| PSI: 143 (Thank you Sumatrans. Great job with the burnings. Don't stop cause you might earn me a day or two off from work!!) I was almost thankful to be in bed at 4:30 pm on a hazy Saturday afternoon, in all of my au naturel glory - shorts and crumpled tee, my hair pointing in all geographically possible directions, head buried deep within the pages of Jason Hahn's latest masterpiece - Table for Three - More Tales of Saffy & Amanda. As it was, I've spent more than 5 hours doing this! Asking For Trouble was Jason's first; and boy was it a page turner. It was not so much the vivid description of the two female leads; Saffy and Amanda. Not to mention the better-than-real gay buddy Barney or the hunkier-than-thou Karl. Or the spaghetti legged Jason. It was the seamless dynamics of what was damn familiar about Singapore that rooted me still. The places mentioned; the routines spelt out to the T, the gossips, the familiarity of the entire setting of this novel was enough to latch me tight. The $16.80 that I paid now seemed a meagre token in exchange of this wonderfully painted almost parallel universe of a tale. As I greedily consumed each account, many of which were either a reflection or a foreshadow (not to mention lotsa fabricated tales) of my own life, I begin to realize that what I go through daily ain't much of a shit. Literally! I mean, as Jason put in succinctly in his novel; nothing can be worse than having my meals all ready when I step back into my house at the end of each day. How my clothes magically placed themselves in the washing machine and out again; neatly hung on the hanger is enough to turn me a shade brighter than your normal beets. [Special message to Mr Hahn] You are the luckiest, not to mention the most understanding of dicks when it comes to womanly problems. No one, not even that juicy sounding Karl can match up to the wealth of trade secrets you've managed to uncover about us women. If I ever come face to face with you, I am so going to plant a big fat slurpy kiss on your cheeks, and no, NOTHING will get in your way. ;) Not even Pooch! And your Mr Ong makes my boss sound like a meek angel! You have no idea how that will change my manner when I see him come Monday!! Write more of these crap will you!! [Special message to Jac] You have got to get these gems, darling!! I say we meet up soon and devour the pages together!! |
