Life For Rent

It’s 9.45 in the PM right now and the sky has turned dark just half an hour ago. It’s rainy, soggy and cold. But what’s really warm and heartening is that the Londoners have been nice and helpful people. They are really quite a good bunch. At least those whom we’ve met so far.

All of us are so dead tired now. Nicky could sleep standing in the tube. Poor fella. He’s now all wrapped up and asleep in the bed next to mine already, without so much as a shower. Wow. I need my shower, regardless of how tired I am. The only exception is when I get so pissed drunk that I may just drown in the shower that I just strip and ZZZzzz….

Jansen isn’t at the club tonight. I went online for a tad bit over at Theora’s hotel earlier to update the blog and pictures and say hi to a few people. Sorry there were so many of them and so much to do in so little time I couldn’t reply to all. But I do miss you all lots. I also miss the club and maxwell. heh i’m kidding..

You know I have talked bout, what the airport means to me. The airport is a place of mixed emotions. Whether you are sending someone off, receiving someone, going away for a while or for good etc. There are many different emotions involved. On the night I left, what did I feel? I felt zero excitement. No sense of anticipation. Really in contrast of how things were in the last trip I did. Maybe it’s cause its a study trip mostly. I don’t really know. Be it studies or holidays, I suppose what does it for me is who I am travelling with. I don’t wanna go into details but you smart fellas who know me will know what I am probably driving at.

I miss Rach’s room. Beki’s place. Titan (tutan as named by someone). Turbo. Uncle Joes. Chilli Mussels. I miss a lot of things. And yes, I do miss one person in particular. I don’t really know what came over me. Perhaps I shouldn’t have depended/expected something of someone. Maybe I shouldn’t even be talking to the person. You do know I don’t wanna be like that. But I can’t help so. For those of you who have loved someone so true and so deep once upon a time, I believe you do know what it is like. I know for sure my mom knows how it is like. But over time she gets over it. The worst and saddest part, and probably the one thing I would regret a whole lot, is that I wish I could relate with her, but I can’t. I wish we could be closer. I wish she knew me as a mother should know her son. It is so apparently, she knows nuts and she assumes I am this and that, that even my grandma who knows me better tells her she’s wrong.

My mei mei. I worry bout her the most. If I had the say I don’t even want her to be there. But there is little I can do. Am I being too overbearing? I think she is prolly the person I know who can understand what I go through. That the cure is not bout ‘letting it go’ or ‘knowing someone new’. But there is nothing she can do for me, nor anything I can do for her. Jeff, I really hope u made the right decision. I really do.

We went to SOHO earlier….where the red light district is. There is this shop that spells G-A-Y and I think it carries interesting stuff, but I can’t imagine what everyone will say if I said I wanted to go in to take a look.. hah hah..And then it was onto chinatown, and a walk around. I basically tagged along to soak in the sights.

And that pretty much wraps up the first day here in London. I think I will listen to a couple songs before I doze off to bed and all. I have been coughing quite badly. I think the cold air is irritating my bronchii and with the intermittent rain falling upon us, I actually felt quite miserable but tried to keep up a happy and talkative front. The folks here do dress rather well and the guys are quite good looking. I think mr BS will be swooning at all of them.

Scheduled for tomorrow is the change of guard ceremony, the london eye (which i doubt i will wanna take..) and the london bridge, plus plus. I will tag along, as usual.

On a brighter note, the cops were out on full force at the tube station with a cute lil pooch. Probably as part of random security checks at the stations. They’ve been screwed once and they are not gonna let it happen again. What do we do back home? We have one staff doing sentry duty. Sometimes I wonder are they as ‘trained and committed’ as the some of the nsf sentries in army camps..

I wish princess rach was around. I wish my didi was around. *sigh* My didi has such nice long eyelashes. We all agree people with long eyelashes are really captivatng…:P

Unfortunately for most, he isn’t gonna allow himself to trust and fall in love with someone so easily.

