And suddenly....

Life is filled with its thrills and spills again!
Just the way i like it.
No, it's nothing quite like the life of a celebrity as I'd just stumbled on one such blog.
But seriously, feel like my life has really stepped up and there seems to be no looking back from where i've come from.
Sure hope i'm headed in the right direction.
What I can say now is it's looking good.

Walking in Chinatown earlier this evening, I just felt... happy.
Determined and a little upset I could not find what I want yet nevertheless, light hearted and yes, happy.
I used to believe happiness is really but a fleeting feeling.
Right now, it seems a little more tangible and really has to do with your own personal outlook.
I loved walking the streets and observing the traditions of us Chinese. It just intrigues me how I can be living amongst ppl who have such staunch beliefs and I myself feel so foreign to these ideas.
In search of something so 'common' as i'd thought - taichi shoes, that sure was not easy. Believe i asked easily 12 people at least! Haha I am surprised even by the great lengths i took to find them!
Maybe it was the interesting lanterns on display that captivated me or the many helpful people I asked -> who kept leading me to strange places where they just DID not sell the right stuff! Haha.. Case in point: these days, everything in our sunny island is sanitised, clean, modern stuff, hardly a touch of the authentic! NOT even in 中桥 emporium.

While crossing the central bridge, I chanced upon a small group performing in hokkien... There was quite an audience with many older people gathered around.. some were happy, singing along to the familiar tunes. Seriously, I thought it was pretty heartening. Sure beats older people being utterly bored at home. One thing that would be horrible is losing mobility. I don't like to contemplate the idea.

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And suddenly, I just want to dance!
"The Legacy of Goh Choo San" really blew me away.
Have always had a keen interest in dance but I think it's a whole different level of appreciation once you actually attend classes yourself!
Was impressed with the flexibility and strength in their bodies, their form and lines, the pure musicality of their movements - poetry in motion.
It was beautiful and ballet is really something that perhaps is hard to appreciate unless you have that keen eye for such beauty or you actively practise it and can understand what it means to command such discipline over your own body.
Control, that's what it's all about.
and it's not beyond any of us to achieve it.
It speaks of a certain grace, elegance and femininity.
Just felt so proud to be taking classes from one of them. :)