A Right Kerfuffle
July 14th, 2007
i believe it now - Friday the 13th is completely and totally deserving of its wretched reputation. this vile day could barely wait to unleash upon us unsuspecting souls its torrents of misfortune; calamity struck as early as midnight today. and this niagara of tragedy has just been cascading relentlessly the entire day, showing no sign of letting up or shutting up. sigh. i am chagrined, but i will persevere. there is a pot of Pocky at the end of the road less traveled. good things come to those who perfect the pinched smile. and other happy clappy adages that will get me through this Friday the 13th malady in one piece.
despite missing two flights in a row and suffering horrible symptoms of sleep deprivation, i am safe and sound in Kuching, blogging from a pink guest bed, having just returned from a long night out partying at Day 1 of the Rainforest World Music Festival. all the rumours are true, by the way - the Rainforest Festival is fantastic. no amount of crankiness and fatigue could mitigate the awesomeness of dancing exuberantly - like you just dont give a fuck about anything - to music of foreign cultures with friendly, smiling people of all nationalities. nevermind that some danish guy tried to kiss me twice while palming my tush; it is events like this that remind me of how world peace is not an impossible goal to strive for.
but more on the Rainforest Festival some other time, perhaps after i arrive home in kl, and after i understand fully what is going on with the nathaniel tan case. for now, i leave you with photos of my hong kong ‘do a couple of days ago :
at an alley in central
Krispy Kreme’s delivery car!
why not, i always say; when you have to, you have to
the mid-levels escalator; a facilitator of many a lingering kiss for people standing on the right. and when they storm up the left side, it means they are sulking, and that their boyfriends should be nice to them and give them many cuddles
a cop playing with his PSP on the job. i kid. it’s some fancy schmancy law enforcer inspectogadget that beeps and leads you to cars that are double parked illegally
the fruit vendor we always pass by, where we once bought longans, where we once bought papaya, where i once bought a pear that was a peace offering
from the pier at Lamma Island
on said pier
a lady selling cookies at Lamma - the coconut ones are yummy but not the peanut ones!
a view
there is desire even without grass
little houses at Lamma. totally TVB
dont really know what that grey thing is
frightened overpriced fish
dusk at Lamma Island
boats
me with tung lai cha (iced milk tea)
supply is a lovely thing. they have automatic doors too
oh Vitasoy. we will one day be reunited!
view of the morning from the window in the guest room that i will no longer see again
43 Comments Add your own
1. Janice Depp | July 14th, 2007 at 11:25 am
Daammmnnn… I miss Hong Kong, and Krispy Kreme, and Iced Tea, and dim sum, and Ben & Jerry, and many many other things in Hong Kong, I miss my dad too, must go back there soon! haha….
2. foreverjas | July 14th, 2007 at 11:39 am
wow. your photos are all very niceee! did u edited it? hehe. u both are so sweet!!!
3. Nicole | July 14th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
finally get to see ur bf photo. ke ke ke…. i wanna go Hong Kong!
4. sieutheng | July 14th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
got milk?
5. Jeff from LA | July 14th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Its so funny to see HK through your eyes (and photos). The perception that I have had when visiting HK was of a completely different place, busy, crowded and noisy. I guess it was the one place that I never really learned to appreciate. I’m glad you were able to show me the more beautiful side of HK.
6. Jeff from LA | July 14th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Plus I’m sorry to hear about your bad Friday the 13th, missing two flights does not sound like fun.
Oddly enough, I refuse to believe in Friday the 13th, and nothing bad has ever happened to me so far on the 13th. It may be that my refusal to believe in it protects me somehow because my friends are always complaining about bad things happening to them on the 13th.
7. LogicYuan | July 14th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
nvr been to lamma island…next time must go…
8. ionStorm | July 14th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
a view…yes…a nice view…of…oh nevermind. XD
sorry. i just had to. :P
9. Jun | July 14th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
eh su ann, u’ll be glad to know tht they have vitasoy in spore!! :> my bf who’s working thr told me he saw them in carrefour the other day, cos he knows i go ga-ga over the taro-flavoured ones ;p so yeah, at least there’s something to look forward to when u visit ur bf in spore!