The prince can only pen some of his thoughts out here. 95% of it I have decided to keep it to myself. It’s just me, my Ipod, my thoughts, and the sound of rain outside. Hopefully in a few days I will be able to bring out all the prince’s lovables out. The prince listened to emotions, escape club’s i’ll be there. Avril’s Tomorrow. Hoobastank’s The reason… somehow emotions says it all for me. I need not go into lyrics for I’ve posted them before so I put it back on to share the emotions with everyone. I think it’s a beautiful lovely song..

Prince shall pen off for now. I love ya all. Bitch hotel rulez!

Goodnight..good night… and that’s how the song ends too.

~ Prince signs off at 2227h ~

Day 2
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Hello hello!

Well before I go on with today’s blog entry, I would like to bitch bout a couple things. First of all, I declare that under usual circumstances, I would not want to dine at chinese dining places when I am overseas. Why? The food is one thing. But I find that the service and attitude of the staff suck. They do treat everyone the same regardless of race but if you ask me, they have A LOT to learn. And dinner was at one such place earlier…grrr..

The other? The weather here in London is amazingly erractic. We were at Buckingham Palace where there is a daily change of guard ceremony. When the horses and guards marched in with the music, the rain began to pour. As they approached the palace compound, the rain got heavier! The minute they entered through the gates, the rain stopped! The rain began on their exit again! Same thing! GOSH! Is the weather part of the ceremony too?

Also realised Singapore have been copying a lot of what London has. If you think our transportation system is efficient, I can assure you London is far better. Let’s see what we copied :

1. The presence of a speakers’ corner – Hyde Park
2. Bus lanes
3. Interior bus layout
4. Low ramps for wheelchairs (Singapore is just starting to implement slowly..)
5. I don’t even wanna go on…

Our daily passes permit us to travel around zone 1 and 2 either by bus or train, with unlimited travels. Else the buses cost 1.50 pounds regardless of distance. We have to flash our passes to the bus driver on boarding but really, he can’t really see much. If an inspector boards and spots someone without a valid pass, he or she will be fined 20 pounds. They count on the customers to be honest. Can we do the same in SG? I guess not. Who will pay a fixed sum for like 2 or 3 stops anyway. But the locals have an oyster pass, probably similar to our EZLink cards?

We did hell lotta walking today. My legs are sore and I am still coughing. The chilly weather is not helping one bit, especially when the rain and sun comes at will, within 1 minute of each other. It is even more erractic than Genting Highlands.

The fish and chips is supposedly a must try here. I tried one that uses cod fish, and if you asked me, it was so bad. To my standards at least. I am not even comparing it to the ones you can get from Freo in Perth…

So much complaining eh.. Yeh I know. I am tired, and cranky.. hahah..

Looking at london bridge, I realise why the nursery rhyme “London bridge is falling down”..However the tower bridge is a work of art. Pictures were taken while we were there. I didn’t even exceed 10 photo shots today. Not worth la!

We also visited Portobello with its day market and all. Nothing exceptionally interesting. Maybe it’s me. I prefer scenic views while travelling. I hate shopping. Never understood how people can shop for hours with nothing in mind. I went into Tesco last to get some groceries and I was done 15 mins before everyone else..

Ok ok, I’m beat. I shall try and get some rest tonight. I badly need it. I feel weak from all the walking and coughing. ARRRGH.

I miss da folks at home…hope they are doing fine. Hope Jansen did a good show tonight too..Look forward to catching up!

For now, it’s over and out from the prince @ kings cross, central london.

~~2317 hr

Day 3
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Good morning! Nice temperature outdoors this morning. Just had a good breakfast (B&B) just like yesterday. I’m a happy prince!

Discussing where to go today. Gonna take things easy today and just chill out. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us today. Gotta get back to discussion! I shall return!

~~0945hr

Back pretty early from a good shopping trip down to Camden Market. It was yet another wet soggy day…urgh when will this all end??

