Heh. Am writing this on the phone. Trying out typing an entry to see if my head will explode from such a small screen. I quite dislike the cursor selection tool on the phone so I’m trying not to make any typos or write anything that will have backspacing. La ti toooo. Today is Thursday again. This week is decently quick. Today I’m going to see ‘Whatever Works’. Today, it’s gonna rain in the morning and we will decide to order koi in the afternoon. This is relatively decent. I wonder how I can add images though.

Ahh I see.

Am pointing out the obvious, but the weekend is here. Tomorrow marks week #3 of our DF preparation and the start of the-general-mayhem-before-October. I wish my Saturday spans three Saturdays so I could spend the first two procrastinating and the last one panicking. Now everything is packed into one single Saturday, and frankly, it doesn’t make for much of a weekend at all anymore.

Number of books read since the start of September: none. However, I found this little app and am quite hooked (despite having only read three stories). And, this evening, I went to the bookstore and bought the book. I’m a perfect case study for consumer behaviour.

Also: saw a few screenings from the 5th Singapore Short Film Festival. Was more than a little disappointed with what I saw, and my knees, after three evenings’ worth of suffering, successfully petitioned for me to abandon the screening tonight. I was duly rewarded with takeaway sushi, oyster mee sua and milk tea. This kind of meta-conflict-resolution scenario pleases me quite a bit.

Am still on the hunt for the perfect iPhone case. I shortlisted one a fortnight ago, but that, besides having a rather hefty price tag, has lost its charm when I took a second look. Am now rather disappointed and desperate. All I want is a nice leather case (not a slip, though) that doesn’t add bulk and is logo-free (subtle branding is fine; subtle, subtle). Is that too much to ask? I’m not even asking it to sing, and I do know a few vending machines that would do that for just a few pennies.

And: it’s been pointed out to me several times, sometimes with a little shake of the head or a little snicker (you know who you are), that the budget for my upcoming trip is a little optimistic. Well, well! There is some truth to that observation, but I’m hoping that the choice to use the term “optimistic” instead of “naive” is an intentional one. The differentiation between the two is a little less distinct that I hope for, but a line is a line no matter how finely you cut it. I shall not return to Singapore before Christmas.

I’ve changed my mind. Planning is not that fun, especially if it involves actual brain activity. I wish I have more than 24 hours in a day, so I can allocate those extra hours to sleep. Even if I’m not especially starved for sleep. Writing here gets a little difficult after a break. I haven’t been listening to anything new these days. Lately, there hasn’t been air conditioning anywhere that is up to my (high) standards. Takeaway sushi and pearl green tea make me happy. Every day, I find new resistance to my itinerary plans. Stuff like train routes, accommodation costs and a predisposition to a higher than normal desire for solitude get in the way. I think for a quarter of an hour each day about if I really want to spend two months in Japan. Am I spending a month in Hokkaido, do I really want to buy boots, do I really need to go up to Wakkanai in the middle of December, and if it is even any fun to be slurping ramen alone? I wonder if I should make more small talk, argue less and not be that concerned about adding up numbers on vehicle number plates. Every day, I find a need for a new decision. What books to bring, what maps to look for and download, what clothes to wear, which routes to plan and budget for, what not to think about.

Let October just come, already.

Aimee Mann is love! I wished her concert was long enough so she could do every song, but I guess that might be too much to ask. Anyway, super pleased that she did Video, Invisible Ink, This is How It Goes etc. Would have killed to hear I’ve Had It, or It Takes All Kinds (or Pavlov’s Bell, or The Fall of the World’s Own Optimist, Fourth of July, Just Like Anyone, Say Anything (!!), and well, the rest), but I’m one satisfied little fan.

iPhone is love!

September is underway, already! Whatever happened to my August will apparently stay forever unknown to me. October is but a month away! So near, and yet a thousand hurdles to clear before then. I just want to stay at home, eat ice cream, read some magazines, cycle around the neighbourhood (despite not having a bicycle), think aloud and try not to drop my phone.

I could also try to finish reading this. It is such a good read, but I can’t seem to get hooked.

Fark! It is 49 days!