What would life be like without love and music?

l.o.v.e.

like false starts in the stock markets now, i can see where we are headng. this song has been seared into my memory for as long as i live.

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true love waits

life has been running into tailspins lately. heartfelt appreciation to the many people who care. 3am thursday, eye patched and tired. haven't had this hapless feeling in a long while, not especially when taking control has always been my topmost priority. soothing and poignant, thom yorke's song is gently lulling me into a sense of quiet tranquility, much needed after what has been going on. there are so many things to do and i haven't got started. :( goodnight.

Under the bridge

Maybe it's her chirpy outlook or her beauty, I am unmistakably enraptured.

It's been some time since my last entry. My poor health has been creeping up on me and I am having less time for books. The Outliers was a good read in so much it articulated so well my own thinking that circumstances make the man, even though he seems to be to be pushing his argument a bit too far. I'm grateful to Dave for leaving that book, along with Playing the Enemy by John Carlin, in the kitchen so I can read them. PTE is a gripping account of Nelson Mendela's shrewd strategy of reconciling the antagonistic races in his country through the rugby World Cup, applying his wisdom of the fact that sports possess that ethereal bond between people that makes it a viable political tool. Anyways, I only have time for that whimsical emo-chic comic Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine. :p

Mad Hatters 2009

CALLING ALL HISTORY ALUMNI!

Come to Mad Hatters 2009 – an event where the outgoing Honours class
comes together with the History Faculty and Alumni for a formal
photo-taking session.

The Twist? The Honours Class will be wearing their graduation gowns
and a MAD HAT -- a baseball cap, cowboy hat, full-face helmet, or
whatever for this MEMORABLE EVENT!

Not only will you get to meet your cohort mates but also welcome the
outgoing Honours class into the Alumni Association on the eve of their
graduation.

So come down and JOIN US at the posh new Alumni House for MAD HATTERS 2009!


13 March 2009, 7.00 – 8.30pm
NUS Alumni House, Benefactors' Lobby, Level 2


Kindly RSVP before 2 March to history_alumni@gmail.com to avoid disappointment.

Food and drinks (but no hats) will be provided.

We hope to see you there!

I <3 旺福

I'm glad I didn't back out from the huayi gig with Lulu and Jianhua. Wonfu is the funniest Chinese pop band I've ever seen and I can't stop listening to their catchy and happy songs now.

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Blah blah blah. (Where is my mind?)

The CNY Long Weekend is coming to an end. Rummaged through my old stuff at my mom's place I found Chuck Palahniuk's book of short stories titled "Stranger than Fiction". I wanted to savour the stories and stopped myself from finishing the book, putting aside the book after reading one or two stories. More than half a year later, I'm still not yet halfway through the book.

I have sympathies for Palahniuk's worldview, more so than I care to admit. Anarchic, anti-capitalist, and overall pessimistic about the human condition, Palahniuk reminds me of the fiery nativist anti-modern rhetoric from prewar Japan. With boundless energy and creativity, we are destroying ourselves and our planet, lavishing a minority with lavish consumer goods while millions live in destitution and poverty. Then again, it's easy to denounce capitalism and its attendant sweatshops and financial fat cats. Palahniuk's Fight Club was made into a chic Hollywood blockbuster, as cool as a Che Guevera T-shirt.

Okay, I haven't explained why I was sympathetic to his worldview. It's late and I've to work tomorrow, definitely not the right time for a lengthy exposition of my opinions about the world. Besides, I had intended to talk about Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers and Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational. Dammit, where is my mind?