Bought a couple stuff for myself and friends. I don’t really like to buy souveniers that people tend to chuck one side and stuff. Might as well get edibles that satisfies their taste buds yeh? But I have a couple shirts, and we were at this play called CyberDog. I tell you it was awesome. It has everything one needs to go clubbing with. They even have shirts with different luminated electronic scrolling stuff on it with different designs. Haven’t seen one in SG yet. Was very tempeted to get but the battery pack was so huge and bulky, and with the price, I decided to go without it. Another reason? I tend to take off my shirt anyway… *sheepish*

I bought this really cool thing though. I will prolly show it when I take it to the clubs. Bought another one for a friend too. I think he’ll like it. Quite a good price for it, which really helped. There was a house/trance DJ spinning there. Orifor or something like that. Anyone heard of him? And he had this dancer dancing on the podium. She is GOOD! A club within a shop, imagine that. And with the wide selection of accessories and clothes, 77th street isn’t even in the same league to compare. Take a look at their website, search for cyberdog. Haven’t been there yet. When I do I will post the actual URL.

I like the londoners. They really understand what it means by “Stand on right” on the escalators up/down to the tube stations. The undergrounds are really deep down though. Think it was like a bomb shelter or something, the entire line and all. You have to take elevators for some stations, else it would be like 192 steps, equivilent to a climb of a 10 story building.

We’re gonna pack and rest early for tomorrow’s journey into Wales. It is back to school! Had a good time at the pub with Theora and Shaik. Talk bout music back in those days till today. A good dinner of fish and chips and beer. Wow. Weather’s good now. Really hope it lasts…*sigh*

I’ll check back soon again if time permits. Time to get some rest with a little music. My cough isn’t doing too well at all..

~~2048hr

Everyone at the airport sending me off. Thanks I appreciate it!
Top row : Jon,Karen,Anty didi,Kester, with the prince in the front.

Anty didi with me on May 18th @ Changi Airport

Karen and Me!

Our room at an apartment in kings cross. One thing to say. Wah Lau eh!!!

Convent Gardens

The heathrow express. It is so nice!!! Takes us in between terminals and into the city. Even the bathroom is nice!!!

Soon Li, spilling a drink all over the british ground. Sure looks like he is doing something else…

And here I am, Prince Charles Ming reporting live on board British Airways flight BA012 to London Heathrow. Non-stop. Sitting in my cramped seat at 30F with Theora on my left and a cute british air steward serving this sector..*grin*

By the way all entries with the timing set to 0:00 was pre written and the date sychronised to the date of writing.

Supper is about to be served but they are doing drinks for now, and I am eagerly waiting for XMen 2 to begin on the flight entertainment system..

The night began on a lil heavy note. I was kinda expecting my ex to drop by to send me off but at the very last minute there was no vehicle available so claypot said “not this time round”. I was a little disappointed, a little sad on the way to the airport. I recall the last time round we travelled together on the same route to the airport on our lil trip to Perth. It was also in Perth that I watched Xmen 2 and then Xmen 1 with claypot. Ironically, this flight will have Xmen 2. They will do brokeback mountain on outgoing flights from UK.

Ooops here comes the cute cabin staff hehe…I shall ask for a tomato juice on ice. Oh he winked and blinked at me hehe… he’s sweet. Oh no am I turning into a potato chaser too? Neh I guess not.

Anyway as I was saying.. yeh was kinda sad. But maybe it would have been better this way instead. What do you think? I don’t know… *sigh*

I wanna thank Karen, Anty didi, Kester and Jon for sending me off. So sweet of them! Anty gave me some tablets to get me to sleep. What do you call them gee.. Lost my train of thought for a while. And another gift wrapped up. I don’t know who it is from even! Damn! From didi? Or Karen? hmmm…

Anyways think I will pen off for now and see how it goes…

Here’s some stats for those who are interested :

