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Gibberish Comments (28 May 09)
Yes the picture had changed
Just 7 months later
My Favourite Football Club
Just Won The Champion's League Final 2009
Over My Most Hated Club
There is Really Nothing Artistic About This
Just Plain Elation and Joy

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26 Jun 09 - Bangkok

30 May 09 - Bodhgaya
30 Apr 09 - Mahaparinirvan Express

In A Glance
I had the following in Jul 09:

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My Mental Blog

29 Jun 09 - A Birthday Poem? (A Sponsored Entry)

Life had really been exciting since I came back from Thailand. It is really interesting to observe myself from the side (as if I had stepped out of the body and the mind which I had been holding on to); being fully (well, almost..) aware of "my" likes and dislikes. I wondered how would this turned out to be.

There was this request from my girlfriend to write her a poem in celebration of her birthday. Thus, I forced myself and tried to scribble something onto my laptop. Apparently, this method failed and nothing good came up. I realised I was no Rudyard Kipling and poems do not come like it should had been. All I could do is to wish her birthday wishes on my blog - kindly sponsored by her love and attention.

(Sally): Happy birthday and I apologise for walking away today. Spent the whole of the afternoon editing my old entries in this blog. Hope this is the best birthday present I could give you. I love you so much that I would never attempt to hide the truth away from you - the ultimate truth, that is. Good night.

26 Jun 09 - For The First Time In My Life
For the first time in my life, I realise there is a change in my life in the every step I take.

For the first time in my life, I ate bean sprouts in my favourite fried noodles. Realised that although they still look disgusting, the taste was not as bad as it seemed to be.

For the first time in my life, I could tell myself I should stop drinking.

For the first time in my life, I could stand at one side and observe "my" mind and "my" body

For the first time in my life, I realise I could be truly happy and in bliss.

12 Jun 09 - Life And Its Impermanence II
This was supposed to be written last Monday but due to my crazy schedule (had to fly to Bangkok on Tuesday), I was not able to blog until now.

If you had been following my blog like an obsessed stalker (you could still qualify for one if you read my blog entry dated on 29 May 09), you would had known that I had taken up volunteering for a group where it provides free chanting services to people who are in their last stages of their life. Anyway, the patient (which I had visited for 3 times) passed away just 1 week after my last visit. Perhaps I was inexperienced and emotional; but the fact that my first patient had passed away led me to think that I was a failure (by grading this as a failure, I subconsciously set the objective of rising the patient with my lousy chanting). My senior volunteer (time and time again) reminded us that we were providing a service and thus not get too attached though I had to admit that it did got me that evening and I did not sleep well. The patient happened to have the same surname and was the same age as my mother.

Oh well, I supposed I am still learning...

p.s.: I am back in Bangkok now after a wonderful retreat at Wat Pah Nanachat. You would read more about it in my Ubon Ratchathani blog. Anyway, I would be on my way to Hua Hin for another meditation retreat in just less than 14 hours so fans could expect a blog there as well. Do come back for my exciting updates!

29 May 09 - Life And Its Impermanence
Visited a cancer patient in the intensive care unit yesterday during my off day with my colleague and we tried to chant to her. Although her body was failing her, it seems that her mind was still active - looking at us while we did the chanting. She tried to remove her oxygen mask as if she wanted to talk to us though nothing came out from her mouth. In the end, I felt that I took away more from her (than she took from me); a valuable lesson in impermanence and how short life could be.

28 May 09 - We Are The Champions!!!
My beloved football club, FC Barcelona, just won 2-0 in the UEFA Champion's League Final against Manchester United. I think they (FC Barcelona not Manchester United) really kicks ass.

I am currently working on my Bodhgaya blog and hopefully get it released by the end of the week. Meanwhile, travel blogs about Bangkok and Yangon/Chaung Gyi are in the pipeline. Hopefully I could clear some work before my business trip to Ubon Ratchathani and Hua Hin.

30 Apr 09 - Guess Where I Am Now?
I am on flight TR104 flying towards Bangkok. Based on my geographical knowledge, I reckon that we are currently still in Malaysia crossing over to southern Thailand.

