illin' out

London seems to always inspire certain parts of my personality to rise to the forefront

I indulge my homebody tendencies; become a hermit

the weather - cold, wet, sunless - and the exchange rate both conspire to keep me indoors and to myself
but it's alright i suppose..
it has to get warm sometime... right?
and introspective periods are always good for the soul =p or so i've heard

*bleh*

doesn't help that i'm practically forced into anti-social behavior becoz im ill.. seriously, very, ill. Though I'm hoping it's only a 24hr bug...

London really isn't good for me =p

Suspended somewhere between dull pain and insensibility, in a torpor of self-negligence, there is nothing left for me to do but engage in a slow drift of association. The minutes accumulating like snow blanking the streets, cool and detached from the unfolding drama of the world; its slow progress at odds with my wish for a faster pace. The moments - before, now and in the future - as tangible as the flakes gathering. As soon as I remember, attempt to recall with vividity, it melts away to a new scene or thought. Too many to hold on to... too tainted with plural perceptions to be sure of. What really happened?
One could drown in all the irrelevance while trying to find that one connection of import.

and... back to reality, albeit dulled with a haze of pain =p and few intermissions of clarity.
someone"s got to do the bills n watnot ;)
surviving
..holding on...
for those bright summer days an sultry nights

summer better b awesome.

Inauguration

it seems fitting that the first post in this brand-spanking-new blog is about the inaugural flight of that big ass airbus that Singapore airlines now has.

There i was... kinda excited to be sitting on the top deck since i'd never done that before..
though that kinda dissipated as the huge crowd waitin to board came into view..
only to find out.. i'm not on the top deck =p hmf... i was stuck in 'econ-no-money', as my granddad likes to call it, while my granddad and dad were on the top deck in business class. Typical. Dunno why i was surprised.. haha.. ah well
but to be honest, it wasn't like i was that psyched anyway... i mean c'mon.. wats the big deal? sure its huge... and it was it's first flight ever... and its huge.. haha..
at the end of the day it's still an environment-destroying mega machine isn't it?
Perspective, its a funny thing =p
oh apart from that tho.. i was pleasantly surprised at the amount of goodies u get ;)
a laptop bag full of stuff!!! *woohoo* i can sense all those bruneians who just love free stuff turning green with envy =p *nyahahahaha* [i'm lucky.. YOU aren't haha]
the contents: a model airplane (dunno wat i'm gunna do with that but ok); pens (these were really nice tho i have yet to c whether they work ;) haha); a padlock (always useful =p); err... im guessing the others weren't that impressive or worth remembering coz i can't recall anything else.. either that or there wasn't anything else haha..
the ones in business class were really lucky.. everything was the same except for the bag which was from Mandarina Duck [if u kno the brand you'll know its expensive =p].. damn did they splash out or wat?
ooohh and we got a certificate.. big whoop!! haha.. wow.. who knew just flying could get you certified.. as wat i wonder..?? a certified passenger/flyer/carbon footprint carrier? haha..
and you HAD to take a photo before you boarded.. you can imagine how thrilled i was in my sweat pants and way huge SOAS hoodie, hair a mess of course, to be taking a photo..
well ok.. i suppose it was more roomier, and quieter.. and the food was better than usual haha
and COLD... it was freezing in there.. i think i was colder in the plane than when i got out of the airport in London... =S
all in all.. it was quite anticlimactic really.. haha.. if you saw the tv show on it you mite catch me on it sleeping... =S

can't believe people actually paid for a ticket just to go on this inaugural flight and then go back home the same day.. can everybody say *waste of money and contribution to greenhouse gases* with me?? haha..

anywayz.. this has gone on long enuff... lets just say that.. it was a non-experience haha.. =D but a good non-experience.. if that makes any sense..
I arrived in London safe and sound.. albeit reluctantly.. and am currently missing everyone in Brunei ..
stay tuned to find out the unfolding drama in London ;)