Mr Bad Media Karma

A cursory peek into my fucked-up life. Rants and raves, musings and madness - come get your piece of me.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Cat got your tongue? Kindly chop mine off.

Monday, October 27, 2008

One More Time

One Year Ago

Saturday, October 27, 2007
Sell Me Candy
'When you really like somebody, you'll disregard all the warning signs, whatever people may say, and just follow what your heart tells you to.'

I just said the above over the phone. Which is irony at its finest because I was referring to someone else but might as well have been talking about myself. It was as though I was screaming to the person at the other end 'AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING BECAUSE I LIKE YOU!'

Sunday, October 28, 2007
Shock And Awe
Hmmm...I kept telling myself last night, as I looked around at the pretty/famous faces, that I was a pretty good catch myself and that you didn't deserve me. And then I looked at you. And it almost broke my heart in two.

Funny.

Its scary how that brief journey into 'lifestyles of the rich and famous' (dinner at damn nice 6th Ave bungalow) was exactly a year ago. And how much some things have changed since then, while some things haven't. Presently I am helpless as ever, although this is more a case of me not deserving you.

In trying to close the door on a big 'what if', I've invariably opened other little 'what ifs' from the past. And their ghosts have come back to haunt me.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

You Are A...Comic?

Comic = Carrie falling in Dior
Tragic = Me falling in... Holland Village, on the slippery pavement, because my slippers have worn soles. And then getting up to find macaroons damaged and people sniggering. I was bummed that my surprise fell through, but I guess the elements of comedy sort of made up for it.

The AC gang is nothing if not impromptu (and aging, but that's another story). Drinks and dinner in the insalubrious confines of Cheong Chin Nam morphed into Lena very kindly treating us to a not inconsiderable dinner overlooking the sea and drinks at Cafe Del Mar, all on that confused tourist trap, Sentosa.

Sitting in the lecture hall listening to the Registrar drone, I would never have envisioned myself back on that bridge thinggy from Siloso Beach to the breakwater, Strawberry Sangria in hand, Tong and Lena merrily dipping their feet in the less than pristine water (I was in pants and shoes and so refused to even sit down).

Its scary that we're talking jobs and getting married (well, some of us anyway). For all my intellectual maturity, I'm still that teenage boy who just wants to have fun and not concern himself with being a grown up.

And When I Grow Up, I don't need to be famous (although that would be nice), I really just want to be happy - although I'm not too sure about the content of that... feeling. What's it going to take? Love? Money? Accomplishment? Or a bit of everything?

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Dubya

Who do think you are? A Kennedy? You're a Bush, act like one!

Can't wait for this.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Gloat

I think I've earned that at the very least, after almost 10 years. It was real close. TI's Whatever You Like was greatest gainer in sales and is #1 in airplay (the Hot 100 is basically a composite chart of sales and airplay), and TI ft. RiRi's Live Your Life was greatest airplay gainer and #2 in sales, but Womanizer sold enough to squeak to #1 even though airplay currently ranks at #40 something (that's a whole other story there). And it even set 3 records along the way 1) Highest first week digital sales for a female artist ever (besting Touch My Body by a few hundred copies, although that was released over a period of 7 days to Womanizer's 6); 2) Biggest jump to #1 on the Hot 100; and 3) Biggest jump on the Hot 100. Smokin'!

Interestingly (to me anyway), one year ago Gimme More was #6 having spent 2 weeks at #3 after being released digitally, five years ago Me Against The Music ft. Madonna entered at #50 (eventually peaking at #35 - this was in the pre-digital era) and ten years ago, well, Baby One More time was released.

Speaking of Madonna, well, its sad. I've been listening to her new single 'Miles Away' recently and it couldn't have been released at a more appropriate time.

