Tuesday, May 24, 2005
waking to the sound of street sweeps
oddly familiar. nostalgic at best. It has been a while since my sleep has been disrupted by something other than alarm clocks. Someone is sweeping the street outside drake's apartment and mumbling in Spanish - you can also hear some sirens and pigeons hooting in the distance. It immediately conjures, in my head, the clattering of a hundred metal spoons, wheeling of carts, and the cry of the rooster in Hanoi. The screeching of trolleys and the bustling commuters in Hong Kong. Street noises. The mind is a wonderful thing - you can travel anywhere you want, if you have been there at least once.
Of course, I lay my lazy self back to sleep. 10 more minutes. 20... Now there are two men outside murmuring.
Flags from around the world and other cultural pieces decorate drake's apartment - leaving me humbled and seething with envy. He dreams of Asia. I have too many destinations to pick out a region. Had an excellent conversation with Amanda on Sunday that left me bright-eyed, wide-eyed, and on top of the world.
I stopped writing travelogs, but I need to start again before my memory fails me. There is much to be written about the trip to the Malaysian jungle and the nature spots in Japan.
p.s. - since I start working in August, now is your chance to fly over to San Francisco :) Su casa, mi casa.
Of course, I lay my lazy self back to sleep. 10 more minutes. 20... Now there are two men outside murmuring.
Flags from around the world and other cultural pieces decorate drake's apartment - leaving me humbled and seething with envy. He dreams of Asia. I have too many destinations to pick out a region. Had an excellent conversation with Amanda on Sunday that left me bright-eyed, wide-eyed, and on top of the world.
I stopped writing travelogs, but I need to start again before my memory fails me. There is much to be written about the trip to the Malaysian jungle and the nature spots in Japan.
p.s. - since I start working in August, now is your chance to fly over to San Francisco :) Su casa, mi casa.
// posted by sakit @ 8:12 AM 
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HAHA! It's so funny to read a post about my apartment!!
I'm glad that the LBC reminds you of Asia:) It actually has the largest Cambodian population outside of Cambodia.
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I'm glad that the LBC reminds you of Asia:) It actually has the largest Cambodian population outside of Cambodia.
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