Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Singapore is a beautiful City

Its my 11th day here in Singapore and I have been enjoying my stay here immensely (albeit i am getting a bit bored)

Ive visited Orchard Road, Vivo City, Chimes, St James Powerstation, Sentosa, Merlion Park, Marina Bay and Esplanade. This country is so organized. The transportation route is well planned and the MRT/LRT system is efficient. From what ive seen with the people here as well is that they are disciplined. cab drivers are extremely courteous (and madaldal). This country is tourist friendly. You'd have to be the dumbest person on earth if you get lost here. (well not unless you're the type that never asks for directions... THEN you'd really get lost for a couple of hours... I mean, Singapore isn't THAT big...)

The past two weekends have been shared with a great friend. On my first weekend here he took me to Vivo City, Chimes and St James Powerstation. We had coffee at Vivo (Starbucks of course...hahahahah) had dinner at Chimes (wonderful italian place, we had seafood pizza, seafood pasta, white wine and a couple of Coronas) then when the place had to close down (it WAS 1am..i think) we transferred to St James (actually we tried to find a bar that had outdoor seating and smoking.. to no avail) and had a couple more drinks at Kitchen. It started to rain hard around 2 or 3am so we had to transfer to the non smoking area of the resto. We stayed there till 6am. (well 5am actually, we just had trouble hailing a cab since most of the people were trying to catch one as well... since it WAS raining cats and dogs.) We wanted to catch a movie.. DISTURBIA but sadly, the showtimes were a little too late for us.. so we opted not to watch anymore.

Sunday, we had a blast.. haahahahaha.. we wanted to have coffee and talk, sadly this country has NO sense of outdoor dining/SMOKING... hahaha.. so what we did was we slummed. we purchased our poison of choice (he had a mocha latte while i had a hot chocolate) went out of Vivo and copped a squat on the walkway. we smoked and talked til 12mn (we had to go home since he had work the next day) i enjoyed that because... wala lang.. haha sharing a good conversation with a friend while sitting on the pavement... hahaha while people were walking past you.. priceless..

... last saturday, we hung out at HOOTERs.. lol... had a couple of coronas... and talked. ayelavit.

there is a sense of a language barrier here because SINGlish is a mite hard to understand at first. its a combination of British English and Chinese intonations. thank God i can speak mandarin (but writing.. ahh.. thats a different story altogether...)

ill be posting pictures as soon as i get home.. i forgot to bring my data cable kasi... oh well..

Friday, July 27, 2007

The Shadow of The Wind

"The art of reading is slowly dying, that it is an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that offers us only what we already carry inside us, that when we read, we do it with all out heart and mind, and great readers are becoming more scarce by the day..."

- Daniel Sempere
The Shadow of the Wind

i just woke up and my brain is still foggy... i stayed up till like 4am reading a book by Vikram Chandra titled Sacred Games, but thats not the reason why i am posting this blog...

im posting this because i want to rave about the book that i finished reading yesterday... its entitled The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. (thanks Huck)

my words cant bring justice to the beauty of the book. you must experience it first hand. just to give you a taste of the story.. here is the blurb printed on the back of the book:

"Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'Cemetery of Forgotten Books,' a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles. To this library, a man brings his ten-year-old son Daniel, one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book and from the dusty shelves pulls The Shadow of the Wind by Julian Carax. But as Daniel grows up several people seem inordinately interested in his find. What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of Julian Carax and to save those he left behind..."

the book has wonderful lovable characters, witty lines, scenery of inordinate beauty and an over all ambiance that sucks you in. its kinda like pringles, once you pop you cant stop. hahahaha... actually, after reading the book, i had to stand and applaud. (im serious! i was at one of the cafe's in Orchard when i finished the book, i stood up and applauded after i turned the last page of the book...)

seriously though, if you guys can find a copy of this, kindly purchase one and read it (then bigay nyo sakin.. hahahah gusto ko magkaroon ng sariling kopya) please.. to my book lover friends out there... hear my plea.. hahaha.. look for this book. its a treasure.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Skinned Knees

its not really that painful right? it smarts.. but its bearable.

i guess its something that you really have to go through when you fall...

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i miss home.

Monday, July 23, 2007

Vivo Slumming

pale sand dune like facade

bright blue Vivo

cool breeze blowing

warm cup of chocolate

hard pavement

cigs

wonderful friend

beautiful conversation.

priceless...

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Living out of a suitcase

whew... its 1pm and i just woke up.

hahahhaha... bakasyonistang bakasyonista diba? woke up this late coz i got in late early this morning. around 5 or 6-ish... had dinner and drinks with a friend. shared a great conversation... when we decided to go home, it was freaking raining cats and dogs.so ayun basa ang aking beloved purple sneaks.

had super fun talking to my friend. :o) thanks ha...

gonna go back to sleep.. heheh

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being abroad is fun... lalo na pag yung kasama mo napagkakamalang Malaysian parati. hahahaha...

Friday, July 20, 2007

Soul Searching in Singapore

need to figure somethings out.

think things over... am at a fork in the road once more...

maybe a change in countries might do the trick.

(o.a ang term na soul searching... hahaha. pero gusto ko syang gamitin its a nice alliteration)

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

melancholic

i just am.

dont know why...

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Beyond Recognition

just want to say that i finally woke and smelled the coffee.

oOo

dont know what you've got `til its gone.

Monday, July 02, 2007

alliteration

long lush lashes
revealing and concealing
wise whisky brown eyes

his crisp white shirt
reflects the brightness of his smile

his canorous laughter
like hearth fire
drawing people in from the cold.

his sigh
a soughing zephyr
charms me

 
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