I just woke up from a fuzzy dream
You never would believe the things that I have seen
I looked in the mirror and I saw your face
You looked right through me, you were miles away

All my dreams they fade away
I'll never be the same
If you could see me the way you see yourself
I can't pretend to be someone else

You always love me more, miles away
I hear it in your voice, we're miles away
You're not afraid to tell me, miles away
I guess we're at our best when we're miles away

So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away

When no one's around then I have you here
I begin to see the picture, it becomes so clear
You always have the biggest heart,
When we're six thousand miles apart

Too much of no sound
Uncomfortable silence can be so loud
Those three words are never enough
When it's long distance love

You always love me more, miles away
I hear it in your voice, we're miles away
You're not afraid to tell me, miles away
I guess we’re at our best when we're miles away

So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away

I'm alright, don't be sorry, but it's true
When I'm gone you'll realize
That I'm the best thing that happened to you

You always love me more, miles away
I hear it in your voice, we're miles away
You're not afraid to tell me, miles away
I guess we're at our best when we're miles a-a-away...

You always love me more, miles away
I hear it in your voice, we're miles away
You're not afraid to tell me, miles away
I guess we're at our best when we're miles away

So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away

Yowzers thats it for now!

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Hips Don't Lie

On a whim, I decided to join Jin for hip hop at Cali today. Let's just say that I suck really bad but at least I tried something different (and indeed something I've always wanted to do).

I have a vague headache now from half-sleeping (ie. not really sleeping and not really staying awake either) for the past few hours. In the future, when in doubt, just sleep. It's ridiculously hard to concentrate when you have what feels like a big... blob of matter - weighing on your head.

Been finding it very hard to concentrate on work recently. Or to motivate myself. All the allures of yore - the NYU degree, the plump student exchange, the starting salary of an International (or even better, and more deluded, a White Shoe) law firm - no longer hold the attraction they once do. Who am I kidding, the latter still does haha. But I have more perspective now, I'd like to think.

One step at a time.

Oh oh oh one 'Womanizer' currently sits pretty at number one on American I-Tunes, after less than 24 hours. TPOB indeed!

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Eat Sleep Shop And Be Merry

Basically what Jin and I did today. After what was an eternity of mindless net surfing and fighting to stay awake, we threw in the towel, left CLT lecture during the break, and went... to the student lounge thinking we could use the brand new Guitar Heros but seeing that we had to sign it out and there was no one in the Law Club room, we made ourselves at home on the sofas and slept. And I woke up not too long after but Jin slept. And slept. Until CLT was over and some people came in wanting to play Guitar Heros and were confronted with this... figure... grey hood over his face, half sitting half lying like a corpse. They were debating how best to rouse him from his slumber but well, I came in just at that moment and did the honors.

Having fulfilled our Z quotient, we headed down to town intending to gym but got sidetracked in Muji Paragon, missing Body Pump and being confronted by the usual crowds that throng Cali Orchard on a weekday night. 'Ok fuck it.' We went to the Cathay instead for Aston's but the queue was crazy and we ended up at the 99 cent sushi place in the basement... GUYS THE SAME ONE AS IN NOVENA! But Novena's portions somehow seem bigger and fresher, with more diverse selections, probably because its in Inland Revenue House or something. Still, *cue refrain* 'it's only 99 cents!'

I told you so moment of the day.

*Simon trying to balance one plate of sushi in one hand and another 2, one stacked on the other, in the other hand*
Jin: Hey, are you sure you want to do that, you might drop them.
Simon: No I won't.
*Proceeds to walk back to table and while walking down a slope, sushi on top of the other starts to get displaced, and in a poor attempt at balancing, ends up dropping both the Unagi and the Salmon sushi on the floor*

*Simon walks back to Jin who is still at the belt deciding what he wants and very much unaware of what has happened*
Simon: Get me what I just ordered.

Haha. I really should know better. But yeah my day was just, very normal and yet in that normalcy is something very meaningful.

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Days Go By

Two and a half months to go! I'm very excited! Although we don't have accommodation, and although we have no idea where else we wanna go, and what we wanna do, the mental images of just walking down this


sends a tingle down my spine. And the many many other places in NYC and in wherever else we go. And don't worry I promise I will not be like I was in Tokyo.