Summer's officially over.

Bare-faced

Today my student asked, "why do you always sing whenever you spell a word out, Yasmin?" #thoughtbubble seriously!? do you wanna be that type of teacher. Time to reassess my role in shaping the future of our nation.

2007

".....Norwegian Wood and I am the manic pixie love interest, Midori -- memorable and entertaining, but hardly central. A character actress. A blip in your fictitious world. I am your own lovely, little short story."

After much thought(and intervention of rational self) I have come to the conclusion that when it comes to jumping up the wrong bus, i'm in the green.

My usual route sees me hitting the highway right after I get on. None of the other buses run by this route. In fact most of them make their rounds in the neighbourhood(did my homework) except the one I unwittingly took last week which took me to the neighbouring(scary coit's right next to the border)neighbourhood.

so next time(fingers crossed there wont be a next) my semi-conscious self hops onto the wrong bus i can console myself in he fact that it could be worse.

i'm going instant.

instant coffee that is.

for the same price as a grande caramel macchiato i get 30 sachets of instant cafe nova coffee.

coffee for a month vs one moment of coffee joy

let's see how this turns out.

sixteenth january two thousand twelve

and so starts a new chapter of my life here on earth..

I'm An Alien In Singapore

I forgot how crazy the festivities get around this part of the world. Normally I get in just in time to join in to toss the yu sheng or dip my chopsticks into the bubbling pot of steamboat goodness.

5 years shouldn't feel so long but for me it's a fifth of my life at present and boy have I lost touch of reality. I was bolstered in my warped bubble so much so that I no longer feel like I belong. Not one spot on this earth can I fully identify with.

Is there a word for that?

Josh says that's wanderlust but I'm not seeking adventure. I am quite happy feeling displaced.