The Universe Tries To Pick Me Up.

By giving me an email I was waiting for, lovely gifts in the post from Asa and Robert, and a bus driver who waited.

Maybe everything will be alright again. Soon. Haraplah.

Hiatus.

Have some unresolved issues hence shall suspend blogging for the time being.

Hope to be back soon.

Sunshine

There are times when I wonder if there are any limits to my stupidity, such as keeping my wardrobe key so safe somewhere that I can't for the life of me think of where I put it, therefore barring my access to all the clean clothes that I have. I am jet-lagged, filthy and still hating the fact that I'm back.

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Later. Trying to retrace my thought processes as I kept the key, I correctly deduced that I would have put my keys somewhere so obvious that I would come across it eventually - and worked out that it would be in my office bag. Thankful that I didn't have to wait till Monday to find them. Off to the shower, at long last.

LDN

Am giving myself 10 minutes to ramble about stuff, but it is almost 1am and I should really be getting to bed. Tomorrow morning I am going for a walking tour around London, then probably off to a museum in the afternoon or general wandering about in the city, and capping the day off with Avenue Q the Musical.

Today I bought a ukulele. Ahem. Completely random impulse purchase and I am still wondering why I got it haha. But of course I will practise it, along with my tin whistle which I bought from Ireland, so in some months I will be an accomplished musician, and eventually become a busker, and then break even the 29pounds' investment that I made. Hell yeah.

There is never time to blog properly, but rest assured that after Saturday when I touch down in Singapore, I will be completely depressed and travel-sick and will be blogging shitloads whining and feeling sorry for myself, so you have that to look forward to.

OK 10 minutes up, good night all.

Ireland!

Hasty blogpost, I am almost 2 hours late in meeting Robert (I promised to be back two hours ago), but everything Internet-related is settled now so I will be good with our week of hitchhiking and camping around Ireland. No connection for the next week! Typing this at SY's place, been mooching off her the whole day, dear girl, but I really need to go now so auf wiedersehen!

-52:

=)

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p/s. this may be the most blatant non-post post ever.

-60: Oh yes.

*directs an orchestra with rhythmic flailing of arms and constipated facial expression*

-65: Word Pearls.

I'm farming them in word oysters and painstakingly prying them open one by one and arranging them into lines of meaning.

The words of love, the love of words. Word word word word word. Now it has disintegrated into meaninglessness, words being words just for the sake of being words. Word. I concur, my fellow African American friends.

Big Bang Theory

Up at 1am watching the Big Bang Theory and eating maple syrup flavoured cereal. I'm so gonna die tomorrow, but this is totally worth it =D

2:15am. Good night folks!

Anywhere but the eye of the storm.

I figure anytime now I will stop being so hyped up about MY PAPER BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE CONFERENCE AT BERLIN and start functioning like a normal human being again?

half-crazed want

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55...

I have - a sudden - inexplicable - urge - to relearn mathematics. Just for funsies. Anyone wanna teach?

//update: urge explained. It was PMS. (Still - anyone wanna teach?)

half-crazed haiku

the colon bracket
could be good or could be bad
shift zero or nine

It's just a name!

BIG EFFING DEAL.

I'm mad and sad, mostly sad that there are such things happening in our country. I don't even care about the debate. As far as I'm concerned these are the people who bring a bad name to religion, and those who are benefiting out of the whole situation, I hope retribution befalls them.

No time to write more but just needed to rant.

NEED TO CONCENTRATE.

The World is Just Awesome

(Dialogue)
Astronaut 1: It never gets old, huh?
Astronaut 2: Nope.
Astronaut 1: It kinda makes you want to...
Astronaut 2: Break into song?
Astronaut 1: Yep.

I love the mountains,
I love the clear blue skies
I love big bridges
I love when great whites fly

I love the whole world
And all its sights and sounds
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (twice)

I love the oceans
I love real dirty things
I love to go fast
I love Egyptian kings

I love the whole world
And all its craziness
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (twice)

I love tornadoes
I love arachnids
I love hot magma
I love the giant squids

I love the whole world
It's such a brilliant place
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (repeating until fade)

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My favourite song right now. This is such a sorry excuse for a filler post, I know, I've just been really busy at work and when I'm at home I'm zoning out in front of the TV, cooking and replying emails. I could get used to this life. Anyway, my Indian couchsurfer stood me up so I was free this week, but I've got five couchsurfers (all confirmed) coming next week and it's going to be crazy good fun =)

Updates might be few and far between as I try to cram in as much academic writing as possible. Eyes on the prize! Boom de ah da boom de ah da boom de ah da boom de ah da

Redbull 5

OK I'm off. Finished one hour (!!!) of transcription, now going back home to cook. Highlight of my day oh yeah. Gonna make something with kidney beans and mushrooms and onions and potatoes. I have also just recently discovered the magic of butter.

Ska ska ska! Jamaican ska! For everybody can do the ska! It's a new dance you can't resist!

*dances away into the dusk*

Redbull 3

Redbull Vietnam fail. I fell asleep while transcribing. Woke up recharged somewhat and continue charging ahead! Because that's what bulls do! Two days and only half an hour transcribed... oh yeah Yuen if you're reading this I'm using your headphones because the new ones that I bought hurt my ears.

I shall continue to flood my blog with frequent updates of no consequence. Soldiering on.

Redbull 2

There is no fear

but fear of tigers

quoted

from tiger attack survivor

Redbull

Redbull ada dua jenis.
Satu yang Austria, satu yang Vietnam.
Yang Austria tu S$2.50. Yang Vietnam tu S$1.
Yang Austria tu WOOHOO!
Yang Vietnam tu bleargh.
Dalam tangan saya sekarang Redbull Vietnam.

Marilah kita meneruskan perjuangan!

Escapism: Gooseneck Campsite

I have to finish this paper to finish this paper to finish this paper. (That is what I call two deja vus in one sentence.)

But at the back of my head I am actually there, in the picture, looking at the river below me, marvelling at the sheer insignificance of myself and my problems in general. I love how nature puts me in my place.

Motivation to finish this paper to finish this paper to finish this paper so that I can write other papers and compile them into a confirmation report so that I can travel again! Ooosh!

Kurang Ajar.

Totally falling asleep while I'm writing this but I would just like to shout out to two delusional recipe authors out there: Singapore is not the food capital of Asia. Singapore is not the food capital of Asia. Singapore is not the food capital of Asia. Got it?