7 days in LA was just what i needed; monday night football and beer, friends at the grove eating nachos and huevos rancheros, tasty eats at k-town, my cutie niece (possibly the cutest in the world), skidrow buddies doing what they do best, friend's birthday in good ol' claremont and mom... lovingly nagging me to drink every health concoction in the world with perfectly sliced bite sized apples. and the FABULOUS so cal weather, daily reminding me that life happens best in the mid 70's.
but i'm back to s'pore where it has a life of its own - or rather, life on my own. i was acutely aware of this as i shuffled with the rush hour crowd on my way home. i heard a sound of laughter among a small group of youngsters behind me - clearly friends sharing a funny moment. it brings an odd smile over my face as i think of my friends back home - wondering what they are laughing about. i learn to quickly readjust to my environment; my pace slows down again to keep me from drowning in my sweat, i carry a hanky to wipe off the sweat, i keep an umbrella with me at all times for those capricious down pours, and i squeeze into the crowded subway just when you think that you'll get caught between the doors or have your face pressed against the clear, glass doors.
i come home to make rice and wonder how much water to put in. i can never remember how to get the water just right. inevitably it's under cooked or over cooked. in this case, under - too little water. nonetheless, i make do and relax in front of the magic box. nothing exciting on TV so i fall back on one of my dvd collection. bridget jones. renee zell...whatever is perfect as bridget, but let's face it, i watch it for colin firth, who arguably is one of the sexiest non sexy man i know on the big screen. i am in love all over again. the gym will have to wait yet again another day.
so i'm back on my blog (thanks for missing me mr. all-in). it was either to blog or to read. considering my reading material for the night - telecommunications, blog was a no brainer. the one thing i have to say about LA that i absolutely despise, loathe and abominate is people's obesession with the celebrity. "breaking news just in, brittany spears loses custody of her kids." are you serious??? don't they know that there's been another devestating pillage in darfur??? from that respect, i'd much prefer BBC here than Fox News there. but all in all, it's rather cool that i get to travel and experience both within 24 hours, oh and skip ahead an jump back in time while i'm at it. crossing the date line is truly a modern day time travel - stuff that orson welles stories are made of - but that's for another time and another blog. so stay tuned...
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I'm with you on the day's headlines! Isn't that reeediculous? Though I think the east coast has piggy backed on that as well unfortunately. That's why I've stopped watching local news because of this. I only watch CNN, BBC or something. BTW, what's the holiday situation for you out there? How will you celebrate Halloween, Thxgiving, and X'mas?
for thanksgiving i'll be in hong kong. one of my expat friends out there will be organzing a turkey dinner so that'll be cool. christmas i'll be back home - yippeeee. so i guess i only lose out on halloween. it's a wednesday night, some of us will probably go out for drinks : ) all in all, holidays won't be rough for me this year as i will be with friends and family : )
Rice is simple. 2 to 1 ratio. So 1 cup of rice = 2 cups of water.
I was in Orlando which is why I ignored your blog--sorry Sonae! But I'm back now!
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