It had been an amazing week so far. Started my Mahaparinirvan Express blog (about the Indian Buddhist Pilgrimage trip which I did in Mar 09) just last Saturday and I completed all 9 pages of it within 5 days. This must surely be a record!

24 Apr 09 - Where Is Your Blog For India?
Damn. I am going to Bangkok next week and I still had not written anything for my Indian blog...

16 Apr 09 - The Smell Of Cheap Sanitary Cleaners
Did not really felt like sleeping tonight but nothing could be more silly than to go downstairs at 2am and to realise that the drinking hole smells as if someone had just soaked it in a big barrel filled with cheap sanitary cleaners. Time for a Plan B.

13 Apr 09 - I Do Want To Hear The Padi Grow...
It is now 1.06am on a Monday morning.

Was just looking into my book rack for something to read as I was going to the toilet and I found a dusty copy of Lonely Planet Laos stacked right at the bottom below all the other guidebooks (i.e. India, China, Thailand, and Hong Kong). I read it with interest; recalling that I had bought this Vietnamese print of the guidebook (with the assumption that I would be visiting Laos soon) in Hanoi while I was there in 2005. Somehow (after months and years), it still did not materialize. Perhaps I must set a target to do it this year; regardless of whatever happens.

31 Mar 09 - Just Visited The Doctor In The Pub
I decided to choose the final option as a remedy for my unexplained bouts of fever and lightheadedness. Stepped into Harry's Bar Pasir Panjang (just 10mins walk away from my office!) for a beer only to find out that they do not serve Erdinger in draught. That was a minor setback but I settled for an ugly tasting Kilkenny Cream Ale. Life is not perfect, once again. There was probably no other days where I really liked to be alone.

Did a quick blog about my trip to Batam almost 2 months ago. Do not expect too much; there was nothing much there anyway.

13 Mar 09 - All Things Would End
The Mahaparinirvan Express, an exclusive train doing the Buddhist Pilgrimage circuit, is currently heading westwards towards Agra (i.e. Taj Mahal), the final stop scheduled in the 8-day trip. Had visited the main sites of Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar. This should be one major trip struck off my travel calender. Perhaps it would really be perfect if the sites were managed more like a real pilgrimage site (rather than a tourist interest) but then again, I had learned to accept imperfection in life. Well, I shall talk more about this in my blog.

11 Mar 09 - All Things Must Pass, Work Out Your Own Salvation With Diligence...
I am actually in Kushinagar - visiting the third major Buddhist pilgrimage site after Bodhgaya and Sarnath. This sleepy town does not offer much at first impression; but apparently this is the town where Buddha attained paninirvana (final enlightenment) and passed away in his 80s (after eating a species of mushroom named as pig's delight). Well, I think this is the best pilgrimage site I had been to so far. Perhaps I would come back here again someday.

9 Feb 09 - First Day At Work
Felt extremely uncomfortable being in T-shirt and jeans for the first official day at work. I guess I just need time to get adjusted and completely shed my corporate skin. Hopefully, it would all work out.

1 Feb 09 - Last Day At Work
I would be leaving my current office within 24 hours (it is less than 18 hours actually). Complex feelings are currently swimming inside my mind in all sorts of direction. Seems like leaving this job was alot more difficult than as compared to the last time round (that happened 3 years and 9 months ago).

Still have to finish my travel blogs about London/Barcelona and Johannesburg/Swaziland while preparing for my Myanmar trip in mid-Feb 09. Time to stop playing all those silly computer games.

23 Jan 09 - Rushing To The Airport
While everybody is busily preparing for the Chinese New Year, I am rushing the hell out from my life and trying to pack up my bags (not bathed yet) in 20minutes for a 6-day backpacking trip to Johannesburg (South Africa) and Mbabane (Swaziland). The area is probably not the safest in terms of security but maybe due to adventurous me, I am more determined to pull it off safely. Not sure how it would all turn out but I would be careful somehow.