Departure terminal : 1
Departure gate : C22
Scheduled departure time : 2240h
Actual departure time : 2302h (SIN)
Scheduled arrival time : 0515h
Estimated arrival time : 0458h (LondonHeath)
Actual arrival time : 0503h
Aircraft : VE (747-400)

~~~ 2345hr

Good morning everyone. Everyone around me seems to be asleep hah hah… well I just finished watching X2. Indeed many have talked bout the links between mutants and homosexuals. In one scene, the mother of iceman said “Can you try not to be a mutant?”

It digs into the fear of mutants that stems from ignorance. Who is really evil? Magneto? Prof X? All they want is to survive, but they go about it in different ways. What is the ultimate solution? Mutants, homosexuals alike..

Weird topic indeed at 35k feet above air. From the sky show, we’re just flying over the sea/land border into the India. Just done with the Bay of Bengal under neath us, flying past the city of Puri, with about 9 hours 38 mins to go before arrival…*drag*

I am so bored indeed. Listening to my iPod with Kelly Osbourne’s One Word playing away…thinking of the people back in Singapore. How I sorta miss them already. I am such a sucker aren’t I? Yes, the last time I was on a plane was with claypot. I doubt he ever had me in his mind when he flew over the exact same route. He probably had 2 other guys in his head instead. I just wonder if it was Paul or Darren, I know nothing will stop him from coming down to the airport.

What else can I say? I don’t know. Jeff chose to go back to his bf, regardless of the terms and conditions. Nothing else is worse than leaving Shaun. I called him Weak. It is exactly what someone called me as well. Someone whom I don’t know if he’s jaded bout it all, or if he ever truly knows how it feels to love someone from the bottom of one’s heart. I wonder how many up here flying with me are thinking bout the exact same thing..

After so many months, the wound is raw still. We never knew how it was doing beneath the bandage. Beneath the bandage of music, clubbing and more music. No I don’t think I have deluded myself and used whatever I could to numb myself and now it is coming back 10 fold. It is probably some hope I have always cherished in me. Ian asked me earlier on msn, do I secretly hope to get back with him one day? I said you know, I love my ex to bits. But we are just not meant for one another. And each of us are better off with someone else. That’s what I said.

gosh I am so glad the lights around me are off and everyone’s asleep so no one will see my tears flow..

Where was i.. ah yes. I know it is silly, that at moments I wish he would pop out of nowhere. But I don’t really know what’s better for me. To see the ex, or not? Ben, who’s probably reading this can probably relate to his breakup with his ex gf. You know Ben, regardless of sexuality, we are not really much different. Mutants may be different from humans, but do they not have the right to co-exist? Does a majority claim domineerance?

But seriously,he knows it is never easy. We can hide it, or sure we can. We can be around for people, oh sure we can. But who will be there for us. Who will really sympathise. We’ll see if this trip will do me good. I really don’t feel good being so far away from everyone at home. I wonder how it is like to be gone, for good…

Been having strong headwind with turbulance here and there on this flight. The flight home will be shorter with some tail wind.. and there is a baby seated somewhere on my 10 o clock… oh man…

And my hand carry bag is screwed. The zipper is screwed. Arrrgh I never had luck with zippers. Why oh why..

I’m gonna try and listen to a couple slow and maybe sad songs to get to sleep. Maybe it will sooth this sad prince with a painful heart. I will see if I will write a lil more before breakfast. Else it will prolly be on the train towards central london. We’ll see how it goes.

Bed time for now. I love ya all. Yes I do..

~~0240hr

Good morning babes! Had a relatively good sleep after a supper of seafood lagsane and english breakfast of ham and eggs. Should have opted for the cheese omelette though. Realised this 744 aircraft has an internal configuration different from SQ. Some of the door seats are no longer door seats due to the extention of the galley. And the location of the toilets are not the same either. If you ask me, SQ has a better config. There is only 1 galley for the economy class that’s next to the toilets. Imagine the inconvenience and congestion. Not cool.

We will be touching down in Heathrow in about 40 mins. Gusty winds of 25mph are expected!!! Low cloud covers and light rain here and there on arrival, with temperatures at 12 deg C at the moment. Hope you guys are doing fine back at home. Time now is 4.35PM local time, GMT. It’s nearly lunch time for you guys back home though. I hope things will turn out fine, I really do!

This has been the prince, blogging from up above.

~~~ 0435hr GMT

Just checked into the motel. Gosh. 6 guys in one room. Will be putting some photos up. What have we learnt so far? You need to open the doors on a heathrow express yourself *L* But it is really nice! We snapped some pictures inside the train. And Londoners are always in a hurry. Rush rush. We had people who had the tube doors closing on them. Half of us were on the platform, the other half were in the train! The ticket gates also closed on me. grrr.. But with some might I managed to force the gates open to get my sorry ass across.

