2009-07-17 12:37
"So what do you guys do at night?" my friend T says."On the rare chance we get to go home at roughly the same time, we'll try and watch TV," I reply.Wife says "We're watching True Blood.""An… Read More
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2009-06-17 14:50
I like being employed. But I'm ok with not working Read More
2009-06-04 06:52
During lunch at IKEA today, my colleagues and I were irritated by a group of siblings at the neighbouring table. Before you go all stereotypical and think 'What a non-parent thing to say,' t… Read More
2009-06-02 08:28
The sound of a home renovation is a terrible sound. Visually, it has in common with cosmetic surgery that necessary destruction of the thing you're trying to make pretty. It's like this init… Read More
2009-04-29 17:28
This weekend in Malaysia, it's Cheng Meng (or Cheng Beng, depending on your dialect). Taoist devotees will make their annual pilgrimage to cemetaries or crematoriums to visit their dearly de… Read More
2009-03-30 03:08
A good colleague and even better friend left last Friday.They had an extremely emotional farewell for him at the local pub. They asked me to give a short send-off speech. I said:'Personally… Read More
2009-03-24 18:15
Of all the things to give up on, a job must be the most common.Within the employed universe, my job isn't the hardest. Not even close.Doctors Without Borders.Missionary in the Congo.Dude Cle… Read More
2009-03-11 02:58
My wife told me my dog was exceptionally friendly and affectionate on Sunday. He clung magnetically to my folks, and my in-laws who were over for dinner. He also climbed the stairs and peeke… Read More
2009-02-06 09:59
I have never been fired from a job.I remained employed throughout our last economic crisis, nearly a decade ago. I took my first copywriting job on what seemed like the eve of the recession… Read More
2009-01-30 04:14
When I ran about three hours earlier, the streets were clear of MPVs pouring school children onto the kerb. People have decided to stay in, out of respect because clearly, this day belongs t… Read More
2009-01-12 10:10
Of course, like everyone else, I've done the whole New Year, New Leaf thing. And of course I want to do new things, do old things better.But in recent years, I've had the same goa… Read More
2008-12-24 07:49
In the last hour I have:Received a bookGotten my payslipWritten a letter telling CFOs I can prove to them, in numbers, that I can save them moneyGotten a bottle of honeyFilled in my time she… Read More
2008-12-23 02:45
It’s not new, this death-by-large-celestial-body thing.The Mayans have known for years and didn’t bother with plans after 2012. Scientists have ‘postulated’ for yonks… Read More
2008-12-06 23:26
‘Tis the season.I’m making up a list in my head and I realise the list is shorter this year.One I’m sorry to see go. One quite the opposite.One just isn’t here anymor… Read More
2008-11-27 07:08
‘We’re having a meeting later tonight. I think we’ll have enough bodies for the cremation,’ says Wartika with a big smile.I’m with the Wife (yes, upper caps W)… Read More
2008-08-16 05:11
Two weeks ago, I went to church.I’m not a lapsed Catholic (I’m not a lapsed anything, though my running record has been appalling this past month) so it wasn’t out of guilt… Read More
2008-06-19 16:21
Me: Will you marry me?Her: Yes Read More
2006-10-09 01:11
Dear Max,Model HD-10, huh?Yeah I remember. Everyone remembers. You were top of your game.IN THE 70s.A HD-10?Are you kidding me?How old’s your model now? 15 years? And you still expect… Read More
2006-09-30 07:40
Dear A4,I am a model HD-10.That’s right.I say HD-10 and you know what I’m about. You can see me in your head. You hearda me.At this point in my career, it is no longer boastful… Read More
2006-09-04 15:31
Dear Zeerox,First of all, let me set your mind at ease. You are not a murderer.Murder is what O.J. Simpson did. Murder is singular, and in many cases, a crime of passion, completely out of o… Read More
2006-08-19 10:33
Dear A4,I can’t take my job anymore.I mean, don’t get me wrong. I’m pretty good at my job and it’s not as if people at work don’t notice. They say I’m gre… Read More
2006-08-06 17:56
Some of you might consider this cheating.What you’re about to read was written a long time ago – February to be exact – and therefore not ‘new’ in the strictest… Read More
2006-07-30 16:28
To wishfulthinker:Thanks for saving me from having to actually using my head.Sorry I was late with the tag.I am thinking about two family members going through a rough patch right now, a pit… Read More
2006-07-22 07:03
I have:Been in Amsterdam, albeit only at the airport.Been ripped off by a French taxi driver who said he didn’t know the way to the loft I was supposed to stay in – after he prou… Read More
2006-06-16 07:55
I’m writing this at work, which I’m fairly certain violates some clause of my employment contract.Thing is, I’m not sure if I’ll get the chance to write again before… Read More
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