Pkchukiss - Reality Wine

Two weeks of stagnation, and I didn’t miss writing my blog one single bit. That was how much fun I had in Malaysia. Initially, I did try to get access to a computer to do some writing, but when I saw the state of one of my Malaysian cousin’s computer, I was very much discouraged to even think about entering my password to check my email.

The last I checked with an anti-spyware program, her computer had 130 seperate spyware programs running simultaneously. To think she actually bore with the massive system slow-down, and continued using her computer even when Internet Explorer started to close on its own…

So, I am offering this as an excuse for mysteriously not blogging. Actually, I was always playing outside to even think about touching the computer, which is a highly unusual occurence, since all geeks suffer that obsessive compulsion to get in touch with technology even on holidays.

Mornings start late, which isn’t unlike Singapore if you are not working or studying, and the afternoon is spent either wandering in some mega mall, or the smaller stalls called “pasar malaam”. We didn’t go to any of the parks that my travel guide mentioned. You won’t too, if you actually went and saw the maze touted in the newspapers as an “attraction”.

Unlike Singaporeans, people actually have to travel quite a distance to reach a convenience store, and travelling to work places require either a car, or lots of time on the local public transport — sometimes both. The traffic gridlock the bus I took into Malaysia got trapped in was enough convincing that Singaporeans are timid drivers.

More to come, when I get over the inertia of going back on the job…

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