10. k0k | July 14th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
rainforest is the awesomest!!!
I went in 2005, and had been pestering my friends to make another trip back there ever since.
What a view.
11. ArtificiallyVerbose | July 14th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
I am liking them saturation in them pics.
Jun: I’ve only seen the white packet ones. not the brown ones… will keep an eye out for the brown ones…
12. foreverjas | July 14th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
aww, my bf said he owes me love, and he’s buying something for me!!! ;P haha.so, cant wait for the last hp book!!! i cried reading the last 2 books.
aiks.
haha.
13. amanda | July 14th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
hey. i hv the same turquoise skirt you’re wearing!
14. JustAnotherTragedy | July 15th, 2007 at 12:16 am
omg i live in kuching all my life but ive never been to the rainforest festival -.-
15. Adrian | July 15th, 2007 at 12:41 am
how long will you be in kuching :D
16. Lalita | July 15th, 2007 at 7:12 am
We get Vitasoy here in the UK too!!!
17. Jun | July 15th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
ArtificiallyVerbose: Hi! u’re in spore too? nice to meet ya! *waves* we have vitasoy original, malted and coconut in adelaide, limited choices, so sad *sniff sniff*
18. sarah | July 15th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
i miss hong kong! and can’t wait to see pics of rainforst… i think i was the only person in my social circle that wasn’t there. boy, am i gonna like meet-ups after that… will probably be twiddling my thumbs when my friends go, “zomg remember that time at rainforest when etcetctctetc”
19. Ringo | July 15th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
My yummy pao. You just kena-ed cheesed! Muahaha.
Reference: I memed you
20. Michelle | July 15th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
You take really good pictures! ROAR!
And you go to lovely places! DOUBLE ROAR!
21. Michael | July 16th, 2007 at 12:19 am
living in hk for a year bt never gone to lamma island. poor me… the thing i liked the most in hk is the taxi service, especially if u compare them with malaysia ones…
22. JustAnotherTragedy | July 16th, 2007 at 2:37 am
Do my meme too! HEHEHE
23. pinkpau | July 16th, 2007 at 5:41 am
janice depp : eh! ur dad is in hk??
foreverjas : brightness and contrast were adjusted in some of these pics :)
nicole : go :D then can eat wan tan noodles
sieutheng : haha this is got cream! from a mug of hot chocolate
jeff from la : your perception of hk is not untrue :) hk IS noisy crowded and busy. there are just so many facets to hk; it can be described in so many diff ways! and yea i never believed the friday 13th thing either till this year :P
logicyuan : oh but u must! lantau as well. besides the airport and disneyland, i didnt actually do lantau in all my trips to hkg
ionstorm : i am glad u see the point :P a rather rounded point tho
jun : eh i read on a blog that the taro vitasoys are really good! and that there is a new jasmine flavoured one or something. ahh good to know singapore carries vitasoy. hopefully its the malted one
k0k : marilah we go next year
artificially : faster say i take nice pictures with good colours. faster!
foreverjas : oooh make sure u update me on what that surprise is!
amanda : haha! topshop, right? i have the yellow one too
justanothertrad : wtf like that oso can! i met so many kuchingites who go like every year since it began.. haha
adrian : i leave in about 6 hours =( are u still using the same num?
lalita : the malted flavour?
sarah : eh ya i thought u were going to be there! would have been a very good chance for me to grab ur im not a plastic bag bag and run away with it :D
ringo : haha! i dont think i even have 4 diff hairstyles let alone 8!
michelle : u can too!
michael : i totally know what u mean abt the taxis. have never once had a bad taxi encounter in hk, though the boyfriend reports otherwise. but taxis in hk are uber expensive tho
justanothertragedy : haha i think the malay mail has done ur meme for me already
24. FeR | July 16th, 2007 at 11:01 am
pictures are great! poses are spot on! *haha*
did you use self timer again, pinkypau? or someone took it for you? are these pictures taken with ur canon ixus?
