I'm Not Asleep, My Eyes Are Just Closed

 Hello, it's me. I'm writing again. Trying to flex my creative muscles here, or perhaps I am looking for my younger self again. I now understand why time travel movies where the protagonist meets their younger self is an evergreen trope. Anyway, I'm not writing anything too difficult. Just sketching a list of my favourite albums, according to the year they were released, not the year I first listened to the album.  1) No Need To Argue (1994) - The Cranberries 2) Throwing Copper (1994) - Live 3) The Bends (1995) - Radiohead 4) OK Computer (1997) - Radiohead 5) S.C.I.E.N.C.E (1997) - Incubus 6) Is This Desire? (1998) - PJ Harvey 7) From The Choir Girl Hotel (1998) - Tori Amos) 8) The Optimist (2001) - Turin Brakes 9) Logic Will Break Your Heart (2003) - The Stills 10) Faded Seaside Glamour (2004) - Delays 11) Bintang Di Surga (2004) - Peter Pan 12) The Back Room (2005) - Editors 13) You See Colours (2006) - Delays 14) Hari Yang Cerah (2007) - Peter Pan 15) El Hal Romancy (EP ...

Yesterday I attended the opening night of Jit Murad's new show, Full of Jit , at The Actors Studio in Bangsar. (His previous show was called Jit Happens...Again. Geddit? Geddit?) It's been a long time since I've seen Jit perform and I wasn't even sure if he did do stand-up anymore so I was interested in how he would fare. He first apologised for having his notes out on a lectern nearby, citing a mild head trauma that afternoon which made him fear that he might forget his lines! Jit started the show by having a go at the latecomers who were still sneaking in, then the people in the cheap seats (where I was at) and then the la-di-da middle class Bangsar crowd. I was tempted to shout “We’re from PJ!” but the house lights were still on in the small theatre and Jit looked like he was on a roll with picking on the audience, so I decided to shut up. Yes, that’s right, I’m only brave enough to heckle from under the cover of darkness. Jit then tries to get the audience stoked, ...