Pleasant Monday

had a couple of surprises today.

well, kenneth is finally off again to korea with his wife, jean and son timothy. that baby boy is a born trekker. he spends the entire evening and night last friday walking about in the hotel room. he's about 14 months old and not entirely capable of speech yet. but he will wear you down by going round and round in circles. jammie, eric and i bummed around in the room keeping the family company. i kinda think we were preventing them from getting sufficient rest as they had been busy the past few nights with the arrangements.

well, those weren't the surprises.

Surprise one: got an sms from a UK friend while out shopping for a new white skirt - with the girl friend - her good friend's wedding this coming saturday and she's one of the jie mei.
the sms was UK friend who proposed to his girlfriend and she said yes! the news' kinda belated but hey, i'm happy for him. so my Ph.D in kazuo ishiguro literature pursuing friend is gonna get himself a british wife! good for him! right on brudder!

Surprise two: recently met up with my midshipman school buddy for dinner. he was telling me about his sdu and speed dating activities. he's a really great guy with a stable career and all. just a little tame on the social circle side of affairs. he called me just now asking if i know this so-and-so from york. so i said yes. then he said he met her yesterday at a speed dating activity. so exciting right. the conversation went something like this:

girl: blah blah blah studied overseas and graduated from university of york....not many people know where..... (at this juncture, i must add that most york alumni is resigned to the fact that many singaporeans don't the hell know where the fcuk is york)

boy: oh, i have been to york before.

girl: *surprised* really?!

boy: ya, i was there to visit a navy batch mate and i stayed with him for a few days. (it is not as scandalous as you think it to be. or not.)

girl: you're in the navy?!

boy: ya (no, it is not true that being in a uniformed service will give you an unfair advantage over other guys, but being in the navy, it is.)

girl: do you know jackson?

boy: he is my buddy.

girl: ??!!

boy: ......

girl: we were both in singsoc. i was the president and he was the vice. (i am always the vice)


buddy is gonna ask her out again. wish him luck!