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Saturday, January 01, 2005
1:03 PM the turn of a new year.. didn't really mean much to me this time around. it came just as any ordinary day did, and i woke up, still on the right side of my bed. i spent the hours preceeding it snuggled in bed still lost in the depths of my book, oblivious to practically everything outside of my safe keep. i would have been unaware of the tsunami disaster had it not been for an evening spent reading in front of the tele, when reports of the devastating destruction were thrown at me. it didn't quite register initially. i just knew a natural disaster had happened and surely there would be casualties, but i didn't know just how many. it is sad to realise that so many other people did not wake up on the right side of their bed, and that some may not even wake up to the new year. i have been sheltered, both by the safety of our geographical location, and also by my continuous reading. it is as though i am really dwelling in the lives of these fictional characters, imagining that i am watching as they movie plays out. it takes you away from reality, except for the moments in between, when you have to have meals, and when you finish the book. as such, it is during times like those that i am really able to comtemplate the effects of what has happened this holiday season, when all 'tis to be joyful, to allow the effects to settle in. books for me, have turned into an escape. an escape from having to find a job, from living out my own life, from having to face possibilities of failure and rejection, from apprehending the harshness of the reality world. i am guilty as charged, of constantly cowering away from the demands of life, but for now i don't really care. don't want to care. while i may not be reading fairy tales, where the good always triumph over evil, fiction, i've come to realise, protects me from reality. it is both good and bad. but for now, while i am presently not immersed in the life of a fictional character, i pray for the best, and that the turn of a new year will bring about better things, both for myself and my loved ones, and also for all those i do not know, but deserve the blessings. my heart goes out to the victims of the tsunami disaster and their loved ones. i apologise for my incoherence. but these are my thoughts and incoherent as they are, may help me understand myself. digressing, i'd just like to mention that there will be an NLB annual book fair on the 8th-9th of Jan 2005 from 10am onwards. those who enjoy the security fiction offers (as i obviously do) may want to pop in for a look. i'll definitely go down as well, so i'd be happy to join you. just let me know. 0 comments |
ely belly Welcome to the drunk mootoo tiger's blog. This is the blog of a nonsensical 22 year-old. All posts are true accounts of misadventures in my life. misadventurer
I'm a shopaholic, a chocoholic, an alcoholic, a clubbaholic, an eataholic, a music junkie, a traveler.
I love crying in the movies, love cookies and popcorn, love lazing at home and love making people laugh.
I'm addicted to Johnson's Baby lotion, to my mom's cooking and to sinful desserts.
I cannot multi-task, I cannot drive, and I'm afraid of heights but I enjoy rollercoasters.
I like to be around people with whom I don't have to care if they think I'm crazy drinking bak kut teh from a straw.
I've never taken the reverse bungee, never been to the US, and never dyed my hair pink.
And I want to go on an misadventure once in my life.
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