Haemoglobic Journal In The Middle Of The Night
March 24th, 2008
i am at a loss for words tonight. a million and one things to blog about, but i can’t find seem to find the right degree of concern or earnest. i’m breathing in all this distraction that seems to morph into fatigue as it makes its way through my bloodstream and coils itself around my vital organs. squeeze. sleep. so many wonderfully good news, not yet any bad. but i’m waiting for it to come; precariously, hardened, accepting.
there is a pack of honey dijon-flavoured Kettle Chips on the table. addictive? iconic. i once knew a man who hated chips but loved this particular brand. this man now sleeps in the next room. and i’m going to join him now, because i’m at a loss for words tonight. sleep. and what will tomorrow bring? i have my alarm set for 10.30 a.m: that’s 12 hours after last night’s 10.30 p.m - an hour that was spent at the food court in Changi Airport eating taiwanese rice and this really awful-tasting barley drink and a pill. it was homecoming, all right. we giggled and laughed the entire day, mostly sleeping on the plane or making fun of each other. i really wanted to blog about this really stupid thing that he said during the flower market trip, but i’ve forgotten what it is. memory like a sieve. sucks. maybe when i wake up i will remember.
yknow, i’m blogging in this sleep-deprived state that feels almost like a drunken high. i wouldn’t be surprised if i’m slurring my text. and so i shall take my leave, but not before enclosing herewith a picture of the place we’ve been in over the past 5 days. he took this from the balcony while i was asleep. he crawled back into bed with me and said he wanted to show me something, but i pleaded for 5 minutes more of slumber, and that was that, because we both fell asleep and woke up much much later, when all the snow was gone and we had missed out on a wonderful breakfast spread that we later learned had mantao and these really delicious rosti potatoes.
isn’t it beautiful? we were up in the mountains; couldn’t breathe right for almost three quarters of the time we were there. they call this place Shangri-La, heaven on earth, but heaven isn’t really heaven without altitude-sickness pills, warm gloves and those little oxygen tanks Martian kept inhaling from.
he told me to pack for the winter, but blissfully obstinate as always, i brought 3 short skirts. i thought one pair of jeans or my leggings would be warm clothing enough, but obviously i was drastically wrong. i wouldn’t even have brought my wooly pink jacket if he hadn’t forced me to pack it in on the morning that we left. so yes, i near froze to death. but it was a very nice near-death experience. i caught a glimpse of heaven :)
goodnight now :)
53 Comments Add your own
1. lu | March 24th, 2008 at 7:48 am
this is sucha nice place. where did you go?
2. iamthewitch | March 24th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Looks wonderful. I’m sorry you missed out on the snow! But do post up more pictures ok :)
3. peiling | March 24th, 2008 at 8:13 am
it’s either korea or china, am i right?
4. Liz | March 24th, 2008 at 9:30 am
It’s in Yunnan Province, China.
Lucky you that you manage to get up there.
I visited Kunming, Dali & Lijiang during the CNY week and couldn’t go up as the weather’s too cold and windy.
5. Adrianne | March 24th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Wow! You went to Tibet? Beautiful place!
6. suanie | March 24th, 2008 at 9:54 am
where’s the dog meat
7. julz | March 24th, 2008 at 10:10 am
hahaha skirts..classic! Sounds like my dilemma on every holiday (secretly hoping that my skirts might see the light of day to look glamorous in a foreign country) You have to come to Bristol when it’s -2, people here are wearing clothes like they were going clubbing in Sentosa Island!
And it takes practice. As long as your feet is warm and you have a warm jacket, you can afford to show off your legs. =)
8. Gn | March 24th, 2008 at 10:41 am
*o*
9. skyler | March 24th, 2008 at 10:58 am
How can you pass up hotel breakfast!!!!!!!
10. wenqi | March 24th, 2008 at 11:04 am
oooh u must be feeling very nice and happy.. cold cold weather and probably hugging him to sleep, the warmth haha wtf.
come back soon coz we miss you.. but do enjoy ur holiday over there!
