thoughts escaping my mind
So along the way, my father twisted his ankle and I decide since we are in San Francisco, we will take it easy. Our first day was basically resting, and then later in the day, we went out to Walnut Creek, visited Target, Ace Hardware (Lafayette), Whole Foods, Macy’s before another day was gone.
The following day, we headed up Brentwood where there was U pick farms. Unfortunately, most farms were past their fruiting season and closed. But we always do find something around… peaches.
We left Cody after our breakfast at our Bed and Breakfast.
It was a stressful breakfast. Everyone seated at 8am, having coversation when all I wanted was a few more minutes of sleep. Breakfast lasted 1 hour! And there was a lot of Buffalo Bill and Effiel Tower talk. Had nothing to contribute since I am generally bored with history.
Dead tired. Haven’t updated my travel notebook in two days.
This morning I woke up at 6am because the electricity tripped. The maid was ironing my mom’s skirt for work. Why she had to do it so early in the morning instead of last night? I don’t know.
All I know is I’m the one who had to wake up, find the key to the gatepost and re-instate our modern quality of life because my parents didn’t even know the electricity was cut off. Even if they had known, would they have bothered?
After that, I simply couldn’t get back to sleep. The dogs also got excited and woke up early.
As a result, I started polishing my mother’s silverware which, due to long storage, I’d taken out and soaked in lemon juice, dish washing liquid and aluminum foil, overnight. And as I got sleepier, the dogs went back to sleep, full from their meal, I pressed on polishing up silver that hadn’t seen light of day after a grand total of 4 dinners many years ago.
Continue reading ‘The Kampong Girl, Silverware and US-made products’
I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve written in my blog. I don’t know how people blog about their lives every few minutes or hours. Why is it that they have so much happening in their lives that is worth telling everyone about and I don’t?
Well, just because I’ve not written anything doesn’t mean life’s stopped for me.
Every time I go for a walk with the dog at the reservoir, it’s a trip made in fear.
Will the monkeys be out? Will they leave me alone if I walk past them?
So the Angsana Tree at Braddell Road was hacked down on Sunday.
I was away over the weekend and on Monday, I had to go to Toa Payoh and took this picture:
*note the brakes engaged in the car ahead.
What took 80 years to grow, was felled down in one day.
Just a few months back, I drove up Braddell Road.
I’d not driven up this road in ages, and realised that there was a tree right in the middle of the road.
It was great. I was surprised, a little taken aback and wondering if I’d taken the right split in the road.
But it was the same road. It was just a tree in the way. And I thought to myself. Wow! The government actually left this tree there. It was really cool.
And then today, I see this article in The Straits Times – U-turn: End of the road for 80-year-old tree in Braddell by T. Rajan. Continue reading ‘The Angsana Tree’
Don’t you hate it when you dream of something and the minute you open your eyes, you forget what it was about?
The next 10 minutes is usually a time I try to recall whatever I can. Continue reading ‘Of Hot Dogs and People Watching’
