| Monday, October 26th, 2009 |
| 8:32 pm |
harboring hope can lead to disappointment
i went for an interview while i was in singapore 2 weeks ago, and it was a nice small consultancy. i really liked the work environment and all. they told me i was 1 of 4 left. but alas, got the rejection today. i hope that it has got nothing to do with the fact that they wanted to see my (gay themed) thesis. anyway, more job hunting. sian... |
| Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 |
| 2:27 pm |
living conditions
so i'm now sitting at the stairway typing on my laptop... due to inavailabilities, i get this slightly more ex room. it's on the 4th floor (penthouse!), has its own bathroom and the aircon is super blasting. all very nice, except that the router is on the 1st floor, and hence i get super limited wireless. sigh. you can't have it all. am waiting for one of the 2nd or 3rd floor cheap rooms to vacant... i think i'll rather the room be hotter and to share the bathroom than have no internet.. cannot even view scandalous things on the net now.. :( |
| Sunday, October 4th, 2009 |
| 1:46 am |
blah number x
i must have had a billion entries titled blah (with my lack of creativity), hence the x. went out with my classmate, listened to stories of his crazy life. myself. i've been doing ok. meet this guy on the bts, and went out with him a few times. he doesn't speak english. i don't even know how we communicate. also thinking about what the hell i'm doing here. i guess it doesn't matter where i am eh? i'm always thinking about what the hell i'm doing. i really need to find something to do that i won't think about what the hell i'm doing. bored.. |
| Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 |
| 6:14 pm |
decisions..
so i've decided a few things:
1. to continue staying at the guesthouse indefinitely till i find something better than 6000baht/month, which is almost impossible (i also made this decision because i finally got internet! they finally fixed it hahaha). There are apartments which are slightly cheaper, but i would have to pay for water and electricity and internet, which makes it more expensive. There's this place in Lad Prao for 3500 only. but it's not convenient, i got to take a motorcycle taxi out, and then take the mrt. by the time i add 1000 more for utilities and 500 more for internet and then another 1000 extra for transport, it's already not worth it. 2. to continue studying thai at UTL because i just paid for 4 months of school today. which also means i get a visa to be here until next April. but i need to go back to singapore to get my visa done. so i think i'll be back for like 5 days somewhere mid october. this also has all kinds of consequences, which i've decided not to think about much any more. 3. to be super broke haha. see number 1 and 2 to figure outi why. in sing dollars i just spent almost $2000 already. i think i will need another $7000 or so to get thru' till April, at least. which means that if i have no work once i finish my stint here, er... i also dunno what i'm going to do.. ah hahaha. die liao, this time. really no savings liao. i think i've gone mad. but oh well. this also means that when you come to bangkok, (yes you), we can hang out! but i won't be able to spend too much money. if you're cheap like me, you can also come sleep here in my room (coz i have 2 beds) and we just need to give them 260baht in total, which is $6 each per night. My place is quite near to Silom.. how ah? crazy anot? |
| Friday, September 18th, 2009 |
| 4:25 pm |
krung thep adventure (part 2)
about the internet. this place's wireless is still not fixed yet. i've given up hope that it'll ever be fixed. but i think it's still a nice place to stay at in general. cheap and flexible (since i pay day by day). i just got 2 problems now. one is internet, coz if i keep spending 100ish at the coffee world, i'll be broke soon. heh. the other is laundry. such mundane problems hahaha. hm... should i go for th 800/month plan that connects via my phone and is not too reliable and is slow? or the 500/month faster connection that requires a 6 month contract... sigh. hopefully there are other options. will find out more. and for clothes, laundry just outside here is too expensive at 30 a piece. my friend tells me outside his place it's more 30 for 15 pieces. ah well... didnt do too much except go to class. walked around a bit around my area yesterday away from the main thoroughfare. walked thru the slums... so interesting. it was kinda surreal because it felt like i was in slum dog millionaire. except that it's real. there were lots of kids running about, kicking ball in sand around piles of rubbish and all. some people who look jobless sitting around and chatting. it was bustling. there were also new public housing coming up alongside the slums (i think). or could it be new condos that hasnt sold yet? these new high rises contrast the zinc roofs. makes me think of singapore history haha. wonder if that's how my grandma grew up or something like that. or even my dad. i think they could tell i was out of place hahaha. even xiangwei dresses less lok than people in the slums apparently. |
| Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 |
| 5:16 pm |
Krung Thep Adventure
so far it's just 2 days of classes, and 3 days at the guest house on soi ngam dupli (opposite lumpini park). that place is full of japanese people and consistently has broken wireless.. argh. they need to fix it or i need to find a different place, or i need to find some way to get it. i think i want to settle the internet before i start calling people to find work etc. today i went to the apartment of this guy in class. it's in lad prao. he's showing me to see if i want to live there too. it's so far away from the mrt u got to take a motorcycle taxi to it. (kinda fun, the first time i've sat on one of these things) the place is kinda nice though. but at 6400/mth is still a bit ex. (i think utilities will add another 1000 to it) plus all the money i'm going to spend on the motorcycle rides.. there was this other place nearby at 3500/mth. really cheap. but no space. oh well. at least where i'm staying is more convenient. i just need some way to get internet! in other news there's NO wi-fi free in any cafe/restaurant along Silom. i walked around the whole afternoon going into places that has this wi-fi stickers. and nope. none. (internet cafe now) There's only Coffee World that has free wireless internet on the whole of Silom! haha. and their mocha that i'm sipping now is pretty good too. i totally heart them. :)ok.. update again soon. hope i get internet. please please please |
| Sunday, September 13th, 2009 |
| 7:06 pm |
Thank you!
