Soi 24
November 27th, 2006
i remember it like it was yesterday. Gook giving me the ticket and directions and a hug before he left me to go back to work. me bounding down the street in my pink Adidases and short black skirt and the ‘Same Same’ teeshirt i bought from Khao San Rd the night before. getting local currency at the little bureau de exchange. passing by a lot of restaurants, recognizing a few from the travel guide i flipped through at the airport. buying overly sweet coffee from a cart vendor, ducking into a bookstore and checking out recipe books. passing by a perfume boutique that had a sign in Conner McDermott’s handwriting. waving to a bunch of sweaty, wolfwhistling construction workers. stopping to ask for directions. getting directions. walking some more. dropping by Tops to get diet coke.
then. stopping at the entrance, looking up at the name of the place. thinking, “this is it”.
i’m here, i text.
stay there, i’m coming down, he texts back.
i remember how i felt while waiting at the lobby. i remember exactly how i felt.
that was 9 months ago. now, this time around, i didnt walk. i cabbed it, and it was so cool recognizing all the places i walked past all those months back - the bookshop, the perfume boutique, the restaurants, and the construction site that is still unfinished.
i’m here, i text.
coming down :), he texts back.
i’m leaning against the front desk, talking to the receptionist, when i turn around and see him walking out of the elevator. the first thing i think is, oh my god. and for a very, very brief moment.. my breath catches in my throat. how could it not, he looks as sexy as ever.
“hell-lo,” he says with a grin. that grin. “hell-lo,” i say back, smiling. we do that “how are youuu?” thing, and the consequent “i’m gooood, how are you?” thing. then he closes the space between us. slips his arms around my waist and kisses me. softly at first then hard. vaguely, i realize that every writer who has ever written about kisses that ‘melt’ people are speaking from experience. because that’s what this kiss felt like. like it was making me melt. and when he pulled away, i felt like vapour rising off a sheet of ice.
the difference between 9 months ago and now : a lot. but many things are still the same.
Entry Filed under: Martianisms, Musings
24 Comments Add your own
1. Ginny | November 27th, 2006 at 5:02 am
=)
2. MichelleSY | November 27th, 2006 at 8:48 am
Oh sweetie =)
That whole goofy, gorgeous feeling you get what you’re on a love high is great isn’t it?
3. bs | November 27th, 2006 at 10:53 am
aw…
4. bulat | November 27th, 2006 at 1:13 pm
: 3
5. aya | November 27th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
aaaaaaaaaaaaaah. like straight out from a storybook. :]
6. foreverjas | November 27th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
sweet. :”)
7. nyrac | November 27th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
makes me wish i had someone to kiss me like that too…
8. kimwooi | November 27th, 2006 at 5:50 pm
What is your location??? In Hong Kong???
You are in love with some one in Hong Kong???
9. bunni3 | November 27th, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Sigh.. I don’t even know what to say to what you just typed. It just describes things that one would always want to keep.
*flutters*..
10. ria | November 27th, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Hee. kisses are wub. ^_^
11. Sv | November 27th, 2006 at 6:31 pm
foosh….
12. alia | November 27th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
love is in the aiirrrrrrrrr~~~
13. martian | November 27th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
14. pinkpau | November 28th, 2006 at 12:37 am
ginny : hey u know what! i didnt realize u cut ur hair! that day when i saw u at secret recipe, i looked behind u and i thought u had tied up ur hair to make it look shorter. looks nicer now :)
michelle sy : very .. :)
bs : heehee
bulat : :3
aya : really? haha mebbe i should compile all my little love stories
foreverjas : :D
nyrac : you cant have my boyfriend..
kimwooi : no, im in malaysia.. but yes, i do love someone who is in HK :)
bunnie : i know i wanna keep this.. :)
ria : totally!
sv : woosh
alia : for a long time now
martian : lessthanthree.. :D
15. ron | November 28th, 2006 at 12:59 am
1st kiss in 9 months??
16. bodicea | November 28th, 2006 at 1:14 am
good writings keep me awake.
not a good thing on a weekday. :(
17. TheRealAnonymous | November 28th, 2006 at 1:44 am
Hmm…. wait… whut does ’soi’ mean? =Þ
At first i read the title ’soi24′… i tot u kena very bad luck on the 24th (if u read it in chinese… haha).
24 is my fav number! =Þ
Luckily its associated with luuuurve…. =)
18. Gin | November 28th, 2006 at 2:15 am
hahahha.. how can u b so blur!
19. pinkpau | November 28th, 2006 at 3:56 am
ron : nope :)
bodicea : on the week before finals, no less
therealanon : soi means street :) 24 is associated with love? really??
gin : looked like it! haha i was going to say eh u cut ur hair. budden i saw like got scrunchie behind. @_@
20. TheRealAnonymous | November 28th, 2006 at 11:55 am
Err…. no… not really…. haha.. I meant to say that YOU associated 24 with love…. haha. =Þ
soi = street… icic. =)
21. Ginny | November 28th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
hahaha..my hair is short but still long enuff to tie ;p
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