Millenia Rink at Tampines after work today for some Roller-Hockey under the cloudless star-filled sky. I told Abel over New Year I would join him and it turned out to be sooner than I had expected. Managed to scrunge a pair of Skates from Guoyang. It was fun. I picked it up pretty easily even though it must have been at least 10 years since I last played. I guess the things you learnt when you were young and fearless, you don't lose that easily. The only blemish, on what was otherwise a great evening (or night) was the incident halfway through,when one of the guys fell and cut his chin and had to be sent to CGH.

After the floodlights went out, I went for supper with Abel at Geylang. Abel rode his bike, I drove. In life the people you meet, they teach you to see things in differently; they leave indelible influences on the way you view the world. There were no lots nearby. In the past, I would just have taken a risk and slot the car in illegally by the side of the road, to save myself the walk. But something's changed. I decided a walk through Geylang at its most bustling time wouldn't be so bad. In fact I found it interesting. The different eateries, crowded with colourful people. The street walkers with their cleavages, hanging around the alleys, the aroma of durians etc etc. Thank you for showing me that walking can be very enjoyable.

and sometimes, things happen, and you find that you just can't make yourself big enough to make things right again