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Monday, October 17, 2005
There are just so many 'Me's
Seventeen days into the afterlife (also known as 'Life after Star'), and something has dawned on me - there's more than just one me. Let me introduce you to them:
There's Total Bum Jon, who sits and watches Jack Bauer kick some terrorist butt on the fourth season of 24 for the most part of the day.
There's Socialite Jon, who goes and meets long lost friends for lunch, dinner and supper.
There's Introspective Jon, who finds a nice quiet cafe, and sips his English Breakfast tea while doing his SOAP devotions (and reading FHM in between).
There's Lau Sai Jon, who spends half the day on the toilet bowl thanks to a continuously bad case of diarrhoea, and no thanks to McDonald's Spicy Chicken.
There's Filial Jon, who uses his day to eat lunch and swim with his parents, and his nights watching any flick with Mom and Dad.
Well, as of yesterday, there's a new addition to the family.
TV Jon.

Yes, that's me, suit, tie, make-up and the works. It was my first foray into the world of television as a co-host. The programme? Absolute Football, where these three supposedly learned experts on football give their opinions and insights into the world of the Italian and Spanish league. Yes, stop laughing, I do know a thing or two about football.
Nervous would be an understatement in describing my inner world, but it got much better as it went on. Somehow, when I watched the recording, I was really embarassed by how I looked. Producers said I was alright though, so that's something. But, from feedback from friends, colleagues and fans (cheh, I wish), I must remember next time:
1. Don't wear my Simpsons socks to the next episode.
2. Change my horrible looking black shoes to something more...formal.
3. Stop saying 'yeah..' before every sentence (thanks G)
4. Add more facial expressions other than Stoned, Slightly Less Stoned and the Raised Eyebrow Glance.
5. Argue with my colleagues more.
Huge fun! The gig is only part-time though, so this alone won't contribute to my honeymoon fund. But for the experience, and so that I can tell my children something interesting about my younger days, this definitely was a blast.
And in case you don't believe me, and think that picture above might be a picture of my brother, here's another shot (with my name, cool huh?):

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Posted at 08:07 pm by jyg2
 |  |  | Christine October 28, 2005 05:50 PM PDT
very cool jon, very cool.
but it does look very CNN-like - maybe you can bring your own mugs in. the matching mugs look like props. but i suppose that's the last thing on your mind!
who's that guy on the right? he looks like an ex-GIS guy i know... |  |
  |  |  | j October 22, 2005 08:03 PM PDT
A HUGE thanks for all your congrats! Sorry couldn't answer them quickly, I was in...somewhere. Which will probably be my next post. ;) |  |
  |  |  | josh October 21, 2005 07:42 AM PDT
Awesome work jon!! Looking sharp bro! BTW send a copy of your ah hem... debut to Melbourne!! SOAP and FHM... appreciating God's handiwork perhaps?? ahahahaha... |  |
  |  |  | val October 20, 2005 01:07 AM PDT
Hey Jon, Fly over to EUROPE now!! Come visit me since you have official european links now :) heehee!
Btw, I thought you look cool on TV, or maybe its cos i'm just bias cos we're blood related cousins!
Our greatgranfather wil be proud of ya! |  |
  |  |  | jade October 19, 2005 07:31 PM PDT
WOAHHHHH! kewll to the max! well done jon..though i din watch it..but man, the camera sure does add some chubby flesh to yur cheeks!
-jade- |  |
  |  |  | agung October 19, 2005 06:02 PM PDT
LOL! i thot it was photoshop at first. but then... no!
LOL!!! |  |
  |  |  | alex October 18, 2005 06:15 PM PDT
Kick ass boy.
And hook me up, we'll tag team! |  |
  |  |  | Winn October 18, 2005 03:19 PM PDT
bwahahah.so funny! But cool at the same time. I know a celebrity too. eyer..after all the teenage girls start to run up to you and get ur picture! then again, they probably don't watch football. hahahhaha. ok i'm being silly. |  |
  |  |  | deadpo8t October 18, 2005 11:38 AM PDT
how long before we see you with serbie on espn?=) hahahaha...not badlar...JC! like said, the other 2 really did act like stoners! |  |
  |  |  | S.Pheng October 18, 2005 11:24 AM PDT
did they hafta' elevate your seat? hahaha oh, i'm really just kidding ;D I've supported Italy when I fell in love with Pagliuca in 94. Then Bufon came along. Now i'm being adulterous cus' I have da hots for Casilas :D i haf a thing fer' goalkeepers. good stuff. I'm glad u're doing what u're doing. i must catch u in action soon.
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  |  |  | vera October 18, 2005 11:22 AM PDT
your dad must be so proud.... his son and football!
Eh you look so cute laaahh... somewhat like a cartoon character.
oh my! i now know a celebrity! A TV personality! hurrah hurrah!
.... FHM in between SOAP? Hmm... i wonder which bits of FHM.... |  |
  |  |  | cheryl October 18, 2005 11:00 AM PDT
*permanent
sorry, typo =) |  |
  |  |  | cheryl October 18, 2005 10:00 AM PDT
so i've met the socialite jon, huh? =) too bad i missed tv jon. heh!
is it a good change from your previous job? will this be a permenant part-time thing?
honeymoon fund? thought you said you've already got some cash stashed away for your honeymoon. hahah. the more the better, i suppose ;)
btw, i'm val's friend, sze yoong's neighbour =) |  |
  |  |  | j October 18, 2005 01:39 AM PDT
Ironically, the suit was too small. But we'll worry bout that later.
No, I don't get to anchor 'til much later. Which I'll have to somehow tell them I've got one bad ear, which will pose a problem as I would have to wear those special ear pieces to communicate with studio.
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  |  |  | soph October 17, 2005 09:42 PM PDT
don't just not wear your simpsons socks, don't wear white socks with black pants and shoes! simpson was the brightest thing under the table.
and don't follow every "yeah" with "i think".
and don't worry, if you thought you were stoned, i thought the other two were worse. at least you didn't forget and add a "lah" at the end of a sentence and quickly try to cover up. and we saw you laughing at the newspaper comic.. which made you just about the liveliest thing there.. next to maybe simpson =)
and ask them for a better fitting coat.
do you get to host next time? =) |  |
  |  |  | g October 17, 2005 08:48 PM PDT
TV jon, or should I refer to as JC (what was your host thinking??!) I just can't stop laughing seeing how cute you look in your suit and your "trying to be calm" demeanor. Even my dad was sniggering.
and yeah, stop saying yeah. Yeah.
and argue more. Ala Paul Masefield. |  |
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