Coven Gardens was where we went next. There were buskers, one of which were a trio of folks with violins and the cello. It was really good I must say! Nothing like a good cuppa while listenng to them indeed. Managed to find HMV and got 2/3 singles that jansen wanted. The remaining one will arrive on the 29th so hopefully I will be able to go back on my final day here in UK.

All of us are really groggy right now…The effects of the flight are finally getting to us but we are hoping to last the day till the night.

It’s really cold here. At 12 degrees with the wind, I thank my lucky stars that I did not underpack. My trusty timberland jacket whom I really love kept me pretty warm, while those who underpacked suffered the consequences of it all.I tipped off the other group who’s still in Singapore on not to underpack and under estimate the weather here.

We’re really tired… gonna wash up and head on out again. I’ll try and blog later again. *yawnz*

I’m beginning to wonder if it is possible to even club on my return if I feel the same as i do now…brrrr… Why am I even thinking of clubbing still? HAH

I’m nuts. It is bed time for those at home so good night, sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite

~~ 1500hr

One more thing. Am looking forward to Dec 8, wih the opening of The Apocalypto. Starring Mel Gibson. The caption reads “When the end comes, not everyone is ready to go.”

Woah! Interesting. I’m opening movie slots for this one liao. Who wants to watch with me? *L*

And who else is kind to watch xmen 3 with me though you would have watched it by the time I am back… boo !

OKAY OKAY I’m going I’m going…

SEE YA ALL!

Music : Moloko – Sing It Back (Boris Musical Mix)

Okay I have to do this one last post. I’ve been sending out some messages to some friends of mine. As many as I can. I realise I am gonna miss them a lot. And it is only for a month? Gosh. I am so glad I am not dating anyone now. Okay okay I am just fussy aren’t I?

I got a PM in a certain forum which amused me a little. I get them all the time but this one somehow stood out :

Hi

You are fucking cute dude!!
And I love your intro!
Interested in hooking up with me?
Are you top or btm?
I’m pure btm.

cheers, marcus

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Hah are you thinking what I am thinking? I think it is the name marcus! *L* I’m so sorry marcus darling. You know who you are. Not suggesting anything la.. You know I will miss you loads!

Sigh. Time to pack the last bits. I hate packing! I REALLY DO! But I am gonna pack some stuff along with me.. heh heh. I will showcase them in fotos to come. What are they? Stay tuned…

I’m leaving on a jet plane….

Music : Mambana – No Reason

Gosh, the ciggie burn on my skin looks bad. Oh no. Is it gonna scar? Any doctors to advice? It hurts with all the abraision it gets!

Thank you princess rach mei mei for the call. Marcus my darling boy. Alston, and everyone who sent me an sms/called me to wish me bon voyage. It will only be a few weeks, unfortunately for you all!!! *evil laugh*

Don’t think I will have time to say tata for now, later cause I got stuff to do still so while I’m in the office finishing some stuff, I’ll do my ‘tatas’ here. Take care all of you. I will be keeping a log and stuff and will upload them when I have the chance. Probably only when I get to reach the university so it is gonna be one hell of a post I reckon with loads of pictures

Especially with the baby blue jumper my mei mei sent to me. So sweet lei she. *sigh* None of my ex has even treated me this nice *growls*

I just transfered a whole lot of songs to my intern. The things I do for him! Aiyo. Piracy eh….but oh well. Like what one of my frens commented, shame on those who claim to be fans of, say madonna, but the last album the person bought was Nothing Really Matters. You know these days certain artiste like madonna has a strong web presence but why isn’t her album doing exceptionally well?

Anyway, enough of ranting and raving. Gotta go for now. Love ya all!

Music : Britney Spears – From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart

It is departure day!

It is 2am now. Have I packed? NO.