I want a new camera too!! *teehee*
I’ve never been to HK. :(
*ribbit* - katak bawah tempurung.
25. Adrian C | July 16th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
photoshopped to the max. tipu wann.
26. Adrian | July 16th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
the 016 number. yeap the same. I lost yours :(
27. Janice Depp | July 16th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Yea, he’s from Hong Kong, and I grew up there, miss the food :(
28. sheon | July 16th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
wow~! nice pair of shox…i dun recall seeing that being displayed?
i think #13 is very artistic. . i think the angle and lighting are js right. and its like your face is shining! nice….really nice shot!
29. ArtificiallyTimtam | July 16th, 2007 at 9:33 pm
eh… how is it possible that you are the one who made the colors look good? isn’t it the camera?
ok you take pics with good framing… sometimes. :P
*waves* @ Jun *runs and hides from pinkpau*
30. songjun | July 17th, 2007 at 1:44 am
yea i know
31. pinkpau | July 17th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
fer : i took the pics on single shot mode, except the ones with me in it which martian took! yup canon ixus. and oh u simply have to go to HK :)
adrian c : brightness + contrast is a good tool :D but besides that not much PSing was done
adrian : stoopid -__- i text u soon
janice depp : and the nice shoes in hk!
sheon : it’s a brand new release! haha! i’m glad someone noticed my shoes!!! :D ya that’s one of my fav pics too :))
artificially : but u must have an eye for colour first correct anot! otherwise u will just walk past the scene without taking a pic correct anot!
songjun : i want that one!
32. Janice Depp | July 17th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
hehehe… most definitely! shoes shoes shoes pinkpau & shoes
33. sheon | July 17th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
hence the pose in the first pic. hhahahaha………
34. vvens | July 17th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
why so nice one! make me jealous only.
and yeah, totally TVB!
i love the picture captioned “dont really know what that grey thing is”.
35. calv | July 18th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
i love your photos = )
keep shooting!
36. ront | July 18th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
view of la luna?
37. yellowbanana | July 18th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
wow…! nice series of pics..! Nice photos…! =D
38. Lalita | July 19th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Both the Malted and plain soya versions are available.
39. mashpotatomato | July 20th, 2007 at 1:08 am
heya, been stalking ur blog for about a month now. =)
you take beautiful pictures!
and very witty photo captions, haha. =)
40. pinkpau | July 20th, 2007 at 7:14 am
janice depp : ooh i love that sentence :D
sheon : haha i tried to be discreet :P
vvens : it is damn tvb right!!!
calv : okie dokie :D
ront : yes! correct!
yellowbanana : thank u! haha i like ur nick
lalita : i will miss that part of hk :(
mashpotatomato : haha thank u thank u. but no need to stalk, just go ahead and make ur presence felt :)
41. hitomi | July 20th, 2007 at 10:52 am
cooolll picturess….
nice hong kong…
and also finally got a picture of u and ur bf~~
wakaka…after such a long time it has been
42. waimin | July 26th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
been ages since we met up… or communicated for that matter :p last time we talked, was on the phone when the first thing you said was “ey? you picked up your phone” :p (blame the malfunctioning phone)
anyways, was wondering if you got me sms from here.. in case of anything or something :p
..you’re still a puzzle to me, you know :) and since (i think) i know that you have frequent mood swings/changes, here’s a hug out of the blue to say that i’ve missed you :p and i hope that you’re doing ok
p.s. eggtarts here are effing marvelous. i swear my tastebuds were tingling and swooning ala first love when i took the first bite. right.. and the one that i bught just now has cooled down already whilst i sit here in front of the typing this… you owe a warm eggtart, woman.
43. J | August 25th, 2007 at 10:02 am
Vitasoy is now sold at Village Grocer’s. yes, the malted one too =)
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