bits

i want to be that ostrich that buries his head in the sand

just for a while

i'd like to take a break from the office

and switch off my phone and emails

and not have that sense of panic creeping up that i can't get enough done

before the chinese new year

which is this sunday

did you know?

c is for cookies

my mom in law's chocolate cookies

with chocolate chips, oats and raisins

one day i will bottle all this goodness for everyone and their neighbours

then all wars will end

and the world will be a better place.

rationalization friday

jellyfish

these caught my eye at the aquarium

i don't now much about jellyfish

except that they are not fish and they outdate dinosaurs and

i can stare at them all day.

asian civilization museum and salsa

the weekend ended yesterday with lukpla and jochen

seeking out the merlion, hawker food, and tim sum, and a bit of history

and one more conversation til the wee hours in the morning.

it was five years ago that we were like this together

it's nice how the space between us never changes.

+

they flew off this morning

and the house is quiet once again.

here's hoping that we'll continue that conversation

perhaps sometime in basel soon.

wedding part 2

i love being at small weddings

the kind where

no speeches need to be said

and

first hellos turn into old goodbyes

by the end of the night.

wedding part 1

i attended a wedding yesterday

at St George's church

which i didn't know existed

tucked in a corner of the city

it was gorgeous.

you don't really get to see this sort of brick buildings

as much as you would see in other parts of the world

it had a quiet beauty

befitting of the bride and groom and their family.