Wednesday, February 27, 2008

1087.

Steps in sets of 8. Twelve sets will bring you to the bus stop.

1086.

She counted her way to work.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

1085.

我们是新加坡公民,誓愿不分种族, 言语,宗教, 团结一致,建设公正平等的民主社会, 并为实现国家之幸福,繁荣与进步,共同努力。

1084.

The wounded healer; the wounded teacher.

1083.

Feeling blue, so she hung around her parents and a noisy tv.

Sunday, February 24, 2008

1082.

None of this fancy-nancy modern toilet bowl stuff.

1081.

Squatting, after all, is the best position for shitting.

1080.

He tried anyway.

1079.

If he wanted to squat on the toilet bowl, does that make him autistic?

1078.

Sitting on the toilet, she wanted to pray; but she thought it somewhat disrespectful.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

1077.

也许他的梦想会成真。

1076.

十五夜

1075.

Old men eating their dinners at the coffeeshop. Young women waiting for their dinners at the coffeeshop.

1074.

It was the night of the fifteenth day of the new year.

1073.

It got dark slowly; so slowly that perhaps we should say, it got blue.

1072.

She wished she had the words to describe the strong wispy pine swaying in the deepening twilight.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

1071.

Craving prayer.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

1070.

A chronicle of the descent into madness.

1069.

Who wants to lie here, and sleep all day?

1068.

You want to lie here, and sleep all day.

1067.

Somebody wanted to lie there, and sleep all day.

1066.

He wanted to lie there, and sleep all day.

1065.

She wanted to lie there, and sleep all day.

1064.

I want to lie here, and sleep all day.

Monday, February 18, 2008

1063.

For a pineapple.

1062.

Repetitive behaviour: at risk.

1061.

Nomads travelling north, west, north, south.

1060.

Platitudes.

1059.

The tongue is like the bit of a horse. Though small, it controls the whole animal.

1057.

My kingdom for an armadillo.

1058.

For an aardvark.

1056.

Their memories were shards of glass.

1055.

Nonsense jabberwocky words to keep her sane.

1054.

A tractor! A tractor! My kingdom for a tractor!

1053.

She was not well.

1052.

Indian construction workers at the back of a pickup truck with packets of teh.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

1051.

It seemed more comforting in church.

1050.

A comforting thought: that Christ is the author and finisher of his faith.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

1049.

Thinking about the future was like walking into an empty room to look for a chair that was not there.

1048.

It was as if he had a frontal lobotomy: he found it impossible to imagine the future.

1047.

Dustu bacha! - Na!

1046.

A present in crumpled gold paper, with words in black marker pen: "Happy birthday P.!"

1045.

A singing choo choo train weaved among the diners.

1044.

Drunk in a museum.

1043.

He stumbled upon happiness.

1042.

The man had a withered hand.

Saturday, February 09, 2008

1041.

She was afraid. She did not know how to stop being afraid.

1040.

A Teochew reply: "Dang Dang Ju Yi"

1039.

A teochew greeting: "Xing Jia Ju Yi"

1038.

Again, she flew away. But the feeling was ordinary now.

1037.

Not forgetting the vinegar and chopped spring onions.

1036.

Ground garlic and sliced chilli in a sticky black sauce. What am I?

1035.

A roomful of economists stumped over the price of bah kwa.

Friday, February 08, 2008

1034.

Who could put Humpty Dumpty together again?

Monday, February 04, 2008

1033.

Oh, to be a man!

Sunday, February 03, 2008

1032.

The tyranny of experts.

1031.

She liked working with her hands. Why did she live off the business
of words?

1030.

She wanted half a bowl of Maxwell Market Chicken Porridge.

1029.

Going to bed hungry.