Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Poem of the Day:

Stuck.

Stuck at the crossroads,
at the junction of disappointment, fear, excitement and the unknown.
This man-child,
Knows not what to do,
Which road shall he follow?
Just what shall he do? He's stuck,
Stuck,
Stuck.
He knows that change is afoot, that there're going to be trade-offs.
He just doesn't know which road to take.
If ever there was a time he needed you,
This is it.
Is this it?

To be continued....

Tim'10

Choonage: So Sorry - Feist

Monday, March 22, 2010

It's been so long, so very long. I never thought I'd come back to this, this quiet medium. The blog who never judged. I had almost given up hope, almost forgotten about you, apart from the rare occasion when my mind would wander to the past and I'd think about the boy who once was. Even now, as I'm typing, I'm wondering if anybody's even going to know about this return, this moment of induced weakness.

Oh well, I'm really returning this one time because of a recent spate of events that have convinced me that I need to start getting in touch with my creative self again (even if but for this moment, to write this blog post) but this time, I'm determined to turn my thoughts into reality. For too long, I've thought about all the instruments I want to learn, about all the sweet music I want to make, about the hundred and one thousand things I tell myself I want to do. This time, I must, must, must create! The urge to create is eating away within. Conversations, concerts, charity work and gigs I've recently been privileged to have been privy to have made me determined to get off my thought rocking horse and just work it. Specifically, it was a conversation in a kelong with my very impressive and intelligent colleague (Misterrr Nick), a completely-by-chance watching of a DJ set by Gramaphone Children (and subsequent chat with said DJ) of the Kitsch Cat Club, chilling out to the keyboards of Au Revoir Simone, bopping my head to The Karl Maka Project, amazed by the genuine enthusiasm of the kids of Tanjung Pinang's School 6 and wanting to show my girlfriend (who's been really very encouraging) that I am capable of making the music that I love that have landed me in this very strange position of being stuck somewhere between excitement and trepidation!

And now, in a return to true form, I have a Poem of the Day for you, dear reader. Well, really, it was inspired by my precious girlfriend but written also to satiate what I imagine must be your deep-seated hunger for my poems.......maybe I really have been dreaming, this whole time. What am I on about??!! (And this is really where we see the return of the old blogmeister tim of yore; he's actually written a poem for the first time in YONKS!!):

Poem of the Day:


Breathe

Breathe,
Just breathe.
I want to beatmatch my breathing to yours,
I want to lie beside you,
With my arms and legs tangled with yours,
Like one continuous boy-girl pretzel,
Our...
Chests rising, breathing,
In unison,
Lips squeezing,
Air out.
Breathe in.
And Out.
It's hard though, to
deal with the fact that you are apart from me,
On the motherland, caught in a storm of sand.
While I am here safe and bored and thinking of you,
Breathing like a half-empty boy pretzel.
For you are in Beijing and I only have my thoughts to keep me sane,
Until you return to complete this puzzle.

Tim'10

Choonage: Justin Faust - Carpi Spinoff (Cyndi Night Drive Killer RMX)

Friday, May 02, 2008

Poem of the Day:


The Ocean Between us.


And so it ends,
Just like that.

The ocean between us never gave way,
Never parted.
I swear I would have walked miles to reach you,
But the ocean between us never gave way.

It was 99% perfect but for the ocean between us.
Circumstance has left me feeling hopeless,
I shake my fist at the ocean between us.

How different things might have been if I
was living 16 hours behind time or you were living 16 hours ahead.
But I guess we'll never know.

This is it, then.
The end,
Just like that.

Tim'08

Choonage: Summer on the Westhill - Kings of Convenience

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Poem of the Day:

Falter

I faltered,
You held on.
I faded,
but
I tried to hold on as
You faltered
and
You faded.
Is this the way it's meant to be?
For now?
Or is this really the end of things?

