RED and RED Dilemma.

This evening was one of those evenings that u wan nobody but yourself.

Plan to watch Late August, Early September after my dinner.

I managed to leave office early today and paid Jurong Regional Library a visit. Borrowed couple of books which I doubt I have enough time to read them. NLB should consider extending the Loan period for working coolies like me.

I walked nonchalantly took my bloody own sweet time to walk towards the library. I noticed a strange phenomena. I believe no one in their right frame of mind would bother or notice it.

Traffic lights.

Neh.. that kinda of pedestrian traffic lights that u need to press a big silver button before the goondo-red-man change to green upon the green man (for vehicles) turns red)....

get it? if not.... u can stop reading liao... coz I dun think I can put this any clearer.

think hard ....

If no one press the button, the pedestrian traffic lights will remain red. But the lights (for vehicles) will continue to change. There will be instances where you gonna have Red Man and Red Vehicle Light.

How now? .... obedient Singaporeans will kiasi don't dare to cross the road, and cars lagi tak boleh jalan.

Stalemate.

geeesh! This is insane... inanely foolish!

Anyway, kudos to my JB pals who "trained" me how to cross JB roads. This is small case, no sweat.

BTW, today is MY PAYDAY! Whoa ho....Steam.

*whistling TONG HUA as I walk*
(TONG HUA- a song that was played so often that even a my 2-year-old-kid-nephew kinda know how to sing....."Ah yee bin cha terng hua yi < WO YUAN BIAN CHENG TONG HUA LI.....>....."

For Christ's Sake

Souplad: "For Christ's sake, can't they stop whipping him."

The proud-lover-of-her-husband's-inverted-nipples lady: "Ah yerrr.... HOU MANH ZHANG ER...Eeeeee.."

Souplad: "F**k man....can they stop it"

Mat Salleh: "Ouch....."

Mr MO KING: "I dun think......too much....."

Souplad: "F**k.....S**t...Sick"

We were watching Passion of the Christ... It was a full 2.5 hours elaboration on the the final hours and the brutal Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

All were emotionally kicked in the gut.

Disturbed.

You are what you eat.

Souplad: “Fillet O Fish please”

Wide-eye-16-something-gal: “Meal?”

Souplad: “No, just the burger”

Wide-eye-16-something-gal: “Would u like to have an apple pie to go along?”

Souplad: “No.”

Wide-eye-16-something-gal: “How about drinks?”

Souplad: “No thanks”

For goodness sake. I just want that damned burger.

Souplad: “Can I have some chilli sauce?”

Wide-eye-16-something-gal: “How many?”

Souplad: “One box”

Wide-eye-16-something-gal: “Huh”

Yah.. I’m kidding. And clearly, she’s not loving it.

On a slightly more serious note, I believe fast food has manifested itself as a revolutionary force in many corners of this chaotic world, both literally and metaphorically. What we eat nowadays has somehow inevitably related to a complex interplay of social, economic and technological forces.

Given any day in Singapore, most of us --the working coolies and the impressionable teenagers patronise a fast food restaurant. On 27 October 1979 (Macdonald’s finds its way in Liat Towers, Orchard Road) fast food has begun to transform what Singaporeans eat. Besides the significant influence in our daily diet, fast food has also lays its hands on our culture, landscape, economy, workforce and our future.

Never mind the aesthetics of burgers and fries. They are of much less concern to me as I usually gobble and hardly masticate. What perturbs me is the impact fast food has on kids. I am rather serious about this as my 2-year-old-kid-nephew has started to utter “habi meul” (a.k.a. Happy Meal)

Fast-food has been aggressively marketed to kids and prepared by lads and gals who were barely older than kids. Macdonald’s is smart to target at these group of consumers, at the same time use them to market their products. I think. Particularly the kids…. I see that as an attempt by Macdonald’s to use them to “bait” their parents.

I ate quite a fair bit of fast food when I was a boy and when I am lazy. The reason why me and the rest of the folks continue to buy fast food is, these junkies taste good and they are inexpensive and pretty convenient. I think.

Everyday, countless people like me buy burgers and fries without giving it much thoughts or hoot. I will probably forget what I have said because the whole experience of buying fast-food is so transitory and routine. You hardly notice the ramifications of buying fast-foods; what creeps among those fries and lies between those buns.

i'm loving it.

Bye Bye Baby Bye

It is kinda sad to see ya buddy-collegue leaving soon.

And it leaves me wondering why those motherf**kers are still around. Err......I think I am considered one of those MFs. So...... to redeem myself, I believe I need to get out.

I need to talk to my boss... seriously.

My boss.. I believe he is one of the few good men in the company. Dun get me wrong I am not skilled enough to polish his nuts. He is a great guy despite he tends to be too idealistic and philosophical at times. It comes with age. I think.

I will miss u ..... SJM. Perhaps I can bunk into your place when I pay u a visit in Perth?

A very long engagement

M.M.M

Mathilde Marries Manech

Manech Marries Mathilde.

The story revolves around the fate of five condemned soldiers during WWI, particularly Manech and his fiancée Mathilde (Audrey Tautou ….famously known as Amelie).

Like others, I am still under the spell of ‘Amelie’, neo-romanticism and Audrey Tautou. I am deeply drawn to the special-effects tricks, absurdity, fantasy, the manic energy, superstition and the fastidious details of this film.

I was utterly amused by Mathilde’s superstition. Err….I am actually laughing at my stupidity. Sometime, I do find myself engage in superstitious thoughts and activities.

When I was still a kid…..

I always have my lucky pen and pencil with me when I took my PSLE and GCEs.

My “smelly” little pillow, my lucky charm, my childhood.

Lately……….

If the left lift door opens instead of the right I will spend the rest of my life with her.

If the canteen auntie shows up within 5 seconds to serve me breakfast, I will be hearing good news from my boss.

Blah blah….

I know this is inanely foolish.

Whatever….

Anyway, there are already plenty of reviews out there and I shall not waste my few cents.

I have better things to do like................. taking my lunch now.