Recharging, Weight Loss Monitor #9, and Merely Playing #1

Hey all!! What's new? Well, it's been nearly a week since FTL was shelved, and yet it feels like so much longer. I'm still working on the demos, so that hasn't been stopped. And I've begun to recharacterise and replot The Edge, which is kinda exciting, though I realise I could be at risk of overcompensating, so I'm just taking some time to slow down and recharge. The great thing is that I'm taking Fridays off from now on till the end of the year to clear some of my work leave, so I've got three-day weekends coming up. Whoohoo.

More good news? As of today, I've officially reached the 30kg weight loss mark, bringing my weight to 75kg from its original 105kg. Technically I've done it — this should be the end of the journey, since I'd planned from day one to make 75kg my targeted weight. Then I went and added a kilo loss, so let's be ambitious and aim for 74kg, shall I? Heheh. Either way, I'll consider this a success! Whoohoo!

Today I got my first column published in The Nut Graph. Yea, I've been asked to write a bi-weekly column, so that should be pretty interesting, trying to come up with things to say about theatre, performing arts and the big, bad world out there. Heh. But here's column #1. It's mostly relevant with the Malaysian sociopolitical landscape so it might not be too exciting for everyone out there; but do check it out regardless, yea? The title of the column is Merely Playing, and it's not merely a play on the word "play" as in a stage show, but is also an indirect reference to Shakespeare's famous and now rather cliched All the world's a stage, and all the men and women in it merely players (from As You Like It). Hence I'm merely playing. See? :)

Well, that's about it for now. No major projects this year, so maybe it's a time to cool down and recharge batteries for a bit. Oh, and get new wardrobe. Heh. Till next time... bye!

Edited to add: Oh, I've uploaded a new message board in the sidebar on the right! Go ahead and send me messages there, k! Cheerio!