let's disappear till tomorrow
make it a good year
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
we'll live forever
as always, we'll end the year with a summary of the first paragraphs of the first posts of each month.
jan
we're into the 6th day of the new year and i think it is the first time ever that i really feel that the old year is not over yet. it still feels like 2013.
feb
when i first heard arcade fire's new album reflektor, all i could think of was what the hell happened to them?
mar
this weekend has been the best i've had in a long long time.
apr
i'm into the second week of my new employment and everything is fine for now, and i hope it stays this way but it's probably way too soon to make any judgement.
may
in my team are 2 girls, they're both younger than me but have already been working for a few years while doing part-time studies. they came in together with me so we've been pretty much stuck together.
jun
sometimes i find it quite strange that we put such great importance in finding love, when the possibility of this happening depends almost entirely on luck alone. there is a distinct probability of a person not being able to meet the 'love of his life' EVER.
jul
" “kareem” by definition is someone who is in the position/power to take revenge or get even, but still forgives you."
aug
i like watching videos like these.
sep
i spent the entire day in office listening to this and remixes of xx's intro.
oct
for the first time in the 10 year history of this blog, i went through an entire month without posting anything. disbelievingly, i did a quick check of my post list and i found out that i did write something but it is incomplete and saved as a draft. i will fix this in the coming days.
nov
the nasty ass toilet at the football court smelled of lavender, no doubt from an air freshener hastily sprayed around once in a while by the staff to help combat the nasty ass odours in there.
dec
since i started work in april this year, i have been sleeping an average of 4-5 hours every night. i feel fine with this, but recently there has been a lot of studies on the effects that a lack of sleep can cause to your body and i feel tired just going through the long long list.
jan
we're into the 6th day of the new year and i think it is the first time ever that i really feel that the old year is not over yet. it still feels like 2013.
feb
when i first heard arcade fire's new album reflektor, all i could think of was what the hell happened to them?
mar
this weekend has been the best i've had in a long long time.
apr
i'm into the second week of my new employment and everything is fine for now, and i hope it stays this way but it's probably way too soon to make any judgement.
may
in my team are 2 girls, they're both younger than me but have already been working for a few years while doing part-time studies. they came in together with me so we've been pretty much stuck together.
jun
sometimes i find it quite strange that we put such great importance in finding love, when the possibility of this happening depends almost entirely on luck alone. there is a distinct probability of a person not being able to meet the 'love of his life' EVER.
jul
" “kareem” by definition is someone who is in the position/power to take revenge or get even, but still forgives you."
aug
i like watching videos like these.
sep
i spent the entire day in office listening to this and remixes of xx's intro.
oct
for the first time in the 10 year history of this blog, i went through an entire month without posting anything. disbelievingly, i did a quick check of my post list and i found out that i did write something but it is incomplete and saved as a draft. i will fix this in the coming days.
nov
the nasty ass toilet at the football court smelled of lavender, no doubt from an air freshener hastily sprayed around once in a while by the staff to help combat the nasty ass odours in there.
dec
since i started work in april this year, i have been sleeping an average of 4-5 hours every night. i feel fine with this, but recently there has been a lot of studies on the effects that a lack of sleep can cause to your body and i feel tired just going through the long long list.
5 significant songs, 2014
in order of appearance:
2 steps twice - foals
i went to watch foals alone because my friends were all being lame and annoying, and i'm glad i went because it was amazing. if you listen to their songs in any other setting, i don't think you could ever imagine the power and impact they have in their live shows. just watch this.
zebra zebra
i walked past the tv one night and my mother was watching the voice of china. the girl was singing this song and i was instantly captivated by her airy vocals that made me feel like i was floating somewhere far from home.
that would've been the end of things because i had no clue as to who was she or what the song was (and i suspected it was only good when she sang it anyway), but the next day at work my colleague was butchering songs with his singing as usual, and i thought i heard a few strains of that zebra song. was i hearing things?
no i wasn't, because he spent the next month destroying our collective eardrums with his version of this song.
fin - anberlin
when i went for anberlin's final show, my heart was set on seeing the highlight of the night, the unwinding cable car. little did i know that this song would far outshine it as a powerful finale that seemed to lay bare all the emotions of everyone present.
i'm into you - chet faker
laneway lineup was announced, and as i do every year, i try my best to check out the bands before i rapidly lose interest. this year i had a lot more time to explore youtube in the comfort of my office chair, and i really did try my best, but as it turns out every year, the bands most hyped by the hipster crowd always churn out the worst music to ever wriggle their way into my ears.
this guy though, he's something special. his music facilitated the smooth passage of countless afternoons.
dead wrong intro - the notorious xx
this has to be my song of the year. i don't know how i haven't ever heard this before, seeing that it was released in 2010.
who knew that xx and rap could sound this good? and there's an entire album of it.
