 § 1
Mike, remember, despite that love for the furry huggies, it’s not worth it.
January 11th, 2009 § 1
In the period of time between my getting a referral to see a sports doctor for my knee injury (acquired from doing a marathon while barely recovered from a knee problem) and the actual going to the doctor’s, I managed to hurt my back.
For the past week, my back’s been hurting like crazy. I can’t bend, hunch, sit or stand without feeling like a kidney’s been crushed like a bean between the hooves of a camel. It HURTS.
An X Ray was done to my back and there’s no problem to my spine which is a good thing. So since the problem can’t be found, I’ve been booked for a physio appointment in 2 weeks. Now as for that knee, the speculation’s that it’s a meniscus tear to the back of the joint so an MRI is scheduled, again in 2 weeks’ time.
I’m a little too embarrassed to tell the doctor that ‘By the way, I can’t rotate my right arm at the shoulder as well. Can you take a look at it?’ because it’s a little ridiculous to spend a good chunk of the week at physio and I’m not too sure how to explain to my boss that I need half the week off for the next month.
The good news is, the doctor’s given the all-clear for me to swim and cycle with that knee. The irony is, I still can’t do either with that back problem.
January 11th, 2009 § 0
January 6th, 2009 § 5
Caught Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea today. It’s a Studio Ghibli anime and is arthouse Japanese anime at its finest because that seems like the best excuse for why it’s so acclaimed despite the story being utter bullshit. A 5-year-old romances a toddler mermaid which wants to be a girl? Uhhhhh right sure because normally if it weren’t ‘art’, we’d call this paedophillic propaganda. It’s not like the whole childhood romance theme hasn’t been explored in (arthouse) films before. Jeux d’enfants did it very tastefully I felt. It wasn’t as acclaimed (because French as a language is passe, duh) but the story was at the very least SWEET despite being about as deep as my wallet.
Ponyo’s bizarre to say the least. You have bits and pieces that don’t fit anywhere. If your mom were to find out you’ve befriended a fish that WHOA changed into a human OVERNIGHT AND is stalking you, would she
Tell me if my family’s dysfunctional because I’m willing to bet that 2 is NOT going to be a choice.
Well so it’s fantastical; that’s what makes the show so appealing. Right, you go ahead and pen some stories about 5 year olds romancing and stalking each other, draw out storyboards and then explain to the cops when they turn up at your house when you’re in boxers at 5 in the morning. This is also why the post is categorized as ‘Things I Find Funny’.
January 1st, 2009 § 3
Because I feel like it, I’ve deleted everything and am starting afresh. As my whims and fancies dictate for the moment, I shall endeavor to post only on a select few topics on this blog, the ones that I can think of are -
1) Unicycling
2) Juggling
3) Running
4) Pretty Pictures
5) Things I Find Funny
6) Videogames
And now for the first snippet that falls under number 5 is…
The dude with the unfortunate name happens to be an American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. According to Wiki and I need to quote this -
“Gaylord invented techniques performed on the horizontal bar: the “Gaylord Flip” and the “Gaylord II” are still performed by gymnasts today.”
I can only imagine conversations like these:
At a bar – “Hi, I’m Gaylord and I’m a gymnast.”
At the locker room of any gym – ” Yeah, I’m Gaylord and I can show you the Gaylord Flip.”
Sorry, I know it’s rude but it’s like how you laughed at that kid you went to school with who was called Dildo. What? That wasn’t you?
True story though – on my vacation in Hong Kong, the cashier at a eating joint had a nametag that read ‘Hymen’. I’d love to see his girlfriend introduce him to her folks.
