The City That Never Sleeps
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posted : Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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Looking back at all those days.. I finally realised something - we usually don't notice it when we have great opportunities, then when they're finally gone, only then do we see the truth. But then, sometimes, it's just too late.

I miss those days when I used swim almost everyday and watch hi-five and teletubbies, when i was obsessed with barbie dolls and got my first sylvanian families, and when I hadn't a single worry in life, that is,other than worrying about how I was to get my mom to take me to the playground.

Gone were those days when I had those thrilling trips overseas. Thrice to Australia - those ferocious dingos, the themeparks, the shop which sold the most colourful candies I'd ever seen, the wombats, the sight of my first bird's nest, the wombats, tasmanian devils, blueberry pie for breakfast, the five-dollar-make-it-look-like-a-real-pet toy, snorkelling at the great barrier reef,trying to scrape barnicles off the pillars in the sea, the beautiful corals, the sheep-being-shaved-act, the meet-the-looney-tunes-characters time, the bat-man simulator, the cool fresh air of June...

Then I thought about all those other trips other than Australia, and started thinking about all sorts of wild stuff..

My first country overseas was Australia, Sydney, then Brisbane, and Sydney again, followed by Malaysia (too many to name), then the Star cruise,in p2, then Bintan Lagoon in Indonesia, then bangkok, korea, hong kong and macau.

In Malaysia, wonderful memories in Palm resort are just make me want to go back again. Learning chipping on the damp, short, green grass right after it rained, the air-conidtioned playgrounds and libraries, playing Karem, bowling, milo ice cream minies, kicking undergrown,fallen, coconuts into the tiny gaps within the drains, my first (and currently last) game of squash, played tennis, swam, and too many others to name.

Star cruise reminds me of the pretty pink flamingo sitting on my bed right now that my aunt bought for me on the ship. I remember the swimming pool, the everlasting flow of sinful, yummy, food, the wonderful sea view and the board game. That reminds me, My father left my cousin, half a year younger than me, and i at the actvities room, before going off to do his other things elsewhere on the ship. I promised I'd take care of my cousin There,we played board games till we got bored. then I returned the games. since we waited for a really long time and my father hadn't turned up, I decided to go explore the ship. We got lost,as predicted, so I took my cousin up to the cabins, but no one was in. So i went back to all the possible places that i'd be able to find any of my family memebers on the ship and but cousin was crying and i was trying my best to console her. Finally,at the blue lagoon restaurant, I found my aunt , my grandmother and the rest they all managed to keep my cousin from crying. They sorta praised me over and over again, though i knew i wasn't really such a good girl.