natsu matsuri, a once a year japanese tradition of culture, history, children, memories and get together. went down to the Japanese School this evening with Peg & Bi, weather is warm and dry during the day and as the night descends, the air contained heat retained during the day and the moist that comes during our all year round summery darkness. it is certainly not airy within the compound, but the atmosphere care none for it. it was overwhelmingly noisy, cheerful and filled with the most adorable kids ever. i almost kidnapped one home tonight. most certainly, japanese rear the world's cutest bunch of toddlers in all sizes, shapes and twinkly smiles. i love their rosy cheeks, chubby and small bright buttony eyes and peachy cherry lips. i think i could devour them whole!

i think my focus was entirely on the number of kids i could lure home than the festival itself. i think Mr. A would be both shocked and surprised! but i don't think he would mind. he would probably ask me to keep the kid in my wardrobe until he comes back for his pinching pleasure.

we had fun playing 2 games, yo - yo balloon where you take a hook stuck onto a piece of twisted paper acting as a mini rod to hook up colourful water balloons on rubber bands. i only managed to hook up a bright yellow one and the hook fell off when i got the paper rod all wet. oh well still not bad for a first timer. then we played the bowling game. haha the japanese staff were cheering and shouting on for the players you would think they are some performers. still it add on its charm. i missed 1 pin. damn. but i got a prize which is something i would give my sister since it has a label in japanese but stated "made in china". not my kind.

all those colourful yukatas you see the young and old in. well, you get those odd ones you know straight out they are the Singaporeans. well, standing right in front of you while you are watching the dance performance. as what Bi says, Singaporeans grew up on a healthy diet of glass, apparently, they would think they are transparent....

i fell in love. there and then. not that my heart is not with Mr. A but rather this one stole my heart at first sight. i think he is 3, in the cutest goldfish yukata and the chubbiest cheek, swallowing a wiener whole. running around zooming in and out. he sat at the table in front of mine. i could not take my eyes off him. he smiles so ever sweetly, i felt my heart giving way. a warm breath that took that very and nearly last one out of me. gosh, he is a hot little thing, literally since he came close to slightly above my knees. i am short to begin with, nevertheless height does not stand in the way of love. alas my young love was reined in tightly by his evil mother. i lost my love as soon as i found him, never had the chance to express my true feelings. i could only look at him from a distance and on a cab when he came so close by. i could have snatched him out of his mother's hands and pop him on my lap and away we go to KBOX to sing my hearfelt emotions. i was in love.

well, lucky Mr. A i remembered him despite my young love. :)
i know i had to get something to remind him of me every single moment. I did, a symbol of my love (i am allowed to love 2, 1 young and 1 Old-er). now it is a matter of getting it on the plane out of Singapore. To US with LOVE... Singaporean LOVE mind you.

despite falling out of love so quickly, today is a blessed day. we talked over the phone for 1 hour and 34 minutes. forget those seconds, i am not so calculative. heavy on the pocket but this is something i had always wanted to do but failed to. shy is not the word, more like "wat if he doesn't like it"... to think he is just as happy as i am. this stays right in my heart.
i received 3 smuacks and half one (ever so soft that i should not count it at all). i gave away 3 of my own. he sent his love electronically but my lappie shuts down fast before i could open my arms to absorb all of it. sometimes i want to kick my lappie.

when i was outside, all i could think is someone on the other side of Earth. come home soon.