Regale us with tales bold but true
Listening to: Crazy Ones – John Mellencamp – Whenever We Wanted Tonight me and the boys met up with another uni mate of ours who’s back on a short visit from Hong Kong, where he works as a top-notch high-flying award-winning chick-pulling copywriter. We envy his life and his boldness and his impossible sense of […]
Buddha Day
Listening to: King Porter Stomp – Benny Goodman – Clarinet a’ la king Vesak or Wesak celebrates the birth, death and enlightenment of Sakyamuni Buddha. It is a public holiday here. But not for me and my business partners. We’re still running kids’ camp for the benefit of families who have no idea what to […]
Levity
Listening to: Tributo Al Niño Rivera – Afro Cuban All Stars – Distinto Diferente There are blessings to count. S coming back from Sydney has been a godsend. Today, after work, we met at our local, as per normal every Friday and Saturday for the past two months now, and we had our compulsory Hoegaarden […]
Bringing the family
Listening to: Bolero Sonámbulo – Manuel Galbán/Ry Cooder – Mambo Sinuendo A few weeks ago, we were sitting at the dining table having dinner. All was usual. Mum was griping about everything. Sis was complaining about something at work. Brother-in-law was asking me some inane question in an effort to drum up conversation with me. […]
She’s a beaut, mate, but she’s sending me to the poor house
Listening to: Riding With the King – John Hiatt – Y’all Caught OK, who wants to buy a 1986 Mercedes Benz 300SEL? I got this car in 2002 for a real bargain by Singapore standards – $28K for 5 years left on the COE (for non-Singaporeans – Certificate of Entitlement – yes, you need a […]