I love you, everybody (including Sally, my mum, my brother, my relatives, my friends, my boss, my colleagues and myself). Sorry I cannot bring you guys along with me for this trip but you would always be in my heart.

14 Jan 09 - The Teary-Eye Kitten
While I was walking home today, I saw some asshole who lifted a kitten by pinching its neck with his fingers. The poor animal's eyes caught my glance. It looked that it was in pain and can almost see tears. I was so fixated to the sight that I tried to turn back and help that kitten. I could not in the end; the man and the kitten were lost in the crowd. :(

13 Jan 09 - 13 More Working Days Left In My Current Office
Cannot wait to get out of there actually. All the banal work (i.e. arranging for meetings, fulfilling secretariat duties, pretending not to know anything) is probably killing me...

Anyway, it would be a busy month for me. If all permits, I would be going my to Yangon again this weekend (17-19 Jan 09) for a quick trip. And maybe I would be going to Johannesburg (South Africa) and Mbabane (Swaziland) over the Chinese New Year period - fully making use of my last staff ticket entitlement. Hope everything would turn out well.

To all my fans out there. I am still working on my London/Barcelona blog. Please hang in there.

1 Jan 09 - A Start To A Better Year (Hopefully)
Was staring at my TV last night; it was showing at least 5 countdown parties around Asia. Is it really that exciting to count down to the New Year every year? Cannot understand why people would not get bored doing that.

Told my colleagues that I was so glad that the dreadful year (i.e. 2008) was over finally. They looked at me strangely and asked me what made my year so dreadful. Ok, the switch to my new department affected me greatly but somehow I really cannot think of any other thing that made it bad (backpacking trips in India, Argentina, China and Spain could not be considered as bad). Maybe I had let the 2 bad bricks spoilt my mood towards the end of the year.

Well, my new year wishes would be (again) for everybody in this world to enjoy peace. On a personal level, I hope I get to travel to exciting places and experience life to the fullest, And hopefully, the "sleepy" bug would get away from me soon.

Last but not least, may you be well and happy. :)

15 Dec 08 - Sleepless In London (4.38am)
This is probably a scenario unheard off for me in the past 8 months; I had finally completed all my outstanding blogs. During this time, I wrote 13 blogs spanning from the Incredible India, my ancestral China and the end-of-the-world Argentina (though once I come back to Sillypore I would have to write about London and Barcelona). It had been very exciting for all the travelling I had done though I really cannot say that for my career in the world greatest airline. Sometimes, I am just glad that it is going to be over soon.

My mum is trying to heat up breakfast at 4.38am (GMT). Both of us got into London using my last staff ticket entitlement and we are both trying to adjust to the time difference. If you are also as sleepless as us (or just plain skiving at work), feel free to check out Ushuaia, Buenos Aires (Reprise) (both blogs are on Argentina) and Pulau Ubin (Sillypore) if interested.

25 Nov 08 - An End Of Her Time In The World's Greatest Airline
My ex-department did a farewell party for my boss last evening. Our gang (58 colleagues plus 2 kids) were packed into a certain bar (there was no alcohol though) that was located in the land of purple flowery dreams. It was a lovely evening.

During her farewell speech, my boss talked about the importance of being happy. No one can make ourselves happy except for ourselves. Sounds like common sense? Perhaps common sense is not so happy sometimes.

Do check out blogs on Haikou/Qionghai (China), Salta/Cachi and Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) if interested.

3 Nov 08 - An End Of My Time In The World's Greatest Airline
I tendered my resignation as of 1825hrs this evening. My manager looked pretty shocked and asked me why. Just told her that I needed to leave. It was a weak reply but I just needed to get out from her cubicle that moment.

It's one of those nights where an emergency beer would had helped.

2 Nov 08 - Going For My Physical Training Lessons
As I didn't managed to pass my physical test (a requirement for all medically fit-Sillyporeans aged 40 and below) for the past year, I had to attend remedial lessons to boost up my fitness. Was late and had to run a bit to catch my bus. That was about all the physical activity I had for the first lesson - the rest of the inaugural session was just talking cock and a short stroll around the camp.

