hallelujah!

good things do come to those who wait.

so what if it's 5:15am in the morning and that i've spent the last few hours fiddling with my computer?

i've finally gotten my p990i to sync with my mac, and i couldn't be happier. updated contacts and calandars?

ahhh! my life is complete!

and now, to hit the shower and enjoy a much deserved sleep.

*update - it's 7:15am and am just done manually changing some contacts that wouldn't upload. reminder to self - make sure everything is working fine before making random declarations*

getting back into the swing of things

you'd think that after being back a week, i'd be back to normal.

i thought that's how things would be.

i thought wrong.

for those who don't know, lucky ole me managed to get assigned to head over to toulouse, france to cover the handover of singapore airline's latest toy, the airbus a380 (no i did not get to fly the damn thing back.) after a nice three days with peers from various local media outlets, i abandoned them at gatwick in london, and proceeded to spend a good seven days in london with nat, and a shitload of museums.

i shot a roll and a half of film (damn the digital demon!) and about a bazillion digital (demonized) images. at the risk of sounding like a sellout, a tech nerd, or just the lazy ass i really am, i have to say that i am getting way too used to the instant gratification that digital photography provides.

that said, i'm still too lazy to upload, so we'll see just how long it will take before i get some images up online.

but i digress...

a full week after touching down, and i still haven't gotten over the "wishing i was still on vacation" phase, aside from the great weekend (happy birthday shea!!) spent with family, friends, and the crowds visiting the new airport terminal, getting myself to work hasn't gotten any easier, especially today when it took all of my self control to go in and be the night supe.

i'm giving myself one more week, and if things don't get better, well maybe i will just start planning for my next jaunt out of the country (this time with beeba.)

that should give me something to look forward to.

facebook killed the blogging star

well maybe not killed, but severly crippled.

so what if facebook is shallower and not as personal? blogging takes more time and thought, some would say, and in this day and age, we are all about saving time. to do what? erm, probably to waste it on something else.

our generation is all about instant gratification. why waste time waiting for someone to compose their thoughts and type out a lengthy diatribe about how bad their day was, and how much they have to do, and how tough work is, when a simple facebook status update stating "bryan is sick of work and tired" would work just as well?

it's akin to saying that you keep up to date on current affairs when all you do is read headlines.

at the end of the day, it's probably about being an exhibitionist, and to a large extent, that's what blogging and facebooking is all about. we want people to know how we are, how disgruntled (or happy) we are, and we want as many people as possible to read it.

but i guess even exhibitionists need a day off, or at least feel the need to expose themselves to a more private and descerning audience.

and that, my dear friends, is why i blog.