late october air = love

Spent 9.5 hours in the van yesterday (12.30-10pm), 5 of them in the dark taking in the night-time city views:I was grateful to be given the weekend off, and did a fair bit of wandering around my Roppongi neighborhood today.After breathing in humid air for five months the crisp coolness of the air here feels absolutely incredible. I have fallen in love with breathing.

moshi moshi

went bike riding around east coast park with tom one of my last days in singapore..accidentally deleted the pics of the wakeboarding pool where people are pulled around by a cable a-la ski-hill rope tow. Did not delete the pictures of the pier off of which plenty of locals were fishing:but had to leave singapore for tokyo eventually, so here I am.
getting rained on.

Ok but seriously, its f***ing amazing. Just seeing the bus attendants bow at the driver as the airport bus pulls in was an abrupt reminder of the massive influence tradition has in Japanese culture. Kind of like origami, with all its pleats and folds, Tokyo just feels intricate. Absolutely Amazing. And I'm so stoked. More to come.

chowfest/5

went to the hardrock cafe for Anna's last dinner on tuesday night...and discovered the wonder that is the restaurant-calibre veggie burger--surprising only because I had long ago forsaken veggie burgers as mediocre imitations of something I don't want to eat (meat):then stayed up with Anna until 3am when she left for the airport...3am!!! oh yeah, I think that's what time I left for the airport in hk...remember, that time when I got to stay in the airport for 18 hours? I anticipate a 6am wakeup call on the day of my departure for Tokyo, which is rapidly approaching
anyways, the next day Emily, Tom, and I took a bus to a hawker centre (giant outdoor foodcourt) for some chow
BONUS PHOTO:
I MISS MY ANNA!!! :( now I have no one to share in my favorite hobby of mockery (all in good fun), or any other adventures/endeavors for that matter. Also, since my departure date is exactly one week after Anna's, this means my days in Singapore are numbered. 5 to be precise.

pretty flowers!

took another field trip yesterday, to...guess where:

saw innumerable breeds of orchids in the orchid garden, as well as plenty of other interesting flora/fauna, and...bonsai trees!!! so cool

portable what?

recently got my hair all 'fro-ed up: And later checked out some place called Aquabar down in the Clarke Quay nightclub area. It was like some sort of travelling circus (a.k.a.: mobile). The third time the power went off, Anna, Emily, and I took it as a sign from the heavens that it was time to leave. But first, we made the mistake of trying to use the 'bathroom.' One of the bartenders directed our attention to two portable toilets a short distance away.
me: "are you serious"
him (with a deadpan expression): "yes"
me: "ok, just checking" Needless to say we opted to make use of the facilities at a nearby restaurant before booking it out of there.

field trips and more

In a brief flurry of uninterrupted internet connectivity, I was able to upload some photos from the last few days, during which I had leaves taped to my body as a top, ate some delicious fish curry from the Muslim section of the SPH cafeteria, saw Mamma Mia for the second time with Anna and Emily, went on the Singapore Flyer, AND trekked out to Sentosa again to visit the aquarium. phew. enjoy.

Land of Rules rules

Oh Singapore, must thou truly encourage blatant acts of rebellion so? With such a plentitude of rules, it becomes almost mundane to bother breaking them. Except when 7-11 five-cent candy and roommates are involved.