Geez
Finally see myself behind time and secretly wish I can do the moonwalk…
Rewind
Till end of day. Kinda wish I brought the trusty FM2 but the Olympus was definitely an easier companion.
Duck
So after staring at fake swans, I continued with my exploration plan which was to find park exit before the sun sets off with my sense of direction and retrace the route several times. Saw some friendly kois and stalked dodgy duck then a few ducks… and many ducks. So.. many things, long park, darkness.. thank god I was alone and had the opportunity to do the “one step forward, two steps back” thing.
Fiberglass
I love rides but as a non-swimmer with water phobia, this is the closest I got to the swan ride! And all the time to admire their graces. If I were to sit inside, would I have gotten such an awesome view.. and gazillion photos to show this day. Can’t wait for next trip to sit innit, which reminds me of the time Y and I sat in the sentosa big wheels, it was scary even though the photo made us look like happy chipmunks.
303030303030
So for my 30th birthday, my awesome friends surprised me. I was so surprised, I decided to retire from the world of surprises there and then. Seriously who would give a friend an air ticket to Tokyo on 30 dec and expect them to fly off on 31 dec, just so I can reach by 1 Jan? I figured out the answer at the end of my trip – fuckin amazin people. It was a very good trip, no expectations, minimal monetary distraction, spent quality time with old friend, time alone, it was possibly my first taste of independence and I love it. Even if I don’t show it and contrary to popular belief, I am still overwhelmed and grateful for every person and every thing that’s been in my life. This is way overdue but…
New Year’s Day at Kojima‘s family home. Much kindness and family fun. Ros had same camera and switched it around somehow so some of the pix are taken by her! Kinda funny to come home and see photos of myself acting strange haha.
It’s tough expressing feelings in words. Which makes me wanna note that it doesn’t bother me if instagram’s been bought out, will just dig out actual cameras and head back to flickr (which is supposedly unpopular). Corporate decisions shouldn’t spoil the fun.
Hmmm
I’ve been hmmm-ing alot, too many things happened, lost track. And as a non-collector of words or sentences, it’s kinda tough stringing these thoughts and revelations into proper sentences that can make general sense. Anyway my indulgent lifestyle kinda caused my downfall in the form of acute appendicitis. But it was the next best thing that has happened ever since my Japan trip. I was in too much pain, nothing could hurt more. Lying in bed was the least painful thing to do, there was nothing to do except read and so I got my mom to bring me the only unfinished book from home. It was non-fiction (EATING ANIMALS) and kinda tough for me to grasp, digest and finish but I had all the time in the world to re-read sentences over and over and over and over again till it the images of murdered pigs through my thick skull. I also finished videos that were taking up space on my phone, like Community season 1 – it was real, funny. Re-watched Totoro and noticed little things like the acorns in the show. My roomies in the surgical ward were mostly old folks, due to inevitable health issues or unfortunate accidents. Hanging with peeps while on painkillers was like having confetti of feelings thrown at me everyday, lil’ specks of happy angry sad.
Anyway, hospital stays are a wake up call and I am happy to be me.
Bright as orange
Usually brush pens with colored caps makes me wonder and hope that the ink will be as cute. And after being disappointed to the point of resigning to fate that all brush pens are gonna be black for chinese calligraphy purposes, today I decided to try out a new one with orange cap AND body that’s been sitting in the drawer. When I saw bright orange ink oozing through the transparent tube, it felt like I won the jackpot, finally. Then I thought of the amazing Pentel ones I saw in Tokyo that were selling for 5USD each and felt insanely regretful. Yes obvious current obsession.
