Catholic War Machine » General http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog Better here than nowhere Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:23:27 +0000 en hourly 1 Hiatus http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/hiatus http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/hiatus#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:22:37 +0000 Petey http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/?p=711 It’s really such a cool word when you think about it. We understand its meaning today as “a break”, a pause in whatever you’re doing with the understanding that you’ll get back to it some day. Soon, preferably.

The Latin origins of the word are even more impressive, in its simplicity. The root word is hiare, that is, to gape or yawn. Presumably, you take a hiatus, a short break, when you’re surprised, or in wonderment, or just plain tired.

This year so far has been one filled with surprises and wonders, many good, some really bad, and it has all left me truly tired about a lot of things. Of course, the irony is that this blog has taken an extended hiatus of almost two years now, and it is time I got back to it.

But just not yet. =)

That being said, I am currently involved in a project called HereBeGeeks.com, which feeds my passion for sharing Singaporean geek culture with the world. So find me there in the meantime, until I have a more specific use for this blog, my first love.

]]> http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/hiatus/feed 0 Dream Theatre http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/dream-theatre http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/dream-theatre#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:49:49 +0000 Petey http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/?p=705 I’ve been having a spate of strange, unrelated dreams recently, and I’m really curious what it all means. Is it my creativity going into overdrive? A portal into an alternate universe to see all the going-ons of my other selves? A result of watching dozens of episodes of Stargate Universe, Fringe and Sanctuary back to back? Who knows.

I don’t remember the previous ones, but the latest one hit a whole new level of strange.

I was part of a group of young people but I can’t remember why they got together. Maybe it was a camp or something. Whatever it was, I was hanging out with this girl (there’s ALWAYS a woman involved) and getting rather close. Next thing I know, it is discovered her father has passed away under mysterious circumstances and the police and the media suspect me.

I know, right? Strange things happen to alterna-Petes.

Well, I woke up before the story continued… but I’m now going to have to keep a notepad and pen with me. These dreams are priceless!

]]> http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/dream-theatre/feed 0 YOUhf! http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/youhf http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/youhf#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:02:03 +0000 Petey http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/youhf This blog may be all but dead, but that’s no reason why I can’t direct newcomers to our parish’s youth blog!

YOUhf.wordpress.com

Click the link. Now! =)

]]> http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/youhf/feed 0 Cool! I’m still young. http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/cool-im-still-young http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/cool-im-still-young#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:51:15 +0000 Petey http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/cool-im-still-young Train Horns

Created by Train Horns

]]> http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/cool-im-still-young/feed 0 Abstinence Programs http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/693 http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/693#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:40:22 +0000 Petey http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/693 Abstinence Programs

]]> http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/693/feed 2 Madness? http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/madness http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/madness#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:26:33 +0000 Petey http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/madness

]]> http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/madness/feed 0 No, ed, this blog isn’t dead. http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/no-ed-this-blog-isnt-dead http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/no-ed-this-blog-isnt-dead#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:08:04 +0000 Petey http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/no-ed-this-blog-isnt-dead Hahahaha.

Thought from this morning: Never tell a girl that she’s the most beautiful person you’ve ever seen in your life, because fourteen years later, you may bump into her and realise that the claim still holds true.

]]> http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/no-ed-this-blog-isnt-dead/feed 1 My first post of 2009… http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/my-first-post-of-2009 http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/my-first-post-of-2009#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:19:17 +0000 Petey http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/my-first-post-of-2009 … is dedicated to a belated food discovery.

The Bulgogi Beef at Canteen 13′s Korean stall “Manna” is superbly awesome, and at $4.70, is a steal for the quantity and quality it represents.

Wow. Best meal in NTU, ever.

]]> http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/my-first-post-of-2009/feed 1 Subject-O-Matique http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/subject-o-matique http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/subject-o-matique#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:51:12 +0000 Petey http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/subject-o-matique Call me slow, but I just discovered this totally nonsense feature in Yahoo! Mail. It’s called the Subject-O-Matique and it basically generates a random phrase for you to use in your email subject line. Examples include:

  • Dim sum dollies. Now in convenient freezer packs.
  • Ooh.. look at the pretty colours.
  • Please return my rubber gloves.
  • Everyone needs more bottles.
  • If you don’t tell lies, at least you don’t have to remember what you have said.
  • Extra kidney? Donate it.
  • Dang! That’s the 10th Commandment I’ve broken today
  • Hi, we shook hands. Please wash with dettol.
  • Stop reading my t-shirt.
  • Bet you wish you wore protection.
  • Wake me up when it’s time to go to sleep
  • What were you doing at Geylang yesterday night?
  • Report for caning now.
  • The chick you were with last night. His name was Robert.
  • Year end bonus. Not for you…
  • Closing down sale, since 1970.
  • Dog food. Looks better then it tastes.
  • Don’t tempt me to unleash the one-legged space chickens!

and of course, my personal favourite:

  • Simi Taichi
]]> http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/subject-o-matique/feed 0 Top 10 Reasons to catch The Leap Years http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/top-10-reasons-to-catch-the-leap-years http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/top-10-reasons-to-catch-the-leap-years#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:43:38 +0000 Petey http://cwm.subtlethought.com/blog/top-10-reasons-to-catch-the-leap-years
  • It is Singapore’s first locally-produced romance movie.
  • It is based on a story written by one of the region’s biggest names – Catherine Lim
  • It stars THE most beautiful face ever seen on screen (your opinion may vary) – Nadya Hutagalung
  • It stars two of the best local actresses currently – Li Lin and Vernetta Lopez.
  • It stars macho heartthrobs Ananda Everingham and Qi Yiwu.
  • It stars my favourite up and coming local actress – Tracy Tan.
  • It’s directed by the same woman who made the local drama Growing Up such a moving story about family – Jean Yeo.
  • The visuals are breathtaking, thanks to acclaimed and talented Hong Kong cinematographer Henry Chung.
  • It’s a story about love, hope and making the difficult choice between dream and reality.

    • and the TOP REASON TO CATCH THE LEAP YEARS IS:

  • I’M IN IT!

    • Here I am (or at least my forehead) in the trailer, which can be found on the official website http://www.mediacorpraintree.com/TLY/

    trailer.jpg

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