a really bad bus ride on the way to lessons this evening.. that's all i remember... a 15 min bus ride that took more than a full hour, stuck in a freezing cold bus in a horrid jam along bukit timah rd, even though there was no sign of any road works or malfunctioning traffic lights or the like.. very odd...... decided not to go for lessons in the end.. the first lesson i am missing for my course since i started attending lessons in January... took a long 45min walk home from Ngee Ann Poly (I changed my mind about taking the lesson right outside SIM) and enjoyed the nice breeze, mixed with this particular "forest fragrance" wifting from the huge and spooky jungle opposite SIM.. randomly recalling a chatty taxi uncle telling me how he would park his taxi somewhere nearby and go and hunt for durians in the forest..alone.. and how he has all the tools for cleaning, opening and enjoying durians all packed in his trunk and how he once lost everything 'cos a hotel porter took everything out from the trunk..... it's funny how long, relaxed walks, alone, bring up all sorts of random memories...

stopped to shop for breakfast options in cold storage and ended up buying a loaf of bread and a packet of cheese... strangely, establishing a routine of eating breakfast in the morning has been a struggle for me since some 5 years back when i started working (gosh, has it been that long??).. it just seems so hard to buy something that is worth getting up in the morning for; and actually getting up in time to eat it.. besides, i hate cornflakes... and the nearest hawker place is quite far away... let's see if bread and cheese will do the trick...

or maybe i should just sleep early... oh well, good nite then...

ah pek pushing shopping trolley (filled with cardboard boxes & stuff)