Mine is a happy family. No, seriously. We go on trips, talk about meaningless things, bicker, argue, scold, that sort of thing. All the good things and all the nasty things that tie a family together. It’s one luxury I’ve always been blessed with.

It’s just, I realised that I have to constantly remind myself of that fact. My family isn’t broken. My married brothers come with to visit and feast with us. The grandchildren love to play with their aunts and uncles. My parents love each other. My siblings care about each other.

I live in an ordinary family with ordinary happiness, and ordinary trials. We always have food on the table. There’s always fuel in the car. There’s always some cash in the wallet. There’s [almost] always electricity and broadband in the house. I am blessed with that.

Strangely enough, I find myself cornered by these blessings.

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Small Talk:
Dettol makes for an effective, but horrendously painful aftershave solution. Ouch.

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Very few things have managed to surprise me these days. I’ve been watching anime for quite a while now, and during that time, I’ve come across various animations from outside Japan [excluding America]. But this one totally swept me off my feet.

Please welcome Gacha=Gacha, Singapore’s first anime! Here’s a synopsis of the story:

Gacha-Gacha is the story of 4 girls in Singapore and the trials, tribulations, joys and events of their daily lives. Whether it’s boy trouble, school events, birthdays or shopping, these girls share all their troubles and joys together. From the lively Japanese girl Asuka, to the beauty queen Elizabeth, Joie “The Human Incinerator” or Nina, anime otaku extraordinaire, each has her own story to tell. Each day brings something new for them - following the latest fashion trend, going to a new place in town, or maybe just hanging out and chatting with each other. Let’s follow them through their exploits and adventures!

Okay, so it’ll be a comedy slice-of-life thing. However, the website kinda sucks, but I figured I should check it out anyway, so browsed to the Characters page. Imagine my shock upon seeing this;

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I didn’t really sleep last night, so I woke up, made some breakfast and checked my morning news feed. After reading up a few, an old friend chatted me up. We talked for a while and then he asked;

Justin: btw u have any old school rock songs to recommend?
Me: old school?
Me: lemma check
Me: guns n roses - november rain
Justin: u know led zeppelin, metallica, bon jovi, scorpions
Justin: i have most of GnR popular songs
Me: jiwang gila
Justin: jiwang gila?
Me: ive lots of metallica, but i assume you’ve got plenty
Justin: well i only have enter sandman
Justin: lol
Me: lol really?

© Associated Press.

I browsed my music archives and found my 1GB collection of Metallica sitting right there, all the way from 1982 right up to St. Anger. I smirked a bit at the irony, and fired up Fade to Black. Thinking its a good one, I tossed it to my buddy over Messenger. Sitting as you see the day break into a parade of lights around you, with blazing guitar chords and kickass beats… makes for quite an awesome morning.

Long live Metallica.

I’m just gonna make this a quick one. I’m a little pissed off right now, and I’m not so keen to explain the details. Just let me put it this way: my being apathetic is my own way of not intruding on your fucking privacy. Also, I am under no fucking obligation to kiss your big flabby ass.

Go get yourself tea-bagged, bitch.

Oh, there’s another thing I must mention. I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to all those who took part in my assignment survey, all 23 of you :p As long as that blog post remains in the database, I will never ever forget the little favor you did for me - especially after you helped contribute to a research paper full of genuine bullshit.

Experiments are fun. Especially ones that involve the net, so I took part in this one and joined the massive bandwagon of bloggers. I’m not expecting much other than a few random stray free hits, but hey, it’s a fun experiment so why not, right?

Go on. You know you want to. Thank Ross for spreading the word :D