Sunday, December 30, 2007

Thousands of kilometers from home...

... And I am fucking freezing!

I'm in the States now.. in the Indiana Memorial Union hotel in fact. It's like 5 celcius outside, and man is it cold! I took a flight from KLIA to Taipei and then to Los Angelus Airport on MAS, then from LA to Indiana on NorthWest Airlines. The flight on MAS was horrible! So much bumping around >.<

It's a new place with a lot of new people walking around... lots of gwai-lo and like 0 of other races (oh duh.) I miss home already, I think. Especially the little lady who is sure to be missing me too! No way to really contact her either... no internet yet. Oh well...

Going to look around for the admissions office the next day, wee. Pfft, missing so many things back home, I'm sure... New Years, birthdays... ahhh!

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

What a blast!

Christmas Eve was a really great time... I went clubbing for the very first time!

I have never clubbed before, so I didn't really know what to expect. Me and my friends make a pre-paid booking, and surprisingly we got a very good table in a very busy club. How awesome is that? A bottle of Dewar 12 year whiskey and a bottle of Under42 Pure Vodka. Not a super selection, but good enough for RM618 on a happening night I suppose?

Off we went, picking people up on the way and bickering like a bunch of chickens. As always, arguments left and right sprung up, with swear words and pettty differences flung around like monkeys throwing shit. It was a fun drive; 6 guys arguing over nothing!

We arrived at the club, and it was packed... the line was long, and the people waiting around for others were even bigger in number... awesome stuff to come, I thought. When the manager saw us with our special bands (VIP wei!) she let us in immediately... we got some cool souveniers too! Flashing cups and popper tubes... not too shabby.

First timer in a club, I was really quite impressed with the atmosphere. I always thought clubs too packed and noisy to enjoy, but at least Maison was big enough to fit many, many people. It would be a long night.

I enjoyed most of my time there dancing, which I was very inexperienced at (1st time!). I danced mostly with my guy friends, how gay is that... but it was a fun experience, though I don't think I'd do it again anytime soon. Too expensive and tiring. At least this was a great way to kick me off to the States!

In the end, I kept being reminded of my commitments. I remember the times I had and the joy I felt with gift giving for my little lady. The little silver ring I have on my hand kept flashing at me, reminding me to stay safe, reminding me that someone's waiting for me somewhere. I didn't feel guilt because she knew I was here. I didn't miss her at the time because of all the fun. Still, in the back of my mind I knew that amongst all these partygoers around me, I was a lucky soul just trying to have some fun for now, because there'll be no time later on for such excess. Marriage might be a ball and chain to some, but love gives me the strength to carry it with ease.

How did you spend your Christmas Eve?