Croakings and Postings

I think I've just about gotten the hang of singing in Mandarin.

For the past hour (Cheeks KO-ed early. huzzah!), I've been searching YouTube (oh ye beautiful wonderful website!) for Mandarin MVs painstakingly subtitled with pinyin uploaded by crazed music fans with nothing better to do. But I appreciate their efforts, I do. How else would I be able to croon croak heartwrenchingly in perfect Mandarin, and appreciate the lyrical poetry woven into some of the songs? I ask you.

'But that's cheating!', I hear some of you sourpusses bark. Well, it isn't! You think it's easy to sing along knowing what 'yin' to land on? Hmph.

And if you think that makes no sense at all - well, I could not care less. Wo bu guan?

Q: Would it be waaay weird if I printed out all the hanyu pinyin lyrics of my fav Mandarin songs and bring 'em (in a black ring file folder, no less) to an el dingy and el dimly-lit karaoke? Too uncool? Tak stylo? Jin boh sei?

Tell me!

I am also having a good time guffawing at some of the comments made by Jay Chou fans (?) regarding certain YouTube uploads. You should read them. That is, if you have nothing better to do, of course.

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And now, onto more "meaningful" insights into the life of yours truly...

My mailbox has been coughing up lots of mail lately.

This stack of postcards, this thick wade of mail - printed & postage FULLY paid by the good people at STB - has been slotted fast and furiously through a hole in my door.

Every single one of them was sent to me by my very sweet future sister-in-law, Geri. On them she writes little anecdotes describing her day, encouraging bible verses, and personal insights into various topics.

If only ALL MY FRIENDS could do the same!!!!!!

Also.

Royal Mail take the words 'snail mail' to a whole new level. In fact, they epitomise that phrase. Can you believe how impossibly SLOW they are? Get this - my postcards sent from Belgium to Singapore arrived in the tropics BEFORE 1 arrived in London (I wrote one to self, see.)! I mean, SERIOUSLY?!!! And all this while, I thought London was in Europe = close to Brussels, also in Europe.

Well, I never. Must've gotten it all wrong.

Right.

Better late than never?