Sunday, October 19, 2008

Aroha

and so it happened
amidst the chaotic melodies


a blink of your eye
a blink to mine
a hongi draws us near
2 distances we have in mind


a nudge on your nose
a nudge to mine
a hongi draws us the distance
2 lands we have to bind

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

The Eternal Optimist

So the 28 day stay in Singapore comes to an end... not without its fair share of drama.


Let's work backwards...


I arrive at the airport in a frenzy... after driving 3 hours at 150 km/h from KL, with an hour stopover in JB just to satisfy my craving for butter crayfish... and man were those good stuff.. with golden balls of goodness... YUMMY

Nearly missed my flight again. Had to illegal park my car and rush in with my luggage.. miracle that me and my see-hum made in to Shanghai on schedule. B says I'm an Eternal Optimist and I like the sound of that haha.


And that was just to conclude 3 days of


1. unrestrained calorie-laden feasting on char kway teow, MAT (not halal in case you are wondering.. but 'everything also have' 么都有in Canto) kut teh and Madam Kwan's the ONE fried chicken :)
2. lost a couple of hundred ringgit in the Genting casino
3. checking out chantek 马来亚妹 at Mont K'iara after several disappointing letdowns at Sri Hetamas (don't go there again unless you like Black Holes) and Heritage Row
4. nearly getting arrested for being drug addicts
5. driving 2 hours to find Klang bak kut teh to end up having 叶子梅!

All in all.. steady lagi road trip again! Can't wait for us boys to go diving!

This trip back home started off with much anticipation... but 6 September came and went and the Lingering continues (at least for me). The whole self-improvement process in the past 3 months has not done much to suppress the emotional upheavals. Unfortunate things happen and I crave for the opportunity to Fix You. I cannot see but I feel.



Fix You - Cold Play


Honorable mentions of the trip:

1. Watching somebody win $27K on a single hand of straight flush
2. Delightful seafood on Patong beach
3. BH and S's wedding and catching up with the Havokers
4. Diana Krall (although it could be so much better)
5. Catching the F1 fever