Uninspired
March 13th, 2007
after one too many of those ice cream wafer bar things you find all over Orchard Road, i figured i’d recuperate from the dairy overdose by eating something totally wholesome and carbohydratey. but alas, the gods of healthy eating do not smile down on me; as destiny would have it, i found myself inadvertently walking past NYDC. what is NYDC, you ask? “a dessert lover’s paradise on earth”, says a glowing Straits Time review on their wall. well, I’M a dessert lover! paradise on earth sounds good to me. and indeedy, their Cookie Monster Mudpie does not disappoint.
i told myself i wouldnt bring my laptop to singapore. 4 days is a short time - it should be spent in the company of my wacky friends in singapore instead of exasperatedly hunting down free wifi. but i took a look at my planner and started to panic - the end of the month is too close for comfort! must. finish. everything. i. have. to. do!!! even if it means sitting in a Dessert Lover’s Paradise On Earth (got free wifi also, yay! but no electric powerpoint, boo!) staring at a gazillion word documents and typing away frantically, when i could be wading through the bowels of Chinatown (which i love) or exploring the little shops on River Valley Road. sigh. maybe next time, singapore, maybe next time.
oh and look! the ice cream vendor i took a photo with last year is still around! i took a pic with him again :
at this point i just need some inspiration. i’ve been having some kind of mental block lately, and it’s not helping my productivity any. sigh! where is my muse?! it’s certainly not chocolate anymore. i hit Max Brenner for some chocolate debauchery last night with tim after catching Yo La Tengo (which was an awesome concert btw), but instead of feeling inspired all i wanted to do was sleep.
and so i slept, and i had a weird dream. it was weird because it wasnt weird. had it really happened in real life, it would have blended in perfectly with everyday occurences. it just wasnt dreamlike, you know? when i woke up, i thought there was no way that could have been a dream - it was too normal and too precise. no hurtling down endless spaces, or driving fast cars with strangers, or going home to a place that i know in my dream as home but is not really home. there was none of that. it was all very sensible and probable. i even reacted in my dream the way i would react in real life. so i woke up thinking that i was just remembering something that happened last week or something. but then when i was more lucid i realized that no, this never happened in real life. it was all in fact just a dream. so why do i feel so invaded?
dont know lah. im just glad that this time i remembered to bring money to singapore. the last time i was here i forgot to bring money, haha. and did i mention that i have achieved something that i never would have thought was possible?! this is : i came here for a 4-day stay with 1 backpack. that’s it. just one. and … only one pair of shoes.
i am a new woman!
19 Comments Add your own
1. k0k | March 13th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
A girl… with one back pack and just ONE pair of shoes?
U’ve earned my admiration (if that counts for anything, haha)
2. pinkpau | March 13th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
hehehe power lehhhh!
3. tze | March 13th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
HAHAHAH i go to pugin’s house for a 1/2 night stay with 6 pairs of shoes hahahahahahahaha
4. The Sim | March 13th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Max Brenner didn’t work? weird….. the milk must be expired or something
5. Chapree Da Grande | March 13th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
You go, girl!
Once a girl learn how to travel with no more than a pair of shoes, the world became a better place. :P
6. Johann | March 13th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Booyah… How does it feel to travel light?
Oh I have some bad news, I was wandering through two supermarkets here and it seems as though your favoured “ingeniously crunchy snacks” are no longer available!!!!! :(
7. Chris | March 13th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
why ??!!??!! why all the good bands go to s’pore??!!?! all we get is sucky bands like pelan mudah taman linkin
8. sieutheng | March 13th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
fuiyoh, 1 backpack and 1 pair of shoes only! *gasps*
how is that even possible!
u r not su ann!
martian..is that u in disguise?!
9. justakid | March 13th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
ehh? i tot u cut ur hair short, chin-length? it looks shoulder length here.. got extensions?
10. bs | March 14th, 2007 at 12:17 am
ahahaha… it’s evident that justakid didn’t read the comments. chris… tmn linkin sucky meh…. :(
11. melvin | March 14th, 2007 at 1:07 am
eh, cabut to s’pore from the ‘chaotic’ and ‘ugly’ m’sia?? :P come back, m’sia needs u..hidup pinkpau!
12. Jay | March 14th, 2007 at 1:28 am
You poor thing, waking up during REM sleep…*patpat*
13. joanne | March 14th, 2007 at 1:33 am
you noe?..i envy you..you are a YOuNG tRAveller…wish i could travel as often as you do….glad u enjoy urself..n of course how u could bring only one backpack and one pair of shoes for 4days, coz i cANT!!!! 4 days will be at LEAST 2 pair of shoes and a smaller bag for stuff..HAHAHAHAHA
14. ArtificiallyVerbose | March 14th, 2007 at 3:12 am
hmmm.. that tim (spelt with a small t) sounds like a dodgy character. gut instinct tells me so. better stay away from him.
15. mrbherng | March 14th, 2007 at 5:20 am
Did one whole week with just a backpack =P That was one whole week in the cold winter months though.
16. G | March 14th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Wahhh one pair of shoes …
and youre in singapore ..
tsk tsk
why never take me (wails and cries) ….
while youre there, pick me up a boyfriend, yes :D ?
17. justakid | March 14th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
OHHH OK OK I TAKE MY ABOVE COMMENT BACK. i didnt noe it was a wig.. stupid me.. i’ve been a serious moronic bimbo lately.. :) and i cant bliv it.. only one bkpack lol :D
18. alea | March 15th, 2007 at 12:02 am
oh wow. i’d die to bring only one backpack to overseas. i need a trunk! but i can live with one shoe, not one backpack of clothes. hurray for you! =D
19. pinkpau | March 15th, 2007 at 1:22 am
tze : i used to be the same!! bags oso .. must bring like 2 or 3 ..
the sim : i had this drink that was damn kau super chocolate shock!!! i thought my brain neurons were going to die from the overload @_@ but still no dice .. :D tomorrow going to try the suckao!
chapree : u sure?? the girl will inevitably get grumpy abt the lack of shoes… and many grumpy girls do not a happy world make!
johann : here? here as in melb or in hk? i know that city super in HK no longer carry pods, much to my disappointment =( =(
chris : eh i watched pelan mudah and taman linkin.. haha the latter was much better than the former. anyways who wants to perform in msia lah, so many rules and regs to follow. our concert foreign policies not good.. haha
sieutheng : HAHA you dont know only how martian travels!!!! one day must tell u.. hehe but u dont tell him i tell u ah.
justakid : no lahhh i never cut my hair
melvin : coming back tomorrow oredi! dont miss me too much!
jay : exactly!!! i attribute my bad mood to that but no one buys it =( vicnan says hi back!
joanne : yea i was quite surprised at my travel-light abilities too .. i was staring at my room thinking, ‘is there REALLY nothing else i need to bring???’
artificially : ya ya he’s a very dodgy, shady character who ran off with my yellow tshirt!!!
mrbherng : hah then how did u pack all ur bulky winter wear??
G : i bought five new pairs of shoes here, so i guess that negates my bringing only one pair :P eh i just went to singapore’s gay district. not much eye candy!
alea : hehe but i’m only in singapore for 4 days so i guess it’s not so bad.
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