January 9th, 2007 | by popagandhi | published in general
A blink, a cut, a flash of light — then you open your eyes, and suddenly you can see, after 12 years.
That’s what they’re going to do to me this Friday, and what they will do to accomplish that, in a nutshell: cut a flap in my cornea tissue (leaving a hinge to fold it [...]
January 6th, 2007 | by popagandhi | published in general
with regards to our first hostel, and my new home in it
The location is unbeatable — I live right behind Sim Lim Square (!), am located spitting’s distance from my favourite restaurants in the area (Basil Alcove, Victor’s Kitchen, Sultan Kebab), can walk to and from Mustafa Centre at 3am if I wish, and no [...]
January 4th, 2007 | by popagandhi | published in general
I’m not one for posting song lyrics on blogs. But I’ll make an exception today, given the circumstances. Bob Dylan is the writer I always wished I could be.
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last.
But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast.
Yonder [...]
January 2nd, 2007 | by popagandhi | published in food and music, travel
I’m a horrendously bad sightseer and tourist, that much is true. You have no idea how bad I am. I almost never manage to visit any of the attractions of the city — unless they’re glaringly obvious and utterly compelling, like, say, the Taj Mahal — other than that, I really should take a keener [...]
