Reading the newspaper

‘That abominable and sensual act called reading the newspaper,’ wrote Proust, ‘thanks to which all the misfortunes and cataclysms in the universe over the last twenty-four hours, the battles which cost the lives of fifty thousand men, the murders, the strikes, the bankruptcies, the fires, the poisonings, the suicides, the divorces, the cruel emotions of [...]

Masochism

I see myself now, coolly imagined, a cat coiled in a corner with waving tail and wary eyes- all ready to spring at the mailman when he comes round- WHERE IS MY EX LIBRIS!!!! I wants it. My precious!
Oooh sorry about the mixed metaphors one can’t help it in such a state of anxiety.
I am [...]

Pruning

Back in my pinafored days, my primary school teachers decided that allowing each class a small gardening trough outside our classrooms might cultivate in us, through the tending of plants, nurturing natures of our own. Shy, curious and rather prone to obsessions and personal projects even back then, I took to caring for the small [...]

The Element of Lavishness

I’m afraid that the words here of late have not been my own. However, eager victims of the sweet, sharp blade of perfect syntax rejoice! For more perfect prose has been discovered! This time in the form of a compilation of letters, from Sylvia Townsend Warner to William Maxwell, a volume called “The Element of [...]

Lepidoptery

Who would not wish to take such a creature home? To glimpse something so gaudily tropical, more like a quetzal than a sparrow, on your own home ground; to pursue it across the lawn, down the stone steps, around the two topiary peacocks that stood guard over the wading pool, and along the flower border [...]

Go Local!

The design scene in Singapore is really heating up and it’s so heartening to me. Banish the uglies and bring on the pretties! We have a long way to go but if there’s a minor design revolution going on here, why not be part of it?
So I think we should all shop local and support [...]

The Nutcracker

Retail is TRULY therapy. I figure this is why I slog the hours at work…so I can waltz into shops and buy whatever I want. Tim had to play the long suffering boyfriend role and follow me from shop to shop…Nicholas to Felt to Baylene to Hide & Seek to Soon Lee to Harry Halim [...]

Analyse this

My dreams over the past two days:
Yesterday – Saved a kangaroo rat from drowning (it WAS a kangaroo rat but looked more like a kitten with a kangaroo’s body)
Today - Learnt from an instructive demonstration that eating Staedtler 2B pencils cures nicotine breath
What is the universe trying to tell me?

Things that make me HAPPY

Decided to do a Domino here. =)
1) Best-Vongole-in-Singapore Hunting (so far Bathers in Sunset Way and Pepperoni Pizzeria top the list, but make sure to ask for the soupy white wine version in the latter coz the dry version is urgh)
2) Affogato (Sopra on Sydney’s Danks St makes a REALLYYYY good creamy vanilla bean (yes [...]

Anyone Else But You

I LOVE JUNO!!!!!!!!!!!
And this song is the cutest ever! Love it love it love itttt.
Anyone Else But You- The Moldy Peaches
You’re a part time lover and a full time friend
The monkey on you’re back is the latest trend
I don’t see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
I kiss you on the brain in [...]