Entries from August 2008

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

twelve lotus the movie

It is a smart move, banking on the success of 881, the Ge-tai extravaganza, and churning out a follow-up film in tandem in theme and cast.  The same loud, colourful and bositerous cast, wayward characters dressed in questionable fashion, in a show truly  unique to the region. A comi-tragedy you may call the first one- [...]

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

many years ago in 2002

Every single day counts, every act of kindness, every burned meal, every snore, every smelly fart, every peck on the cheek, every single day. It is the cumulation of these individual acts of love that finally constitute a marriage, and a good one at that.

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

new obsession

it didnt rain a drop today but i carried my umbrella. Ten years ago i used to mock the same women in feeble attempts to block out UVA/B with tiny umbrellas. Ten years later, I become one of them sisters.
Over the past ten years, unwanted spots and freckles have appeared. What was deemed cute at [...]

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Fly away

Ger was perturbed why her sis would take off leaving her young son behind to fly twenty odd hours to NYC to be a waitress! I watch her stumbling over her words. It’s heresy, isnt it? To abandone one’s flesh and blood to serve coffee and stacks of pancakes for tips?
Little Children penned by genius [...]

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Masquerade

a gemini friend of mine got married recently, in a very high society fashion. Think fancy hotel meets velvet underground theme party with pretty girls in yutakas and tight black numbers. Besides the obvious feast to the eye, the host was gracious enough to have three designated drink counters to serve beer, cocktails (also serves [...]

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Fallow

I am so tired I wish I am a bear and I can overdose on honey and spend the next six months sleeping in a safe warm haven. The first day I was in China, I spent the first half of the day sleeping. The sky was downcasted and rain poured, brought forth by the [...]