post-japon

im pretty much still in my japon mood.
its good that yany's been discharged from hospital & tini's recovering at home.
i am the only 'sole survivor' from the trip, still feeling fatigue though.
i like the strange feeling one had the moment you entered your home after not going back for weeks/years.
i thought i was disillusioned at that time.
work is catching up again with me.

yesterday, we had much fun @womad! this marks the last concerts/festivals for august.
and a/s/i/a/n/d/u/b/f/o/u/n/d/a/t/i/o/n set rocked the whole fort and there was this band from welsh...it sounded more like the/corrs (they are out with a new album) before adf's performance.
gimme drumnbass anytime...its sheer fun to catch up with friends too.
chilling on the greenery and seeing more familiar faces...adds to a rocking friday nite.
i cant remember this is my how many times attending womad.
these womad-goers headed for supper @simpang to end the day.




this month, ive been busy too...with alot of good buys, good price.
another white wayfarer to add to my collection too.

im archiving my japon pics into flickr right now.

japon

time check.
reality check.

pre-trip concert = the cure. we were all slacking and the vibe only runs in-between the 3hrs long concert.
at times, i could feel sleepy but when "friday, im in love" came on air thru mr smith's vocal..it was the most appreciated piece of music.
nonetheless, we did enjoyed the nite.

post-trip concert = gwen stefani. she rocked the house yesterday. im very much in love with her plus the chance to be a 'groupie' post concert with the kids and she came to us, yeah we were that close...she's the bomb! love her costumes, her dancers, her songs. thanks! i took medical leave due to jet-lagged but seeing her energised vibe onstage, i totally forgotten that im not that strong. i almost lost my voice this morning due to over-excess of shouting during concert. cant blame me...the boys started it first and poor yany who is hospitalised back from japon trip and was supposed to see gwen had to forgo her tix.

and those are some of my vices, pre-deserved hard-earned cash. the trip to japon, i wished that ive stayed there longer.
surviving thru the almost 8hrs flight to & fro, lotsa walking, tiredness but when it comes to shopping, we totally forgotten the tired feet.
summer was a killer. its hotter than rome and its biting thru our skins. its was hotter than sg no doubt there's wind but i could feel the unbearable heat.
we became tanned easily and the makcik @my workplace spotted my dark rings this morning.
i tend to wake pretty early as its bright at 4am (jpn time) and we are quite disciplined to follow our schedule everyday.
we covered tokyo, hakone, osaka, kyoto and back to tokyo. the only setback wasnt able to carry on to nara as we are short of time.
shinkansen, is pretty fast too, cant beat eurorail as per my last euro trips.

we pretty much controlled our expenses and went crazy over japon brands.
stores like daiso, muji and uniqlo (japanese version of GAP) prices are quite a steal.
and oh, i love shibuya for loft, not much of tokyu hands.
got myself sister holga, yet to experiment with it.

so, im back in sg all broke. not broken-hearted.
and of course, more tonnes of work.
i need a vacation again!

my yellow wayfarer broke in tokyo...im only left with not more than 200yen...and i got my slate leggings.

aint no sunshine

im gonna get a copy of this movie reel soon. a good show i must say. funny @times too.

meantime, i was having lunch earlier + watching the world news. then, a sudden reminiscene came boggling thru my mind. looking back, i was actually in some kind of "risk" travelling to the affected areas for the past travels.

::bintan 2004::

my friends (shiela, yany, mar, rina) + i were out in the open sea enjoying the high tides. just as we got back to land into our cabanas, we saw the news via cna on t/s/u/n/a/m/i @aceh. our families were worried of course, we called home to inform that we were not affected @all.

::london 2005::

we had a hard time in s/t/a/n/s/t/e/d although we had to transit before moving on to mallorca via london. the main reason, both yany + me were questioned about half an hour separately on our travels before we were asked to go to another corner + that our names didnt help bearing the "binte". from the corner of my eyes, i could see stares coming from people who were queing under the same line as us. i am still very sore with the immigration officer but the policeman was kinda nice to me. it was really an experience. while in london, we took the tube around the city a month after the l/o/n/d/o/n/b/o/m/b/i/n/g. the affected stations were closed but we kept vigil thru the news in every station as we are affected and had to change routes each single day we were there. it was then that i knew why the death toll was high as the escape route was way far off.

::bangkok 2006::

my family + i still went ahead with the travel. mum was a bit sceptical but i assured the rest that it's alright still to travel + not to follow the hundreds of fellow natives who cancelled their flight due to the bombing near the hearts in the city due to protest of e/l/e/c/t/i/o/n. thanks to updates from thai friends too.

::london 2006::

we watched the news on our last day in paris before travelling out to barcelona whilst rina + tini made their way to london and that h/e/a/t/h/r/o/w was the place that they gonna be in when their trip ended before continuing to another city. i kept praying that both of them would be safe + i was glad. the only setback, security was tight so any electronic + liquid stuff to be sealed + placed in cargo. they were fortunate not to miss their flight; tini to stockholm to meet us whilst rina back to the lion city.

the farewell

i heart these two ladies.

i will miss them.

gone but not forgotten.

relish the good moments.

new.gone.old.

goodbye rinah. welcome zitah.

but i miss the ONE more.

its all good

i finally get to enjoy the holiday with the goodvib last evening although my feet are still aching from last nite. it was drizzling when we arrived but being patience paid off coz the rain finally stopped before w.a.b's performance. by then the fort was filled with numerous people from all over the world, at least. met with old + new friends...even some whom we wont want to meet too. it was nice to catch up old times again. the first few acts kinda bore me til the next few international acts came onstage.

i was already in high spirits when we went over to where m/a/d/m/a/t/s + s/p/i/r/i/t/u/a/l/s/o/u/t/h were spinning. the last time we met + spoke to mads was like in summer 2005. the ultimatum >>drum + bass. yany was like saying, "drum+bass', anne's fav. naik hantu lar dia nanti". i replied by saying, "semamangnyer kita semualar hantu2nyer". everyone had fun, laughter, there's even a dancefloor but we were contented on the wet grounds instead. after the session, thirst engulfed us + while buying drinks, my eyes chanced upon an ex-colleague. a hi to her and she was like, "ah, u looked drenched, having fun ey?"...i was like but of coz...its the giant who's spinning. in fact, the seven of us were drenched during the session. there was like a stale of air too.

but, the finale of the grand finale are by j/u/r/a/s/s/i/c/f/i/v/e + b/e/a/s/t/i/e/b/o/y/s. it did start to drizzle again @midnite but stopped the moment the music started. they rocked. their the giant. i am looking forward to next year's then.

argh, back to work tomorrow.

yeah, i got a week to go before saying my goodbyes + welcome the new one.

i hate farewell.

everyday is a winding road

im off to kl on a road trip this evening.

the long-awaited day has finally arrived.

right now, the car's in the workshop doing some balancing moments.

packing not done yet as im bz planning what to do for the next few days.

lots of mind boggling got me thinking over + over.

its gonna be r+r session rather than anything else + in search of things that i really need to find.

im soon gonna miss these place here.

the colleagues, the students' greetings + stuff, the lunch buddies.

but its life...the need to move on.

i hope to be able to catch d/j/b/l/i/n/k's session in time + pay a visit to the new stretch of clubs there as well as make time for the latest attraction in town.

danke.

good vibs

i am going!