I know a lot of singles but only a handful of them are truly eligible.
Eligible = don’t have halitosis (the unspoken secret of true love)
Last week I hung out at the Sky Bar with a very eligible and holistically attractive young lady.
Belle is acutely sensitive in all her interactions (she wouldn’t judge you even [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Eligibility
Posted in Now where do I put this? on 28 November 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Second Chance
Posted in Inanimate But Alive, Muses on 24 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was sitting in Federation Square one spring morning.
I had just purchased a book about cinema and “The Hidden God” and was trying to devour both it and the moist falafel in my hand threatening to drip onto my new buy.
The book was about movies wherein God, though never explicitly mentioned, [...]
Change
Posted in Now where do I put this? on 21 November 2008 | 1 Comment »
“What makes you happy?”
We are in a bustling cafe but our table is by far the most sober. Her sullen eyes looks back at me for a fleeting moment, not really wanting to make contact. She sighs.
“Every year my dreams die a little more.”
My God! I stop her before she can continue.
“Oi! Why do [...]
Dr Cheok
Posted in Everyday Heroes on 21 November 2008 | 2 Comments »
“I’ve got some bad news”
After hearing those words stumble out of himself, it suddenly dawned on Dr Cheok that the wife was still standing up.
He had to leave them hanging for a few moments while he retrieved a chair from the neighbouring room.
He looked at the man lying helplessly in bed, wincing a little from [...]
Reza – International Business
Posted in Muses on 20 November 2008 | 2 Comments »
Fresh out of college, my Iranian friend Reza Mehdiza (doesn’t his name sound like it should belong to an Iranian underground rapper?) got together with his Turkish, Chinese, Malaysian mates and 5 other nationals to form an import-export company.
Today, he travels around the world with his 9 business partners and they go from one culture [...]
Seong – The Friend Collector
Posted in Everyday Heroes, Muses on 17 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fresh out of my SPM, Seong began leading me into a life of freedom.
As our youth ministry leader, he felt it his duty to show us a good time and introduce us to the world.
It was then that I began to spend hours in smoky snooker parlours (we could only afford those with splinter cues [...]
Eric n Tara – Gila-gila
Posted in Uncategorized on 13 November 2008 | 4 Comments »
Perhaps Eric doesn’t know it, but he is a natural dead-pan comedian. He has got the face of a serious IT dude (he is a serious IT dude) but ever so often throws a one-liner that leaves you stumped for a second before it dawns upon you that this guy is actually joking.
His [...]
The Thief in the Night
Posted in Uncategorized on 12 November 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today is the birthday of The Glory of God.
Early one morning in 1817, in dusty city of Tehran, the Child long awaited by the world was finally born.
Throughout His 29-year ministry He was imprisoned, tortured, poisoned, exiled and suffered greatly for the world.
He wrote to kings, world leaders, religious leaders (including Pope Pius IX) [...]
Brian Kohler – Surfer Boy
Posted in Everyday Heroes on 7 November 2008 | 1 Comment »
The American exchange students at Howitt Hall mostly kept to themselves.
It was rare, but there were your occasional few who would make friends with the locals and other internationals. These were usually the kids who were either unpopular with their countrymen or wanted to discreetly distance themselves from anything American.
But Brian was the exception.
His door [...]
Han Hoong – Into the Wild
Posted in Everyday Heroes, Muses on 3 November 2008 | 1 Comment »
While in college, Han Hoong had a fascination with blades. He had a whole collection of them ranging from parangs and army knives to Sarawakian swords and hunting boomerangs! I remember warning a friend of mine to not ever be in the same room with him. ( this is about the same period Han Hoong [...]
