growing old with who. 8:39 am

i love books, coffee, jazz and a good conversation. All at once.
i'm looking for that someone to have a good conversation with till i grow old.

Don't we all? What do we love? Who are we looking for to grow old with?



"I wanna make you smile whenever youre sad
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad
All I wanna do is grow old with you

Ill get your medicine when your tummy aches
Build you a fire if the furnace breaks
Oh it could be so nice, growing old with you

Ill miss you
Ill kiss you
Give you my coat when you are cold

Ill need you
Ill feed you
Even let ya hold the remote control

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
Put you to bed if youve had too much to drink
I could be the man who grows old with you
I wanna grow old with you"
-from "The Wedding Singer"

Uncle T

i'm off. 10:39 am

after close to 1.5 years
i'm finally off back to
singapore. home.

i don't know.
excited.
i don't know.
who will?

thank you all who made this term
memorable.


Uncle T

amidst the hackling coughs and funny words... 5:46 am

I am coughing hard. It seems an addiction I can't kick, as I try to proof-read my essays in the quietness of the Arts Centre in Warwick. Next time this week, I would either be in KL or Singapore, knowing, that thinking of Warwick then would be a queer yet familiar place.

Amidst the funny words staring at me from my computer screen, I asked my friend via MSN what she hoped her prince charming will be. Somehow, her simple words struck me as simple yet beautiful. Perhaps its the season (of coughing and essay deadlines, perhaps) of festivities, but I thought I'll share it here:

"someone who can make me laugh

someone who keeps me on my toes

up for an adventure :)

someone i can talk to about almost anything

that's it really."

Uncle T

thank you :) 6:32 pm

I just got my first Advent Calendar in my life :) And its a Kinder one at that :) Whee!

Thank you :)


Uncle T

never knew how much football affected me... 4:57 pm

Uncle T

there is a god... 4:52 pm

Amidst the gloom always comes a bright spot. Always. No matter how small. Its only a matter of if we allow ourselves to spot it.

It is snowing outside now :) Merry Christmas.


Uncle T

Hoods on! 9:28 am

wants mee pok ta, kopi peng, braised blacksauce duck wings...


I had a most prayerful, enlightening, peaceful, laughter-filled weekend in Belmont Abbey, with the Benedictine monks.

I will share my experience soon. But in the meanwhile, I have to finish the essay-monsters. Thank you to those who made my weekend special. Thank you roomie Olly :)

Its home this weekend. Finally. But yet filled with trepidation of the homecoming. Isn't it always? Amen.




Uncle T

merry christmas to me :) 8:00 am

Uncle T