Anyway, I am going to tender my resignation tommorrow. Mixed feelings but may the strength be with me.

26 Oct 08 - Checking Out My Roots
Just came back from Hainan island; it was a short trip but no doubt I learned alot more about a place where my ancestors came from. I am working hard on my Hainan blog but meanwhile do check out my blogs on Jujuy/Humahuaca (Argentina) and Kuantan (Malaysia).

25 Sep 08 - Busy Life
I been leading a pretty busy life since I came back from Argentina. Other than the banal work in my office, I am always coping with my humanitarian work, this blog, my mum and my girlfriend (not ranked according to merit). You can say I almost had no time for myself!

Anyway, I had published my blog on Iguazú. Do take a look if you are sick and tired of following the Chinese milk scare. *After this, I still have 4 other blogs to write for my trip in South America.*

15 Sep 08 - Minor Reflections About My Short Corporate Life
Well, it had really been a long time since I did a decent blog entry here. Got posted to a new department 3 months ago and started thinking about my existence as a lowly corporate rat (been in this since December 2003). The following events occurred as fast as a blink of an eye:

a) Told Madam that I wanted to stop being her bachelor boy (sounds like career suicide, isn't it?)
b) Gave up on my request because it is just NOT going to happen
c) Decided that I am not going to do this anymore
d) Mother Hen will be leaving (not by her choice though) her little chicks (that effectively eliminated all chances of me returning to her farm)
e) I get this impression that Young Mother Hen is thinking of leaving as well and so is Brother Alf
e) Attended a boring lunch with Madam and the rest of the gang (Fat Boy, Abang, Auntie Cat, Kak kak, Maria)

While I had set a date to finally break free, I must endure all these shit bestowed to me while I crawled slowly towards the finishing point. Yah, at least I learn how to give presentations and take minutes in silly meetings - every corporate rat has his day!

31 Aug 08 - My Walk On The Wild Side (Only 5 Mins)
My apologies for being cryptic here. I hope I can explain all this one day. Meanwhile, check out my Buenos Aires blog.

3 Aug 08 - How Busy Can A 30 Year-Old Be?
Been using my laptop on buses and trains after getting a USB dongle that enables me to surf internet whenever a phone signal is available. It seems like even 24 hours a day is not enough for me.

Uploaded blogs on New York and Laputta/Yangon in a week (they are both 2 pages long). Perhaps I can finally start writing about Argentina though maybe I will just write a short blog on the Pulau Ubin visit with Sally yesterday.

25 Jul 08 - Confessions Of A 30 Year Old
4 weeks into my new job and I had requested for a job transfer. I really wonder if I am becoming picky in what I want to do. Perhaps I shall tell you guys more about this when I have time. Photos taken in New York, Argentina and Yangon are staring at me; my blogs are pilling up!

Came back from Yangon on Monday morning and felt that we had accomplished our basic target of distributing aid relief items to the cyclone victims. Spent 2 nights on the bus but I didn't feel tired upon touching down to Changi (lack of sleep will get me a couple of days later). I shall keep my comments in my Yangon blog.

I should have written a blog on my 30th birthday but was probably too occupied with the banal stuff I was doing in my office that day. Somehow, it seems that I had lost all interest in what I was doing. Perhaps its time for a major change.

15 Jul 08 - Yangon After 8 Long Years
I am going to Yangon from 18 to 20 Jul 08 (assuming if my new boss approves my leave). Had always wondered when I would be able to visit this lovely country again but had never thought the visit was due to the Cyclone Nargis. To be frank, I am not sure what should my expectations of the trip should be. When I was there as a student, there were dreams that I strive to realise after I graduate and join the workforce. But after being financially independent, I realised that nothing had changed. I am still chasing my dreams; though they had became more and more blurred. Going back to Yangon this time sounds like me going back to school for my report card; filled with failures, red marks and nasty comments from the form teacher.

Anyway, I had finally done up the blog on my Delhi/Varanasi/Agra visit. Took me nearly 3 months to complete this but at least I can move on to my New York and Argentina blogs.