11. Chris | March 24th, 2008 at 11:15 am
why, all these surprise holidays are such magical moments aren’t they? i recalled pulling it off before, and boy were the reactions not only priceless, they seem to etch a permanent smile into your face, irregardless :)
so did you do a little dance for him? ;)
12. sheon | March 24th, 2008 at 11:35 am
really nice……can martian bring me along too?
13. TheRealAnonymous | March 24th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
KETTLE CHIPSSSSSSSSSSS!! I crave for them now tooooooo… dammit! COFFEE BEAN!! eh wait… or were they available at starbucks? lol… I guess I’ll just have to settle with the 100+1 different flavours of Lays that are available here where I am… =(
Damn nice yo the view… wonder when I’ll be sent to a place with a view like that? LoL… guess now I can only look forward to going Maldives. Hopefully its good! =p
Oh… guess what? I attended a Thai wedding! LoL… one of my client’s staff wedding. Cute. Something new to experience. =)
14. reallybites | March 24th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
did u go to the nearby provinces? lijiang kunming etc? or only shangrila?
15. Michelle | March 24th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
I like the food at Shangri-La hotel. Reminds me of Shangrila.
=D
Hiya, pinkpau, my exams coming. Wish me good luck!
16. chm | March 24th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
skirts?
u wan flash frozen legs so dey wun age and u can show of ur still beautiful legs 2 ur frens when ur a 70 yr ol granma izzit lol?
17. alice | March 24th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
beautiful. there will always be a next time.
18. Kulvinder | March 24th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
where are you sue ann? the suspense is killing me. the pic is beautiful btw. sounds pretty typical with the 3 skirts. and i hope you get back, happy, safe and sound, full of breath. hehe
19. grace | March 24th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
ei when i was at d mountain i saw chinese gals with high heels and short skirts walking…
and i was really thinking…..are they insane???? really impressive
I was in long jorns and stuff and i’m still so cold to death..sigh..
omg and you bring skirts with you……haha
so did u wear them?
20. bubbles | March 24th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
lol.. I’m reading the Picture of Dorian Gray as well right now =) What a coincidence!
21. clem | March 24th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
that is a journey i’d like to make, up at Shangri-La. :) travel safe!
22. foreverjas | March 24th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
breathless. nice… glimpse of heaven? hehe..
23. Simon Seow | March 24th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
You’ve made it to the Finals, congrats. Proud as an ex-Sri Gardener and ex-Taylorian.
24. michellesy | March 24th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
What beautiful view!
And yes, travelling with your significant other elevates the most mundane of circumstances into something special, even plane rides. And airports. And awful barley drinks =)
And sleep babe, sleep. Cos research has shown that being sleep-deprived causes you to drive as erratically as though you had a blood alcohol concentration of point five. So catch up on those ZZZs =)
25. Jayne | March 24th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
When you said ‘Shangri-La’, I thought Bhutan… :)
26. huiting | March 24th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
OOH! my mom went there last year!! And the pics she took are simply gorjusssss!! Breathtaking can… hoho~~ And *brrr* Cold countries is the shit ok, no sweat hahaha :P
27. abby | March 24th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
nice!!
28. Lavender | March 24th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
OMG that’s gorgeous! I love snow! Are you in China?
29. jimmy | March 25th, 2008 at 12:20 am
no country for old men gave me the chills…
scary shit..
:(
but a good movie nonetheless
30. alea | March 25th, 2008 at 1:58 am
where’s this?!!?
