2 posts tagged “updates”
how come the mid sem break passed by so soon!?!?! ok, granted that monday was spent in lalaland after too many drinks at the lawiv afterparty, the other 4 days so far have marched by and forgotten to sign in at HQ! I'm damn glad that there's no urgent assignment to hand in after the break, cos there's no way that i can make the transition from production rehearsal mode to muggermaniac mode so soon. stilll... there's chinese corp exam and islamic law research paper due in 3 weeks. Run for the hillssss!! went to the old campus today to try to fulfil the research aspect of the research paper and felt so old but also rather out of place cos in some undefinable way, the btc folk atop our ivory hill just look and act differently. of course i'm not assessing the tiongers' standards, but slug to snail, we're just not the same. must have been evolution after being booted out of the west and being subject to Summit food over the years. anyway the curtains have fallen gracefully on "the perfect wedding" and i'm happy to report a successful production. but now that we no longer have to dance those same dances day in day out, nor hide backstage or wait in the audi for our rehearsals, there is a sense of emptiness and lack of direction in life. i guess "at the end of the day, we can turn around and say, This is what Love is..."
the air conditioning in my room is getting cold. i wish i had my old blue fuzzy bedroom slippers to hide my feet into.
a few nights ago, i wished that i could round up some friends and eat supper on a whim in the holland v crystal jade restaurant. i didn't need the food, i just wanted to be there.
today i passed by that window on the 4th floor of pgp block 8, i wished that the past was a video store and i could just walk in and choose any part i wanted to replay.
and then there was that route from the old school, guild house, kr, pgp. taken many times, by many people.
events have unfolded that i wish didn't taunt me in the face; they'll still be there even after i stop closing my eyes
i'm in a comfortable cocoon,
but i don't merely want to be content.
for those who still don't know, i now have short hair. yes, it's back to the old school with hair cropped to the nape of my neck and no need for hair-ties anymore. it was only till my next hair wash when i realised my loss- i tried to spread the shampoo evenly to the ends of my hair but to my horror there was nothing to extend towards. on the bright side, i'm helping the family save water and shampoo during these lean times.
and then there was a brush with mortality. khel and i were driving out of my estate via the main road and being as main roads are, we have right of way over left right center. but a cabbie of "blue color taxi company" decided that his side road was now the main road and that the huge Slow sign at his junction was non existent, or perhaps he was simply enjoying the merry downhill ride as he surged down the sloping road, but he FRIGGIN DID NOT SLOW/STOP/WAIT at the junction for us to pass and drove right towards the side of our car. khel jammed the brakes as hard as he could but it was still not enough cos the back of the cab was still in the way of our car and the sickly crunch of metal indicated that we didn't clear it. shocked and angry, we drove after the cabbie to settle matters at the side road. luckily he was aware that he totally f*cked up and admitted liability so compensation was no problem. this incident reminds us that stupid drivers (esp CABBIES) prowl the land, but even more so, about how fragile life can be. khel kept wondering if he could have braked earlier or harder to not collide at all, but we also recognise that if he had reacted later or if we had driven slightly faster, we would have died. simple as that. the cab would have plowed into the side of our car at top speed and either crushed the whole side or flipped us over. it took me awhile to realise this implication cos i was still pissed with the stupid driver, but now i see the amazing hand of God in it as well and i marvel at the near miss. be thankful for your life today, and be alert on the roads my friends; i would like to keep you around with me for as long as possible and i'm glad that i'm still able to be here with you.
