Orders teh-peng & nasi briani...
Dinner @ Furama Riverfront
There was dinner with my army battery yesterday, courtesy of my boss, at Furama. Having been away for so long, it was a rather, a pleasant surprise I must admit, nostalgic meeting for me and my colleagues. I never expected to miss being in camp, but I do.
Well, this chapter of my life is coming to a close, and as like everything else in life, it must be used as a vantage point to look forward, appreciate the path traveled, and learn. There ought to be no regrets. That's life.
We made it!!
The trio had our much-anticipated audition with Christel, today. Congratulations, we made it. And apologies, for the world has to listen to us at the Esplanade come Apr 17. Of course, we hope nothing derails us from now till then. Esplanade will be THE destination.
Nonetheless, we have much raw potential to explore with this setup, and much to work on to increase our repetoire by twofold. But our sound is nice. Wonder if Ms Se will agree to that.
But we have had our blessings, from above.
Inwards, not outwards
The eyes naturally set yonder,
Counter-intuitive to do otherwise.
Yet, often-
The landscape to behold,
Lies within.
Truly, where lies this beauty of
Silence?
Seeking, peering,
But finding is inadequate.
This fine point has to be devoured,
Appreciated in its full palate.
Which bears the superiority;
Silence, or Sound?
Or does this inequality
Exist yet?
Uncle T
28 Jan 2006
25 Jan 2006
Where is this coming from? 10:16 pm
Orders (lousy) kopi-peng and Chinese mixed rice...
The day has been tiring. These past 2 days has seen an increase in my inward soliloquies.
I find myself spending quite a bit of time, and a sense of tranquil satisfaction, these past couple of days in my garden. Of course, fussing about my 4 new fighting fish (even tried to get them to breed. mad!) and watering the plants.
Indeed, I am, too, very taken into the Eliot's "Mill on the Floss", which I'm reading now. Maggie Tulliver's enigmatic nature seems to be one which I can somewhat identify with. The dichotomies we face through polar emotional stands we take, are familiar.
Where is all this coming from? This world is obsessed about the superficial, and forgets the intrinsic value of things. Is it to be Man's bane? Or just mine?
Uncle T
The day has been tiring. These past 2 days has seen an increase in my inward soliloquies.
I find myself spending quite a bit of time, and a sense of tranquil satisfaction, these past couple of days in my garden. Of course, fussing about my 4 new fighting fish (even tried to get them to breed. mad!) and watering the plants.
Indeed, I am, too, very taken into the Eliot's "Mill on the Floss", which I'm reading now. Maggie Tulliver's enigmatic nature seems to be one which I can somewhat identify with. The dichotomies we face through polar emotional stands we take, are familiar.
Where is all this coming from? This world is obsessed about the superficial, and forgets the intrinsic value of things. Is it to be Man's bane? Or just mine?
Uncle T
22 Jan 2006
Excellent Joke! 1:59 pm
Orders teh peng...
Something someof us may identify with. But other than that, this is purely for a good laugh:
"Rabbi, what about all these matzo purchases? What do you do with all the crumbs from the matzo?""Ah, yes," replied the rabbi calmly. "We actually collect up all the crumbs from the matzo and when we have enough, we send them in a box back to the manufacturer;
and every now and then they send us a box of matzo balls."
"Oh," replied the auditor, thinking hard how he could fluster the rabbi."Well, Rabbi," he continued, "what do you do with all the foreskins from the circumcisions?"
"Yes, here too, we do not waste." The rabbi answered. What we do is save up all the foreskins,
and when we have enough we actually send them to the Internal Revenue Service."
"Internal Revenue?" questioned the auditor in disbelief."Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi, "Internal Revenue. And about once a year, they send us a Little Prick like you."
Uncle T
Something someof us may identify with. But other than that, this is purely for a good laugh:
The Internal Revenue Service sent an young auditor to a synagogue. As the auditor reviews all the paperwork, he turns to the Rabbi and says, "I noticed that you buy a lot of candles.""Yes, we do," responded the Rabbi.
"Well, Rabbi, what do you do with the candle drippings?" He asked.
"A good question," noted the rabbi. "We actually save them up and when we have enough,
we send them back to the candle maker and every now and then, they send us a free box of candles.""Oh," replied the auditor somewhat disappointed that his unusual question actually had a practical answer.
we send them back to the candle maker and every now and then, they send us a free box of candles.""Oh," replied the auditor somewhat disappointed that his unusual question actually had a practical answer.
"Rabbi, what about all these matzo purchases? What do you do with all the crumbs from the matzo?""Ah, yes," replied the rabbi calmly. "We actually collect up all the crumbs from the matzo and when we have enough, we send them in a box back to the manufacturer;
and every now and then they send us a box of matzo balls."
"Oh," replied the auditor, thinking hard how he could fluster the rabbi."Well, Rabbi," he continued, "what do you do with all the foreskins from the circumcisions?"
"Yes, here too, we do not waste." The rabbi answered. What we do is save up all the foreskins,
and when we have enough we actually send them to the Internal Revenue Service."
"Internal Revenue?" questioned the auditor in disbelief."Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi, "Internal Revenue. And about once a year, they send us a Little Prick like you."
"Internal Revenue?" questioned the auditor in disbelief."Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi, "Internal Revenue.
And about once a year, they send us a Little Prick like you."
And about once a year, they send us a Little Prick like you."
Uncle T