Thursday, July 25, 2013

Back in the hot and humid tropics for 4 days already. I've been really busy dealing with stuff at home, bad and unhappy stuff sadly. And also I have to prepare my barang for the last ever in-camp reservist. It is true that when shit comes at you, it snowballs.

Like how today I had to deal with issues on personal privacy, one aspect of my life which I value a lot and is super anal about. Although the issue happpened while I was away in the US, and eventually no major harm was caused, I still feel that if I was around then she would have been sacked because I will file that report. The parental unit told me it is over and let it go, which I did eventually to minimise to any potential disruptions that she may cause further to the household. Told le parents should there be a next time, I will do what I need to.

Second issue of the day was dealing with the renovation contractor. Unleashed the lion upon him. Literally told him to STFU except I didn't use Fuck. Irony huh. I couldn't bring myself to a level so low to deal with him. That ultra defensive idiot of a man who cut you off while you are trying to reason with him. Blood boiled by that rudeness and raised my voice telling him to just learn to shut up and listen to what people have to say. Aunt stepped in and told me to calm down thinking we are going to get violent. Rofl. Fucked him by telling him he gets nothing done by overwhelming people with empty talks and simply not listening. Also told him to get his work done instead of always asking why we want certain things done to the house. Like hello, our house is ours to do as we please, and you are paid to do your work, not question every little thing we do. If you have already gotten your things done and up to standard I would have been more willing to share in a better mood, not when you are behind schedule and took your own liberty to extend the deadline by simply misquoting us. _|_

Aunt commented that luckily I wasn't around, not that she's an easy person to deal with, he would have gotten more hell. Told her that maybe if I was around things would have been completed already. Lmfao.

Draining. Busy weekend ahead, ict next week, hmm, Don't know when I'll have time to do a proper conclusion for the disrupted trip. Oh well. I promise I will try.

Friday, July 19, 2013

A lttle unfortunate; but it is almost goodbye..

A series of unfortunate events meant that the trip was disrupted after Niagara Falls. Putting it bluntly I didn't get to visit the Big Apple nor DC. The plan to watch Phantom of the Opera at Broadway was dashed; and the somewhat geeky visits to the museums in DC got postponed indefinitely as well. Oh well. I guess there's always another time to come back again, and I'm making sure it won't be another 19 years. Photos from the phone to take us through as I prepare for the return trip back to reality.

Touching down, not knowing the perils that laid ahead.
It really is a lot more sinful here. 
Love the vast expanse of skies here. 
That really quaint looking BnB beside our first hotel.
 Fueling the stomach with selfmade waffles at hotel's breakfast bar. 
When one's a tourist,
one's gotta queue. 
And when the queuing gets too long, 
one take pictures of people behind him,
and the Rainbow bridge, a la the Causeway. 
The American Falls only served as a warm up to what was to come. 
19 years on I'm still trying to find the magic in the mist, 
while attempting a futile effort keeping my gadget dry while taking the video. 
Flying high and wet. 
Before long disaster struck and I hitched my first ever ride in an ambulance to the ER. 

What followed was a week of hospital visitation and watching someone undergo a surgery to fix a fractured tibia. Which also meant that the rest of our trip was canned. And what better time to be down with the nastiest cold of the year. Also gave us the unwanted pleasure of extending our stay in a pretty boring region. So we went shopping. 

Spot the Singaporean driver on his way for buffalo wings. 
Not too bad really. 
The really sinful onion at Outback Steakhouse.
Steak.
Tell me what is Singapore noodles.
And this was the answer I got. 
Irony.
Attempt in finding non western food ended up with a plate of rice with super giam beef. :(
The second hotel we moved to after extending.
And the view from our room. 
Went to Cheesecake Factory
Am glad I stopped myself from ordering this
Boys and 
their toys. 
Combating late night hunger.
Just had to have the deadly tv dinner while we are here in the land of microwave food. 
The last sunset in Niagara Falls 
was over
before some 
even noticed. 
Picked up like a boss from Niagara to Newark. 
Not exactly the best moment to be in a limo, but I'll take that. 
And the extra legroom was more than welcome, made the 6 hour ride a little more bearable. 
Goodbye New York, we WILL meet again.
Meanwhile back in Austin Texas, we got roasted again under the hot dry sky.
You know the heat is very real when this is all you see in the skies. 
And what better way to combat the heat with.
Honestly how do you expect your people to be healthy?
Oh hell, there's always room for meat whatever the heat outside is. 
Even Vietnamese food here is supersized
Actually the primary objective was shopping; the touring was secondary.. ROFL
One of the many useless stuff that I bought. 
 
Thankfully the clouds came,
like marshmallows
Indeed it was a boring commute.
I will really miss the vast sky and sunsets.
It was cooling and the clouds were somewhat mesmerising, but thunderstorm is such a hazard when driving... 
The quiet neighbourhood. 
Here everything's better
The first and only non-breakfast meal at the golden arches
after all the traveling.
And of course we had to have pancakes
If imitation is the highest form of compliment,
That dodgey looking Chinese restaunrant 
that actually served a very mean meal. Read:not overly salty food like everywhere else. 
In the land of burgers and steak, it felt weird holding a pair of these. 
Even the fortune cookie knows.... that I don't eat crustacean, by choice.
The days spent here, what impressed me the most has gotta be the how clean the restrooms are. We really need to learn how to properly pee. 
Vader is watching, no matter what..