a sort of poetry in Motion

i tried my best. its time now for Him to take over the rest.

and i hope a lil' beautiful flower springs forth in Meadow-Land, carrying along in all its loveliness a smile upon those who chance upon it.


today on the way to p+p from the airport,i had a pretty interesting experience. there was a lady, obviously a backpacker and she asked for directions on bus 36 to YMCA. we started chatting and this much i extracted from her - she was 33, alone, with 6 weeks to kill, transiting in Spore for 3 days before going off to aus and from Munich, Germany. she made me realized how much of a 'culture vulture' i yearn to be, to be a real flyfreebird - to travel. the itch to go places, experience people, that 'wanderlust', so to speak - to go to Germany, for Goethe and their tradition of great thinkers,to experience east AND west Berlin (now tt i've seen Goodbye Lenin) and its cultural and historical significance. To go to India, for the real deal on golab jamun and their varying co-existing cultures, to visit their Bangalore, Calcutta,Bombay,Delhi. To Dubai, for the simple fact that a woman and her family from pakistan i met on eve of CNY at chinatown whilst sitting at the sidewalk inspired me with awe at the grandeur of tt place, such profound elegance and exoticism. To UK, for Covent Garden and other theatres, for its rich literary history and to hear the Brits drone on and on and still want more.To Cebu, for the smiles upon the childrens face, such strength in the simplicity of that picture, inspired by those who went there last year. To New York, cos thus saith Frank Sinatra - 'these vagabond shoes, are longing to stray,right thru the very heart of it,New York New York, i want to wake up in a city that never sleeps' and he was a great legend and legends cant be wrong.To Paris, for its cafes and to be able to walk on its sidewalk at night, for the romance of that exudes out of it, for its films and books and language and food.

ok, thats that and flyfreebird has landed. the imagination is a powerful weapon for those who dont own money trees at home. hee. as for now, Yunnan, China , here i come.