the philosophy of Froot Loops

i'm eating softly-toasted tuna, olive oil and butter sandwiches as i tap-and-drag this entry out on my Palm Tungsten T. being handy in the kitchen has its benefits.

i spent about three hours in the kitchen this evening, helping bake and juice up cookies, muffins, brownies, pies and lemonade for my youngest sister's charity shindig later today. it's supposed to be in the aid of the Straits Times Pocket Money Fund. i feel like i'm the parent here or something - this, like running around countless neighbourhoods and Popular Bookstores for my siblings' schoolbooks last December, seems to be going above-and-beyond the duties of a "big brother".

SAMARIA: "how much longer before the brownies ready?"

LELANIE: "you sitting there watching the oven, you cannot tell is it? i'm washing the dishes here you - ohmygod what is that smell?!"

SAMARIA: "what smell?"

LELANIE: [pulling brownie tin hurriedly out of the oven] "ohmygod, burnt already, you see lah!"

yes, Lelanie is our maid. don't laugh at her - she uses a Motorola E365, with intergrated VGA digital camera, polyphonic ringing tones and a 65, 536-color screen, my personal reccomendation to her.

why are all the good movies always rated R(A)? i want to watch Kill Bill. i want to watch the Spanish Apartment. pirated VCDs, here i come.

i recently discovered Froot Loops came in green as well. green?! what conceivable flavor is that? leaf-juice? i leave Froot Loops alone for a bit and they go wonkers. is there some sort of commitee that decides new cereal colors? which was the fool that decided green was good for Froot Loops?

maybe i should listen to those TV ads which state estatically that a particular is available at 'All Good Music Stores'. i couldn't find Absolution by Muse anywhere in Toa Payoh. ended up buying Parachutes by Coldplay first. took me another few days to decide i wanted to commute to the 'Edge' at Parco Bugis Junction to buy Absolution. at least, having heard the CD, it was worth it.

"change everything you are
and everything you were
your number has been called

fights and battles have begun
revenge will surely come
your hard times are ahead

best, you've got to be the best
you've got to change the world
and use this chance to be heard
your time is now

don't let yourself down
and don't let yourself go
your last chance has arrived"

- "Butterflies & Hurricanes", Muse