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ok ok i'm back from Vietnam... hehe

lets see... the gallery is up, the link is up there. I signed up with Fotki and I thought it was free, only after a month I got an email from them saying that the trial is over, but whatever that was uploaded during the trial period remains, and unless i suscribe at US30 per year, future uploads are limited to 50Mb (which i've exceeded). Man if I've known, I would have uploaded as much as I could during the trial. But anyway, enjoy the pics.

Things that have been keeping me busy -

1) WOMAD! - Started with a pre-event show at NUS CFA on Thursday, 24th Aug, the gang came down and we were treated to a body percussion, dance and song workshop by Risenga Makondo from South Africa. Charismatic, full of enery, funky. The following day, Drey, Liz, KC and I went to the actual event at Fort Canning Park. Lots of goodlooking people lounging and soaking in the atmosphere, music filled the night sky and I'm sure many a hearts were broken amidst the hullabaloo. Dont ask me why. Drey and Liz joined their other friends and went for the second night but I stayed home to prepare myself for..

2) The Sheares Bridge Run - a repeat of last year, although this year I ran with Drey. Completed 10k in slightly under an hour. It rained at the 9th km mark, and it was refreshing, albeit frustrating when it came to the finishing line as they only opened up 2 lanes, causing congestion so you cant do the last 200m sprint. Went to Toast after that, had the obligatory Horlicks Freeze treat and watched Pretty Persuasion after that. A most excellent weekend.

3) Other movies I watched - well, not much really. Lucky number Slevin was just last night. Good show, I enjoyed it - smart, exciting, funny. Oh Devil wears Prada - i dozed off the last 30 mins. Music was good, lots of eye candy, Meryl going "that's all", and nothing much else really.

4) Went to 2 weddings, one at Hasanah mosque, a friend's brother got married, and the other at CCK - Teffy's wedding. Dear old Teffy, my friend from HDB ISD, who has since moved on to ICA. It was good meeting up with old colleagues and friends I've not seen in almost 3 years.

5) Hmm what else.. I cant remember. Oh! I was on MC for 2 days, developed high fever of 38.4 deg C, I was so sick, I couldnt stand up straight. Aeiziyan drove me from office to the Pasir Ris Clinic and doctor ordered me to go home, take medicine, and SLEEP, which i did for a full 12 hours and I got better after that. I guess it must have been just fatigue and over-exertion.

6) I went to the President's Star Charity TV show at Mediacorp - shook hands with Ho Kwon Ping and wifey Claire Chang as I entered, took the same lift as Tan Boon Huat, the Returning Officer of the recent GE, and sat on the same row as the President, but at the side though hehe. Lots of stars, lots of glitter, lots of noisy screams from the kids in the gallery. The Idol finalists look larger than life, and thats scary, I think TV and the whole celebrity facade that it creates somehow fine-tunes your brain into looking at them that way. Sofian asked me to SMACK Joakim in the head. I nearly did that as I walked behind him on my way to the Sushi bar during reception. But then I would be escorted out of the building unceremoniously, and that would do me no good. And besides, he's suffered enough.

I signed up for the StanChart marathon, 21km! Gosh. 3rd December. I dont know if I can do it. But what the hey, enough of running 10kms.. The Terry Fox Run is coming up on the 17th. 9k at the Tanjong Beach at Sentosa. Might be running alone. Anyone coming?

The calls and emails are starting again.

RIP Steve Irwin.