Having said that twice in a month drew some flak from friends who realized that I was out holidaying. Once back in sg, it’s rush hour again. Got home, met up with my bro-in-law, who’s leaving for Sydney in 2 hours time. So I offered to drive him to the airport (again) and had a good chat while getting stuck in a terrible jam on the expressway. Later on, I had dinner with mum and bro’s gf. It’s been a long time since we dined out. Back home, I managed to find some time to watch Fann Wong getting disfigured on screen (ok, the make up artist did a rather convincing job).

And in the most unusual places, I met a former client, Marc. He was one of the cabin crew onboard my flight. Although in my mind, I’m pretty sure it’s him, I didn’t approach him, till he gave me that “hey, are you…” look, then I went, “Marc?”. Sometimes, we meet people in the most amazing places:) After watching the “non video-on-demand” version of Blood Diamond, I went down to the crew area and had a chat with him. And I got a goodie bag full of amenities:) Thanks for that dude!

[tag]Blood Diamond[/tag] is cool… very strong performance by the oscar nominees, love it!:) And… Jennifer Connelly? I think she’s pretty hot. Love that part when they were on the phone.

After a 5 hour walk out in the cold, I came back with a fever. My legs started to turn wobbly towards the end of the trip. Slept for a good 4 hours before waking up, asking the hotel staff to bring in some panadols. Sleep was pretty disturbed, with me waking up a couple of times to check my mails, read some news, watch some B-grade crap… blah blah blah.

Then this morning, after taking a shower. My friend asked me if I felt the room shaking an hour ago. I said no. Then I was told that there was an [tag]earthquake[/tag] a while ago, which was confirmed later on the news.

Nevermind, about the earthquakes and fever… it’s all over. Going out to soak in Kyoto.

One more thing worth mentioning… the toilet bowl!! woohoo!! Super high tech stuff (maybe I’m suaku… but this thing rocks man!):P I’ll do a demo and post the video soon:P

[tags]Kyoto[/tags]

… and I hope it’ll take away abit of my stress.

Oh yeah, and Ead, thanks in adv for sending me to the airport. And you say… charge by what?:P

Finally home:) Suddenly felt relieve that the holiday is over. Taipei is nice, but perhaps, it’s just not suitable for me as a travel destination. Not for 8 days. Without the company of Ron, Serene and Ead, I probably would have died of boredom (not to mention hunger too). But then again, at times, I really prefer to have time on my own, just to be myself, just to feel alone.

This trip allowed me to explore alot more about myself. Alot learned, alot discovered. Not that bad afterall.

3 more hours and we’ll be heading to the airport (try to make it a point to be there at least 2.5 hours before the flight… I’ve had enough sub 20 mins check ins already.). Looking back, this trip is pretty boring, but then, a light dosage of boredom can relax the body and mind.

Yesterday, we climbed (yes, that’s what they say… the elevator climbs…) Taipei 101. The view is like any other viewing platforms. It’s boring, but it’s addictive. It’s the like the Hard Rock Cafe shot glass symptom, once you start collecting, it’s not going to stop. Same for these viewing platforms, once you’ve been to one, you’ll want to see every city you visit in one of these. So far, here’s the list I’ve “conquered”,

1) NYC

2) Auckland (Sky Tower)

3) Sydney (AMP Tower)

4) LA

5) Singapore

6) Taipei

7) Guilin, China

8) Beijing, China

Ok… lunch first… it’s super duper cold out there… must be sub-10 deg…

Another boring day of shopping. It’s the same old routine, shopping, eating, night markets… I just wished I didn’t travel thousands of miles for this. Not 7 days in a row. Anyway, Star Movies is showing “Castaway”, looks more interesting.