28 March 2016

Monday! A new week ahead! New things! New plans to be made as well!
Love conquers all? Nope. It doesn't happen.

26 March 2016

The weekend seems too short despite a Good Friday.
I will go draw and think in the afternoon!
Time to go travel. New perspectives. New mind.

In about two months' time, I shall venture.
I guess I waited for a year, forlornly.
I remember buying mochi at Bugis+. It brings back a smile.
Some paths are meant to be walked alone, in life, sometimes, one cannot expect the support of the closest and the dearest. It is a lonely path to be traversed. The realisation after much experience is sobering but not unexpected.

Leningrad Cowboys - Those Were The Days (TV - Sweden - 1995)



I have always liked this old Mary Hopkins song. It was based on an old traditional Russian folk song. Here, the Finnish group, the Leningrad Cowboys, perform their version of it.

I had used to sing it when I was a child.

"Remember how we laughed away the hours
And dreamed of all the great things we could do"

"Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way"


I had once thought of writing a children's book with her.

21 March 2016

The weekend is over! That was fast! It was far too short.

16 March 2016

Somewhat productive but could have been more.

15 March 2016

Time to restart my running.

14 March 2016

13 March 2016

The weekend is too short! It is almost over!

12 March 2016

I need to finish a few things at work today. Then, I will go home and sleep for a bit before venturing out to draw.

I am not sure if I want to play boardgames today. The distance to the venue is daunting. And I can't take the train there. It will have to be a bus or taxi. Tampines is more accessible than West Coast Road.

11 March 2016

10 March 2016

09 March 2016

Not very productive today. Ugh.
It was evident from the beginning. I should have taken that trip that I had wanted for a few years now. My idealism had softened me and blinded me.
I remember that we had planned to watch the stars at the Science Centre, go for rides at the Universal Studios, and go for picnics with a basket of wine and cheese. Somehow, in the hustle and bustle of things, the days had passed and we had not ever made time for them. Like the impermanence of falling raindrops, these little plans were swiftly swept away.

Faith & Disease - Louise





A cover of Clan of Xymox's classic by Faith and Disease.
I shall plan what I will do this weekend as well besides planning work.

07 March 2016

A fair bit was accomplished today! Hurrah!
There is an interesting article on Spize in the papers today. Apparently, the Spize at River Valley Road had predated that of Simpang Bedok.

And I only discovered that there is a Spize in River Valley Road about a year or so ago.
I had dreamt of walking in the lobby of a grand hotel with its cafés and restaurants at dawn. The golden brass fittings, the high ceilings and vast windows continue to linger in my mind.
I need to plan the week ahead.
I wish the weekend were longer. After work, I was at the library at Bukit Panjang and then I was at Wheelock Place and Ngee Ann City.

And that was it, Saturday was gone.
Quiet morning. I can get a lot done at work.

At least, my taxes are filed.

04 March 2016

Saint Etienne - Stormtrooper In Drag





An interesting and rather nice cover of a Gary Numan song.

03 March 2016

Grim Dawn. Still persisting.
I just bought Tank Battle: 1944 on Steam. Woo!
Oh well, that did not work out. Thus, there will be a lot of work to be done. At least, I got a lot done on my side.
An exercise in frustration. Old software. Doh. Twelve year old software.

02 March 2016

Diskettes successfully copied to a hard disk! Yay!
Invigorated earlier. Now, time to rest.
"Time to drop the seventh veil and let some madness wander in."

"Sredni Vashtar", Faith & the Muse
Keeping my fingers crossed.
Back at work. Loading up a diskette for the first time in many years.
I had thought we would grow old together. It was not to be. I was wrong. It is immaterial now.
I should retire soon and rest earlier. I have much to do tomorrow.
I remember that she wanted to plant a flower in my garden. Sadly, we never did make it back to the nursery to buy seeds.
Down with a bad throat and fever.