My Aunt was in a generous mood and gave us all a dinner treat at a restaurant located in Chinatown. Thanks to her, I had a 'modelling' good time posing for a few mirthful shots. I doubt I'd be able to get my hands on those photos any sooner or later, so you might not want to be hopeful.
Below's a picture of my grandparents and the waitress.
That was the second round of Lau Yu Sheng for the day! There was a karaoke set up for our enjoyment, but we just used it for viewing purposes since no one wanted to sing. My elder lady cousin, Yan Jie, was in charge of the remote and selected some Hokkien oldies for our grandparents. However, her mind was in as a jumbled state as us, the younger generation, when given the responsibility to pick songs out for us all and she incidentally weeded out all the unhappy songs. But those vocals were well-known, I'd say, WERE.
The dinner left my stomach on cloud nine and it was heartening interacting with my cousins.
Soulful pillow
14.2.10 18:42
The pillow is a desk. It gets piled with your daily worries that wrinkles your skin.
The pillow is an album. Memories replay when you have your head plugged in it leaving a sweetness on your face.
The pillow is a tissue. It soaks your tears when there's an awful tightness in your chest. It soaks your mucus too.
The pillow is a sponge. It absorbs the nightly scent of your unwounded hair. Not to forget, the smell of your saliva too.
The pillow is a doll. It can resemble your crush/sweetheart and fulfil your hugger fantasies. It is a hope that he/she appears in your dreams too.
For me, the pillow is a deaf and blind friend that supports me when I need it. Low maintenance too.
I don't mind the world seeing me be with my pillow.
The fluorescent lights in my room weren't switched off, but I recalled pushing the switch before I knocked out. My eyelids were fighting back that brilliant shine and so reluctant to open. I seriously remembered switching off those lights before I jumped on my bed! Under the barrage of those photons, coupled with the just-woke-up effect, grogginess poisoned my body and left me paralyzed while I kept replaying the scene of pushing that accursed switch.
Finally, I estimated it to be 3 minutes later, I decided I could drive the light rays to a retreat. I decided wrong as the relentless shine broke through my ocular and mental barricade. I shut my eyes immediately with the brief onset of slight burning in them. It was unimaginable to fathom the strength, the intensity, of the twin fluorescents in my room. I felt powerless.
Then, I committed to memory and left my room eyes closed. It's amazing when you become so familiar with a place that you can see it at through the back of your palm eyelids. The shine subsided for a moment, and it came back when I took a few more steps into the living room. I judged from the redness of what I could see. And what I saw was the back of my eyelids. Then, like in a First-Person Shooter game, a minimap popped up at the top right of my 'screen'. I just chose it to be there subconsciously.
I reached the checkpoint, my study, where I knew my eyes were free from the temporary nemesis. I grabbed the window grille and cast my sight upon the sky.
It was dark and kind of purplish. A few stars appeared as my vision adjusted accordingly.
The sky seemed to be created by nature to entertain my (sorry for being self-centred) our puny existence.