when you stare at the abyss, the abyss stares back at you
social.therapy.mirror.search.random.space.I think and I thought and I still ain’t closer yet…
It’s not often that I start a blog-post and realise that I am not able to articulate what my thoughts are. Now is one such moment.
It seems easy to just think the thoughts but what do you do when there’s no obvious answer?
I never thought I would reach a point in life where I would keep to a safe road and be willing to let a challenge go. Do I really want to though? Is it me saying “no” cos I want to be safe or just me saying “no” because I can’t pull it off? Are they the same things?
My mind convinces me that if the decision and the consequences are only mine to bear than that is fine. But. And this is a big “BUT”. How do you turn away from a possibly good outcome just because you have others depending on you?
“If I were 24 and had nothing here, I would have gone to Dubai.”
I remember saying that not so many years ago. Now I have a similar opportunity like Dubai but I get to base myself here at home. Isn’t that a better scenario?
If I were to take the road less traveled but exciting nonetheless, does that make me a braver person or just stupid to even consider just blindly following the masses?
When you hear knockin’ at the door, what do you do?
“I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.”
Kahlil Gibran
Inspirethereal is testing out TweetDeck…
…and from what I can see, TweetDeck looks fun.
Okok, so I am late to the party. Ain’t nothing wrong with that.
The Datai, Langkawi
Emailed a friend we made at The Datai when we stayed in Langkawi earlier this year. Found out that he was recently promoted when we met him, but we didn’t realize it then.
Good for you Guido!
The hospitality at The Datai and the quality of holiday combined to make me think back often in the past 2 months to those short 4 days we had there. I have to give it to them; the folks at The Datai really know how to set their guests up for relaxation from the moment you check in. Room’s very pretty and comfy, pool’s always inviting, nature walks give a different feel to being city-bound.
Other things such as food, although slightly on the expensive side, was well prepared every time and the spread, ambience at different restaurants close to perfect. Weather was fantastic and although that’s more luck than anything else, it does add to the overall enjoyment of the holiday.
Holidays are good for the soul. They give the mind a pleasant memory to reminisce about and also a positive inclination to go on and plan for the next one. Irregardless of whether it’s to return to someplace familiar or to go explore somewhere new.
Can’t wait for the next trip.
Hurrah for Marvel Comics…
…for getting me through another life when the brain just wants to remain out of thoughts.
I used to collect Marvel comics when I was a teenager. There was Comic Mart at Serene Centre opposite the road from Adam Hawker Centre. Spent many hours there just reading titles, imagining plots and gazing at many covers as I could.
My favourite was the “What If” series followed by Adam Warlock and the Infinity Watch as well as good ol’ Spidey.
Needless to add, I bought most of those. Back then, Singapore never was lucky enough to get the first edition so I made do with direct editions, telling myself that it’s the same. 50 years down the road, I was going to sell them for lotsa cash. I don’t tell myself that anymore. And I also tell myself that maybe it wasn’t Singapore but me that didn’t realize there were other shops that did sell first editions.
However, it doesn’t matter now since I no longer intend to sell the comics. They have become this stash of “me time” that I value. At the end of a long day, when I don’t want to struggle with inherent concepts in a book or the plot in a novel, comics take me to that place for a short time when it’s okay to imagine.
Perhaps it’s not only Marvel comics but the imagination that I should cheer.
20 stupid questions & 20 ridiculous complaints
This was shared with me earlier today; well worth a read for a laugh. And don’t we all just need to laugh nowadays?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/5005019/20-ridiculous-complaints-made-by-holidaymakers.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/4973350/20-stupid-questions-asked-by-tourists.html
Trying to shop at the Singapore IT Show
Made my way to the IT Show at Suntec.
This year,they actually had to stop and regulate traffic from the first floor! Must have pissed off the shops and/or people renting the function rooms on level 2 and 3 though.
Amazed that there’s still loads of people even though 1) we are in a recession and 2) the whole Suuntec,Marina Square area changed their policy to per minute parking(even on weekends!) to take advantage of drivers coming to the area to eat,shop and play.
Pictures to come in next post -can’t upload from E71.
I wanna go on a holiday…
…to this really beautiful place called Lagen Beach Resort at El Nido, Palawan, Philipines.
http://www.elnidoresorts.com/
It’s like $580SGD per person per night and you still need to take domestic from Manila. *sigh*
Save 50% on KrisFlyer Miles for flights
This is actually a pretty good deal. Guess a particular carrier is really trying to drum up business in the slow months but this is one of the best ways to do so, at least in my opinion.
And to be fair, it looks like a pretty good selection of destinations to pick from, although the fact that they are available only for selected flights and for selected months e.g. Zurich in May only and Dhaka for three months thereafter doesn’t provide much flexibility; I guess you get what you ‘pay’ for.
For those interested, you can go view the URL at http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/content/krisflyer/redeem_miles/KFAnniversaryRedemption.jsp.
Oh, and tomorrow is the Hong Bao Draw 2009. I am going to win the $10 million!! *grin*
