No one can be that shallow! Can they?

On the way from Changi Airport

Over the past two weeks, I have had many experiences that has opened my eyes and broaden my thoughts further than it has ever been. Unlimited possibilities now exists because of this snap vacation.

But not all trips are full of wonderful tales, sights and sounds. For me, some stange things happened that I need to learn from so the next time it happens, I can walk away with dignity.

Such as dropping my Tiffany birthday present down a three storey overpass in Hong Kong in the middle of the night into an enclosed section of a park full of dense bushes and trees surrounded by six feet tall fences. After unsuccessfully trying to scale the fence, then trying to be smart by climbing under I almost gave up when a friend offered to scale it too but to no avail. The next best solution: snap a ten feet tall bamboo and use it to slide my ring out to safety.

Or the time that I got hit by a bicycle in China. Standing at the kerb waiting for the lights to change, I naturally looked to my right before I crossed the road, however, stupid China-men decided to drive on the otherside of the road. Naturally I got hit by a cyclist running a red stop light as soon as I stepped on the road. Of course I wasn't hurt but the poor small China-men went flying a few feet and landed heavily. And of course he tried to tell me off in Chinese so I screamed at him to go fuck himself loudly and proudly in English.

Or the time I stepped in dog shit in a temple in Thailand. Of course the whole temple was of stone and marble and of course I was wearing my Hugo Boss sneakers and of course I had no where to scrap it off. What to do: rub your shoes against one of those prayer mats and run the hell out of there.

Or the time I got propositioned in Singapore. Of course it was so inexplicitly hot that I could only venture out at night and of course I went to the most obvious place: Chinatown. While exploring the alleys and looking for sonewhere to eat, a lady standing at the entrance of a building said quitely in Chinese - two hundred dollars an hour. Of course I replied "Wo mei you qian" - I have no money. And she also wasn't the cheapest too.

So I guess from the past two weeks, I can add those to my endless experiences and await the opportunities to do something differently next time. And while I'm waiting for that, I can spend my time trying on the endless combinations of clothes I bought.

posted by tykang @ 12/17/2006 07:53:00 PM 0 comments

On the way to find the button for 28

After a hard day's shopping, there is nothing more you want to do than to sit down and relax. To be able to rest your feet while rummaging through your purchases is every shopper's dream. However, not many people reach this perilless state. We however did; we spent the morning shopping on Hong Kong island - Causeway Bay, Central and Admiralty. But that is not enough so we went to Kowloon Tong but it was only starting to get dark so we headed back to Mongkok.

After two hard day's shopping, there is nothing more you want to do than to sit down and relax with a cup of coffee. The day before was what I called a sight seeing day but it turned out to be more of a scenic shopping trip.

After three hard day's shopping, there is nothing more you want to do than to sit down and relax with a cup of coffee, chilled over ice with Baileys, Kaluha, butterscotch snaps, banana liquer and topped with whipped cream at Aqua Spirit on level 28, 1 Peking Road. To be able to sit back in an air conditioned enclave overlooking the stunning Victoria Harbour after so manys of shopping sipping a stunningly delicious cocktail is luxuriously dedecant.

posted by tykang @ 12/06/2006 11:46:00 AM 1 comments

On the way to find the massage center at Changi Airport

There are some simple pleasures in life and some not so simple ones.

As I sat on the plane, I couldn't but help wished that I was sitting in First or even business, but when I sat down in economy, I had to accept that this was my simple pleasure.

As the inflight entertainment started, I couldn't stand the engine or aircraft noise so I popped in my expensive new Sony noise cancelling earphones and whitted away the hours listening to jazz in near silence while thumbing though the on-board Forbes magazine - such simple pleasures.

And now, I'm busying looking up on a map where I could get a shower and a massage for my flight to Hong Kong - not a simple pleasure as this aiport in Singapore is so big that it has taken me at least an hour to each the other side in pursuit of a coffee shop. And now, I just discovered a train that takes you from one end to the other.

posted by tykang @ 12/02/2006 05:44:00 PM 0 comments