T___________T
that’s heaven on earth sigh god truly have kissed their grounds wtf
31. pinkpau | March 25th, 2008 at 1:59 am
lu : the place in the picture is called ringha :)
iamthewitch : i only missed out on the snowy scenery that morning, but it snowed for the rest of the time i was there. the resort people are very quick at clearing up the snow, though!
peiling : correct!
liz : that’s right :)) the place in the picture is ringha in yunnan. cold and windy IS SO RIGHT. i think the martian and i almost died from the bitter cold :\
adrianne : no not tibet - this place is ringha in yunnan, china! we stopped at kunming first, but were stopped by the police before we flew into ringha cos of the tibetan protests :\ all flights into ringha were stopped. but we managed to get there eventually hehe
suanie : -_________- dont make me hurt you!!!
julz : YALAR wanna be fashionable also cannot lor, seriously. didnt use any of my skirts or even my leggings.. le sigh!
gin : ^___^
skyler : accident!!!! actually of the 4 mornings we spent there, we only had breakfast on the last day before we flew off. haha but the breakfast damn nice. i love hotel breakfasts!!!!
wenqi : yaaaa the hugging very nice ^__^ i am bak oredi! well not really cos i’m still in singapore wtf. but i will be bak tomorrow!!!
chris : haha why you so romantic wan! eh what dance! dont simply say
sheon : cannot!!! only i get girlfriend privileges!!!
therealanon : starbucks lah haiyo! eh dont brag about the lays =( haha the resort i stayed in at ringha has a resort in maldives. whee lets go!! ooh thai wedding! why never put pics on ur blog!
reallybites : kunming and ringha only! we flew into lijiang from kunming, then had to take like a 5 hour car ride into ringha cos the police stopped us from entering ringha by flight. bastads. waste our time only.
michelle : shangri-la in kl? haha which restaurant. some nice some not nice wan. all the best for your exams!!!!!
chm : no! i just want to look cute in the winter! hahaha
alice : i didnt actually miss the snow; just the winter scenery from that morning :) the resort staff cleared up the snow pretty quickly, but it snowed for the rest of the days i was there
kul : hey kul ! the place in the picture is ringha in yunnan, china. very lovely place, but i probably would go there in the summer next time, instead of the winter :P yes i am back and happy and safe and never happier to breath equatorial climate air :P
grace : seriously?? all the chinese girls here were so wrapped up! and they looked so warm and comfy. no lah of course i never got to wear my skirts. even wearing leggings out was just crazy. had to wear like five layers on me all the time :\
bubbles : i lost my book :( left it somewhere at the airport
clem : oh you must!! but dont do winter, please!!!!! go in the summer cos it’s really gorgeous and you WONT DIE FROM THE COLD
foreverjas : yes :) they dont call this place shangri la for nothing
simon seow : eh how u know wan!!!!!
michellesy : sigh even the boyfriend cannot negate the awfulness of that barley drink ok :P yes i had suuuuuuch a good sleep last night! slept till the afternoon. cant fall asleep now :\
jayne : there are a lot of places around that area that are called shangri la :P haha it’s a wonder they dont fight about it. would love to go to bhutan one day!
huiting : no sweat but your fingers feel like they’re gonna FALL OFF!!!
abby : yes very :)
lavendar : yes! in yunnan!
jimmy : haha yea it was a very chilling movie. three cheers for javier bardem
alea : ringha in yunnan, china :) it’s breathtaking up in the mountains when everything is covered in snow.
32. Tricia | March 25th, 2008 at 2:43 am
A very nice place indeed! Wish to go there one day!
Saw ur pics in Sunday Star regarding the Public Speaking Competition…semifinalist…Congrats congrats! :)
33. tze | March 25th, 2008 at 5:10 am
wear 2 pairs of jeans ok that’s what i did when i was in china. omg damn pretty la the place T_____________T did u make love to the sunset wtf
34. Chen Chow | March 25th, 2008 at 6:48 am
Hey,
Congrats for your multiple good news!!! Am very very happy for you, guess what more those good news came when you are on a nice holiday!!! :):):)
Guess soon you will be living in a land with tons of snow… are you choosing the more windy city or the road with fence made of bricks. :P Hopefully, you will get more good news from those with leaves that creep around the walls… (pinkpau, hope my this paragraph made sense to you :))
Congrats on your Public Speaking too!
35. cc | March 25th, 2008 at 7:00 am
oh wow… beautiful!! hope there are more pictures to come soon!
