i was getting a bit bored yesterday, watched the taped eps of Monday night TV, some CSI, looked for jobs and applied for a few.
Took a bus down to Orchard Road to get my hands on some Thai baht, ran a few errands and then decided to get a Mexican coffee (well it's just coffee with a bit of chocolate and cinammon) at Coffee Club (Paragon).
Went to Hong Kong for dinner - the cha can teng at East Coast Road that is. Had a Shanghai Pork Chop Rice, and shared a salt n pepper tofu. not bad.
now if they'd open a branch somewhat more convenient for me....
Also, finished reading William Trevor's The Story Of Lucy Gault, a simple, beautifully-written book about the life of Lucy Gault, whose family has to leave Ireland and she runs away, only to be mistakenly presumed drowned. Her parents take off for greener pastures in Europe, wandering through Italy and Switzerland, mourning the death of their young daughter, not knowing that she is still alive (this is of course long before the age of the Internet) and as she has no way of contacting them, she can only wait for their return.
It's a melancholic little story, a quick read. But one that stays with you. I have to admit the first few pages didn't really draw me in, but as I read on, it was captivating and I just couldn't put it down. Trevor's writing is poetic, simple but charming and the prose just flows on so well that while you just want to race through the plot, you can't help but to make yourself slow down, to thoroughly read his admirable writing.
And today I'm starting on Kingsley Amis' Lucky Jim.
(Besides still reading Bling that is).
Plan to do some swimming and supposedly meet someone for dinner.
The sun's out for a change so I might just hop on down to the pool at Buona Vista (hope there aren't any kids) and have a nice swim before lunch.
Oh and btw, know of anyone looking for freelance writers? Pick me! Pick me!#
1 comment:
i swear everyone secretly wants to be a taitai... even all those workaholics
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