Kharmah the magical lizard

Kharmah was a baby lizard alone on the wall,
when suddenly with a great 'BOOM' he heard something fall.
He twisted his neck around to take a look,
what he saw next really made him spooked.
Wings on the back, a wand in a hand,
and in the other was a huge electric fan.
It was the Hairball Fairy, shaped like a cat,
how else would she appear, other than that.
So scared Kharmah was, his tail dropped right off,
'Oh dearie me, poor thing,' the Hairball Fairy coughed.
With a swish and a swash and pointing to Kharmah's head,
'To compensate you, I will give you magic!' the Hairball Fairy said.
Kharmah nearly fell off the wall, oh yes he almost did,
Because the Fairy pointed the electric fan, a mistaken deed.
'Oh dearie me, I am sorry!' the Hairball Fairy squealed,
Pointing her wand and in him much magic she filled.
'You can turn invisible now,' the Hairball Fairy told Kharmah,
she happily instructed, 'Go home and tell your mama!'
She disappeared in a puff of smoke and a retching sound,
as though a hairball was being coughed out; huge, wet and round.
Kharmah could turn invisible and not be seen, not even a speck,
He could now grow fat as it is all better to sneak up on insects!
But when his tail drops off he cannot fade away,
only until his tail grows back, that very day.

Today

Good things come to those who wait. Yes, indeed. I was at Bugis MRT station (yes, MRT. Reducing my carbon footprint plus I got no money to pay for parking and ERP to drive into Bugis) waiting for the train to Joo Koon. I decided against taking the train that came along because it was P-A-C-K-E-D with people with more people trying to squeeze. And with a good book, I didn't mind waiting for the next train. Guess what? The next train came in 2 minutes and it was E-M-P-T-Y, devoid of human sardines. Hahaha! I managed to snag a seat and settled down to enjoy my book all the way to Boon Lay. Good things come to those who wait. :)

Anyway, sent my Eternal 811s to Tet Tailors at Peninsular Plaza Shopping Center to repair the holes and reinforce the thinning material at the bum area. Now, before you think 'So lousy quality your jeans, so expensive no use. Kena cheated!', remember that this pair of jeans has been through a lot of wear, and for 18 months of effective and CONTINUOUS wear, the material thinning and threads breaking only now can be considered quite good value for money. Anyway, the repair job cost $12! However, Tet Tailors are rather well known for their work on jeans and when I was there, there was this huge stack of jeans waiting to be altered or repaired. Let's see how good their workmanship is.

Bitter heart

This is such a nice song! Hahaha. And Zee Avi's voice is so, so, so... nice! Hahaha. She's got this old school tone going for her! Nice!

Eternal 811 6th wash

After walking around school for months on end, running around a few times, wiping my hands, walking Cyn's dog more than a few times, helping her move house, climbing trees at Sentosa at night and sitting in grease that makes me look like I poo-ed in my pants, I am finally sending my Eternal 811s for a wash. After which I have to send them for preemptive repairs to prevent the crotch area from blowing out. I could stick my finger into the holes that formed from close to 2 years of faithful service, not that I like to.

Foolish games

Timelessness

In today's world of modernization, mass production, consumerism, conspicious consumption, disposability and instant gratification, it seems like everything has lost its soul. Character in everything, from cars, to clothes, to crayons, seem to have lost their soul in the midst of profit making, efficiency and the rest of the hoohaa they call progress. Whatever happened to taking pride in your product, and artisanship and skilled labour?

Now, we have machines doing things, at a much faster rate but at what price? The price of character, of soul, and of craftsmanship. A quick comparison: How many objects can be considered a classic that is a product of modern times and how many objects can be considered a classic that came from a time long forgotten? The answer is obvious.

To leave a legacy, if one can figure out how to make something timeless, classic, eternal, with lasting appeal in these modern times, then one would have it made. Bring back the character, the soul, the feeling inherent in something that is timeless. Because, everyone, whether they acknowledge it or not, have a gnawing feeling deep deep down that our time is limited, that we are living on borrowed time, that we are born to die and all those other cliches. And with that feeling comes the desire for something eternal, something that will last and leave a legacy.

I like the slogan for Patek Phillipe, that you never actually own a Patek Phillipe, you merely take care of it for the next generation. Classic, timeless things are well designed for one. But mostly, it's because of the soul, the character, the craftsmanship, the pride taken and the lasting appeal that makes something a classic. Classics are seldom in fashion, but they never go out of style.

Come on get higher

This song is so in my head at the moment.

Literal video

Need I say more? :D oh wait, thanks Naz!