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970 days ago
As of today, I'll be posting to http://perspiringdragon.blogspot.com/ . This has email and photo blogging functionality from flickr. I hope to see everyone there! Love, Jack/David
1044 days ago
So I went out with Sg friends to The Pumphouse - a converted powerstation that's now a nightclub/cocktail bar/restaurant/noodle house etc. complex - last Sat night. I'm in my 'cool clothes' or at least as cool as I think they can be; the beauty of living in a tropical country with Topman is that when they have a sale, e.g. 70% off, there are still sizes left for me as the style and fashion aren't quite aligned to mainstream Sg taste. I bought the kind of blazer I've always wanted for $40. A wannabe clubkid girl saunters up to my D and I, "Hello, my phone has run out of battery, could I borrow yours to make a quick call to my friend?" D's phone is also out of battery, so I hand her mine. She has a quick and oddly stilted conversation with her friend, "Oh...yah...I'm outside and calling you. Okay...see you." Today after coming home from the gym I get two missed calls and a text message: Hello. This is da girl you lend ur fone to outside ...
1065 days ago
Well, I've been a bit slack posting lately - mainly because I've been finishing work and organising my move to Singapore. I foolishly thought that I might be able to finish my project, but alas alack, twas not to be. Hopefully someone will be assigned to it soon enough and complete it; but even if it ends up lying around gathering dust, perhaps if manufacturing is not for me I'll switch back into research and pick it up again. We've been to Berlin and Paris recently, as well as a bonfire celebration during Guy Fawkes at Lewes. London gets to the usual big city craziness around Christmas time and I took some interesting street snapshots during this festive season. Christmas I spent with Leon, his mum, her bf and his children having a lovely and large lunch/dinner. The photos are on my flickr website, accessed through the thumbnails below: Berlin is a lovely city; reeking in recent history. That's the one thing I notice about this part of the world: there is so much ...1072 days ago
Unfortunately I didn't buy them. He's too hard to buy clothes for - or at least he thinks he is.1072 days ago
I like Kwanzaa because it's a festival that I know so little about but still so closely connected to Christmas. I use it because I think it's esoteric and makes me sound high-falutin' and a little camp. Also, it's one of my hilarious friend Matt in Melbourne's sayings and I think of him when I use it. This year I spent Christmas with Leon, his mother, her boyfriend and his children at their house in Kensington. A beautiful studio/loft space down a quiet street. Dinner tonight was: Roast turkey Baked gammon Roast potatoes Cauliflower cheese Broccoli Brussels sprouts Roast parsnip, carrot, pearl onions and garlic A few little modern, decidedly inncer-city London-living tweaks to the whole thing, though. The turkey came pre-steamed, i.e. already cooked and ready for browning in the oven. The brussels sprouts were reheated - but everything else was home made. Michael's daughter took care of the gammon whilst I made the cheese sauce for the cauliflower ...
