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Entwerp: June 2004
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Sunday, June 27, 2004. Zoe Heller, Notes On A Scandal. Posted by Terry at 8:31 PM. Saturday, June 26, 2004. Today, we finally moved back to our old house, which we'd given the mother of all renovations. Finally, after 7 months in a cramped apartment across the road, it was good to be home. Posted by Terry at 6:57 AM. Sunday, June 20, 2004. He stood by the taxi as I closed the door, my head reeling and buzzing. Enriched by booze, partings take on a certain pathos. Having always valued his company,...The n...
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Entwerp: July 2004
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Thursday, July 29, 2004. There's a reason why people keep koi. They survive. After a week, only 5 archer fish remain despite all efforts to make them shoot water at crickets. The pearl arowana which cost 35 friggin bucks was so proud he decided to drown himself on dry land. And not a single bloody koi is dead, the cowards. Looks like I'm really out of touch. Oh well. This should be the last entry of the month, and before I know it, August will creep up like a thief. Posted by Terry at 7:43 AM. I realised...
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Entwerp: October 2004
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Wednesday, October 27, 2004. Posted by Terry at 1:00 AM. The paradise of flowers and fruit. Coming out of the tall grass.
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Entwerp: September 2004
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Tuesday, September 28, 2004. This is a longer journey, Sutty thought, standing again at the rail that evening, than my journey from Earth to Aka. And she thought of Tong Ov, who might have made this journey himself and had given it for her to make, and wondered how to thank him. By seeing, by describing, by recording, yes. But she could not record her happiness. The word itself destroyed it. She thought: Pao should be here. By me. She would have been here. We would have been happy. On an unrelated matter...
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Entwerp: December 2004
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Friday, December 31, 2004. 3 weeks ago I was in Phuket, in a hotel which is now flooded. For me, such timely perspective. But this means nothing, and out of respect for the dead I'll shut up. The Christmas entry I keep to remind me of my puerility: so convinced that central to life's grand theme - like a diamond in a coal mine - is the worthless clarity of an alcoholic rant. Wishing you all a safe and happy new year from the bottom of my bottomless heart. May all your dreams come true. I believe in etern...
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Entwerp: March 2005
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Monday, March 28, 2005. Early this morning I went to Bright Hill Temple, where my grandfather was cremated more then a year ago. A swarm of people, rows of smoking incense, paper money and food for the offering. 3 joss sticks were thrust into my hands, I waved them in a vague prayer. Posted by Terry at 2:39 AM. Friday, March 25, 2005. Administering an injection for the first time, so nervous as to be unaware that my elbow was levering heavily upon the patient's breast. The Malay housewife who came at the...
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Entwerp: January 2005
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Sunday, January 30, 2005. In 10 days we will usher in the Year Of The Cock. Last night I braved the crowds in Chinatown to soak in the festivities, shamefully, for the first time in my life. It was as if the whole of Singapore was there, converging upon the streets and the bazaars. We ended up at Maxwell market for ice-cold beer. Wonderful. Posted by Terry at 1:41 PM. Saturday, January 22, 2005. We both like people who do not reciprocate our feelings. In the car he played Sarah McLachlan, whom I had ...
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Entwerp: August 2004
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Monday, August 30, 2004. There is one character trait which runs in me with amazing consistency. I'm bloody lazy. It's no surprise that I never back up any data on any computer, not even on crash-prone laptops. A week ago when my -Toshiba- decided not to turn on, I scarcely bat an eyelid, and sent it in to the NUS service centre. A week later it was ready for collection. I thought to myself "no sweat." Then I was told that the hard-drive had been replaced. Posted by Terry at 8:34 PM. But he should just s...
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Entwerp: November 2004
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Monday, November 29, 2004. They were only boys, but the height and territorial presumptions of the Range Rover threw them into relief as men of the world, Toby sporting and unimaginative, Wani languid, with the softness and vigilance of money about him. Perhaps being old friends didn't mean very much, they shared assumptions rather then lives. ". Alan Hollinghurst, The Line Of Beauty. Posted by Terry at 8:04 PM. Sunday, November 21, 2004. Part 2 of pet's special features my albino african clawed frog, x.
