Sunday, February 27, 2011
It's gonna be Mar(ch)velous!
Feeding my wanderlust spirit, more cycling in the East, Mandarin words for everyday use, late birthday gift to self, a new experience that I am soooo excited about, deadlines transforming into bylines and a series of surprises ---this month is going to be marvelous :D
Monday, February 14, 2011
Everything About You is Grey
Alternatively titled Murakami Guy Reincarnation.
We first met on the day when I finally got my Employment Pass, ah pure irony. There I was really glad with my renewed employment status while you were so worried about finding a job. We met inside this cafe, first table to the right from the left entrance door (it is small, that's why I can clearly remember the layout). I saw my friend G and you were with him. We talked about job prospects and pass applications. We talked about our similar fate as far as EPECs are concerned, we even applied around the same time. And rejected in the same manner! I am too forgetful of names, I just remembered you wore grey then. You said you need to send more applications and both you and G left in the middle of my lunch.
A week after that, G and I attended a birthday gathering somewhere South. It was raining so heavily that day. Birthday dinner under the downpour was impossible. Grey clouds enveloped the island. We arrived a day before our reservation in the resort. Everything was in the wrong place! But good thing the rain stopped for an hour, we managed to eat dinner and decided to pack up by 9pm. I learned that G volunteered to stay in the kampung that night so the reservation will not be wasted and he said he's inviting some friends along. Next thing I knew, I heard you say 'Uy, andito ka rin!' We talked like we were close friends, chatted about my work, your applications, the beach and some other trivial stuff. Our group left after a few minutes, we exchange our byes and I brave the rain to return to the city while you stay in the badly lit kampung hut under the downpour.
Everything about you is grey, because up to now, I still don't know your name.
We first met on the day when I finally got my Employment Pass, ah pure irony. There I was really glad with my renewed employment status while you were so worried about finding a job. We met inside this cafe, first table to the right from the left entrance door (it is small, that's why I can clearly remember the layout). I saw my friend G and you were with him. We talked about job prospects and pass applications. We talked about our similar fate as far as EPECs are concerned, we even applied around the same time. And rejected in the same manner! I am too forgetful of names, I just remembered you wore grey then. You said you need to send more applications and both you and G left in the middle of my lunch.
A week after that, G and I attended a birthday gathering somewhere South. It was raining so heavily that day. Birthday dinner under the downpour was impossible. Grey clouds enveloped the island. We arrived a day before our reservation in the resort. Everything was in the wrong place! But good thing the rain stopped for an hour, we managed to eat dinner and decided to pack up by 9pm. I learned that G volunteered to stay in the kampung that night so the reservation will not be wasted and he said he's inviting some friends along. Next thing I knew, I heard you say 'Uy, andito ka rin!' We talked like we were close friends, chatted about my work, your applications, the beach and some other trivial stuff. Our group left after a few minutes, we exchange our byes and I brave the rain to return to the city while you stay in the badly lit kampung hut under the downpour.
Everything about you is grey, because up to now, I still don't know your name.
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