Awaiting the full moon

It just struck me that mid autumn festival is coming when bro brought home two piggies. How did I not notice the mooncakes at the oriental shop??

They are too cute to be eaten!! Moral of the story, don't buy me any cutesy food stuff, it may end up turning moldy instead of going down my gastrointestinal tract (which was what happened last year). This time round it is gonna be different, I resolute to eat it!! Too full now, let's leave it for tomorrow's snack.

Be warned when you are buying piggies, check that there are no moldy bits.

Heheheh, I am excited about mid autumn festival this year coz we haven't celebrated this together as a family for more than a decade. Hopefully my request for laterns wasn't too late.

Think thank thunk

Thinking out loud: Really LIVING a life or merely EXISTING??

Really????????????????????????????????

Is it really???

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=618463

What a treat!!

Our microbiology lab has been pushed forward, and boy am I glad to get out school earlier :) Tuesday is usually the longest day, finishing close to 6pm. Checked my mobile for messages. Sis has gone home early, needn't pick her up. Bro messaged to say he's cooking dinner.

Perfect!! I shall escape reality for a while. While walking to the car, in my head was figuring out which old haunt to visit. Desperately need to clear my congested head.

Back then when I was still living further south of the river, it was one of the things in life that I enjoyed. There is heaps of places to have a stroll. Walking in the cool of the evening just makes a person feel alive.

There were moments where stifling happenings in the world didn't matter anymore (albeit for a while), moments where pressing questions in life were being thought through, moments where it was just me and God, moments where it was just so quiet that you could hear yourself think, moments that you paused and witnessed life in action and of course there were also moments that anger needed to be exhausted to avoid manifestation of it :p

I haven't do so for a very long time. Life runs like a clockwork everyday. School. Work. School. Work. When end of the day meant having to figure out what to cook for dinner or what assignments to rush, the desire to walk had diminised to nil.

The evening air was cool but not too chilly (the thick clouds above were like insulation blankets). Sunset meant feeding time for the critters out there. The pelican swam alone as usual, gliding along the river bank and ducking its head in water at intervals. Walking side by side to it, I was waiting to see fishies wriggling in its pouch like beak (just like the cartoons). Seems like it's not having any luck with dinner tonight or maybe it had swallowed so fast that I didn't get to see it?

Tailing it for quite a distance, I started to head back as the skylight dimmed a fair bit. Time to head back to reality.

Wait a minute!! What is that?? Something was bobbing in the water. Something that resembled a fin. It was a dolphin!!!

For a moment I wanted to shout to the passerbys that there is a dolphin in the water (so suaku!). In the end I just kept the excitement to myself, coz they'd probably think I am lunatic. Spandex psychos cycled past, joggers ran past, but nobody seemed to notice that there is this live animal in the water. Or maybe they see this everyday till it doesn't seem to bother them anymore.

Of course it is not the first time I've seen a dolphin, but but but but but ............ I have never seen one that swam so close to the river banks!!! It was so close, I could literally touch it (had it been stationary). In the remnants of the daylight, I could see it cut through the water like a blade (about 5/6 foot long). Occassionally surfacing to catch a breath, which sounded like humans gasping for air (really!!). I wished I had a camera with me, but maybe it is better that I didn't coz I would be too distracted snapping away than watching the real thing.

After 5 minutes or so, it swam off tangent and headed towards the city skyline. Watched till I could see its fin no more. Wow, what a sight!! What a treat!!

Definitely should do this more often. Definitely!!

Cutest Coke Ad :)

Who is he??

He is " The Waiter"!!! Finally, his true identity is revealed. The mastermind behind "The Waiter Rant" (www.waiterrant.net).

His identity has always been shrouded in mystery, until the recent release of his book. You've gotta read his blog. I have read all his archives, not a dull moment, I can promise you.

Humour, reality, heart warming stories, all meshed into one. The thought process that takes place in his mind is very very close to reality. I feel you waiter!!

My experience in waiting tables is nothing compared to the crap that he has to go through ( I bet I would have thrown in the towel ages ago if I were him). But like him, I don't believe in the theory " The customer is always right". There are psychopaths out there :p

I am glad that he has stepped up a notch. Though I do wonder what is next??

A blessing

It is indeed a blessing to be able to sleep. Rest and forget all your worries for a little while. Sleep so that you will be ready for a brand new day.

I have learnt my lesson. Putting your immune system into overdrive has it's price to pay. Not funny!

Good and sleep tight everybody!

Labour of love