In Continuum.

Leaving On A Jet-Bus

The Malaysian Trip is tomorrow,and let's just say i am not looking forward to it,as i do with other trips.Dont get me wrong,im sure the company of JiaYing and Wan Wei is going to be great.But i guess it is the purpose of this trip and what it means to me.You know,i usually go to some foreign countries for sights,not really for the shopping.Im a very visual person,i go for the sights and sounds.Whereas my sister goes for the price tags.Anywhere with lower-than-usual prices of shoes,bags or clothes,she's probably halfway there before her friend finished describing the location.That's her for you,always looking for a new destination for the cheapest goods.

However,i am not going to Kuala Lumpur for any of those.Sure,it has the second tallest building in the world and i heard the admission to the top of the towers are free for the first two hundred people everyday.But let's face it,the real reason why i agreed on this trip is to hang out with my friends in a different country,and to get away from this stinking country for a while.Dont get me wrong,i love Singapore.I have issues with the weather sure,but here is where my memories lie.But staying too long in any place can really get on your nerves.I need a breath of fresh air,and though i am not saying that the PSI in KL is going to be any lower than Singapore.But i guess a different air is a good one,for me.

I havent packed yet,which is a bad thing.My mother gathered about a hundred Singapore dollars worth of Malaysian currency me,which means that i'd have to get it changed somewhere by tomorrow.But the weather's too nice now to get out of the sheets and the front door.Like i said to her,the rain is the best lamp shade when the sun is acting as the light blub.Because really,the weather hangs weights on your eyelids when it rains,and you find yourself cuddling the blanket,falling asleep to the rhythemic anthem of the wild rain.

I miss travelling,i miss travelling a lot.There is something really cool about travelling by bus,the discomfort aside.When WanWei asked if i am okay with the five hours bus trip to KL,i told her that i sat in the same bus for twelve hours when i reached India.The worst thing was,the driver had no mercy whatsoever when it came to a cow crossing the street,a zig-zagging motorist or the empty space in front of the car.His hand naturally pressed down on the horn even if there is nothing on the road whatsoever.And there we were in the bus trying to sleep at 2am,with earplugs in our ears and cursing the driver in dialect vulgarities,since he understood only Tamil ones and the middle finger.

I am looking forward to travelling down the midnight roads of KL,with the two ladies sharing the bus with me and hopefully,talk about our lives and the future.Of course,ideals are ideals.Im rather sure that is not going to happen.I can picture it now,the both of them going off into their own conversations while i find refuge in my iPod,trying to scratch that empty feeling off the insides of my chest because i left my dearest girl back in Singapore...

My fingers are crossed as i prepare to pack my things for the trip.I have a love/hate relationship with packing,always bring too little or too much.I remember when i was a kid,i actually brought a whole sight of Mighty Max toys back to Taiwan.My mother insisted that it was stupid,but i did it anyway since i carried the bag myself.I didnt tell anybody,but i felt stupid even as an eight year old back then.Yeah,what the hell was i thinking,carrying the head of a monster around like that?

So this time i am travelling easy.Two sets of shirts,iPod,a book,chargers and camera,handphone and my notebook,money.I cant think of anything else i should bring actually,or perhaps i need a lot of luck along with me.A whole lot of it.But for now,it is down to the packing of the more tangible things.I am going to be gone till probably Monday morning,or Sunday night.Actually i dont think we've settled on that yet,but whatever it is,i am only going to be gone for two days or so.Ih ope heartstrings all the way from Singapore is not going to be too tensed for me to enjoy myself.Besides,her dark chocolate handphone is going to keep her companied well enough,wont miss me at all.;)