My friend Pat likes my old post about [tag]snooker[/tag] (man, that was a long time ago, in the early days of my blog). I used to like snooker a lot, and still probably do – unfortunately, there isn’t a parlour for me to play in within a 10 mile radius. Snooker was huge in the 80’s. we’re talking HUGE, that was when our local TV started airing the world championship and Pot Black series. But after a few years, it sort of died out, and the snooker parlours were converted to video arcades (early 90’s) which were then transformed to handphone shops (mid 90’s) and then were taken over by…

Ah, the fresh smell of roses in the morning, as take a brisk walk in the field of daffodils. Especially when it’s on the elegant throes of the new year, and everything is fresh and beautiful… Except it’s midweek, and you have to go to work, and that pretty much sucks. To all my fellow lackeys who are slaving at the grind, to make this country great, welcome back to your job. Yes, my friends, after more than a week of public holidays and breezy traffic (school holidays ma…), it’s back to work. And it’s not looking good. In tray stacked high. E-mail inbox bold with 68 unread mails (the…

Apparently it’s a new year already. The calendar says 2007. Woo-hoo. So where are the flying cars? The universal remote that can control people? The instant microwaveable French fries? The X-ray specs? Never mind. Since it’s cool to make resolutions, let’s make some that I may (or may not) try to keep for at least 16 days into the new year before giving up. Simon’s resolution for 2007 Try to keep current job as long as possible not to get his a$$ fired (may not be applicable after disappointing Chinese New Year bonus. If there is one, that is…) Read more books*. Yes I know, I say this every year,…