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My imaginary self in Italy
Posted by Jackson Lim in Fun on May 11, 2009
While I was typing away on the Internet, comfortable with cold play live concert on TV and a cup of hot Nescafe, I was wondering how it feels like to be sitting in an old cafe in Italy while an old lady at her mid 60 pour a hot cup of tea for me. I saw a couple sit right in front of me on a bench, the man is kissing her on her pale skin, while strocking her long black hair with his fingers. The sun is rising steadily on the sky, cold wind gushing toward my face and the old lady is smiling toward her other guest. After my last sip, I leave a couple extra euro on the table just because she is such a nice lady.
The road is uneven, it was build at the mid 6o’s for horses and cattle, now it was close off to cars and motorbike to give way to pedestrian walkway. There is an old church just right in front of me, and stone wall rise high at both side. I wonder what lies behind the wall, maybe an Italian man sitting in front of his computer, wondering how it feels like to be sitting at a Mamak stall in Malaysia. There are 2 old couple walk right pass me, the old man is wearing tick glasses with black frame and the old lady is wearing a pink dress, it is lovely really, I can’t help but to put a smile on my face when I saw them. After so many years they are still holding hands, such love is hard to find in this time of age.
There are a lot of pigeon at the main plaza, in front of the old church. I saw a couple pointing at their lonely planet book, and pointing at the old church, maybe they are not sure whether it is the place they want to be. And then there is a group of people lining up to take a picture at the fountain, I throw a coin and made a wish last year, and so far it haven’t come true, maybe I wasn’t hoping hard enough. I look on my right, and there she is.
She wear a big white hat with a feather on it, her lips is red and she wear a red high heels. I put my arms around her, pull her towards me and give her a kiss on her lips, it is sweet. She wear a pink dress with little flower print all over, we hold hands and walk towards the church. Once I step into the church, the cold play concert has just ended and my nescafe is getting colder, I took a sip and off my computer.
Twenty Four – Dua Puluh Empat (Live Post)
Posted by Jackson Lim in Fun on May 6, 2009
At the stroke of midnight this fragile body of mine will turn 24, or Dua Puluh Empat in Bahasa Melayu, our national language. What does it really mean to be 24? I heard a lot of people say 30 is the new 20, so 20 is the new 10? Now that doesn’t make any sense, if I push the argument further my friend’s brother is currently 10 so is he the new born? Lol… I actually laugh at myself with that thought. Now back to a more serious conversation.
As I am listening to Eason Chan, I try to recollect what memorable things I’ve done when I am 23(as I am writing this, it is 11:51 PM), let see I’ve been to Hong Kong, that is fairy recent. I been to Australia with my Dad, I have quite a good run in my career, lost 5 KG, hrm… What else… Well to be frank my 23 is like a maintenance year for me, nothing really drastic happened, I seems to be floating in joy for the past couple of months, before everything start to crumbles at the though of death.
I paused for moment because my girl wish me on the phone, thanks babe. Now where was I? Oh yeah, since I am 24 does that mean I can make stupid mistakes and regret about it for the rest of my life? I’ve read a lot of books and watched a lot of TV drama, all seems to point out that this is the age to screw up. I hope it didn’t happen, but is there really a cause to concern? I don’t think so.
Frankly I’ve lost the innocence of youth a year ago when I was 22, my perspective on life took another dramatic turn and I can never go back again. At times I do feel older then my real age, I tend to think over things before I actually do something, I am very conscious about money and I often feels like time is running out. Is that normal for a 24 year old? (It is now 12.33 AM) Try as I might, I can never fool myself of thinking everything will be alright, everything is taking cared of, because now life is totally at the palm of my hands, I am now truly the master of my ship. No body is looking over my shoulder anymore, which is quite a scary thought because if you screw up, you won’t even know you have screwed up before it is too late.
Maybe I should sit back and relax for a change, let life unfold on its own and see what happens.
Anyway…
Happy Birthday Me!
How I spent my labour day in under 400 words
Posted by Jackson Lim in Fun on May 2, 2009
I was quite blurry when I got up from bed, haven’t had such a long deep sleep for weeks due to projects and daily routine of life. I got a mild headache because of the sleep, but it is manageable, I get dressed and ready to go. Meet up with Yao Yang at his house at about 3 PM, saw his dog rolling on his front yard enjoying the sun, somehow it made me feel all tingling inside. He hop into the car and we talked about Eason Chan latest album. Find parking in One Utama is a nightmare, but we got a spot in minutes. Went up to the escalator, get the movie tickets and watch Fast and Furious 4, I am not impress by the movie.
Drove to Asia Cafe and meet up with Till, he got muscle and not thin anymore. 30 Minutes later Gary show up and all of us drive straight away to the seafood restaurant. That place is dark and creepy, but the restaurant is packed with people. Sat down ordered some beer and food, pour glasses of Guinness for my buddies and for myself, and I bottled down. Oh my goodness, everything starts to slow down.
After the first gulp, I began to realize how racy I am, I never really stop to realized how lucky I am to be alive. I think after the first shot, all of us start to loosen up a bit, and we really started to talk and joke around. I never had such good companies for a long time, it is good to let some steam off once in a while. As usual I’ll be the one who made the fart jokes, and Gary will talk about chicks, Yao Yang get tease and Till make up some interesting topics, like old times. All of us are friends since college, that is about 5 years ago, I feel really lucky to still be able to call them friends.
As expected the seafood came one hour later, we ordered fish, prawns and vegetable. The food isn’t spectacular in my opinion, because we are in it for the crap, they sold out long before we came. Then we started to talk about life again, it is really fun to catch up with old buddies after a long while. By the time we wrap up, it is already 11 PM.
What a day!