36. sheon | March 25th, 2008 at 8:44 am
i can be your mule……preeease…………..
hehehehe……..
37. KY | March 25th, 2008 at 11:47 am
oOoo Harpin!
38. Simon Seow | March 25th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
How I know? Er..from your Facebook status?
39. eunice | March 25th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
ooh la la laaaaaa.
oh for a life to travel everywhere at my whim.
40. jane | March 25th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
hmm… nice!
41. Dee | March 25th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I want a Martian of my own!!
42. curryegg | March 25th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
PInkpau! I saw you in TheStar (Sunday paper)…
Su Ann…
;)
43. TheRealAnonymous | March 26th, 2008 at 12:25 am
lol… i bring some Lays back for u lah okay! Tot u wanna blog bout Reese’s wan? lol…
Been a lil’ bit busy lately, picking up a lot of extra responsibilities in office so kinda speed learning stuff i need to know. =p Thats why the slower updates in the blog lately… but i din take that many pics, but will post wat i have when i hav the time la. =p
Forgot wat’s my cient’s name in Maldives adi… hehe. But confirmed adi, just a matter of time before i go there (unless ends up i have to send someone else there instead if i’m needed elsewhere) lol *fingers crossed*
44. pinkpau | March 26th, 2008 at 1:38 am
tricia : thank youuu :D
tze : make love to the freezing cold is more like it :P no sunset. very white and grey skies
chenchow : of course i get what you mean :D thank you chen chow. i am crossing my fingers and toes
cc : soon soon :D when i can find time
sheon : hahahahaha eh good you can do all the hard labour like giving him massages and washing the dishes hehe
ky : what is harpin?
simon seow : eh. hahaha. why you so clever
eunice : dont we all wish for that :)
jane : indeedy!
dee : they are rare creatures, these martians .. :) eh why do you want a martian but not want a pinkpau :(
curryegg : hehe :D no jokes about my long skirt pls :P
therealanon : i want to see PICTURES! and dont work too hard ya :)
45. sheon | March 26th, 2008 at 8:29 am
hey….i like giving massages…..and i’m pretty good at it too. really……
46. I'm-a-Commie-dot-com | March 26th, 2008 at 11:47 am
I think you are pathetic victim of capitalism - gushing with nonsensical oppressive MTV-superficialite branding fluff. Oh gosh - if only I had my Russian scythe and hammer, I would kill the Imperialist Trotsky in you! Your generation of window-shopping fashion-crazed money-generating PLASTIC junkies should be gurgled down the drain with COKE!
BYE BYE! I love your blog.
47. I'm-a-Commie-dot-com | March 26th, 2008 at 11:50 am
And oh yeah! STOP SUPPORTING OUR MAINSTREAM MASS MEDIA FILLED WITH BN PROPAGANDA AND ADVERTISEMENTS TO FURTHER SPUR THAT GYRE OF CAPITALISM YOU SO HELPLESSLY FIND YOURSELF SPIRALING IN!! Wheeeee…
Voltaire: I don’t agree with what you say but I’ll defend to death your right to say it.
48. Benjamin Franklin | March 26th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Trotsky was an imperialist?
49. I'm-a-Commie-dot-com | March 26th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
More so than Stalin. That’s why he was killed with a pick axe. In Meh-He-Ko
50. pinkshirtz | March 26th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
lucky kiddo …. your always snuggled up with holidays!! Enjoy…
51. sheon | March 26th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
I’m-a-Commie-dot-com : i already quit buying papers, especially The Star since the BERSIH rally. :)
malaysia is in a state of anarchy, dont you think?….anwar better finish what he started…..and quickly..before the inevitable recession hits malaysia….
52. songjun | March 26th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
its freaking hot here in Yiwu haha and i think you’d love the capitalism thats brewing here :P
53. serena | June 25th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
so envious…
you are still a 19 year old student right?
where u get all the money to spend on all those fantastic trips??
T.T jealous betul….
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