The second day of our Intrepid tour's about waiting. Waiting for our bus, waiting for Ping to arrive. He's always late. It's Thai time, one of the Kiwis said. And that's when we started talking about Asia, and that things in these region are never on time (Singapore and Japan are the exemption, not the rule). My group mates were bored and I really can't blame them. We're all dying to get to Laos. But for me, I think, who just crashed and burned and trying to have my life back (after years of rushing from one news coverage to another, and later, after years of being confined in the desk) , waiting is about taking things slowly, learning to let go. Chill Prime!, I told myself. In Singapore, everything's has to be scheduled. In
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