going native...

it finally happened, i started attaching "la" to my words and phrases. i vowed to never let this happen but after one year of drinking the local water, it finally happened, ok-la? that's not all, i find myself wearing sweaters in singapore! i used to stare at people in utter "shock and awe" whenever i saw one wearing anything that resembled a sweater. in a country that is constantly hot and humid, it seemed like insanity to wear anything more than a bikini top, but here i was... in a hoodie. local foods and drinks are a given but durian?!? i use to run for the hills if i even smelled a durian from a mile away but recently, i enjoyed a durian pastry. i also found myself a local hair dresser and a dentist. so now with a crumpler bag slung around my shoulders, wearing flip flops, skinny jeans and bangs that sometimes drape over my eyes, pushing my way into a packed MRT, you'd never know that i was a valley girl from north hollywood...