5 more days...

going back to hell...

godspeed...

the signboard at the petrol kiosk

a man was driving his car on a cross-country trip from the west coast to the east coast. as he was driving on the highway, the gasmeter started to beep red. lucky for him, the nearest petrol kiosk was juz a few hundred metres ahead, so he drove in. as he entered the petrol kiosk, a signboard caught his eye:

"water free today, petrol free tomorrow."

wow, he thought, i shall top up my water today and put up in a nearby motel, then top up my petrol tomorrow. and so he did...

~the next day~

man:" gimme a full tank," he said to the guy at the petrol kiosk.

the man went into the mart at the petrol kiosk to get some donuts n papers. as he approached the counter to pay for his stuff, the cashier said:" that'll be 105 bucks, thank you."

"wat the hell? the donuts and papers cost 105 bucks?!!" exclaimed the man.

"oh, no sir, the papers n donuts cost u 5 bucks, the other 100 is for the petrol," replied the cashier with utmost politeness.

"wat? but ur signboard said 'water free today, petrol free tomorrow'," retorted the man.

"exactly," replied the cashier in all calmness...

the fox, the rabbit, and the tiger

once upon a time, a hungry fox went to seek help from a wise old turtle after failing to catch his prey as many times as he tried.

fox: "help me! i tried so many times already. but each time, the rabbit manages to escape from me... pls tell me how i can catch it."

turtle:"hmmm... go look for the tiger who lives in the mountain in the west... all shall be revealed."

and so the fox scaled the mountain, and finally reached the tiger's den. the fox crept in cautiously for who knows what danger lurks inside. before he knew it, fox saw the silhouette of the tiger. they locked eyes. a cold shiver ran down the fox's spine as he saw hunger in the tiger's eyes. true enough, the tiger leaped forward and started chasing the fox - it's dinner... the fox ran as fast as he could, and finally managed to escape alive.

the fox returned to the wise turtle's abode.

fox:"u sent me to the mountain, only to be eaten by that tiger? wtf?!"

turtle:"but u're alive in front of me arent u?"

fox:"that's not the point! i nearly died!"

turtle:"ahh... that is the whole point... now u know why u failed to catch the rabbit... be gone..."

"stayover" @ laikuan's

we're supposed to spend the nite working on the nyc video tonite... but guess wat? im back at home now. haha. anyway, thanks laikuan for hosting the get-together! it was fun indeed. and the heart attack game was deafening la... wtf. lol. totally amazed at how anybody can scream at the top of their lungs playing a lame card game haha. yuwei striked fear in my heart when she gave me that serious look while telling me that i might be suffering from some deadly bacterial infection. i was seriously creeped out... yuwei knows best... think i better do what she says before i get landed on the wheelchair for the rest of my life... fy's facebook account was conceived tonite at laikuan's place too. everybody was elated by it, including fy (i think) lol. took a cab back, n realised mac's is juz a stone's throw away from where fy lives. sl suggested mugging/doing stuff at mac's and go slp in fy's father's bed when he goes out to work... cant wait for the next house party haha...

i see fat people...

took a bus to chevrons to get stuff for reservice, only to find out that the shop is closed for stocktaking zzz... well, that's besides the point.

on the bus, it struck me that there are many fat people in singapore... wat a random n mundane observation u might think. but no, it says alot... in retrospect, i dun think i ever saw a fat person in the village... well maybe the village chief, oops. but u get my point. village lifestyle rox~!!

i suggested something really crazy during the trip - to have singaporeans sent to live in the village for a month each year to keep fit haha...

about keeping fit. i dun even think the villagers know the meaning of "exercise" and "working out". and i find it so cool~!! in the village, u get to work n "exercise" at the same time! games/sports are categorised under leisure/recreation instead of i-want-to-keep-fit regime...

send me back to the village~!!

home sweet(?) home...

finally back to reality... the dream which lasted for 18 days has ended... it was a beautiful dream... how i wished it would never end... but it wouldnt have been beautiful if it was an neverending dream...

like all things beautiful, this dream is beginning to fade away - into the deep recesses of my mind... but the essence of it's beauty would be etched in my heart...

i've realised saying goodbye is always the most beautiful part of life, anything and everything that happened before bear no weight at all when it's time to say goodbye...

the scene of departing from the village was really powerful; reminded me of the scene i moved back to my own home after living in my grandparents' home for the first 6 years of my life, and the korean movie "going home"... can u see the commonality in these 3 most impactful moments in my life?