new york city awaits in about one day’s time.
i feel like i’m underpacking. got a new luggage case today, really huge. i believe i’m utilizing less than half its maximum capacity. strange. i suppose all that excess space could be used for shopping items. ha.
i’m busy googling all the places we’re going to visit now, and all the hotels we’re staying in. almost all the hotels have wifi, and indoor heated pools. whee. travel log shall appear here, and photos i would probably upload to facebook. i’m mostly set with heroes season 3 waiting to be viewed in my laptop during all the long journeys e.g. flight/coach. according to the itinerary we’re travelling a lot of the time, staying at hotels a maximum of two nights each, which i suppose is good because we see more in less, but on the downside we can’t take more time to check out each location.
waking up real early. undecided with whether or not to stay up late or try to sleep early. no idea how it will affect the jet lag and sleep cycle. heh. will see how it goes.
till then. looking forward to a long break.
any guesses?
today was great. except for that little incident after lunch. traversed the island today on the train. from changi to choachukang. had a fulfilling evening rolling pineapple fillings and doing up the finishing touches on the tarts. takes a lot more skill than i expected actually. supper was enjoyable (:
its been a pretty eventful week, catching up with people, sleeping on a new mattress in camp (its better than the one i have at home) and making pineapple tarts. haha. hope we can meet demand.
probably head to sleep soon.
おやぬみ すみまさい！hope i got that right. haha.
so there. christmas has come and gone.
i did enjoy it while it lasted though. the shopping, and exchanging of gifts. the festive mood. the meet ups with friends i hold dear.
sometimes i do wish i could capture all of that in a bottle. a little merry feeling that can be uncased anytime of the year. use when necessary.
and i’m ageing. not that everyone else is not, but a signal went off in my head as we got through promotion sunday today. so we’re finally out of CG, officially. moving on to a fifth of a century old. ha. with age comes more responsibility.
it feels strange not to book in on a sunday night, knowing that i can sleep on my own bed at home. still, i’m glad for it though. would another year come and go the same way, in the blink of an eye? what would i make of my year 2009? hopefully meaningfully.
perhaps in the last few days of the new year i shall ponder (in camp during duty) and reflect on the past year, and make a to do list for the next. am surely looking forward to the potluck dinner in church on new year’s eve, and watchnight service.
its one of those times where you dont feel like doing anything at all. maybe its just me, around this time of the year.
have a blessed new year (:
i was just thinking about empathy, and have come to the conclusion that its actually very hard to truly empathise with people. most of the time we think we understand a certain person’s situation and say that we can empathise but in actual fact i think a lot of the time we sympathise more. unless the factors that triggered the situation are uncannily similar its inaccurate to say we can empathise with that someone. i may be wrong, or have perhaps missed out something in my thought process. just my two cents worth.
walking can be quite therapeutic.
people like rewards/incentives/feelings of achievement but we dont really like to work for it. a nice analogy would be i dont like to rehearse a parade repeatedly but i’d like to be seen marching in one. ha.
how i miss studying it. beautiful subject to engage yourself in.
so it was like a cohesion event, and we watched big stan. started off really messed up, but got a little better in the end.
good music really has a calming, emancipatory effect on emotions, and state of mind
<3 astons. good food at good prices. avoid peak hours though, queues can get insane.
and i watched eagle eye! i think its a very interesting concept that steven spielberg worked with, and pulled it off quite well. its worth a watch. <3 michelle monaghan :p
i love movies. they bring out the escapist in you. transports you to another place, another reality, and you sit engaged with whatever’s on the screen, detached from your current world, engrossed, from start to end. thats what a good movie should make you feel. give you time to consider something else, and put things on your mind on temporary hold. and it’ll make you think as you exit the theatre, exploring the possibilities that it opened up in your mind, and make them swirl around in your head. or give you a happy feeling. haha.
i want to cycle along a beach, and draw greenery.
#1 God has been ever faithful, and I know He always will be, but He’s been giving me many reminders recently.
#2 a great week has gone by, i’ve done almost all the things i had wanted to do – play guitar, record a song, watch a few good movies (the shawshank redemption is nothing short of fantastic, one of the best movies i’ve watched so far) read at the library, draw in my newly acquired sketchbook, run to keep from growing fatter 
, swim for fun at SAFRA mt faber. the only thing i havent done yet want to do is cycle. ECP to Pasir Ris Park anyone? i thank God for the weekend, but the sian feeling does not elude me at this time of a sunday night, especially so close to 2200hours ): thankful for the wednesday break though.
#3 i haven’t caught F1, not even on tv. i’m on the side of the fence which thinks watching cars zip by while making loud sounds aint worth my time, mainly because i’ve got better things to do. of which i’ve done most (: however i wouldnt rule out watching F1 sometime. possibly next year when i’m on duty, haha.
#4 have a very blessed birthday colleen (:
/faces, strides, bright lights
of wandering, searching, pursuing
a place of leavings, and comings.
/emotions override
of which, mixed, devoid
are mostly sadness, and happiness.
/love is in the air
of friendship, kinship, relationships
a sense of security, and joy.
/trolleys, brollies, luggage
of passengers, pilots, stewardesses
beginnings, transitions and ends.
/the ambient atmosphere
timeless, transcendent.
adrien brody’s really good man. respect.
got a spark of inspiration to play the piano again. i realised i forgot 95% of what i learnt. gah. what a waste. i should pick up some of it back within this one plus year. music is such a powerful vehicle of emotion. its nice to be in the driver’s seat sometimes. catch the pianist. great movie.
its one of those sundays when i really really dont feel like booking in, but who does anyway.
sigh. think its time for a run.
recently boredom has caught up with me. no amount of books could hamper it from apprehending me with its actuality. the pursuit of knowledge has slowed, and i do need some effort on my part to overcome drowsiness after a few pages. its not that i’m disinterested, its merely an attack of boredomitis. once that barrier’s past, i get engaged pretty easily, perusing with utmost concentration.
i’ve also gotten hooked on monopoly, even though i’m already starting to get bored of it, in less than a week. i miss people. i have a strange jealousy of those privileged kids (my peers) who get to start studying. strange but true. i want to experience the stress, the mugging, the readings. i dont want to feel like i’m wasting my life (even though i am, or at least i’m pretty convinced i’m currently wasting most of it anyway). i’m done with my UK app, praying hard to get a place. effectively i hope i’ll keep track academically, or at least as best as i can in camp. what a predicament.
lets hope the coming days’ll be an improvement.
on a lighter note, i found DVD bargain heaven, thanks to Sherman. Jurong Point Music Junction is having a renovation sale, 20% off on top of all discounted items. i want to go there again.
weekends always seem so short, don’t you think?
