The Sun must feel so cheated

Yes, I am sure thats how I would feel every morning, if I were to rise in all my glory only to be shadowed by rain clouds, again and again and again. Well yea that pretty much sums up the weather in Perth. Reminds me of London and Melbourne. At times I guess it really gets dull, but sometimes I enjoy the dark clouds, especially if you are inside with a good book. Why are humans such suckers for these things? Aih better to enjoy it than figure it out I guess.

A week and a half to uni and I keep telling myself to get my room in order, but yet nothing happens. I m in too chilled and laid back a mood to do anything, except read, run, watch movies, eat and sleep. Prob do some exploring today, find some old comic or record shop.

Amongst this lacklustre environment, a thought hit me. I need to travel more. Ok that thought hits me all the time, but I m actually gonna plan for a big trip next year, its gonna be 3 weeks to a month of travel. I m not gonna say where it is, but its in Asia la, hehe. But yea, I gotta start saving now and plan it properly. Well, not planned to the finest detail, cos some spontaneity is important to make the trip even more enjoyable. I like spontaneity, I am not a spontaneous person but wish it was in me. But yea anyone up for an adventure? Still got a year ahead, so plenty of time to decide. I think half of the fun will be the planning.

Good times

Lets just say my trip to the East Coast was superb, it was a blast. Not gonna go into much details, but there are pictures to fill the gaps (I hope).

Sydney

Only spent 3 days in Sydney, but it was a good 3 days. Thanks Loi, Yi Ling, Tze Ling and Sashi.

Sydney was really cosmo man, it reminded me alot of Singapore. Did alot of exploring on foot, which was good, cos when travel by car or bus, you miss alot of the finer details, the small alleyways and the quaint pubs. Speaking of pubs, We did a little pub hopping, which was real swell, visited the oldest pub in Sydney (think it was 1820 something). They brew their own stuff and it was lovely. Very quaint. The German bar we went to had 0.5 litre beers, hmmm superb. Also paid homage to Max Brenner (Genius with chocolate). Visited Bondi ,which was real nice, but a pity it was winter , so missed out on all them bikinis. It was nice catching up with Loi again, its the first time 2 members of the PA have come together on Aussie soil. Lovely

Brisbane

I think out of all the aussie cities, Brisbane is my favourite. It has a nice balance of city and suburban living, plus I enjoyed all the ferry rides. Good way to see the city. It was great seeing Joel, Marilyn and Lian Meng again. It was like in school again. Apologies to Josh if he felt left out at times. These ppl are like family man, hehehe. Went to Gold Coast for a day trip, got tricked by Calvin (Joel's housemate) to go swimming. Shd ve know it was cold considering it was winter, but it was refreshing i must say. The best part was going to The Vic to watch State of Origin (Annual rugby game btw Queensland and New South Wales, sadly Queensland lost). It was open mic night and they really played some good songs, the kind you can really sing your hearts too with all the alcohol fumes distorting your vocal chords, but who cares cos we were all tipsy and merry. Josh, Joel and myself planted ourselves in a corner singing and drinking in the background while Miss Mak and her friend Kiki sang some good tunes on the mic. I will not say how the night ended, but let's just say, we ll talk bout it for years to come, and that my friends there will one day tell their children, 'Kids, don't drink alcohol, its bad for you. If you don't believe daddy/mummy, let me tell you bout Uncle Vishant on that night in the Vic', sigh....

But it was lovely, in the day we would just sit on the balcony, drink, listen to music and talk bout the good ol times. It was good. Reminded me how lucky I am to have such pals.

Well, uni begins in about 2 weeks time, Shd be a good semester. November approaches ever so slowly with hurried lapses now and then, so its ok la. Got 2 races in end of August and early September, a 12 and 21 k. Really wanna improve my 21 k and be a better hill runner, cos tts my weakness. See how that will go.

Well thats bout it I guess, Here's to second semester. Congrats and good luck to all those who have graduated, now begins the real task eh?

The Sound of Silence

Hello darkness, my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while i was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.

In restless dreams i walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,'neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of
A neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.

And in the naked light i saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
"fools" said i,"you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that i might teach you,
Take my arms that i might reach you."
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
And echoed
In the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning,
In the words that it was forming.
And the signs said, the words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls.
And whisper'd in the sounds of silence

There is a version of this song done by Paul Simon and Bob Dylan which is a superb rendition. Make sure you listen to it.