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So I've updated my travel counter since I've booked the tickets. I didn't think I will be going for another big trip considering I have next to no leave left for this year but somehow I managed. Sure, it will cost money but nothing good comes cheap. I can't wait!!! UPDATE - sharing the itenary for anyone who is interested to visit New Zealand in one week. Mad. I know. This plan involves getting on a few flights and a car to drive. Day 1: 11 NOV 1345        Arrive at AKL 1500        In the City/Back to HSE to rest/quick bite 1800        Dinner at town and early rest Day 2: 12 NOV    0400        Leave the HSE for airport 0500        Arrive at airport 0700        Flight to QZN 0845        Arrive at QZN    Tour QZN – Gondola Ride / Ferg...

I have to say the amount of weddings that I have attended this year alone and not to mention this past months is beyond appalling to say the least. Now anyone who knows me will know that I don't object to people getting together to bonk legally and so that their offsprings don't become bastards and go to hell. But surely, enough is enough? Maybe it's just the overexposure to the word wedding, wedding, wedding that is making me gag - I usually find them quite sweet and there's always something speacial about each and every one of them - more so if it's a close and dear friend but I think I need a break. I can't wait for this weekend to be over so that I can be done with them for at least awhile. Most weddings are no fun because you can't really dress up or people wouldn't be bothered anyway. Hell, half of the people who attended aren't even half interested to attend - now that's something I find curiously weird, you don't want them to be at ...

So my all time favourite high street brand has finally opened - good and bad I guess since every Ah Lian and Tom and Dick will be shopping there but fashion cannot be so snobbish esp not cheap and mass fashion. That's what Givenchy and Prada are here for. Well, cheap it was not because the total bill was like what the hell? Oh well. There are some nice and decent pieces, so what can I say? Also, it's not like I can't afford it. Just have to tighten my spending for the upcoming trip. That's all!

...in this. One day. Sorry, it's just that there's too much wedding talk these days. The damage? I heard it was 1,800 Euros. Sold out immediately. One of the most photographed shirt for this season in editorial...even Skarsgård was seen in one. Together with feathers...that's how I will be married :)

Andrew Mayer Cohen, better known by the stage name Mayer Hawthorne, is an American singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, audio engineer, DJ, rapper and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California, USA So so so so down my alley, sure not the hottest guy around and I am not even sure I wanna see him naked but how cute is he? Sexy geek who can play and sing. I don't think I can ask for more than this.

Ah, yet another long weekend. What else can I say? Life is alright except the back ache is still bothering me, got it seen and getting better. I suppose one can't complain when there's so much going on and so much to be thankful about. Sometimes life can be random and it's nice to do random things like out of the blue (no planning) having dinner with friends that are hard to get by in the middle of town, enjoying each another's company or buying things that you never account for and doing it for the first time. Really can't complain. Going back to the pink topic, ordered a pink pants earlier last week and can't wait to try them on. Really feeling pink, almost inspired by the latest Pierre Balmain show in New York, so scroll down for the final pic by me, color by Balmain, pieces by Prada Spring Summer 2012 men and women's collection (btw, the tie is loose so bitch, please I know the correct length for it). You wouldn't believe how much I paid for tho...

For the coming weeks, I would like to explore and think more about the issues that seems to bother us gay men till the cow comes home and make cheese and sometimes when you think a little deeper about, you will find yourself asking why are the rest of the gay world doing all this silly things, thinking about silly shit and sometimes even catching your ownself guilty of commiting things that are almost always superficial faster before you can say 'herd mentality'. The thing that I have strike me most, I believe from the begining of time would be our attraction to great physique - either the need to be near one or the longing to have a great one - doesn't matter which one because it is equally important for most people anyway. Please, admit it - the first thing you would probably searched for when you first access the www was probably pictures of hot guys. I knew I did. Ha. And I don't think it's wrong. Hell, I like looking at a hot bod just like any other fag out...

...I sure sucked at talking about it. It's not always like that, you know. Maybe the love is gone or the love is somewhere, I just need to find it. But having said that, I am still (I like to believe) in tune with what's going on in the industry. Anyhoo, I have been seeing some LGBT related ads lately done by some retailers in the states and while some of us might praise them for taking that small step forward, I think it is still very very small step ahead. But of course the pink dollar is huge, it was reported that gay couples spent millions in New York alone for wedding when it was deemed legal (if I am not mistaken) last year? I quite like the version done by Target. I don't think alot of people have issues with the ad so to speak (yes there are some major bitching here and there but) because it doesn't relate to them. I mean it's the mentality of whatever lar, gay is fine as long as it's my son or daughter who is gay kinda thing. Then I will have issue....

Dreaming about this. Quite excite, didn't even plan for it but hey, it's my life long mission to see, taste and feel everything. So yes, I can't wait. I know some people who is just as excite!

So I spent a good half of yesterday jostling between looking for the history of Valentino and getting all warm and passionate about red - there is something absolutely enchancting about the color red and this documentary on Tom Ford which I've found absolutely enlightening - yes there is actually something to learn despite the superficiality of the fashion industry. I know I have loved and abandoned and loved Tom (A Single Man) time and time again. Some people think he is a God and some think he's an arrogant douche who oversexualized the 90s and has gone passed his prime. 1. Like all gay men, we are hopelessly attracted to beauty Be it fashion or men, they are all no good and at the end of the day, everything changes and fades. It's ok to love beautiful things but it's almost as important to understand that it will never last and what is more important is your love ones and family. I believe allowing myself to actually love superficial items is a first step towards ...

So it was a painful weekend with my back acting here and there but I believe things are getting better. It's hard to tell because it will get abit sore when I get to the office and spending so much time in front of the PC doesn't help. But maybe, just maybe that I am not suited for this job? Or maybe someone higher is trying to tell me something. I don't know I mean I am quite good at what I do and it pays decently well enough for me to indulge in many many material things and travels. So it's not like I am not grateful or whatever. Maybe I am just bored. Well, I am actually quite bored to be honest. I don't know how long this can last. Tried very hard to do a pick me up, I mean I have been dressing up to work, trying to wake up at proper times etc but somehow I know I am just not into it anymore. Or maybe it's just a crossroad for me. I know things won't get easier this year...not even next so it's a matter of just taking it in and be happy with wha...