I’ve contemplated quite a few times if I should continue posting. This is a rant blog leaning more towards the melancholic and angry outbreaks, and I suppose after all these years, I am starting to get a little tired of complaining.
Nevertheless at the same time, this blog had recorded the up and mostly downs of my life for the past few years and thus provides me a good point of reference on where I stand today. I’ll post to that, perhaps with a little less angst.
Here’s to kick off 2009; a wish list drawn while I was and still am waiting anxiously for the results of my employment permit appeal.
1. First thing’s first. Pray hard, pray really hard that my employment permit gets approved. I’m way over this whole break from work thingy already. This is the longest ever break I’ve ever taken for the past 5 years and I guess I hate standing still for too long. Time waits for no man.
Provided my permit gets approved and I am allowed to work in Singapore, the materialistic stuff, some which has been postponed for years now:
2. A 2 bedroom HDB (social housing) unit. I’ve already got a potential flatmate. Fingers crossed that we’ll still be able to find a decently priced one when I get my permit. Unfurnished preferred. I like my place tidy, white and minimal with just a hint of warmth hence the last thing I want is to have a mismatched techicolor interior. Anyways, it’s always cheaper to rent unfurnish and head over to IKEA instead.
3. A new wallet. Rather disappointed that Kenneth Cole pulled out of this region. Wouldn’t mind another since the current one is still holding onto my cash, cards and movie stubs since 2003 although it’s getting a little worn out. Most likely get a Braun Buffel this time. A Mont Blanc is a tad of an overspending right now.
4. The Nokia 6300 which is now a bargain since its price has came a long way down. I like it’s no nonsense design and retro styling cues of the late 70’s calculators, being decked in oh so sexy stainless steel. It sure is high time to replace the Motorola which user interface is as hopeless as it is annoying.
5. Either an Arcam or a Cambridge Audio high fidelity sound system. I’m an audio purist and I want Harry Belafonte performing live in my living room right after Missy Higgins. I probably will put off getting them until I get a proper place with a living room large enough. Vinyl still sounds better but with all the hassle, I’ll stick with old faithful cd.
6. My Christmas gift to self; a nice BMW 320i from the nineties. One heck of car back then, still one heck of a car today. At slightly less than S$30 grand with a brand new 10-year COE, I don’t think I need any other reasons. Never did come across any German chap I actually am fond of as those I’ve met a bloody arseholes but they sure know how to make really good cars.
Yeap, I think that kind of does it for 2009 for the materialistic bit of course. The are still plenty in life that I want which can never be quantified in worldly values and to start that off, I’m going to start with the Lord.
May God bless all of you, Amen.
