Wednesday, May 1, 2024

2024/05/01: April

Took two weekend off in April

for live show + staycation in the city

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the first trip, solo,

departed later than planned

got myself stuck in heavy traffic

resulted in late check-in and

arriving late at the concert venue

not forgetting the late dinner after 1am

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but spent a well-rested day in the Airbnb

with a pretty good view from the balcony

so it was just concert + Airbnb

before heading back

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the second trip,

travelled much more relaxedly

by making it earlier

with the comfort of being hosted by an old friend

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we did so much in a day

brunch at café, attending a Raya open-house before the show

catching some football while having supper at Mamak

and watching the recent talk-about K-drama

all the way until 3am

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which really felt like

going back to the college days

but back then I known as an early bird

and only got dragged out when the gang

came knocking on my door

and back then we don’t even have Netflix

(relying on illegal resource and slow connection)

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couldn’t be more impressed by

how my friend was all set for work

in front of the laptop at 8:30am

that seamless transition

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while I slept through the 2 hour journey back

at the back of my mind

thinking about how I could

make up the time  

to catch up on errands and work left behind

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having got used to a pretty routine

for the past 3 years? post-2020

it will take some time to adapt

the uncertainties, rushes, changes

that tag along with travel

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