the world is so big when you are young

so i was on the bus today, and it went past this road named whampoa west. it is about 1-2km away from whampoa, where i grew up, though if one drive, the distance will be much further since there isnt a direct road linking the two places.

when i first learned of this road while playing some imaginery driving game on the street directory with my brothers, (speaking of which, that must be why im quite good with directions, been reading the street directory since.... 6 7 years old!), i thought it must be really far away, since i live in whampoa, and have never come across that road. guess it didnt help that i look at the world atlas a lot too when i was young, and only places like america, africa, korea has to be separated by north, south, east, west.

a 20 minutes walk from home to my primary school classmate's house along ah hood road used to be such a long walk, and i had to take a school bus to school when the distance only takes a 10 mins walk nowadays.

it seems like relative distance really shorterns as one grows older. and here i am, 1 month plus away from my semi solo trip to far far uk.. or maybe it wont be so far anymore after that.

where is the logic

i think only the a certain group of koreans can explain why they are so badly short on food, depending so much on food aid, and yet can spend millions and billions on... "putting a satelite into space"... what are they trying to prove? that they have weapons to wipe out cities but dont have the ability to feed their own people? provoking their neighbours when they can badly use their help is really out of logic as i know it.

the worst part is their rocket failed miserably.

it's also beyond how the people can continue to (or pretend to) love their leaders so...

my "birthday"

it's so weird that the past two times i had my office birthday celebration for me, they both happened to be a colleague from my department's last day.. i wonder who's next next year.

new girl...

is it a very not guy thing to want to watch this series?? i think i need to get myself a dvd-rental membership with all the shows i suddenly want to watch

when i survey..

in what is our first or second new song learning session, mum-to-be, who finally revealed a name they shortlisted for the baby, introduced a song, whose lyrics are so familiar to many, yet rearranged to "create" a song that feels so different..

heavy books..

but i suppose i can start reading them..