Sunday, May 09, 2004
singkies
thanks to sow i now call them singkies.anyway...i've been here for a week and still no internet connection. i've resorted to making a 45 minute journey to the city to use the free wifi at burger king. a week without the internet is just torture. what do i have to say? well...as sow would put it...i'm fine here...still alive...the locals are not as dangerous...i still have enough money to get by.
here are a few things that i've observed...
1. 80% of the people who get off the MRT stop at little india are indians
2. 90% of singaporeans spend most of their time fiddling with their handphones or sending out sms's
3. singaporean chicks have taken the term too superlow to an extreme...it's called 'i'm going to show u my ass crack superlow'
4. there are no such things as ah jangs and ah lians here...in singapore...ah jangs and ah lians are the norm
5. food here is cheap :)
6. sundays are domestic workers day at orchard road...they even have like a gala at the park behind the orchard road MRT station complete with their own musical instruments and dances
7. smokers are highly frowned upon
8. escalators move faster when you're nearer to the city...otherwise they move at a normal speed
when i find out more about the people and their ways i'll take a note and post them up.
other than that i guess i have to say that things are ok. my habits have changed drastically. i've been sleeping at 11pm and waking up before 9am. i haven't seen a familar face in a week and that really bums me out. everytime i want something i have to count the money in my pocket first. that's the problem with not having financial backup. oh well....it's time for me to learn. ciggies are really expensive here. i've actually cut down smoking but it's not because it's expensive...it's because i just don't have the time. i can't smoke in my apartment so i have to go downstairs to smoke. the idea of having to take the elevator 12 floors down and then come back up 12 floors just to have a ciggie isn't very appealing. when i'm not at home i'm either at work or in a bus or MRT and those are non smoking areas. because i've cut down smoking i've actually put on weight. i know it's only been a week but i can feel it. i eat 4 meals a day...don't ask me why...it's probably cause i'm bored out of my mind. i take 4 showers a day just to pass time. yes...i've gone mad.
anyway....i hope everyone is doing ok. i'm hoping to be back next week...specifically on the 16th of may. if all doesn't go well then i guess i'll have to wait till the 30th of may. sighz...i am soooooo home sick. i miss all my friends...i miss my mom and my bro (can't believe i just said that)...i miss having a car to drive...i miss playing mahjong and hanging out with the guys...i miss my bed!!!!!
feefs, 4:43 AM
