Hours left.

"the Yen, can you believe that 1000 Yen is SGD$15"

Clothes: checked

Charger: checked

Passport: checked

Socks: checked

and the list goes on...

It is only a matter of hours till I board A380 (one of the largest Airbuses around and it is said that Singapore Airlines have 'stocked' the plane with GOOD LOOKING air stewards and air stewardesses). I can't wait to reach Japan (GMT +9, so add an hour to Singapore's time)! I can barely contain my excitement. In fact, it reminds me of the night before I flew off to Melbourne. I just would not fall asleep!

Whilst packing my bag, I realised that I needed a new duffel. So I decided to check out Bottega Veneta. My oh my! Bottega's prices are cut-throat! But, it is indisputable that they produce the most intricate leather-ware. The bags do remind me of the Malay Ketupat.

"Bottega Veneta"

"Ketupat"

images:

http://un2kmu.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/ketupat-digantung.jpg

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I saw it!

I was scouring YouTube (the video Heaven) for some cool new songs when I stumbled upon this video. It's done by the staff of a medical centre in America (USA) to raise the awareness of BREAST CANCER.

A friend of mine also showed me this other video

during my internship. Now this is a way

cool wedding!

Marie Digby.

"Can we pull through this avalanche?"

Marie Digby

Of Irish decent and Japanese blood in her veins, Marie Digby. The girl was discovered via YouTube after she posted several videos of her singing songs with her guitar. It was her rendition of Umbrella that garnered some much attention that record labels came knocking on her door. However, her first album was a failure and much so, was the second. I do not get why people did not give her another try on her second album that has improved by leaps and bounds if you compare it to her first. I just pray that she does not get dropped by her current label. It will be rather depressing... So here is to Marie Digby, hope she pulls through this avalanche.

L is back.

LANVIN

Yes, it has disappeared from it's little corner in Wisma Atria. However, fret not, there is a new store in Hilton Hotel Shopping Gallery and this time, it is under the Club 21 umbrella of brands. That means, it is way easier for me to get the card! I am way excited about the opening. I am not sure when but I really am looking forward to the opening of Lanvin! Okay, let's turn back the clock a little and see how I stumbled upon this...

"Proof that LANVIN is and will be OPENING SOON"

You see, I was in the vicinity getting a pair of Paul Smith socks (which are by the way, very comfy and when I when to the level below (1st floor), LOW AND BEHOLD LANVIN!

"socks"

Ask Edna about how excited I am seeing LANVIN... Okay, so after getting the pair of socks, I brought Edna to meet Benjamin (JC2 Scholar... YES HE IS A SCHOLAR) and we had dinner at Xin Wang Restaurant. MMmmm mmm I had some congee and I must say, it is most palatable! After dinner, Benja went clubbing and E and I left for home (well, I went to my Granny's but that isn't very important).

At 1am, I woke up and prepared myself for my job as a volunteer providing welfare to the runners for the Standard Charted Marathon. Such as little hours in the morning to present time, the evening, was I awake (did catch a little wink here and there but hey, that doesn't count :)). I am beat and dead. Goodnight!

Fonts.

Fonts do play an important role. Have a nice font, people get drawn to reading what you have to say. Have a terrible font, your message might just fail.

I was reading my friend's blog a few minutes ago and realised that he made a mistake in naming a restaurant. Well, I don't blame him because the font the restaurant uses for their logo confuses people. The 'L' in the restaurant, Lerk Thai, looks like a 'J'. My friend hence thought it as 'Jerk Thai'. So the moral of the story is, USE A PROPER FONT.

City.

The rain pours down on the city. It washes the grit away. All the dust that has settled on the pavements drift down the drains. It washes the people away too. All the workers that scuttle above ground, all seek shelter in the complex underground passages.

I chose to defy the elements and walked under the rain without an umbrella. I looked at the weary faces of the crowd. They had the money, they have a job. They do not have a heart. As I continue to walk in the rain, those with umbrellas seemed to snicker. They were dry.

What ever happened to kindness? Are we only kind for a week and bam it's back to reality. Well, there are kindred souls roaming this Earth. On my way back from the foodcentre to the office, I stood close to a man with an umbrella hoping that his 'dryness' can magically transfer to me. It seemed that it did because he looked at me and used his umbrella to shelter the 2 of us. :)

Persona Non Grata.

I can be in a sea of people but still feel lonely.

die einsamen Tage unter der Sonne. die einsamen Nächte dauernden Kälte.

der einsam Mal unter dem Schatten der Obergrenzen der großen Einkaufszentren.

ich bin Daniel der kliene mann. einsamen... mein freudin? mein beste freudin? I can now see why 'Mein Kampf' was written. Perhaps a 'mein freundin'? Why am I sulking?