ADEC - after dinner excursion committee
Did i have a spelling mistake somewhere? The above line looks abit wrong.
So as you might have guessed, the ADEC, which consists of Yongyi, Pear, Kaigai, Aulia, Gema and of course me, went to the Asian Civilization Museum after dinner. ACM is where pear is going to work during this holiday. I really want to go ACM again someday. Someday where i pay to enter and look at the exhibits properly. Because the bulk of us only reached there at around eight (go figure out the reason yourself lol) we could only take quick glimpses at everything. And of course nothing sank in -.-
After the walk through time in the museum, the ADEC visited Sir Stamford Raffles who stood, firm and unfaltering even in times of wind and rain, in front of VCH. Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore, somehow earned my respect deeply. When i say he is inspiring, it is not so much a joke actually. Merlion was next up on our impromptu agenda. But on the way we passed by Fullerton and all of us got carried away by her prestige momentarily. The thought of stepping in even crossed our minds, but never materialized.
And here comes the lion which constantly spits water! Aulia must be so happy to see his wish granted. For unknown reasons he was excited about seeing merlion the whole night. For me it was the calming sea breeze which i found tantalizing. The breeze so soft and gentle as it carresses your face brought about momentary emptiness in the mind. This sense of emptiness is exactly what i need to take a break from reality.
This one is worth mentioning. On our way to esplanade i passed by this pair of couple in black. From the corner of my eye i thought the guy looked familiar, but just could not remember who at that instant. Then yongyi hushed me and signalled to that guy. And finally it hit me. It was Adrian! That Adrian whom i promised to recognize him the next time i ever see him. And i recognized him indeed! So what was he doing there? Not difficult to guess it out, right? Another few more steps ahead and we decided to turn around and wave to him (hahaha). I guess he saw us before that as well, for when we turned around he also looked up. And waved.
There was another art exhibition in esplanade. Those artpieces were all wound of wire, those in tj will find it familiar. Why? Those were something like the two 'angels' we always see in front of audi. Somehow if you look closely, at those unmoving exhibits of wire meshs, you see life in them. They depicted stories and different sides of mankind. One of them caught my attention in particular. It was little girl sitting on a chair, with an arm outstretched towards a tall (i mean really TALL) guy. The guy also has his hand lifted, and it looks like he is going to catch the little girl's hand. Look carefully. The guy did NOT catch the girl's hand. After pear's enlightenment, i saw the picture. The girl was reaching for somebody who seems far and high up for her. She tried very hard just to reach him, and the guy has shown some signs of response to her. But at this very moment, she has not reached him yet.
Sounds familiar? For a moment it was as if i knew exactly how the little girl felt. For it was exactly how i felt as well. The little girl was me. She made her move to get herself a little closer to 'him'. Yet 'he' was so distant, his shadow towering over her. 'He' seemed so close, yet unreachable despite all the effort. When she thought of giving up on 'him', her eyes told her he lifted his hand in an outstretched position. Her heart told her it was a good opportunity to grab that hand, for it was definitely within reach as it appeared so close, but reality told her it was never close. There was still a one-inch gap between both hands - a gap which seemed small, but was a galaxy separating both hands. Reality told her that eyes could be deceiving. What she saw was merely an illusion, for if it wasn't, she would have grabbed 'his' hand and not letting go.
But till this moment, she could not. 'He' is too far away.
Are you watching closely? If you are, dead objects do come alive. Each of them tells a story, a story only for those who connect to them.
Today is indeed rewarding. Lessons were learnt with no teachers to guide. Lessons were for us to discover. The ACM had me walking out of there, intellectually reborn, as yongyi phrased it. Esplanade exposed me to the reality, a reality i have to acknowledge and accept.
Listen to your heart. What does it tell you?
