lil' misadventure

Had a tiff of sorts with my mum on Sunday morning. Usual jazz about finding gainful employment and such. So, wasn't very happy at all.

Decided to head down to Parklane to play GE, hopefully to get it off my mind. Simply told her I was going out to a friend's place and wouldn't be back til morning. Reached there about 4 plus, and played til about 12.30pm. By that time I was starting to get tired, but I didn't want to go home. Anything to just not have to face her.

Then I left the place wondering where I would go, since I didn't have enough cash on hand to get a cab home, and no trains to be had for love or money. Contemplated just walking the streets til morning, and get a train home .. while at Parklane the idea of going home had been repulsive to me. Since I was already outside there wasn't any point in going home. Yet, walking the streets wasn't very appealing to me. By then all I wanted was to go home. I was cold, hungry, and tired. I forgot how many street lamps I must have passed yesterday.

Walked past cabs at the kerb, past bus stops .. with nowhere to go I ended up walking, (yes, I walked) after asking directions from my GE mates all the way to Cineleisure near The Hereen, where I found a 24/7 lan shop emax. Rather uneventful on the way there, except 2 Indian guys followed me from Hereen up to emax, whereupon they whistled at me, then went down the lift. 1.20am found me seated at a computer, had to pay $3.50 for an hour, since they were closing at 2.

From 2-6am .. maybe I'd just mil around downstairs or something. Anyway, some guardian angel must have been watching over me. Logging onto GE, I told the guys I was at emax, then asked if anyone could spare a place for me to sleep. Heck, I figured I'd just be thick skinned and ask since I really was falling asleep at that point. Titan offered to come over and pick me up, I said ok since I knew him, not that well, but enough to know he's a decent sorta guy.

By that time it was 2 plus in the morning, he paid for the cab to his place, handed me a towel and clothes to "bath so I could have a good rest". Had a bit of a talk, he asked me to tell him if anything was wrong, I briefly told him stuff, and he gave me advice like "Home is still the best place" since he was a guo lai ren. Crashed after that .. 3.30am I think, was afraid of falling asleep coz I might wake late, and since he had work I didn't want to inconvenient him further, but in the end I did sleep, woke at 7.30am thanks to my hp alarm, and left his place at 8 plus after he'd woken and let me out of the house.

Asked directions to the nearest mrt station, one very kind old lady told me in Hokkien which way it was. Reached home at 9.30am, then played GE for a while and slept again, woke at night =x

Anyways, thinking back, I was very lucky yesterday. I could have really been walking the streets til morning, robbed, or worse, raped ><

For a time I thought my faith it must be hiding
Searching through the sky
Hoping to find a way, a way
To get me through the day
Wonder where I belong
Is this where I should stay

Chorus:
You lift me up when I am falling
You're my friend when I was calling
Now I'm on top of the world, top of the whole wide world
Yeah your eyes' been believing
In my life for a whole new meaning
Now I'm on top of the world, top of the whole wide world

It's just strange to me
It seems I've forgotten
Now I realize today I'm starting to dream again, again
Was the matter on the wane
I guess we all lose our way now and then