New place @ Outram

11:07 AM / Posted by Kenious Kongiaz / comments (0)

The whole family has shifted to a place at Outram. The first thought that screamed in my mind was.."Have I stepped into the 1970s?" It was a lone housing, built around the same time as those in Queenstown or Tao Payoh, which stood atop a small hill. It also meant that I had to climb up the hill after a long day at work.


Everything was so different from the usual HDB stuff that I had envisioned. There were 2 rooms with really poor sound-proofing, doors with opening at the top, the electric box with wooden casing, one toilet that the whole family shared and a small living room that housed everything else. There is no SCV line. There is no internet (which could be remedied as I am typing this). I just went back to 1970.

Such experiences are meant to be lived and not complained about. I soon learnt to appreciate the place. I loved my room as it was relatively spacious and allowed me to furnish it to my own liking. The strategic location of the housing meant that I could take either the NEL or the east-west line. The office is within walking distance. There are tons of food just at the foot of the place. In short, short of a Starbucks, I HEART the place.

The irony is that I will not be spending too much time in it. I am currently on a one-week break in Hong Kong. Next week, I will be away in Hunan for a month. Following which, I will be in Xiamen for 2 weeks. I do hope that I can take some time off and explore the place a bit. I think that there are a few places that reminded enigmatic to me like the Ann Siang Hill area, the Chinatown market area.

As the Chinese saying goes, "Ri Jiu Sheng Qing."

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What to blog?

9:00 AM / Posted by Kenious Kongiaz / comments (0)

I am back from a short trip from Xiamen and one of the highlights was the 10 books that I have bought. They cost about 50 sing dollar and that is about the cost of one book in Singapore. I am so inspired to write as I read through the books. Nothing beats having your thoughts articulated and transformed into words.


I think that is what blogging is about. Or for that matter, what keeping a journal is about. Coincidentally, I have bought a book on how to write daily journal.

As the year draws down to an end in another 1.5 months time, there is much to reflect, especially since this year is like the kind of year that one would say, "I have been through much." Yes, I will always remember the July Disappointment and September Depression.

In short, I have to start exploring for new paths. I can feel the inner tectonic shifting, as the magma and lava within me starts to destabilize. New lands are forming, while other sinks to the ocean bottom. Mountains becoming valleys and plains becoming the next Himalayas. 2010. The new movie.

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