danieru in tokyo: The Pianist

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

The Pianist

Has made me realise that I need to keep some assets outside the UK. Nobody thought that Idi Amin would happen either.

Buddha argues that you should be weary to associate happiness with a particular article or change in yoru life, lest happiness does not come from that article or change. Better to find happiness within yourself. Does that mean I am not going to be happy when I pay off my debt? Perhaps. Today I saw The Score with bobby deniro. A mediocre film, with one inspiring idea: A Jazz Bar. If i got my act together, I could run a cool live music bar, even at a loss, just to pass time. Quote Scully: "Need to make it faster!!!"

An advantage of having children: Dialogue with parents will improve. Disadvantages still endless. I praise Buddha et al for making sure I did not have kids in my twenties.

I now have the coolest ringtone for my phone. It sounds exactly like the phone on my desk at work. Or Jack Bauer's landline.

I have just watched Movern Callar and realised that I hate British people. So now I feel I identify with Jewish anti-Semites. Quote Dom: "I like flying between 2 countries when neither is the UK as it means there are less British people onboard".

Still swinging between notions of London and Zurich. Every non-British person wants to go to London, every British person thinks London is awful. Since I despise British people, surely this is a solid reason to move to London?

And i've realised that taking other people's advice is the worst thing I have ever done. Aside from the fact that they will give me an opinion on what they want rather than what I want, it leads me to blame others for not getting what I was too afraid to take. So going to try to ask for less direction from others. Or, rather, misdirection.

I've enjoyed lounging around watching movies and overeating in a large house in KL for a few days. I watched Crash (2004, with that Hotel Rwanda guy), and thought about luck once more. In typical fashion, the people who own the large house appear utterly ungrateful for their luck in being able to have such luxury. And I don't think it is a matter of seeing people who are worse off than you before you appreciate things. Perhaps i've learned to appreciate housing because i've lived in absolute squalor before? God, i'm lucky. I've never worked a day in my life, I've failed practically every test of mind and moral thrown upon me, and yet, here I am..... Anyway, Crash is an excellent film.

I am obliged to buy people gifts when they have kids. Same way as marriage gifts. In days gone, when people were poor, I could see the point. Nowadays, sod it, cut the charity, and speak the truth: I dont actually care. Really. Marriage is kinda exciting, because it's a big party, and it involves me, and it really signals the death of the friendship that you once had with that person. Until they get divorced. But even so, why should I get the bride and groom something? Besides, As adults, on your birthday, you have to buy everyone else cakes. I dont mind buying people stuff. It's just that I want to do it when I'm not obliged to do it. Then, it means something. Example: when Vikash bought me a necktie when I was in India for his wedding. That was cool.

Went to 1-Utama shopping mall and bought a whole raft of clothing. Soooo much cheaper than Japan. Anyway, stop for coffee with Shobie, and despite the fact that it's just me and a girl, the Icelandic supervisor (NOT supervisor-ess) decides to hit on me. I didn't notice what was going on until he walked away, and before someone else came back with our drinks, Shobie split her sides laughing at the situation. So when trying to pay the bill, a while later, he surfaces. I try and pay quick, Shobie clearly looking to strike up a conversation with him, the till jams, I panic, tell the waitress to forget the change, and walk away...

- posted by Daniel @ Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Comments:

A couple of things you may want to think about:

1. The need to moan about spending USD20 on gifts

2. Not having anything nice to say or write to someone who have just
had their first child

Are you just SO immature that you can't comprehend the joy of having a
family of your own, OR are you just a selfish bastard who likes to
hurt people's feelings?

Shobie and I are both gracious for the lives we have, we don't spend
every 10 minutes finding things to get envious about and moan about
how we have it tough. The fact that we think our house is of moderate
size, is because it is. It's fact, not something that we're moaning
about.

It's time to grow up Dan. Everyone has a finite amount of patience.

# posted by

Anonymous : 9:29 PM

reminds me of a tale my london boss at JPM told me when he heard my phone go off with the '24' ringtone.

Iin his office if the 24 tone rings then all the IT contractors imeditly check if it was theres :-) and in future he was only going to hire people with the crazy frog tone as 24 was driving him mad. Similarly cisco had complaints because by default there phones didn't use to come woth the ringtone.

Still I think its cool so I say "todd" in a macho tone whenever it goes off

# posted by

Anonymous : 12:12 AM

I was just about to share the fact that I too have the 24 ring tone but Iain's comment has made me realise I'm becoming a real IT man...!

# posted by

Anonymous : 11:40 PM

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