Trip to BKK

My muse has gone into hidding. She wasn't in the little closet the last time i've check. There is no trace of her anywhere. Wondering if she has deserted me for good? Or probably she is in search of her very own muse? Or probably she thinks that we both needed a break.

Indeed, how well she understand her master. We both needed a break. The trip to Bangkok appears to be more daunting than relaxing. We have combed every corner of the shopping centres, night bazaar and the infamous Chaktuchat market searching for good buys, fighting against the pollution and traffic in bangkok, declining any 'good intension' from the taxi drivers and also snapping non-stop with our camera. Coming back to the hotel rooms with blisters on our feet and shopping bags as our battle prize. Its a far-cry from a relaxation get-a-away.

But it was all worth it.

It is the sheer idea of traveling that has keep me excited. Not the fancy food, the glittery nightlife, the shopping or even the culture and the people. Well, not all of it anyway.

It was the moment just before the plane takes off at the runway. It was such fleeting moment that I have to grasp hold of. To hold it in my heart. That was the feeling I am after.

Sitting in the plane, I welcome the anticipation of what is to come. The feeling of freedom that empowered me. Allowing me to be who I want to be in a foreign country. Going somewhere that nobody even knows my name. Accepting me just as I am, at face value. Without any excess baggages or pre-determined perception. Just me.

I love that about traveling.

My friends. The girl friends that I traveled with. I know that they are all going to be my friends for life. With that knowledge, it is easy to love them, accept them and sit beside them in silent. Through this trip, I have get to see a different side of them. Everyone of them. Yiling is independent, crazy (calling every black dog she saw on the street 'ah nor' because they resembled her soft toy??) and also streetsmart. I have seen the clueless side of Jorine. I used to think that she knows everything but through this trip, I reckon that there is a part of her wanting to be taken care of. She also yearns to sit back and relax without being in the 'front line' all the time. Jinwen has grown more than I can catch up with her. She has become more indifferent and slowly forgetting the meaning of stopping to smell the roses. She is very accomodating and is very streetsmart. She keeps her knowledge to herself and doesn't flaunt it unless situation calls for it. Well, that's just my perspective of them. They are definately much more than that.

I'll post up some pictures of the trip when I get home.

Hopefully my muse comes back soon. Meantime, I'll be meeting my JC mates later in the evening.

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