"A moment is the moment when you can expect from perfection."
-Aulia, 25May2007
Truckload of stuffs happened in a space of just one day. ONE day, and I'm not talking about the entire 24hours. Yesterday was absolutely gratifying. Everything we did was just so meaningful. I could barely think of anything I did yesterday which was a waste of time. Maybe falling back to sleep after seeing Dan off? Yeah if you qualify that as a waste of time, then there's one.
So Daniel and Huiting left. Those two chatterboxes of my juniors. Those two who always invited us for more bridge sessions. Those two who always made big noises in the canteen over the dinner tables. There were just so much to say, yet when they were leaving, I could utter no words beyond "good luck yeah" "take care" and "come back visit us if you can". What a loser I am. I'm always like that. And more often than not, I get emo only hours after that, when the full reality sinks in. By then, there's nothing I can say anymore.
Goodbye is one of the earliest words I know how to speak.
But I don't really know how to say it when I have to.
I suck at goodbyes.
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A whole afternoon of arm-leg coordination and balancing was fun. Yes I'm speaking of Broadway Jazz session with Kylie and Aulia in some ulu place which is near to Vivo.
One surprising thought - I did not have the slightest intention to set foot on Vivo when I alighted at the bus stop. A point to ponder about, given a shopaholic nature and the BIG GREAT SINGAPORE SALE everywhere.
Another reason why I did not go Vivo was because we had to rush to Padang (yes, the big field named Padang) for the Singapore Arts Festival opening ceremony. Aulia needed to pray so we walked to UOBPlaza where I was reminded of the corporate smell hahaha. And it was there that I saw a cloud which resembled the Merlion! In an attempt to capture that rare sight with my fone, I concluded that either one - my phone camera sucks to the max, or two - my photographic skills suck to the max. Because when I showed aulia the pics I took later, he said "I think it looks more like a poodle."
We still made it in time for the real performance to start. Believe me, the stunts were simply awesome! The wheel stunt as well as the aerial net(I'm not sure if my spelling is correct) were just... COOL. And in the end, both of us think they were trying to convey the message of unity and world peace. After around 40minutes of continuous jaws-dropping eyes-widening crowd-gasping stunts in the air, we had a 10minutes feast of fireworks, right before our eyes.
Right before us, the colours soared up high, tearing the still darkness apart. Life was instantly given to the entire place. Fireworks, aren't they just the most beautiful moments you can expect from perfection?
To add more spice to the already-happening day of mine yesterday, we bumped into a mini rock concert by the Javaholics in Powerhouse, Esplanade. I admit I've never heard of them before, and I'm quite sure neither have you XD The first song which caught my attention was 'Belaian Jiwa'. The melodious love song that was hot some years back. I don't exactly remember when. But hearing someone singing that song live was another experience for me. It sort of transported me back in time - the time when I was still in Ipoh and was still in contact with Malay. And ahem, my friend beside me was surprised I knew that song.
Now at this point, I need to say something pertaining to that performing group. They have a really hot hot hot hot hot hot hot saxophonist!!! OMG the whole night I was telling Aulia how hot and cute and hot and cute that saxophonist was. Ok I know it's -.-'''
He wasn't exactly cute as in handsome per se. His hair was like lalang too. But that served no deterrent for his talent to shine. What can I say, huhhh~~he just grabbed and locked my attention on him! All his solos, with great vibratos and tone, when he moved to his beat and melody... All made a superb combination you can get from a performer! He had good poise when he was holding up his sax... I did not mean good 'pose', because throught the performance I've never seen him standing with both feet! Hahaha. He was either resting his weight on one leg, or keep shaking to the beat. I did not see him stand still at all. Ok exclude the intermission when he went to get his drink. No, he didn't shake as he drank.
Oh my. The memories of yesterday still remained intact and fresh. Yesterday was such a good day.
