2nd day

"i'm not the only one, even though my fate may put me outside the law and outside society. in the search for happiness, however, we are all equal: none of us is happy- not the banker/musician, the dentist/writer, the checkout girl/actress, or the housewide/model"
from some book, by some guy.

i'd be lingering the rest.

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collected 12 ang pows yesterday, the result of going to 3 different households and a temple near bukit batok. oh, make that 4 households. we slotted in one more household before going for the gambling session that ended past 2.
i was so dead when i got home.
the ang pows are lying on a heap on my desk and i'll do a tally later for the benefit of my parents- that they remember who to give how much to next year.
i fell asleep watching god of gamblers yesterday after winning $5. to the screams of "banluts" and "last round!"
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interesting people that we visited yesterday included a garbage collector who was drinking remnants of his red wine that the rich had thrown away with the seal intact.
he mentioned that he can finish 4 bottles of wine a day.
and the rich throw away poh heng gold chains.
intentionally or unintentionally we shall never know.
we also visited a woman who just moved into her new house and is in the process of divorcing her husband.
i always liked the way she decorated her house. can't begin to describe it but it's nice.
but a slob like me can never live that way.
imagine: the toilet's spotless!
and the hall is nice and round and cozy. perfect.
strangely, i can see myself living like that.
exactly. like that.