A journey of self-discovery... through Ikea
Well I've finished nineteen eighty-four and boy was it great. I feel ashamed that I haven't read up until this point and I urge anyone else who hasn't read it yet to go out and read it ASAP because it's an essential piece of 20th century literature and many of Orwell's predictions appear to be ringing scarily true in some places (see previous post, heh).I'm now reading Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, another fairly popular cult-20th-century-classic. It's about the journey of Siddhartha, a Brahmin's son, toward self-discovery and etc. Kind of like a thinking man's version of The Alchemist (God, I hate that book... it really frustrates me that millions of people around the world think it to be some sort of inspirational Bible when it's just a primitive piece of pulp).
Curiously I went on a journey of discovery today also... through Ikea... I'd never really paid the shop much mind in the past because my mum has always been against it (crap quality, cheap parts, etc.) but felt the need to visit today so I could grab some "home-ly" type stuff to deck out the room I'm staying in... I figure I'm going to be here til March 1st so can't be living out of my suitcase til then.
Lo and behold, the place is an evil temptress... beckoning with $5 stools, $4 cushions and $50 wardrobes (and mmm swedish meatballs)... so many things I didn't need... but wanted! I ended up getting a metallic shelf-set with 4 shelves... for $17(!) and some small fabric shelves that hang in a wardrobe for $4(!!)... plus a carry-bag and i spent around $25 in Ikea... but now I have some nice storage type stuff so I dont have to live out of my suitcase, yay!
Note for those actually in or familiar with Singapore, I've moved to Bedok (its in the east, on the way to Changi Airport) and am staying right opposite the reservoir, with some nice views of it too... (14th floor, not bad). Thanks heaps to Heidi and her family for putting me up... and thanks heaps to Joachim and his family for putting me up all of last week in his lovely HDB flat in Sengkang. :-D Good to have friends abroad, that's all i'm gonna say.
I've also been taking advantage of free wi-fi. I've recently discovered that I can get free wi-fi in heaps of locations around Singapore with this one carrier that is somehow linked or organised by the Government (well I guess everything in Singapore is, heh)... check it out ppl, free wi-fi!
Another event of note, I had Nasi Lemak S$2.30 in Singapore! And it was good! Near Raffles Place! Ahhh... Asia... food food glorious (cheap) food.
And that's me signing off... going back to KL soon... "i'm goin goin... back back... to KL KL..." and that's for those familiar with the Notorious B.I.G. and a certain song of his. OK, maybe that's lame.
posted by LX @ 4:56 AM
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