from green to black

holiday

not much of it for that matter, especially when its
with the family +1 (brother's appendage) because God
help me when they go shopping. both my brothers are
more normal so they like going shopping too. i
faced strong objection in trying to change the look
of my wardrobe, i was going for an "eastern" and
maybe a little "indian" look for the next sem.
just for the fun of it. indians are cool, they
contributed a few religions which influenced the
beatles which led to hot crazes in mysticism and
yoga. they passed us bollywood, bhangra and curries.
so whats there to be uncool about?

bah humbug, chinese chauvinists.

but anyway, when the manly activities come however,
like anything mechanical, jungle or involves speed,
yours truly perks up and enjoys himself more. like this.



he is also happier when he's outdoors and the wind
blows into his face and he feels connected to every
naturally formed thing on earth. like the higher
elevation of penang reservoir where the race where
we didnt go to was held.



then we drove for about 140km to the thai border
since 3 of us were fluent in malay so we felt very
comfortable. though the car really sucked because
the air condition leaked (on everyone, and in rather
copious amounts)





both pictures of the customs are on the malaysian side
though u may notice that the building design has features
that incorporate a mix of both sides. beyond that was
the border town (the one you hear about often in the
news reports) we didnt go far in because we'd be unable
to speak or read thai, and due to my grandma we didnt
have the luxury of getting lost in thailand. its a luxury,
just like making mistakes are luxuries, its tough to
afford, you can't do it all the time and it makes you
feel accomplished when you figure things out for yourself.

so i didnt get to eat much street food, and i thought
the food in singapore was much better anyway. here's
one of penang from the (former) prison island, pulau
jerejak. i was on the atv trail so it was surrounded
by trees, and it could be queensbay mall(the biggest)
at the back, or maybe i blocked it.



i guess the only fun thing i did throughout the trip
was to navigate around the island. we didnt even have
time to visit the landmarks, like the fort, temples
or the peak of penang hill. here's an atavism of a bygone
era. i didnt know they still keep these things operational.



the base station, it reads flag hill train (station).
oh and if you're wondering about the clothes, i was
trying to pass off as a malaysian. which worked
until my very intelligent mother told everyone that
we were from singapore. so suddenly, we were charged
"singapore" prices. (no one could guess since we were
driving a penang rentel car and my dad, grandma and
i who were the main ones who talked to the locals are
fluent in malay).



to end it all, here are some stitches for you to
look at close up. i'm going back to my demanding
training schedule soon. enjoy.

posted by green unseen @ 6:50 AM