3 Jul 08 - I Can See Half Of My Iguazu
Managed to recover half of my corrupted SD card. Finally saw my photos of Iguaçu (Brazilian side of Rio Iguazu) and Jujuy more than a month after I have taken them. This is a breakthrough (I almost felt like shouting in office when I saw the photos) but can I successfully recover the remaining photographs taken in New York, Buenos Aires and Iguazu (Argentine side of Rio Iguazu)?

18 Jun 08 - Back From Argentina And Facing Unknown Certainties
Got back from Argentina on 15 Jun 06 and is in the process of adjusting to normal (or abnormal if I really want to call it) life. Spent 3 days in a negotiation course and will formally report to my new department tomorrow. No big deal about that actually. While reporting to my new department is a certainty, how it will all turn out is an unknown.

Managed to recover one of my SD card. Possibility of recovering the other one remains slim after I had tried with 2 recovery software. Shit happens. Think I better concentrate with my India blog first.

8 Jun 08 - Mixed Feelings About Home...
Spent the day taking photos of lovely Ushuaia in absolutely clear weather (somehow the weather decided not to listen to the weather forecast). I must pray that my photos on this (my final) SD card remains safe and sound. Tried to hike up a snow capped mountain with only my jeans and worn-out Converse sneakers. Gave up half-way, drank beer and wrote a postcard (the 6th in 4 weeks) to Sally in the middle of nowhere, all covered with snow. Can that be taken as a hint that she is always on my mind?

Tried to blog about Delhi/Varanasi/Agra; I done only 4 (out of 10) pages and it is way way overdue. No mood to do it though. When I come back to Sillypore, I really need to buck out and complete my India blog before starting with the blog on Argentina - that is to assume I can recover my photos. *Fans, please pray for me!*

7 Jun 08 - My SD Cards!!
Before I know it, I am sitting in my comfortable hostel (with good heaters) in the end of the world (i.e. Ushuaia). Google it if you don´t know what the hell I am refering to. But this also means that I am almost towards the end of my one-month trip in Argentina. I kind of miss home (and chinese food), but I am starting to feel sad about leaving this country. Maybe I just don´t want to get back to work.

I dont know if there are any hidden forces up there that just does not want me to have a perfect trip, but my second SD card got corrupted today. My Argentina blog is a big big uncertainity now. :(

2 May 08 - A Promotion And The Downside Of It...
It was almost a pleasant surprise when I got back to work after my project in Bangalore. Met up with my boss and told her my bathing experience in the Ganges (!). She opened her drawer and handed me a letter. Ok, I been promoted for the 2nd time in 3 years. Hip hip hooray?

I would like to consider that as an amazing feat. No doubt that will attract the admiration (or maybe jealously) of my collegaues but maybe I don't really care. To me, getting a promotion simply means that my boss appreciate what I am doing; it does not mean that it is the light at the end of the tunnel. (Boss: If you happen to read this, I want you to know it doesn´t mean that I am not appreciative of your reward)... incomplete

p.s.: I never got to complete this entry as I was busily preparing for my Argentina trip and before I knew it, I was already on the flight to New York.

18 Apr 08 - Leaving Bangalore...
Before I know it, I am leaving Bangalore after spending almost 8 months on a project. It was not a bed of roses but I did learn alot of things along the way. After confirmation that I will be posted back to Sillypore, I get a weird feeling everytime I walked around in the neighborhood (i.e. Koramangala). Afterall, I had spent endless amount of weekends here eating mutton biryani and drinking Kingfisher alone. It's probably a love-hate relationship (love India but hate the work). Or maybe, I silently wonder if I ever get a chance to visit India again after my involvement in the BLR project.

Though I am really missing home now (been here for the past 7 weeks), I will do a short backpacking trip to Delhi, Varanasi and Agra. Anyway, do check out my Goa blog if you have nothing better to do.

7 Apr 08 - Go Goa
Just came back from Goa; a tiny state in India that is facing the Arabian Sea. Nice beaches with hippies, duty free beer at Rs50 or S$1.85 per large bottle (this should explain the high beer count) and NO (as compared to Bangalore) traffic jams. The only pitfall being we have to travel for 15 hours (one way) by car to get there - this also means that I am now so sleepy and cannot find any motivation to do my work.

