A kinder, more accepting society...?

I heard news of a parade coming up. I also caught glimpses of the uniform the paraders will be wearing... the icon for the parade seems to bear some semblance of, hold your breath now... A RAINBOW! Gasp!

Could this be the first parade that celebrates the "alternative strata" in our once conservative and ostracizing society? At long last! A kinder, more accepting society! I can't believe I'd live to see this day...

Is this really what I think it is...? Or is there more than meets the eye...? Stay tuned to this blog. I will continue to find out more and tell you right here!

And one for posterity...

The organisation is going to have a picture of the staff in posed pictures. This is going to be one done for posterity... so... any cop, this one?

A new spring bloom...

I walked into the apple orchard to enjoy the view...

beauteous spring flowers surround me...

I plucked myself a new bloom of the season...

to accompany me on my long walks and jogs...

a fresh flower to go with me...

Little wonders... just let your troubles slip away.

This is one of the more meaningful songs I've heard this year (last year was Sarah McLachlan's "Ordinary Miracles" and Jem's "Once in Every Lifetime"). Sometimes things may seem overbearing, but hold on to yourself and let the troubles go - in the end, only you will matter and the rest is just a memory. It may be a painful recollection, but memories can no longer hurt nor harm you, unless you let them. So just hold on, don't forget to hold on and let your troubles slide away...

(P.S. I've streamed the music here. Though it's been compressed, I'd seriously recommend broadband connection to hear it.)

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Little Wonders - Rob Thomas

Let it go,
Let it roll right off your shoulder
Don’t you know?
The hardest part is over
Let it in,
Let your clarity define you
In the end
We will only just remember how it feels

Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders,
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away,
But these small hours,
These small hours still remain

Let it slide,
Let your troubles fall behind you
Let it shine
Until you feel it all around you
And I don’t mind
If it’s me you need to turn to
We’ll get by,
It’s the heart that really matters in the end

Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders,
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away,
But these small hours,
These small hours still remain

All of my regret
Will wash away some how
But I cannot forget
The way I feel right now

In these small hours
These little wonders
These twists & turns of fate
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away but these small hours
These small hours, still remain,
Still remain
These little wonders
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away
But these small hours
These little wonders still remain

Cha Cha Heels - Eartha Kitt

	Woah! Talk about gay-anthems! Check out this one by legend Eartha Kitt - "Cha Cha Heels"

Destination Bali - June 2007

Am thinking of holidaying for about a week in Bali this June. Can you look at that photo and honestly say you are not interested? Go see a doctor and check for a pulse.

Have looked at travel guide websites and thought Sanur sounds like a good place - beach, hang ten, ocean view AND affordable, family-run lodgings.

However, I am looking for two things:

1. Travel tips and suggestions.
2. Travel buddies.

Travel tips and suggestions.

Have you gone on a holiday to Bali before? I am wondering if June is a good season to go. I wouldn't want to arrive in the middle of a tropical monsoon and spend my days in the hotel praying to the local gods for fine weather the next.

Which part of Bali were you? I like the beach atmosphere and I love ocean views. I have a strange affinity for the sea. I wouldn't mind hanging out the beach and catching some sun for a holiday tan, sipping on my pina coladas. However, I wouldn't mind visiting places places steep in art and culture - not just visual art and culture mind you, I would appreciate gastronomic art as well! I've also read that Lovina is a good place to stay for nature lovers, which I also am. But I don't want to be stuck in four acres of forestry for my 7 to 8 days stay. I also need variety and accessibility. Nonetheless, a beach spot would definitely get first consideration.

Are there good hotels (i.e. affordable and comfortable) over at those places? I have very simple needs for comfort - security, air-conditioning, hot showers and privacy. Of course, built-in room safes and Internet access in the rooms would be wonderful!

Since I am thinking of Sanur, I spotted a seemingly wonderful hotel there. The Swastika offers affordable lodging and appears to be a very good place to stay, what with all the excellent reviews it's received on many websites' hotel reviews.

Travel buddies.

I have traveled alone and with friends before. Although I enjoy having 'me' times, I also like experiencing the dynamics of traveling with friends. So if you are also itching for a holiday this June, give me a HOLLER or drop me a line. We can make plans and do the necessary arrangements.

My open dates are from 26th May - 20th June, 2007. My preferred dates are 1st to 17th of June with 7 - 10 days of intended traveling period.

I have been bitten and am really itching to go traveling this June. So whether it is giving me tips or as a travel buddy, I really hope to hear from you!

Cheers!

Waiting for Silence.

I am waiting for the silence to come. It does not arrive.

I sit in the disquiet hustle of the soundless room.

I am driven. It’s the incessant sound of the crowd.

The crowd that does not include me.

I am without it.
I am away from it.
I am not a part.
I am apart.

I am not in-tuned with their cryptic self-serving cross.

I feel like I am on the outside looking in.
Pulled unwillingly to the activity within.
Not wishing to be involved.

Critically nonchalant.

One more day not knowing what to say.
One more day not knowing what to do.
One more day not knowing what to think.

One more day forgetting how to breathe.
One more day not able to breathe.

I see the action from within – a surrealist’s symphony of commotion.

But I am not apart of it.

And I never will be.

[Untitled]

She stood there
Staring at autumn’s draft and winter’s cold
She stood there staring at the gently falling leaves
The shades in amber, red and gold
Heaving a sigh and letting go
Parading their last glorious finery
In a cascading dance void of any fury
And in that instant
Far away at a distance
She understood
Staring at winter’s cold and autumns passed
She is the last of the amber red and gold
The last to lie on the non-existent grass

- Vincent Immanuel Pang

Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

	If you can't make your mind up We'll never get started And I don't wanna' wind up Being parted, broken hearted
You won't admit you love me And so How am I ever To know You only tell me Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps		So if you really love me Say yes But if you don't, dear, Confess And please don't tell me Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

Divine Love, defined.

Tiffany Atlas® Numerical ring. His love divine. My love defined.

My Anne, 95

	The new Nokia N-Series mobile phone. N95 It's what computers have become...