The earth moved, darling.

Surveying the 70 postings, I'm afraid TPT Minister Lui NoPorn Tuck Yew would be taking LRT at least two times until the next 5 years is up.

S'poreans should appreciate the heart work that Ministers are doing. They have the heart not to make their subordinates to carry out the EXPERIENTIAL SURVEYing nor do they have ANYONE responsible enough under their command to carry out the task, and NONE of these lieutenants would break their boss's heart (Minister's, not YOUR's) by telling him BAD NEWS just in case they need to call 995 for heart-attack case ... ...

I apologize for my medically-infused posting.

It is important to deliver, no, I mean, to apologize.

We will deliver, definitely but pls kindly do NOT hold your breath ...

We will surely deliver, but sometimes with apologies ... ... and plenty of flood water,

Sometimes delivered with two chopped-off legs,
sometimes with a floating-Indon Boody,
sometimes with a little expensive HDB flat pricing,
sometimes a bit of frustrating ERP though traffic is extremely gentle,
sometimes a happy COE because sitting in a crawling car makes you happy that you got a HI-VALUE car in your possession FOR TEN GOOD YEARS to REPENT,
sometimes with a $4.3 million worth of porky pig President charcoaled abit all around,

sometimes we deliver a boy,
sometimes we deliver a girl,
sometimes we deliver you PAP Ministers, MPs, SnrCS Officers, GlassRoot Leeders, etc.

Oops! So sorry for the Delivery of The THIRD Kind, which any parents would cry, and even the Stork can't handle a mis-created product by nature due to wrong design criteria ... ...

I apologize,
Sincerely

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• JD Salinger's Franny and Zooey: I read this in a day (it's a short story) and there were a couple of "ooh, thinky!" moments but at the end of it I'm just like... whut? I'm not saying it's a bad book! I'm just not smart/well-read enough. Read this if you're into highbrow stuff?


• David Sedaris' Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary: I adore David Sedaris and I adored this book! It's quite different from his other books and that almost made me put it down from the get-go (I'm not too big on Change) but I'm glad I didn't. In my mind it's sort of an Aesop's Fables for adults of this time, but if you hate Aesop, forget I ever said that. The stories are neatly packaged observations of society BUT they're not necessarily moralistic, and the book overall makes for quick, light reading. Read it! It's fun!


• Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone: Lamb is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors ever. This book is not about a theme but rather a person, and Lamb is such a good storyteller there was once I checked both my laptop and the TV wondering what show I had to get back to before realising it was a book I had been reading that I'd somehow gotten convinced was playing out visually. COULDN'T RECOMMEND MORE.

• Grey's 7x22: Like I said on Twitter, "Grey's just proved it's still capable of a clusterfuck not involving lesbian drama. Good on you! (...but yes I am crying inside rn oh god. ;__;)" Right after watching this ep all I wanted to do was cling to people, so I actually sent SMSes that said just "*cling*" and "*clingwrap*" out. Idk man. I used to recommend EVERYTHING GREY'S because I am a rabid fangirl, but I'd only ask you to watch this ep/season as a whole if you've been a fan from the start so you can forgive them some of the major fuckery that's been going on recently.

• Mojave Moon: Why did I watch this? Why do I own it on DVD?! AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE.


• Beyond Borders: I got this as a birthday present 3 years ago but never got around to watching it because I don't usually have the patience to sit through movies at home. (Yes, the common thread is that all the movies-on-DVD that I own feature Angelina Jolie, because all the other actresses I obsess over tend to be B-list TV actors.) It wasn't a very good movie but I liked it and I really appreciate AJ's efforts at spreading the word. Watch especially if you like AJ and her humanitarian work, but not if you're looking for generic entertainment.


• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: Watched this today as part of my birthday celebration (though this really wasn't for me, per se). It was okay, I guess, but I think the PotC series needs to end already - was it even intended to be continued for this long?! Fair warning: the ending lines were REALLY LAME.I am unfairly prejudiced against movies in general right now. Maybe you'll enjoy it!