My dear fans: It's been a long time since I wrote a travel blog. expect one real soon.

21 Mar 08 - Alone Again (Naturally)

Dinner alone again (naturally) - Dinner tonight was tomato-based seafood (frozen shrimps) spaghetti with boiled cabbage. I cooked it myself and thought it was not that bad; I had not lost my cooking skills after all!

No, I am not trying to be Gilbert O'Sullivan.

After nearly 3 months of fun and laughter, I am alone again (though I am not lonely) in the City of Traffic Jams. CH and BT (read blog dated 12 Jan 08) had returned to Sillypore after completing their tasks while I still struggle to finish mine. People tend to ask how I will cope when they go back; after all, it was them that made Bangalore a lot brighter than before. My answer is simple - I was "alone" for 4 months before they came. To me, I see it as back to the basics. And of course, this also means I will have to cook my own dinner (unless I am eating my favourite Mutton Biryani).

I sometimes like to think that I had reached the stage of life that most will call it the "mid-life crisis". Life had taken an unexpected turn; first with the Bangalore project followed by the arrival of Miss Friendster. Though not necessarily negative, it just shows how life changes in such an unpredictable manner.

To be frank, my uncle's demise (read blog dated 18 Feb 08) should have affected more than it is currently. Somehow it doesn't. Anyway, I sincerely hope it was all due to work that is temporarily keeping those thoughts at bay. Maybe I had became such a corporate rat that I no longer bother to care. Maybe it's simply something in me that had died quietly without me noticing.

16 Mar 08 - When Do I Want To Go To Argentina??? Eh... Now??
The week from 10-16 Mar 08 had been an eventful week. Everybody was waiting for the announcement of the delay in the opening of the new airport (originally scheduled on 28 Mar 08). The news finally came on Wednesday; a 2 to 4 week delay. More news were announced on Thursday; a firm 4-week delay. A firm date was finally announced on Friday; the airport will be opened on 11 May 08. Will there be even more delays since the state elections are coming? This is an eye-opener for a silly Sillyporean like me.

For the record, I had just completed 6.5 months in my India project. With the airport delay, I probably have to spend some more months here. But it was heartening to see a facebook message from my boss reminding me to look on the bright side. What's more surprising is, she had asked me WHEN I would like to start my long break (she hasn't forgot about it) and she will work out a plan to make it happen for me!

6 Mar 08 - Wait
Sometimes life is just about waiting for the next event to occur. We wait and wait.

Slept for only 4 hours last night after spending more than 14 hours in a emotionless server room waiting for my vendor to resolve a critical issue so that my project can move on. To be frank, all I could do is to wait and prepare an update to the rest of my team. I am trying to think on a backup plan, but my mind seems to be completely blank.

It is one of those days where I wished I was in Hanoi drinking Bia Hoi while watching the wheels.

18 Feb 08 - The Day Which He Quietly Left...
Holding on to my passport with a boarding pass that shows a First Class seat, I was waiting for my flight in a departure lounge that looks more like warehouse. My mind seems to be in a blank. Or maybe it was actually churning out thoughts; thoughts that were heavier than lead. My mind was on my uncle, whom I (for the first time in my life) drank beer with just slightly more than a year ago.

He happens to be that uncle that passed away last night; alone in hospital. On 55 years old, he was a victim of throat cancer.

Even the best writers in the world couldn't have written better script; I was supposed to be on my way home (from the City of Traffic Jams) for my annual body maintenance session organised by my dear country. It was probably a good break away from my project; but his departure had changed everything. To be frank, I am not close to this relative of mine; he was not close to anyone anyway since he is always quiet and reserved. However, when I brought him to see the doctor in Malacca a year ago, we had a drinking session and I talked to him more than I had spoken to him for the past 28 years of my life. I'm not guilty for not spending more time with him; I am just plain sad that I had observed another reminder on how life can be that fragile.

All things happen for a reason; some people just don't learn though...

