Post-NYC/USA

I know that this blog has been somewhat unupdated over the past few days or so and for that, I apologize to my loyal viewers (all 2 of you). Unsurprisingly, the first thing that you really want to do when you arrive back home after a long time away is to...bum. Admittedly, others may disagree with this point of view, wanting to catch up with people and fill their timetables with plenty of activities. To which, I have to say, others are both nowhere near as lazy as I am and others are also, well, wrong.

One of the most interesting events that befell upon yours truly was the onset of a wave of insomnia. For the first 4 nights or so after coming back home, the body refused to adapt and would only take on 4-5 hours of sleep a night, before sending the owner of the body waking up. So, if I slept at 3am, I would wake up at 8am. If I slept at 5am, I would wake up at 9am (trust me, this is NOT my usual routine at all). Thankfully, the readjustment is happening very quickly and now yours truly is clocking 8 hours of sleep, taking an hourly nap mid-day and still feeling like a lazy ass the whole day. Amen to that.

Unfortunately this entry isn't going to be very exciting. This is because my days, thus far, can be boiled down into the following:

24th - Failure at attempting to sleep. Meeting Ian for nasi lemak at Adam Road (sorry Jem, I couldn't resist) and then a simple dinner at home, before heading over to Arrif's for the annual smorgasboard (is that how you spell the word?) of food, oh glorious food. Then a chat late into the morning with him and UK couple of the year Yijia and Shouzi.

25th - Attempting to sleep. Failed again. Went out for lunch at Plaza Singapura, observing that nobody cares about X'mas and all the shops are open. Hung around with secondary school friends, playing Xbox multiplayer games at $3 an hour per console. Realised friends are morons when it comes to cameras. Attached the only working picture.


Larry, Moe & Curly. All study/studied overseas.

26th - Still attempting to sleep but to no avail. Got haircut (at long last). Paid $7 for seemingly reasonable haircut. Appreciated general cheapness of things in Singapore. Spent whole day playing World of Warcraft with Ian - watched another sucker get pulled into the vicious cycle of cyberdope.

27th - Gave up attempting to sleep - still waking up at crazy hours. Met Yumi Davis (yes that's a Japanese and American name in one), a friend of mine who studied overseas, has family here (and lived here long enough to know what laksa is - speaking of which, I need to get myself some), and is currently an entrepreneur in Costa Rica. Seriously. Ate Tian Tian Chicken Rice, a stall rated 6 chopsticks by the Makansutra (apparently, they almost never gave this rating). Disappointed by chicken rice after waiting half hour to get it. Went home and played more WoW with Ian.


This one is dedicated to Cheryl, Jem and Mun and all those who are lapping up the end of the strike as well as the onset of sunny weather for the whole of last week. Like, what the hell, man.

28th - Finally got some sleep after crashing at 12am the night before. Went out for brunch with the family, trying to find a reasonable dim sum place only to find the stupid venue near Mustafa closed at 10am. Visited "Red Star Restaurant" at Havelock Road - a traditional Chinese restaurant with a pretty decent selection and kickass char siew buns. Worth a shot if you want breakfast/brunch/lunch between 7am to 3pm. Spent rest of the day WoW-ing with Ian. Wondering if this is bad for eyes.

I really don't have more to say. I miss NYC but I'm not depressed about it. Oddly, my lasting memory of the place now happens to be Avenue Q music playing in my head. Specifically, "The Internet Is For Porn".