Salientia: Of a bird, a frog, a squirrel, an 'Inu' and a model

And so after a year of silence, i'm back.

With the fun, food and laughter of the past couple of days spent travelling from Penang down to Ipoh, KL and finally Singapore, with the most awesome bunch, still fresh on my mind, I begin to write. Yet my vocabulary fails me as I struggle to find the words to express myself. It's only been 24hours since our trip ended but i'm missing them already. The adenaline from running around malaysia and singapore, catching the right buses and trains (even those that didn't open their doors when they were sposed to) still coursing through my veins. The Food (spelt with a well deserved capital F) still lingering on my taste buds, literally since I just had another taste of Ipoh and Penang's biscuits for breakfast. Yet nothing compares to the cammaraderie and friendship forged as a result of spending 11 days, for Tori, 7, together almost from sunrise to sunset, save for the moments spent asleep, dreaming in eager anticipation of the following day's events. It's a magical bond that ties people together, watching out for each other as we crawled, climbed and waded over and through rock crevices and underwater streams, feeding each other the best foods our homes could offer, looking out for each other on the roads, writing and singing nonsensical melodies about tortoise-shaped 'kuehs', curling hair that was never meant to be curled, laughing ourselves silly and yet sharing from the bottom of our hearts till morning.

It feels somewhat odd, now, that the next time we'll see each other again will be amidst the stresses of academic work, for some, economic.

But no matter, unlike food and adrenaline, friendships last a lifetime. And it is for a lifetime that we shall strife to make it last :) I can't wait for the next time we're gathered! David, get your kitchen ready! We're coming to 'tear it down' :)

Anna's accomplishment, telling a lame joke and acting cute.