Thank you people for making your way down. (quite far hor?). i feel quite loved. like really. =) (I think being in the US of A for 4.5 years has made me more appreciative of such things..) One thing amazing: 3 days and no 海带！ Heh. Hope you all had fun! |
| Thursday, September 10th, 2009 |
| 12:10 am |
armageddon- what could it mean?
Some people have asked me how does one dress up for armageddon. So here are some suggestions: 1. Gothic- like this monochrome black-white, dark and morbid fashion (to mourn the event) 2. Super Hero- T-shirts with heroic characters of Wonder Woman, Batman and Robin, Spider, Ambiguously Gay Duo etc (because they can save the day!) Anyone got anything else to add? haha |
| Sunday, September 6th, 2009 |
| 4:32 pm |
wii...
my brother is going out to get some more wii games.. he's going to get all 3 raving rabbits. any other suggestions as to what is fun? |
| Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 |
| 12:19 am |
同类
finished reading that book. all ok. but all not too impressionable. is it because i'm not paying enough attention, or is it because i've heard similar stories before? maybe i just prefer one long story.. i do like roald dahl short stories though. nice twists and unexpected (back in the time when i read those. what, 10 years back?) |
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| Sunday, August 30th, 2009 |
| 9:29 pm |
河流
水源处，山明水秀，好向往。 不时心血来潮，猛划，逆流而上。 不时松懈，轻轻观赏双岸美景。 如今，毫无终止地漂流。 可知河口处，水流则尽？ 看他人有的使劲不顾河流汹涌地划着，有的因无知，顺流而下。 对我而言，都是种幸福。 漂，要到何时？ |
| 5:03 pm |
neon genesis evangelion (anime)
just caught this series. started out like one of those kids who kill monsters anime (think Enders' game) and then became more philophisical much later. questioning reality, existence blah. then suddenly you realize that the main character is gay. and then becomes even more philosophical. such a weird series. i wonder what other people think about this? watching it makes me a bit sad. the whole loneliness emptiness blah. "you don't want to be lonely" "so will anyone do?" |
| Friday, August 28th, 2009 |
| 8:24 am |
my younger brother's present
My ever-so-popular younger brother got a nintendo-wii for his birthday! (isn't that really expensive for a bday present?) the morning after, he was also still drunk haha oh well. it's a mod set. so i guess since i'm the one lobo-ing at home.. doesn't really matter whose present it is.. muhahahhahah (<-------evil laughter) |
| Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 |
| 9:57 am |
Bruno?
me is fan of Borat. me want to watch Bruno some time next week. anyone onz? |
| Saturday, August 8th, 2009 |
| 12:25 pm |
my lazy birthday invite. copied and pasted
Anthony + Xiang Wei Invite Xiang Wei and Anthony would like to invite you to our belated birthday celebration on: Date: 12 Sept 09 (Sat) (Our Actual Birthday is on 11 Sept 09) Time: Anytime after 3pm
Venue: PA BUNGALOWS,120 Pasir Ris Road, Singapore 519118 As we will be catering foods, please let me know if you are coming ok ?....We seek sponsor of alcohol drinks...your kind sponsor is greatly appreciated !....You may come on 11 Sept 09 (Fri) night as we will be checking in from 11 Sept (Fri) - 14 Sept 09 (Mon)... (P/s Xiang Wei is in reservist, you may contact him after Aug 25)
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| Thursday, August 6th, 2009 |
| 2:40 pm |
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| Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 |
| 12:18 pm |
announcement. potential limited online presence for 1 month
going to take down my comp and move it across the country haha. may be too lazy to re-plug it in coz tomorrow i got to pack at my last day of work and tues is going to army until aug 25th. at times like this i wished i had one of those mobile broadband plans to make use of my asus eeeeeeeeepc. oh i also need to borrow a non-camera phone quick. anyone? :) |
| Thursday, July 30th, 2009 |
| 11:45 am |
h1n1 bureacracy
coughing and hoping to see the doc at raffles hospital. apparently once i tell them i have a cough, i got to pass thru a new layer of bureacracy. i think it takes more than an hour just to get inside the building. then there's the regular long wait to see the doc. since the new bureacracy would have made it past lunch hour, it will probably extend the wait into eternity. argh. i gave up. i'm sick, not stupid. think i'll just go some neighbourhood clinic later.. *cough* *cough* |
| Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 |
| 2:28 am |
so...
i want to watch love of siam the third time. who wants to go? haha |
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