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13th March 2004 - Louis; 2 more hours
Expect very very little updates for the next week. ![]() Incredible experience....but too expensive for my liking. I came to realise that I don't value my life as much as I probably should. I don't know how I can explain this but i'll give it a shot. I put my life at risk too often, not only because of the thrills...but
also for the sake of others. It's not as if I really want to get myself
killed, my parents spent a whole load of money on me. But if a car was about to hit someone ,I would
unconsciously lunge for the person and try to push him/her
out of the way... I'm sure you really wanted to hear that. But
check out the pad i'm staying in for the week.
Well, I just got back from Singapore. And while I have nothing against the people there, I just don't like being there, plain and simple. I had the most boring time of my life, and I was alone which meant I could do anything I wanted. So how did I end up sitting in the bath tub watching The Shipping News? Well...
Upon reaching the shittiest hotel in the world, I instantly knew that I would get absolutely no sleep that night. How did I know this? Well, I am a very superstitious person, and the nice woman at the desk gave me the key to room...413. Yep. 4 to be un-lucky on my Chinese side, and just so as to make sure I can't escape it, 13 to be un-lucky on my English side. Great.
Anyway, after establishing that my room was a shit hole, I decided that getting the hell out of there would be first on my agenda, and so I went out to walk around the city. I found twelve electronics stores, and pretty much nothing else. This blew. So I walked back to the hotel, and worked on my script.
I then decided that I was hungry. Again, I walked out of the hotel and found a flyer for a "Gourment Lamb Sandwich", at Burger King. Now, I don't usually like fast food, but that sounded good. I should have known better. I bought that to take away, and while I was doing so, saw a VCD store. Anticipating how bored I would be, I went in and had a choice between three English movies - Full Frontal aka. Worst. Movie. Ever. She's All That, and the Shipping News. Seeing as how I'm not a seventh grade girl, I took the Shipping News.
Anyway, I got back to the hotel, ate the shitty lump of lamb buttock on bread, and was ABOUT to pop the VCD in, when I flicked on the TV and saw American Idol. Behold! The Wild Card special. Fuckin' stupid, difficult to call...But either way, this put me more in a mood to walk, I was determined to find something to do in Singapore.
And I walked out again...I walked and walked and walked and found nothing. UNTIL, it was as if the crowds parted to reveal the sign: "Bugis Junction" overhead. Now this may not mean anything to you, but Louis and I went to Singapore a few years back, and found a wicked arcade, called "Bugis something". I remembered this place, and I knew I may find something to do. I think I may have actually said out loud: "Ahhhhh Salvaaaaaaation!!!"
Anyway, long story short - I found the arcade and owned the street fighter machine for a good hour, then walked back to the hotel satisfied.
I got in the tub, put my lap-top next to it, put in The Shipping News, and that was the end of my night.
Also, I updated another article. You probably won't be interested, as I just put it up for my own personal interest and gratification, but hey. Click here then.
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