Blogging here from our neighboring country south of us, Singapore. :P

I'm here on a short holiday with my family from Monday til Wednesday. Tonight, I'll be breaking from convention and instead of a typical philosophical post, I'll be posting chronological holiday details and more importantly, photos! :) Despite arriving here yesterday (Monday) , I really went to tour Singapore today. I'm currently staying in a Malaysian Government House, a "not-too-bad" bungalow. :S


An interesting point of the trip would be the fact that I met up with an online friend for the first time, Ray Chin, along with his girlfriend Christine today. There was plenty to catch up on. :)


We went around the City Hall region which was quite impressive, with its range of shopping centers available. If only I had a lot of money to shop... Haha.



After some shopping and sightseeing, we went to play pool. And I still suck in it. Watudo? Thanks Ray for the tips and pointers! :0 All in all, I spent about 8 hours walking today and ended up utterly exhausted. So much for a holiday. Bleh.


And if you are reading this Ray, you were a great host and thanks again. I enjoyed myself. Really :)

All right... Later on, I joined my family at the famed Orchard Road and since Christmas is just around the corner, its grandly decorated. The streets were bustling despite being a weekday! Probably the Christmas bug working overtime. There were plenty of buskers lurking around the place, including some Native American aka Red Indian performers. A bit lame, if you ask me.

Orchard Road and its splendor

Me and sis outside Takashimaya, Orchard Road

The story of Nativity, depicted using mannequins. I thought that the photo of the odd-looking sheep is worth posting here. Don't ask me why.

After so many hours of shopping throughout this trip, all I have to show for it are 2 measly purchases :
1. A trilogy series
2. A 2 GB MSPD for my beloved handphone :P

To wrap it up, metropolitan Singapore is a cool place to be. I wouldn't mind living there :)

That's all for tonight. Goodnight folks.

A long awaited update (yea right...). I've so much to write, but I can't get them all out at one time.

So much time has passed since I've really updated this blog. That doesn't mean that I'm about to abandon it though. Life goes it, but what does it really mean if we let it slip through our fingers without noting down significant events in our lives? The marking of the passage of time is, more importantly, a heritage that we leave behind. Individually, we may only etch no more than a scratch in the infinite web of time, yet collectively they form the colourful strands that weave together to form our kaleidoscopic history. Yes, the diversity that defines humanity is the apex of our strength, but paradoxically, is the nadir of our nature. In essence, our ethics that proudly stand today may very well be tomorrows depraved morality. Multiculturalism is often espoused as the antidote to societal woes but this pluralism may very well be the cause of our fall. History has shown again and again that humankind has never been tolerant of other species, much less within its own kind. Perhaps the trait of selfishness has been hardwired into our genes throughout the millenia of scrambling for survival. Altruism, for what its worth, is done to increase the chances of survival.