27 Jan 08 - Sunday Nights...
The Sunday night syndrome: it can never fail to bother me regardless where I am in this world. Don't know why the hell am I checking work emails now. It may be my karma at play; maybe in my past life I was a king who banned his subjects from clearing emails on Sunday nights.

Dinner (with my Bangalorean buddies) was my favourite Hyderabadi Biryani and the number 2 American food, KFC (number 1 is of course Mcdonald's). Have to thank my buddies for keeping my sanity alive with all that crappy talk, chai and clove cigarettes. I'm enduring now and trying to keep my homesickness aside, though thoughts of eating a peach cake and watching Brokeback Mountain on a Sunday afternoon aren't really helping.

Anyway, I had broken my records (since May 06) for Coke consumption - 32 cans in 27 days. Sometimes my pee looks like the caffeine-laden liquid. Not sure about the smell though. Coke Inc should reward me for being such a loyal supporter.

26 Jan 08 - Someone Told Me
Had been in Bangalore for the past EIGHT weeks. It seems that I had lost count of the number of Kingfishers that I had drank.

Someone told me the happiness I had been so deperately to find is actually inside (and not outside) me.

Someone told me I am just a piece of confused arse who doesn't know what I want.

Someone told me to relax since I will be going home in a week.

12 Jan 08 - And I Thought I Was Back In Singapore

Our eyes (from left - me, CH and BT) were clearly glued to the TV; Man Utd was playing against Newcastle United. I really don't care about the Premiership but was just waiting for someone to break Ronaldo's legs.

My colleagues decided to cook dinner on a boring Saturday evening - authentic Sillyporean dishes like stir-fry mixed vegetables with prawn, fried fish with home-made chilli paste and cabbage soup with chicken. And of course, to "wash" all the dishes down with the ultimate long grain basmati rice. And the result? Simply lovely (thanks to CH/BT). I never felt so full since my I got my appetite back (thanks Sara). For a moment, I almost thought that I was back in Sillypore.

Anyway, another week had gone past for me while I continue to struggle in order to finish the race in Bangalore. Perhaps it's good that there's a lot of work to be done; time passes faster this way. I had now stayed in Bangalore for 6 weeks - a feat that was previously deemed impossible. Maybe I had become numb to everything, or maybe I had grown wiser.

On paper, it's just 3 more weeks to the next pit-stop though no one knows if the pit-stop will be there when I reach it.

10 Jan 08 - I Rather...
Here's something I had scribed while trying to resurrect my stupid internet connection.

I rather not con you to bed if you ever going to block me
I rather lose you as an object of lust than to lose you as a friend
I rather be paranoid and make you leave me today than to hurt you tommorrow
I rather make you set the lowest expectation on me than to make you sad one day

All being said, all lonely people (yes, they are all the same) know that this short-term relationship will end one day - this being the only logical ending for everything.

6 Jan 08 - Are You Attempting To Change Me?
The same old cowardly spineless loser is back in action again. Don't know who the f*** is he? No worries, it's very easy to sport him. He first tries to get close to someone. When he finally succeeds, he tends to back out; citing all sorts of silly reasons and leaving the other party high and dry (thanks, Radiohead). The explanation for this particular behaviour is no rocket science. The fact is he simply has no confidence to get close to someone (mentally, not physically) anymore. All he can think of is commitment, commitments and ALOT MORE commitments. Or maybe, he is just afraid of being changed??

p.s.: the above drafted by a loser who had just spent (aimlessly) 5 weeks in Bangalore, India

5 Jan 08 - Chasing Shadows On The Wall
2008 came like any other evening; the only exception was I was in India and struggling to sleep while the skies was filled with fireworks (and not to mention the deafening noise created by the fire crackers).

Frankly speaking, I have nothing to provide in the webiste for the new year; how I wish I can be drafting my travel blog on Argentina, but if you are sick and tired of checking my beer count for the month, you can read my latest travel blog on Mysore.

And please excuse me; I need to go back to work; regardless whether I am co-ordinating silly meetings or chasing shadows on the wall. That's my job, really.

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