did.not. know australia's using polymer notes!! cool.. and well, shame on me, but i saw my first plastic 10 dollar bill last night! whoo..
some memories are sacred. you can attempt to describe them, but no words can truly encapsulate the experience, and yet we always try..
8 different cold desserts (yes, 8!). the staple of char kuey teow, popiah, satay, sambal stingray, black and white cai dao kuey (no rojak unfortunately!!), the magnificent $3 sugarcane juice, rain--very heavy rain, wet butts, a lot of screaming, loud music and even louder laughter, a shirley temple (for me), a slightly hoarse voice and of course, oodles and oodles of pure, unadulterated fun.
there's something magic in a grp of old friends gathering, something almost mystical in all the sentimental outpourings of "i had a lot of fun", "it was great meeting you guys again" that flood your inbox after...
...something delicious the way such joy lingers in the air long after, leaving behind the scent and sound of a very treasured memory.
it was great seeing everyone again. i had forgotten just how amazing we are together, how much i really really really adore this bunch of people.. how glad and happy i am everyone's hooked up with amazingly nice pple... here's to next time. till then..
currently so in love with: Juuni Kokki image album track 22 - Shihouka
a rough translation of the first two verses (indebted to fansubs)..
"My beautiful doll,
I shall dress you up in a wonderful dress.
A shining, silver hairpin shall give you happiness.
My beautiful doll,
I shall give you a wonderful sash.
It will beautifully match the pattern of your dress."
... etheral flutes, trilling gu zhens and tremulous drums: beauty
it's not sunk in yet! it's not sunk in yet!
Mrs!?! oh my god.. this is craziness.. surreal, like mei said..