August 11th
August 11th, 2006
on this day, one year ago, i met a Martian.
we met at a coffee place while he was visiting Earth, but as it turns out neither of us were having coffee.
i found him to be a highly intriguing being, mostly because i didnt hang out much with his kind. it was a rather new experience to converse with a Martian, though at that time i didnt know he was a Martian. i knew he was different, and vaguely looked like a *something*, but i just couldnt place my finger on what that *something* was. identification and articulation of this something came only at a later time, in a bubbly outburst of epiphanic revelation – but that is another story and should be told another time.
i should probably be honest and admit now that i didnt immediately take a liking to him. i was very cautious, very wary about this Martian – i mean, who knew what his intentions were! Martians, as i have heard, can be very dangerous, especially when given the opportunity to be. and although he was friendly, he wasn’t warm. sometimes it’s hard to like someone who is cold.
sitting there in the coffee place, we talked about insignificant things. we talked about New York and its art galleries, we talked about haze and blogs, and we shared bits and pieces off the surface of ourselves. polite small talk, getting-to-know-you sorta stuff. i remember feeling slightly surprised that this was actually turning out to be a pretty nice conversation. i never thought i’d find anything in common to talk about with a Martian! this Martian is a pretty cool Martian, i decided. possibly a little bit mean, but still cool.
a little bit later on, he offered to bring me to his Spaceship for a looksee, and i jumped at the chance to. golly, a Spaceship, i thought! how bloody interesting! never one to pass up an adventure, i really did go with him to see. and it was a very spiffy Spaceship. not garishly metallic like one would imagine, or complicated in all its red-and-green button splendor. this Martian’s Spaceship was actually very simple. a beautiful kind of simple, a tasteful kind of minimalistic. Earthling artwork adorned the walls, and a black organza curtain hanging in the middle of the spaceship fluttered whenever the wind sighed. the whole Spaceship was made out of smooth cement. i wonder how it flew – isnt cement very heavy?
after that first day, we met up again for a second time. and a third time. and a fourth time. our initial meetings used to feel very rare, almost as if each time i saw him just may be the last, and so i kept count of how many times we met each other. but after a while i lost count. i have since learnt the joy that lies in losing count.
but soon, it was time for the Martian to leave. his stay on Earth was long overdue, and he had to leave for Mars. before he left we didnt have a final proper goodbye.
that was a year ago.
one year ago at this very time, i’d just finished school and was probably spending time with my then-boyfriend before going out to meet the Martian. but now- now being the 11th of August in the year 2006, now being exactly one year after we met each other, i am here in the Martian’s planet. i’m visiting. they have Starbucks here, and that is where i am as i sit here typing this blogpost.
i’m waiting for the Martian – he’s busy right now but he will be here in a bit. this wait is just a momentary lapse in time. and when he comes back, our interplanetary relationship will resume. he will give me 719 Martian kisses, and that is to make up for all the time and space that comes between us during the empty days that we do not see each other. the empty, hurtful days when we are operating on different planes of existence.
i am in his world now. i am immersing myself in it. and i will put up pictures.
Entry Filed under: Martianisms, Musings, People
22 Comments Add your own
1. prawn | July 29th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
Err.. dont know wat to say….. keep ur chin up =)
2. Az1 | August 11th, 2006 at 6:04 pm
Interesting….nevertheless, it’ll be a really awesome experience.
3. chris | August 11th, 2006 at 8:16 pm
?
