you call it mer lah ker.

Day seven of my holiday hiatus. Away from the drudgery of work (which I usually do enjoy, but it's been overwhelming of late), from the routine nine to five days, long walks to catch the train and back. Away from the minaturized version of my room, with my 27-inch screen (no, I haven't gotten over it), multitudes of dvds and books and familiar grounds.

It's been a somewhat unexpected turn of events so far. I guess it has been pretty awesome and I'm looking forward to what's ahead as well. At the moment, I'm sidelined in Melaka, which is also an unexpected detour. I was meant to renew my passport and collect it on the same day, but thanks to the ever efficient bureaucracy and administration, I'm stuck till Monday when the office reopens and I get to collect my new passport.

Which is okay cause my cousin Jay is here, except I didn't quite have enough clothes. That has been taken care of, and I did bring my laptop (the one thing I never travel without) so that will keep me sufficient entertained in the meantime. And entropy is okay in small doses I guess. I haven't been here in two years, so this feels very much like home and nostalgia for me.

I'm sure I have lots of people to catch up with (and I will get to you shortly), and couple of other errands to run. For now, I guess I can be contented just settling into Malaysia and drifting into long afternoons of nothingness. There's something about listening to distant dog barkings, occasional traffic and cantonese drama blaring that is quite comforting.

All this is rather nice; I just wish that I didn't have to miss certain things though.

Ah well. Entropy calls.


. Arigato .