a bit of coffee makes the world go faster

Well, what to say, other than i've really been out of things.

There's a digital divide these days. Not just between people of different generations but countries, lifestyle and culture. For technopiles, not going online to blog would really bother them whereas some who don't like the impersonality of computers, would rather call friends and update them verbally. Since I belong to the latter than the former, hence I don't think readers would see much point in being up to date on my blog.

I was in Perth a few weeks ago and my mind's image of it as a really Asian place has changed. See, last I was in Perth was 10 yrs ago and I was basically hanging out in the city with relos, so all I saw was Asians everywhere. This time, I was travelling with only my bro and we didn't even make it to the Terrace in the city. I spent 4 days out in the country and it was different from the last time.

I touched down on Sat afternoon and immediately, the memory of all the things I didn't like abt Aussies came flooding back. Ha, I hate customs. They treat everyone from Asia with suspicion, worse if you can't speak basic English. The idea of everybody having a fair'go is supposed to be an Aussie institution but then things like Villawood and the arbor issue still remain unsolved because there is still much prejudice in people and the system. Straying far from the point, I just remembered things that made me want to leave earlier.

In the city, I was in Northbridge for dinner and the area is like any restuarant/bar/pub area in Sydney aka Crows Nest. All the ang mohs were out, dressed for saturday nite at their favourite resturant. After dinner, we hopped to Universal bar where a friend's dad was performing live at this jazz/rhythm & beats place. He's really cool and very friendly. The band i guess is part of the timorese community cos everybody knows everybody's sons/daughters/cousins and somehow it gives the vibes of a closely knit family. I know.. it's a bar! The clientele were mainly whites with loose bunches of Chinese Asians and Filipinos throw in. Oh yeah, the whites were not the young rowdy sorts but the grandparents/parents sorta age. The only young ones I saw were so pissed drunk that they started hitting on anything that moves, irregardless of sex or size.

Then we went to Metropolis where it's the biggest club in Perth, with 4 floors. Prior there was a concert there by the Roots. I never heard of them but apparently they were quite popular as more than one person asked if I went to their gig. No, I went for the afterparty. Some members were on the dance floor, mingling. The club is like a labryrinth. I only went to the main floor and it's not like the main floor of Zouk where there's a wide area and platforms for people to dance. Metro had a live performance theme, so they had a big stage at the side with really good dancers showing off their moves together with the mixer. The DJ console was situated directly across the stage and it's not very large as there were only 2 DJs there.

Musicwise, it's good ole hip-hop with variants of the latest spins from American rapstars. I don't know who they were but it's not as embarrassing as some clubs in SG. I spent a bit of time watching the dancers cos they took up center stage and I wasn't familar with my cousin's friends yet. The crowd was predominantly Asian with a few white boys around and the tipsy blonde as usual.
The dance area was littered with crushed glasses and ice so it make the floor slippery and very dangerous. People there drank a lot of gin tonic, vodka mixers and beers. Shots weren't that popular, but then the alcohol was really cheap. I think I paid $15 for my shot and vodka orange which is alot cheaper than in SG.

Late...til next time

This is what a taiwanese ballet cheoreographer said.
I 'm so f**ked up. Mind's too overworked. Realised all i do is think in bullet form, no reason, no form no structure.

Searching for images to represent my tumulous mind. Not succeeding. Why? Is it the work environment? Stress? or maybe just my body telling my mind this job is not for me?

Cloud gate dance troupe - traditional taiwanese dance

Join a gym? Play ball? or Dino's dance studio

ah....

Woo hoo!

Except when I don't have any activities planned out for the weekend.

This explains why Bumm is so bored, lifeless and overall, bo chup.

It's a catch-22. Too tired during the week and too lazy to go out on weekends. Sigh!

Shopping? I dun like the clothes in sg cos they tend to be too small and costs like 2x of wat I can get in hk or sydney for that matter.

Was missing my laidback life so badly that I really wanted to buy a one-way tix to downunder. Oh well, have to keep reminding myself, work is a mean to an end, not the end of my means!

Relax... Everything can wait.

If u dun understand, read it again. If u still catch no ball, ask the mgr who assigned the matter.

Something is bound to go wrong. So wat's the worse that can happen? Get fired and start afresh.

Failing at something doesn't mean u will fail all the time. Imp thing is wat u learnt from the process.

Impatience and anger will not solve the problems. Tolerance, tactfulness and kindness go further.

These 5 sayings should be my mantras for the rest of the quarter.

Sigh.. SHE didn't win this year again.
I think they are getting discouraged with all this bad karma around them.
Why the "dogs" keep following them? See lah, no one happy.
Instead, the winner of this year's awards is a group called 拜金小姐. I did a google on them. Indie music written and sang by these 2 producers. Not very pretty. As far as I can tell, their album cover uses drawings of 2 ladies, so I assume it's one of those arty musicians. Not likely to buy their album.

On a happier note, this year's best female singer went to spore's own Tanya Chua. I think it was a long wait for her, about 5 years. I didn't listen to her latest songs but her earlier ones like "breathless" and 无底洞, I found really good. It's soulfood for the lonely spirit.

It's on. Boys $ gals, it's that time in every 5 yrs for the major political event in Singapore.

Too bad, I live in the east where there's like a walkover for ever.

I think this term 'walkover' is so singaporean. Let's see.

walk·o·ver ( P ) Pronunciation Key (w爔vr)
n.
Something that is easy and presents no difficulties, especially an easily won sports contest.
A horserace with only one horse entered, won by the mere formality of walking the length of the track.
A gymnastic feat in which the body is bent forward or backward from an upright position, the hands are placed on the floor, and the legs are arced one after the other over the hands to finish in a standing position.

Guess the meaning.