Do you remember the time where our doors were not shut as tightly as it is now? The sound of neighbours watching tv in each other houses? Where every doors were open for anyone who wants to pop by for a quick chat? Well, thats the lifestyle of kampong utama. Rose's home.

Was'nt exactly a getaway i guess. More like a fattening session. LOL. Slept a lot due to the sultry weather. Most of the time we were hiding in the nice air-conditioned room.

Kampong Utama like most nice kampongs around has paddle pop ice cream man going around with the paddle pop song. @ night, we went out for the maybe 5th or 6th meal of the day. Fried prawn dough, sotong balls etc. It's someone's house and makeshift shop at night. Nifty ah. Life is basically like that in batam i guess. Everyone is a business man in his own manner. From the "kokkok" mee uncle in the morning to the computer shop guy. Everyone mind their own little business and leads their own simple life. After supper, went over to rose neighbour's place where we sat and watch edward scissorshand on tv. yup. channel 5! even watch the not so scary haunted house show then decided to make our way back home to sleep. Despite of it being batam, indonesia, the place is really quite influenced by s'pore i guess. They watch channel 5/8, u/i. The clock is tuned to spore time though indonesia is an hour slower.

Had my hair cut for 25000 rupiah. SDG$5! Hair cut, wash & blow. Great deal man. Just that my hair looks kinda toot toot now actually. oh well, we should see what gatsby can do for me la.

toot toot pictures should be up soon.

*ahems* i have black fingers now.

dear effy, sorry if i aint sensitive enuff abt our washing our hair twice a day with shampoo issue ok? (psst, I rinse with conditioner just)

dear rose & family, thanks!

& i really miss home tho i duno why. =D glad to be back!

added:

the first paragraph is not copied from some article. but then again it doesnt matter. if it is then my apologies la.