Have you ever been alone in a crowded room when I'm here with you?

Have you ever been alone in a crowded room; well I'm here with you...

"I can't believe it. I'm losing to a rug..."
-- Genie from Aladdin

Jon Wong has landed in Singapore!

Ok, I have to share a revelation with you all. Most of you who know me know that I am more or less, to a greater or lesser extent, a somewhat severe judge of physical looks/beauty. That was completely ambiguous but let's be honest, I am fairly critical. And those who know me know that I am especially picky with regards to Asian girls, which may lend force to what I am about to say. Alright, here it is: almost every girl in my family in my generation is smashingly good looking.

I swear to god. I've seen a lot of family over these past 7 weeks in all 3 countries of Melbourne, Singapore, and Malaysia. I don't really understand it but like, it doesn't matter if it's my two cousins on my dad's side, my two cousins in Melbourne, or the large throng of girls in my immediate and extended family here in my mother's side of Singapore. They're all outrageously charming. The boys are a different case but...

I asked my mother about this and oddly enough, my mother and I have very similar opinions on looks. She said that it's because my family's comically shallow and that every male member of the generation above me married a good looking wife, hence resulting in good looking girls. Those who did not marry good looking wives coincidentally don't have daughters...

-- Dad, I don't suppose you can write Malay can you?
-- No
-- Can you read it?
-- Uh... no
-- So basically, you only know how to speak it
-- Well... I can't really even do that properly
-- This should be interesting...

And yet, we have managed to survive here somehow in this great country of Malaysia. I have a feeling I will return to Canada fully invigorated.

For those of you who are interested, Jon Wong returns on August 5th. That gives me roughly 3 or 4 weeks to engage in some serious debauchery!

I kid... especially after I discovered what debauchery means and using it in applicable, but totally unmeant scenario earlier in the year. That was embarassing.

For those who have sent/replied to my emails, I assure you that by this pont, I have read them. I shall reply to you the next time I go to this internet cafe but right now, Jon Wong must pre-register for university courses. EH?!

I'm trying to think but I can't cause Big Momma's House is on TV like right in front of me. God is it ever distracting. Jon Wong leaves for Malayisa tomorrow. So part one of circling the globe is at its end. It's been an experience. A Jon Wong Experience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now if them Jays could just stop losing.

He can't show all the people all the things
That really mean as much as he could (feel)
Feels like i don't rememberever being this tired (before)
Before now my eyes were closed to all of the beauty in this world
-- Jefferson Aero Plane

I need to find a good Australian band to listen to since their record stores don't sell anything that I even recognize.