Longest nite.... and a little bout TPG

Its only 11.28 p.m and I feel like its already 2 in the morning. Actually I AM waiting for 2 in the morning, well... more like 2.45 am for a football match between Brazil and Mexico but the way things are going I think I may well be dozing off before long.. So I decided to make a post to keep myself awake.

20 days before I leave tpg again for Sarawak. I think I maybe able to do 20 posts assuming I have enough topics ( which I seriously doubt - so maybe around 10 at the most). So... today its gonna be on what I think I feel about myself ( a little bit .. not much) and about Taiping, TPG ( also a little )

There was one night- I forgot which night that was- I was talkin to a friend on msn and our casual conversation took a detour and went to how we think about our characters, about ourselves. Well, so I told him/her... I think I was born in the wrong era.. 20/30 years too late but in a right place. Taiping is the right place for me I guess. A town that never changes much, keeping much of its characteristics of old intact - A slow, peaceful town suitable for long days of thinking and relaxing without much "hectic" or noisy entertainment. If you want movies and shopping you can go up north to find its much illustrious cousin who speaks the same dialect, Penang. If you want some serious entertainment, hot places to be and the hectic life of a bustling city, head south to its cantonese speaking cousin, Kuala Lumpur. Taiping is just like what people call it, a retirement city for those looking forward to a peaceful and most teenagers call "a boring life". ...... And it suits me just fine!!! In many ways I find myself just like this town and in many ways it reflects what I think of myself.

But times are surely changing. The lake gardens which before 4 years ago was a place I enjoyed running on the outer ring, whether its in the mornings or in the evenings is a bit different now. The look of it is still mostly the same - still beautiful as always. But its the other things that are changing. The traffic is the worst thing to happen to it. I can't enjoy running on the outer ring much anymore ... unless its very early in the morning before cars start to stream in. On weekdays its just impossible to run outside ( only on weekends... I almost died once while running on the outer ring) so these days I just keep myself to the inner lanes. But one thing I find nice is that a lot more ppl are coming to the lake gardens, more old and young alike, coming to enjoy it ^_^. If you want to be alone.. go early in the mornings before 7.45 am.. If you would like to see people.. go after that or come in the evenings. Ahh...... the Lake is alive again.. even the boat rentals are doing brisk business it seems. If only the traffic can be fixed.. hmmmmm