4. Waifon | August 11th, 2006 at 9:25 pm
You made him sound as if he;s REALLYYY a Martian, with the space ship thigamajig and all that jazz but I know for a reason his not la kan. But yeah, pictures :D
5. entwined | August 11th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
lovely piece of whimsy :)
yeah i wanna know how mars looks like too! and are martians handsome?! :P
6. MichelleSY | August 11th, 2006 at 11:09 pm
Sweetie, that was the most whimsical and understated declaration of…..affection (would that be a safe description to use maybe?) I have ever seen =)
It just made me break out in my first smile of the day, and considering it’s 1.30am and I’m still online and/or struggling with uni work here in the Land Down Under, you can kinda tell it’s been one of those days – long and crap =P So thank you for the smile =)
But that was such a sweet blog, terribly wonderfully sweet *sighs pensively*
I hope that when you meet, you guys get to transcend the constraints of time and the tyranny of distance. Martians + Humanoid = The best combination ever maybe!? =)
7. director | August 12th, 2006 at 12:18 am
haiz,don’t feel good lerr reading this blog entry,i feel that i m heartbroken and glass is shattered
ur in his world now?
ur gona post picture?
nooo………
8. tze | August 12th, 2006 at 12:36 am
quirky pinkpau. ;)
9. reallybites | August 12th, 2006 at 1:35 am
now i know why your visiting martian’s new planet!
hahaha :P
10. The | August 12th, 2006 at 3:56 am
I’m not sure that I totally understand this entry but I think that’s why it’s one of my favourites! I *loved* it!
11. Adrian C | August 12th, 2006 at 9:48 am
Martians are overrated. If you wanna meet a Saturnian, let me know! We are far more hospitable.
12. Kyels | August 12th, 2006 at 9:53 am
It definitely was a nice experience … And this post is … Unexplainable.
(:
*hugs hugs*
13. Kevin | August 13th, 2006 at 7:30 am
OHHHHHH I think I remember who this fella is ahahahhaa…was it your lil secret at that time omgzzz, bout him lying bout something, no wonder you’re going to his world…cheh now I know why you go
No more reese’s
14. DLT2 | August 13th, 2006 at 11:26 am
Interesting post =) martian kisses? Now thats really something :P
15. ysf | August 13th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
hmmm martians??
16. voonkiat | August 14th, 2006 at 1:54 am
pictures pictures pictures!!! yay :D
17. prawn | August 14th, 2006 at 6:25 am
Haha, i left a comment wayy before u wrote this piece, weird =P Cant wait for picts….
18. pinkpau in a new planet | August 14th, 2006 at 11:16 am
prawn : hehe this comment of urs was for another post
az1 : hmm i’m finding out .. :)
chris : !
waifon : but he really is!
entwined : some martians are and some martians arent :P
michellesy : always glad to brighten someone’s day :) and thanks for ur wellwishes, means a lot. i’ll be needing it, too!
director : aww why?
tze : vainpot tze :D
reallybites : hehe now u know!
the : glad u did :)
adrian : haha hey i’m a saturnian too. or was, rather. very icy place, our ‘hood ..
kyels : i’m trying hard to explain it too :(
kevin : hahahaha u idiot!!! dont simply go and spread misunderstanding here and there :P
dlt2 : oh it is .. :D
ysf : yup!
voonkiat : haha soon soon havent upload
prawn : haha yea i wrote over an old post actually .. u still remember that post?
19. Johann | August 14th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
Aww, so cute :P But you know who you truly belong with. :D
20. prawn | August 14th, 2006 at 4:52 pm
Yeh, i still remember. It was kinda of sad actually when i read it & I just cant find the words to say anyhting to u (thus the comment). Glad u remove it though =)
U wrote over it? does that mean this post and the old 1 is in some way related? just curious =P
21. pinkpau in a new planet | August 14th, 2006 at 6:32 pm
johann : hehehe yes i do
prawn : yeah i wrote over it :) not for any particular reason tho, just so happened that the words for this post came when i was editing the previous. as for the relation of both posts, they are about the same person.
22. Jeremy | August 15th, 2006 at 2:43 am
New York City and it’s art galleries are filled with pretentious (pseudo)art critics and tourists who gasp obnoxiously the stereotypical ‘ooohhh! that’s so pretty’ comment whenever they see manet or monet.
and the met is totally the place for you to go if you want to hook up with an art nerd :D
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