Tim'08

Choonage: Fall of Man - The Observatory

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

First blog post of the year (finally!) and all I have to say is that I don't really have anything to say. Which means that I'm going to be taking a hiatus from blogging indefinitely. I've been so busy this whole year that I've had no time for anything, much alone blogging. That said, the event I've been working on for the past few months finally ended yesterday and was a success (to me at least!). PHEW!! Next week, I get sent to the Singapore Visitor Centre for 3 months which should make for some new and interesting experiences. I know I could do with a change. This boy is certainly ready for some life changes. I thank all of you good and loyal readers for your patience in sticking with me over the years and I want to end off by saying that this is not the end of the blog. Nay, on the rare occasion that I am struck by inspiration and decide to share some poetry, this shall be the medium of choice. In the mean time, it's time to welcome the Year of the Rat and the beginning of the rest of my life. Until the next post (whenever that happens). Peas Oot,

Choonage: Not Exactly - Deadmau 5

Monday, December 31, 2007

I know, I know. I've not blogged in ages. Sorry for the long silence. I've been rather busy and I've not really felt the need to blog at all. Still, it is New Year's Eve and I feel it important to look back upon the last year (2007 has been a very eventful year for Tim indeed) dram of whisky in hand (or not), and reflect upon the year that's just gone by (in the 3rd person).

I've got to go out for a huge ass seafood meal in a bit so I've decided to list down, in no particular order, the high(and low)lights for the year:

1. Tim grew a belly which he is now very determined to get rid of. The year's excessive eating and drinking has resulted in a belly that is pregnant-Demi-Moore-on-the-cover-of-Vanity-Fair worthy!! Get rid of this belly, I must!

2. Tim found God again (well, technically, he'd never lost God; more like lost sight of him a bit too often!!) through going to Young Person's Bible Study Fellowship (BSF). Admittedly, Tim is not very young anymore. Nonetheless, there is still much to be thankful for and going for BSF has really given Tim some focus and made his life that much better. Tim continues to be thankful and continually amazed at how blessed his life has been.

3. Tim finally made that long-awaited trip back to the UK to say hi to his mates there! The trip was way too short and way too expensive but it was well worth it, every second of it. Tim had forgotten just how much he'd missed seeing friendly faces like Alasdair, Sara, Neelesh (the person to whom my "blog dysfunction" is credited!!), Ishwin, Fi and Sean, Gina, Sam, Anthony, Bec, Kristina and everybody else whom not mentioned here. Tim now looks forward to the next time he returns to British soil, specifically St Andrews!

4. Tim's fragile heart got broken twice by the wrong girl (unintentionally though....oh well, one must live and learn). Still, this has all been part of the big plan which leads us to point 5.

5. Tim found a place to put his heart. It's being held captive 16 hours behind Singapore Time and Tim is perfectly fine with this. Updates will be in order once the timing is right and the stars in the sky are aligned in accordance to the plane of my soon-to-be-flat-belly!

6. Tim did lots of travelling this year (Hong Kong, Laos, London, Berlin) and loved soaking up all the different culture on offer (like the anthropological sponge of culture I have every intention of turning into)!!!

That's about it for now. Looking back, I would say that this has been a pretty sweet year and I'm really looking forward to 2008. I'll blog about my resolutions shortly but for now, I'd just like to wish all you loyal readers a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!! May 2008 bring blessing, beats and bountiful biscuits to all of you! Peas Oot.

Choonage: Someone Like Me - Royksopp

Saturday, December 01, 2007

I know it's been ages since I last blogged and for those who aren't on facebook and have been wondering if your man Tim is ok, well, he's doing good. He's floating in an ocean of work, just about managing to stay afloat. He's looking forward to the future and has started thinking about his new year resolutions. His heart is also being held captive in Hong Kong as we speak and in a few days time, will be in Vancouver. Tim is very happy at this turn of events. Usually, he only blogs about being hungover and the lack of love so this, he supposes, is a nice change from the norm. Maybe that's why he's had nothing to blog about. Life is alright....the only thing which could do with some improvement is the damn humidity but that's out of his hands. Peas Oot.

Choonage: Rise (Mas Collective Mix) - Soul Providers