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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.
