Last night, I had an interesting satay dinner with Deep Blue Sea and her friend, Katherine at USJ Taipan's Restoran Sate Kajang. Insane Ox, a fellow blogger, joined us and was the only rose among the thorns. Katherine, whom Deep Blue Sea made friends with at her belly dancing class, is an American from St. Louis, Missouri, who is traveling here and staying with new found friends she met through Global Free Loaders Program. She has an interesting day job, I must say, being a nude model for art classes at a university, wow! And she's a freelance photographer too.
Talking to Katherine while sending her to her host, I find this Global Free Loaders Program very interesting. Maybe I should try. It's a program where you meet friends online, and offer to host friends. In exchange, you need to host friends too, although not necessarily the same ones. It's an uncoventional, great and adventurous way to travel to a new place to meet new friends. Much more fulfilling and interesting than taking a tour package, I must say. And it's a lot easier on your budget too. Click on the title to find out what it is.
Anyways, just to digress a bit, I am glad I got to know Insane Ox a little better, because although we have met two or three times, we never had a chance to really talk and discover and explore our minds and thoughts - what I learned about him are through his blog, and from Deep Blue Sea, which was not much, until tonight. So, in a way, I not only made a new friend, Katherine, but I also rediscovered my blogger friend, Insane Ox, and seeing him in a different light.
Tonight, Insane Ox and I are taking Katherine to Petaling Street to shop for souvenirs to bring home. After helping her with her shopping, we'll be sending her to the airport. She's going to Bangkok to visit her brother who lives there.
I don't know about Insane Ox, but I'm really thrilled about tonight and I look forward to playing a tourist guide to Katherine. Yippie!
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
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Assalamualaikum & dearest Nel,
Hmm...guess this's how I lose most of my friends huh? First, for not responding timely & promptly. And second, for not keeping in touch & up to date. Sigh....
Just had a chance to read your new blogspot, and of course, this particular one. My, my...your social circle is growing by the day huh? And I thought I was gonna get mine going, but girl, you are way, way ahead. Should suggest something like this to Eli, who seriously need to be "more happy" with herself than occupying her mind with "how her biological clock is ticking away, and the necessity (need?) to settle down".
Anyway, that Global Free Loaders Program sounds really good. That sure as hell could fit in as a yearly oversea vacation/trip, whaddya think? We have our own FLU (Free Loaders Union) here at NST, it's usually resurrected once a year, during Ramadhan, hehehe. Who'd wanna miss "berbuka puasa" where all the food is all ready for you :)
FYI, just signed myself up with the local chapter of NAU Alumni (the U I went to in the States). Saw a very familiar name in the members' database and thought I drop her a line. True enough, she was our lecturer at SUNY/ITM. Ms Anisah said she keeps in touch with you (hmm...why didn't you tell me that?) And rather amusingly, she informed me about our own upcoming SUNY Alumni gathering on June 18. NAU Alumni is organizing one the following Tuesday, March 22 at Nikko Hotel.Wanna gate-crash? hehehe
Okie dokie, you sure have an interesting (not to mention hotly exciting as well, hehehe) social life these days. Keep it up girl, "Live the moment!", "Live the day!".
Nonetheless, do take very good care of yourself. And have a pleasant week ahead!
Wassalam & cheerio :)
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