Drivel

what an exciting Monday. S is almost dead (again). ET is on the verge of civil war (again). and M looked like it was gonna blow--well, no one really knows for sure, but Channel News Asia claimed M erupted this morning, sending the office into pandemonium before we realised that Asia's numbah one news network was out-of-step with the rest of the world (again)-- turned out M was just farting out voluminous smoke.

Those who don't have a clue what the Acronyms stand for: Guess. It's not that difficult.

Other earthshattering news at work: F is joining the office. Of all the major disasters that could've happened today, none can match up to the one that actually did. F embodies everything I am not: serious, hardworking, and actually successful. The only consolation I take is that he's got a Third-Reich combover and a cheek-mole that looks almost cancerous. F is one of those types for whom the universe obeys a separate logic and alien laws of physics. If you cracked a joke, he would think you were trying to criticise him. If you confessed ignorance, he would assume you were testing him. Welcome to the world of the over-serious and hyper-intense. Where "take it easy" is gibberish and "relax" only muttered under the breath in quiet shame.

Worse, this fuckwad is taking the cubicle next to mine. Maybe I should seal off my workspace with a hanging duvet.

Started on another Jap dorama tonight. Idolatry is the opiate of the modern-day single young adult. Who needs a social life when the companionship of the fabulous and the fantastic can be realised at a mere $15 (plus ten percent discount at selected Poh Kim)? And the art of idolatry is at its most refined in the Japanese dorama. No need for convoluted plotlines revolving around epic family power struggles or boardroom battles. No chockablock kimchi kookie convulsing on her faulty facet teardrops either. What you have instead is cheeky cool or spunky cute --a polished pop fantasy tailored for those who pride themselves on being different but succumb ultimately to better packaging anyways. Love it.

An actual quote from a Tokyo University law student (saw this on TV years back): "When I grow up, I want to become like Kimura Takuya."