Sunday, Monday - Happy Days

Incidentally - yes, that's me in the Sunday Times (Singapore, not the London one) today. If you haven't seen it - don't worry about it.

Comments

Anonymous said…
I used to be a renegade, I used to fool around
But I couldn't take the punishment, and had to settle down
Now I'm playing it real straight, and yes I cut my hair ...
17 September 2006 at 13:03
Anonymous said…
At first I thought it was the "Scholar charged with attempted murder" article. :-)
18 September 2006 at 07:44
Anonymous said…
I saw. I was amused :)
18 September 2006 at 13:07
Anonymous said…
A most Rafflesian pose.

"Expect your brain cells to shrivel up and die suddenly from an overwhelming sense of inferiority" ... Hahahaha. I agree. ;)
18 September 2006 at 22:14
Anonymous said…
I saw, I WASNT amused...
19 September 2006 at 01:27
Daryl said…
juke: Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a living.

justme: Heh.

germ: :)

quirk: Thanks. I was not intending to mimic good ol' Tommy S. Raffles (aka T-Stam), but I suppose that's a flattering comparison...

anon: Ah well, win some lose some.
19 September 2006 at 12:16
Anonymous said…
But you've got dreams he'll never take away
In the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
And the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll your way.

:-)
19 September 2006 at 12:47
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