Send-off: Minus One
It was fun watching someone stuff two and a half weeks of clothings and necessities into what I would take as a tiny weekend pack. I can barely wait till I take my huge suitcase out and pack half a year's of clothings, shoes and what-nots into a two and a half month trip.
And because only I can be licensed to talk about narcissism, I thought the best bon voyage token for Eddie would be a short story all about me, and a ginger chew sweet wrapper blessed with the glories of Southeast Asia. The continent RE-presents itself. After he ya-ya away in Thailand, we will meet back in Singapore in less than two weeks' time. LA, Mexico, and Singapore -- three countries in two months, we aren't doing bad at all.
It was thus a good decision to end the day with a shopping trip to buy presents for family and friends. Turned out that I had to buy myself a version of whatever I picked out for other people -- such being the curse of immaculate taste. Chatted with a sweet old man whom within 3 minutes brought the conversation to Chow Yun Fatt and the latter's controlling, Singaporean wife. I taught him how to pronounce 'Ziyi' properly since after all, he is working on a script for her right now. I left Starbucks wishing that I had begged for a job carrying chay siew for my Fatt. It would probably beat me trying here to write half-baked criticisms hands down.
And because only I can be licensed to talk about narcissism, I thought the best bon voyage token for Eddie would be a short story all about me, and a ginger chew sweet wrapper blessed with the glories of Southeast Asia. The continent RE-presents itself. After he ya-ya away in Thailand, we will meet back in Singapore in less than two weeks' time. LA, Mexico, and Singapore -- three countries in two months, we aren't doing bad at all.
It was thus a good decision to end the day with a shopping trip to buy presents for family and friends. Turned out that I had to buy myself a version of whatever I picked out for other people -- such being the curse of immaculate taste. Chatted with a sweet old man whom within 3 minutes brought the conversation to Chow Yun Fatt and the latter's controlling, Singaporean wife. I taught him how to pronounce 'Ziyi' properly since after all, he is working on a script for her right now. I left Starbucks wishing that I had begged for a job carrying chay siew for my Fatt. It would probably beat me trying here to write half-baked criticisms hands down.
posted by msl at 5:12 PM
2 Comments:
I just remembered: could you get one bag of cheese chips from Trader Joes for me? :)
Haaa yes dear, I'd never forget that. Sure I will, think there's room for those precious chips despite my 'summer collection.' :)
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