ratm's battle of los angeles album's playing on end now. i really really am delving into retrogression these days; listening to my stuff of old. when i was still that raging and choleric young secondary schooler who tuned into ratm, soundgarden, NIN, sonic youth and the rest of the syndicate. doesnt make for the best blogging music though; very jarring and grating on the ear. JUST LIKE INDIA. well i'd be honest and stick my head out on the guillotine- i didnt quite fancy it too muchos. and coupled with the fact that ive been afflicted with the Delhi belly; aka [View Full Entry]

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apologies for the muted silence the last few wks. for the uninformed, ive long left china; hmm abt a mth ago or smth. since then ive traversed pakistani sovereign territory and now am in india. in pakistan theres a nationwide power shortage and internet there is dial-up so thats abt as potent a concoction you'd need to really get wired. pakistan....is truly beautiful. nothing like how the media, whether print or press, would have you ingest wholly what they promulgate ardently. no semblence of ethnic and religious unrest, terror networks spawning and cocooning unabatedly, no shit like that. now that im [View Full Entry]

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the past 48-72hrs or so have been an exercise in cultivating patience and zen and inner peace haha. having been on board 2 back-to-back 24 hr train ride, the solitude and serenity that engulfs you is really ameliorative. most unnerving of cos was sending the sms to nus to ask for my results; having tried in vain the night before to outsmart the system by trying to log in early. hahaha but of cos its axiomatic that me and technology dont go. anws, yes so before the train rides we were in this shithole called lanzhou; where we resided in the [View Full Entry]

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an overdue post yet again. somehow ive lost the impetus to blog; not as psyched for it as with my previous sojourn. its really an acquired skill; an art of sorts, to live by the day and to function without an agenda. as pegs would say, 'to dysfunction into function'. its almost 2 wks in yangshuo now; and the dream-like karstscape is really surreal, ethereal and picturesque all at once. its an unassuming little town abt an hr off guiling, yes you read right guilin haha. the closest semblance to that we have back home is the conspicuous and almost obnoxious [View Full Entry]

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hey fellas!! know this is really late sorry this took forever. been inundated with texts and emails aplenty promulgating the dangers and perils of the recent earthquake that inflicted china. really gotta thank the big guy up there He's been really good. props to you guys too appreciate the concern i feel vey loved haha. im pretty far off the afflicted area so everthing's pretty safe here. we're now in yangshuo its a quaint little town thats still pretty much an idyllic getaway. i wont say rustic and unsullied per se cos china isnt quite like southeast asia where the populace [View Full Entry]

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vientiane proved to be a genteel introduction to laos. having not expected too much of the place after the countless pleasantries we heard of it; about being the most heavily bombed country in the world and other such disparaging accolades, we werent too up for it except for the fact that we needed to get thru' vientiane to bangkok to fly home. but as with the rest of the trip hitherto, we were beckoned and embraced with such ardor that vientiane is a place i soon came to be enchanted with. it truly is the most laid back country in [View Full Entry]

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its been a pandemonium of a week thereabouts in hanoi; residing in the labyrinthine and most asphyxiating streets on the old quarter, but finding reprieve in the grand hoan kiem lake just outside, that landmark very much the heart of the city. its been rather captivating, and im besotted at how finally for over a month i finally lay eyes on a backdrop and climate that most resembles avant-garde and contemporary. while not yet in the dizzying heights of singapore, the quantum leaps this city takes doesnt look like slowing up just yet. it is a place that stimulates and [View Full Entry]

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we set foot on hoi an furnished with the scoop and skinny about the niche little town. its tucked away in central vietnam and entrenched in a history of commercial and historical lavishness. it was largely untouched during the waring periods that afflicted vietnam, so their houses and infrastructure remain intact and unblemished from the days of old. its like being transposed back in time, with shophouses galore and errr..that's pretty much it haha. so it was a good reprieve after enterprising and volatile saigon, sluggish nha trang, with the primodial charm of the old town out to lure you. [View Full Entry]

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having perched ourselves snugly in languid nha trang for a sizeable number of days now, my sentiments towards this abode has spanned the whole spectrum. it emanates a natural comatose; that conpels you to unleash and indulge the inner bum residing inside. well, ive been stifled, unexcited, piqued and rejuvenated all at once in this lazy sleepy town. perhaps the slight lackluster and inhibition i amassed is induced by the rest of the gang; themselves firm advocates of movement and clamour. im not so full of enterprise, realizing that when i sit myself down at yet another improvised coffee joint by [View Full Entry]

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so its been a good few days in saigon and the days they evaporate into a haze by the day. its almost surreal to find yourself encapsulated in a city on the hinges of urban living and globalization yet still retains their old world enchantment. in typical fashion i would have inscripted conjunctures of momentous worth but translating my saigon sentiments into words is proving to be a gruelling process. there exists an enthralling allure to this city, emanating a certain lustre quite unlike the other cities we've been patrons to. the streets are lined with the extensive array of pho, [View Full Entry]

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