A change is coming...

Oh wow! What a year it has been! So many things, so many moments, so many people have passed through my life.

One of the bigger changes is I'll be moving this blog to a new custom domain (with Blogger) and off my current FTP host. Haven't quite decided on the new name but I know I want it to reflect these changes and what's to come. One of the biggest involves a special someone. More on this later.

This blog will be up till end July and I'll post the new url long before that.

So...what's everyone been up to?

To my darling...

Thanks for 25 wonderful years, Apple. Here's to another 25 more! 
Long live Mac! Woohoo!

Look out for...

Keith Donohue's new book due out in March 2009 - Angels of Destruction. After getting totally lost in his first book The Stolen Child, I've eagerly waited his next. And now it's almost here.

A new logo for Pepsi

Notice the 'grins' in the logo? It's about the enjoyment you get from drinking a Pepsi. The white gap widens for different drinks. Pepsi has taken a very space-age look with the new can design and typeface. I'm not sure if I like it...yet.

Oh baby...!

This gorgeous hunk is finally here. At 12.01am on Friday, 22 August at the ComCentre. You must be registered and have booked this time-slot. If not, visit Singtel's hello shops to add your name to the waiting list.

Excuse me while I calm my racing heart...I have a date with destiny.

Roll over Moleskines...

Moleskines are getting ridiculously expensive here (no thanks to inflation). A large notebook is currently retailing for S$37 or approx US$25. I'm finding it increasingly difficult to justify the price when I'm using my notebook for just that: notes, and lists, and thoughts, and stuff. I've got one for when I travel, and the NYC Moleskine.

Thanks to a good friend who hoards these beauties, I've found an alternative - Monologues. The sketchbook version has 100gsm acid-free cream sketch paper that can take washes but has no pocket on the inside back of a flexible black cover. It takes the ink of my Pilot G2s very well, with no smudges or bleed throughs.

The ruled version however has a pocket a la Moleskine and a stiffer cover that comes in several colours. They both have wrap-around elastic holders and a ribbon bookmark. And better yet - they retail for under S$15 (USD$10)! I can buy two for the price of one Moleskine!

If you're in Singapore, Monologues are available at Kinokuniya at Takashimaya, and at Popular bookstores. Sorry Moleskine...

The Word from Jobs is...

The iPhone is finally coming here. In September. And a 3G version too.

*faints*

Oh happy day!

Wonderful news came from Tanabata the other day. I've won a US$20 Amazon voucher in a contest she held to celebrate her 2nd blogiversary. Woohoo! I've never won anything online and now an AMAZON VOUCHER? How great is that? Arigato Nat-san.

You KNOW I'm going to buy a book or two (or three) with this. *Tapping finger to lip* Hmmm...which ones will it be?

Be still my heart...

THE BORDERS COUPONS ARE BACK and these are the best yet. They've got one coupon with 40% off if you buy 4 or more books, and another coupon with 30% off. Now use your Borders Preferred Card and you'll get an additional 10% off!! This is it! I can now get my Harry Potter Bloomsbury Adult Hardcover box set which I saw today for $351. I have until Feb 7 so YEAH!!!

He's been found!!

Twenty minutes ago, Murphy came home. Or Dad and I went to get him from an animal lover, Mr Ong who lives nearby. He found Murphy on the Friday he went missing and has looked after him ever since.

He was putting up notices around his neighbourhood today when his son spotted Murphy's poster. He called and we confirmed his collar colour and ID tag number. After numerous other false leads during the week that had my heart in my mouth (not to mention a crank call that I reported to the police) we got him home, safe and sound.

Murphy's a little thinner but I know he's happy to be home. He's been running all over the place, sniffing out his rug and barking at any dog that dares come near the gate.

We're just happy he's home. I'll scold him tomorrow. :-P

Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and prayers. It was a very stressful time for myself and my parents who loved him dearly too. Murphy's travelling days are over. He's grounded!

Still no news...

I've put posters around my neighbourhood, and the other ones close by. I've also left some with security guards at several condos in the vicinity. We've gone driving around, slowing down each time we spotted a beige dog. But no such luck.

I'm sorry for not posting much in a while. Every time I think of Murphy, all kinds of horrible thoughts fill my mind and I feel awful. He's just a dog but I love him to death.

I've not had much success with my reading either. So far, The Dante Club is proving an interesting read. It started with a truly grisly death, and now the characters are being introduced one by one. I think I'll take a crack at it again this weekend.

Murphy, come home!

I MISS HIM!!

Still no news, no sign...nothing. Sigh! Just thinking of him wandering alone out there is making me ill. I'm praying that some kind soul has found him and is looking after him. Now if that someone will just call the SPCA or AVA as we've registered Murphy with them.

Murphy's missing!

Just two days ago, I posted about Murphy. And now he's missing! This time he didn't come back from his walk. I've looked all over and he's nowhere to be found. I'm worried because of his age and today was a very hot day. Just say a prayer for him please, that he's safe and will come home soon.