2 steps twice - foals
i went to watch foals alone because my friends were all being lame and annoying, and i'm glad i went because it was amazing. if you listen to their songs in any other setting, i don't think you could ever imagine the power and impact they have in their live shows. just watch this.
zebra zebra
i walked past the tv one night and my mother was watching the voice of china. the girl was singing this song and i was instantly captivated by her airy vocals that made me feel like i was floating somewhere far from home.
that would've been the end of things because i had no clue as to who was she or what the song was (and i suspected it was only good when she sang it anyway), but the next day at work my colleague was butchering songs with his singing as usual, and i thought i heard a few strains of that zebra song. was i hearing things?
no i wasn't, because he spent the next month destroying our collective eardrums with his version of this song.
fin - anberlin
when i went for anberlin's final show, my heart was set on seeing the highlight of the night, the unwinding cable car. little did i know that this song would far outshine it as a powerful finale that seemed to lay bare all the emotions of everyone present.
i'm into you - chet faker
laneway lineup was announced, and as i do every year, i try my best to check out the bands before i rapidly lose interest. this year i had a lot more time to explore youtube in the comfort of my office chair, and i really did try my best, but as it turns out every year, the bands most hyped by the hipster crowd always churn out the worst music to ever wriggle their way into my ears.
this guy though, he's something special. his music facilitated the smooth passage of countless afternoons.
dead wrong intro - the notorious xx
this has to be my song of the year. i don't know how i haven't ever heard this before, seeing that it was released in 2010.
who knew that xx and rap could sound this good? and there's an entire album of it.
2014
once again it has come to the time in december when i ask "where has the year gone?"
this year more than ever, i am unable to answer this question. it has flown by so quickly, which was one of the things i was worried about before i started work. settling into a routine is the surest way to watch the days and months meld into an unrecognisable mess.
nothing particularly good or bad happened, i didn't do anything particularly fun or exciting. it was just another quiet and peaceful year.
what is different is that this year i've come to understand that a good year is not one that is filled with spectacular moments. life is about the hours and days that we so easily forget at the end of the year. so insignificant, but these hours are what make up our lives.
all the nights spent playing pool and fooling around with friends, late night soccer games when there's work the next day, frolicking in the sea at 7am, the countless potentially productive hours at 'work' lost discussing a million inane topics with colleagues...
a year of good days is a good year, isn't it?
this year more than ever, i am unable to answer this question. it has flown by so quickly, which was one of the things i was worried about before i started work. settling into a routine is the surest way to watch the days and months meld into an unrecognisable mess.
nothing particularly good or bad happened, i didn't do anything particularly fun or exciting. it was just another quiet and peaceful year.
what is different is that this year i've come to understand that a good year is not one that is filled with spectacular moments. life is about the hours and days that we so easily forget at the end of the year. so insignificant, but these hours are what make up our lives.
all the nights spent playing pool and fooling around with friends, late night soccer games when there's work the next day, frolicking in the sea at 7am, the countless potentially productive hours at 'work' lost discussing a million inane topics with colleagues...
a year of good days is a good year, isn't it?
Monday, December 08, 2014
the z-monster
since i started work in april this year, i have been sleeping an average of 4-5 hours every night. i feel fine with this, but recently there has been a lot of studies on the effects that a lack of sleep can cause to your body and i feel tired just going through the long long list.
the past 3 weeks have therefore come as a great relief for my tortured body and a welcome break for my mind from the rigours (hahaha) of work.
where was i?
i was doing my reservist, and fortunately for us, there was close to nothing to do. i ended up sleeping a lot and for some reason this made me even more tired to the point where i was falling asleep at 11pm when my normal bedtime is 2am.
a typical day went like this:
0900 - reach office
1000 - breakfast
1100 - return to office, sleep
1200 - wake up, go for lunch
1330 - return to office, sleep
1500 - wake up, wonder how long more before we could go home
1630 - go home
unfortunately all good things come to an end, and tomorrow i will return to work, and with it comes the usual lack of sleep and related consequences - brain damage, heart problems, diabetes, accelerated ageing...
the past 3 weeks have therefore come as a great relief for my tortured body and a welcome break for my mind from the rigours (hahaha) of work.
where was i?
i was doing my reservist, and fortunately for us, there was close to nothing to do. i ended up sleeping a lot and for some reason this made me even more tired to the point where i was falling asleep at 11pm when my normal bedtime is 2am.
a typical day went like this:
0900 - reach office
1000 - breakfast
1100 - return to office, sleep
1200 - wake up, go for lunch
1330 - return to office, sleep
1500 - wake up, wonder how long more before we could go home
1630 - go home
unfortunately all good things come to an end, and tomorrow i will return to work, and with it comes the usual lack of sleep and related consequences - brain damage, heart problems, diabetes, accelerated ageing...