Google Translate: 我們說中文

After years of procrastination, I finally made my trip to Taipei. One would think that this was a carefully thought out plan but as we were indecisive and spoilt for choice, we literally drew lots in a cafe while having waffles with ice cream. 

The difficulty faced in conversing fluently in the language was definitely painful, despite years of Chinese lessons and laoshis hating on me (trust me, it felt like punishment when I failed to articulate the characters that were suppose to mean Negitoro and Uni Kaisen Don). 

Apart from me being an embarrassment to my race, I appreciated the dynamics and creative culture that surrounded and penetrated the city. While it reminded me of home as a well developed country, it also felt different in a good refreshing way – perhaps it was the abundance of ABC Marts.

Bangkok 2017

Albeit the slightly belated commemoration, kicked off 2017 in bkk with a ton of walking, "sight-seeing", cigars, swimming and a good amount of lazing around. 

Taken across a small part of Asia, this is by far one of my favourite roll of films (Ektra 100), filled with people (both shown and not shown) and places dear to me. 

About a year on from my last post, a lot has changed. For the better, I would say. Despite the lack of stark differences, this past year has allowed me to grow so much more as a person. As Kylie infamously said, 2016 is the year of realising stuff. Right on. 

But what I am most thankful for, would probably be the individually special friendships that have lodged a place deep in my heart.