There and Back Again - Part 1
Dear Friendster(s),
It has been such a ridiculously longish time since I’ve updated this blog of mine. This blog holds numerous memories I hold dear. The past 2 years of my life I guess was a terrific adventure and continues to be so. The ups & downs still faithfully colour my life.
Of course one of the main reasons for such ‘abstinence’ of updating the blog was that the IT admin EVERYWHERE I worked religiously blocked friendster (the word ‘work’ should gave the idea why it was blocked u nitwit eeqbal! - EPI Editor). Hence I gave up the idea of recording the paths I took in this journey called life & simply left it scattered over the years.
Indeed, when I read all those silly postings in this blog, I slowly realized that one’s life is such a colourful event which is usually spiced up with suprises nice & bad ones. One thing for sure, I really regret not recording events surrounding me & my frens on camera digital or otherwise. Worse for a year back such attempt was effectively made futile with the silly purchase of an awfully inadequate Benq digital camera.
Sigh, mistakes in one’s life is much more costlier when one began to think about it. The Benq camera although multi-functioned with its sound recording feature in addition to the usual picture & video capture features, is sadly disabled with its poor picture output. Pictures taken with it looks exactly like when you open your eyes right after waking up in the morning - its grainy and blurish a little. An average camera which reminds me of myself hehehe.
So whilst I finished up the never ending pile of paperwork, the inspiration to write again began to twitch in the nose as my dimly lit office was filled with some very sentimental musics in the background played on my pc. You may ask " pray do tell, what wouldst such sounds be that thee art most inclined not to let it passeth by as wouldst the wind bloweth away the odd grains of sands?"
It is a song sang by the late Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. He was a Hawaiian singer. Started to sing in a band in 1976, he became famous outside of Hawaii with his song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What A Wonderful World". It was one of the songs from his solo album "Facing The Future" released in 1993. Soon afterwards, he began promoting about freedom & Hawaiian independence in his songs. ‘Braddah Iz’ as he was fondly known was obese & was hospitalized several times before succumbing to weight related respiratory illness in June 26th 1997.
His sweet melodic voice carries out these words from my tiny speakers on my LCD monitor (which is not bad actually) while I write this piece of entry
"OK this one’s for Gabby
Ooooo oooooo ohoohohoo
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Dreams really do come true
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops thats where you’ll find me oh
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
And the dream that you dare to,why, oh why can’t I?"
Yup, another song sentimental to myself to add to the already full 2GB Sansa mp3 player. Yes, 8 months back, it all began. A once in a lifetime adventure. Such was the journey extremely great, I for once couldnt put it down in writing. I think it would be in parts it seems. And for all I know, it’s going to be another enormous project for yours truly as huge as my flopped website project. I have some pictures & I need time to organise them so as to describe this exceptional journey.
And thus my trip back to memory lane begins now. I was there when it all happened. Now I am going back for a look what have I missed these couple of months. Hence and therefore, I present to you friendster "THERE AND BACK AGAIN". (Not coming to theaters near or far from you). The journey continues in the next posting.
Until then…