Why? I was chatting with my ex.. *L*

It’s good to that we can chat with hell lotta things still. You know, it means a lot to me. A whole lot. We’ve been chatting bout a lot of things that I think can only stay between us. Gosh, lot of shocks and all. A lot of “OMGs” on both sides. And it is due to what we found out bout some other people? Sometimes I really question is it ‘good’ or ‘not’ to know too many people in the arena.

I better begin packing! I will be loading this page with pictures and all so stick around. I will do a final shout out before I leave. Meantime, keep safe all!

One day remaining folks! And my bags are not packed yet.. -_-

Ah well I got my instant noodles and all ready. Gonna do my packing tonight and try and get my nose and throat to work with me. Been coughing like hell

A lot of things have been happening around me, some of which I don’t agree with but it is the decision of the person involved so I respect that. In fact as I think bout it a lil more, this couple reminds me of me and my ex!

My dad and all came by for dinner last night and as he dished out some advice here and there, it became apparent how much my mom doesn’t know me. Used to it anyway. Grandma knows me best still. I’m gonna buy XO for her when I return

I’m supposed to be a lil more excited but I still feel quite relaxed and toned down. I wonder why..

Anyway, I’m still quite sedated punching the keys on the keyboard. Perhaps I will be more inspired to write more later. Meantime here’s a lil joke, military style

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A NEW soldier was on sentry duty at the main gate.

His orders were clear.

He was not to let any car enter unless it had a special sticker on the windshield.

A big army car came up with a general seated in the back.

The sentry said: ‘Halt, who goes there?’

The chauffeur, a corporal, said: ‘General Tan.’

‘I’m sorry, I can’t let you through.

‘You’ve got to have a sticker on the windshield to enter,’ said the sentry.

The general said: ‘Drive on!’

The sentry said: ‘Hold it! You really can’t go through.

‘I have orders to shoot if you try driving in without a sticker.’

The general repeated: ‘I’m telling you, son, drive on!’

The sentry walked up to the rear window and said: ‘General, I’m new at this.

‘Do I shoot you or the driver?’

I got the flu bug! ARRRGH. 3 days before my trip.

Shall stay at home to rest…I think I need it.

Here are some pics of me and my intern desmond, together with Ben taken this afternoon during lunch, before my darn nose decided to drip..

3 days of chioning! My gosh. Thurs I was like crap, not feeling well and tired and all. But I was in such a bad mood I had to go down. And Karen the birthday girl was going too so I quickly went to get a bday cheese cake for her. I was so not in the attire to club actually. Good thing you don’t get to see my berms in the picture with the bday girl. Her beads were glowing under the UV lights! It was fabulous!

By the way I caught Poseidon. Darn it had a lot of scenes filled with suspense and all but I still felt it was a cheap take off Titanic. Titanic still beats it hands down. The huge wave was really destructive though. Calling it a tsunami is an understatement.

I had a bad ciggie burn on my body. Good thing I was topless else my shirt would have been ruined. I know, it sounds mad. hah hah. I didn’t even feel the burn. I’m like that. When I am high, I am immune to any sensation. Especially pain. It was only when my mom noted it and I looked at it and I actually felt the pain from then on. It is located at my left lats, near the armpit. Awww…

The Prince, with the ever gorgeous Zane

Finally got a pic with Joel the cashier. He has been working there for 7 years! Wow! And I had a peek of him in his swimming trunks *blush*

A plot to get me drunk and on stage blah blah. Well they got me high that’s bout it. Quite high… as you can see..But that’s how I usually dance anyway. Can’t recall what song it was. Probably a song I love to dance and scream into.

The Prince with derricky. No one believes he is straight. I took this photo on purpose to blackmail him *L* Mr Podium Dancer and all. He’s good! He loves the club to bits.It is only with this photo that I realised he had a pink shirt. I thought it was white, for it was glowing under the UV light.

Chloe and The Prince. She’s new… and I think it was her ciggie that burnt me. But I could be wrong. No problems though! I am very thick skinned.

And the trio there, Jamal, Zane and myself. Didn’t get a photo with Ben at all

Thanks to you all for making the night a perfect wrap up to the weekend before I fly. I will see you all in a months time! *muacks*