Just following suit

If two people wrote something, it might be worth reading. If three people wrote something, it must be really good.

So here I am, after a really long break, coming back just for a slice of the action and the fun in following suit.

It's really really overdue but what the hey, last sunday we (me, hoho, lionel, sam and jeanie) finally made our trip to St. John's island! It's really small if you look at it from the map, i think the whole island takes up less and one page in the street directory, but on the island itself it actually feels quite sizable. The island used to be a detention and quarantine camp, so there's a lot of fenced up zones with sentry posts and barbed wire, though it's supposedly no longer in use. Then again, who can tell? The government is probably doing some stuff there that they don't want the public to know about. Who cares though.

The island is your stereotypical storybook tropical paradise. First time I’d ever been there, and I would have taken a lot more photos had my phone camera battery not given up on me. The beach was just so undisturbed and lush and wonderful. The sea was really clear and sparkled in the sun. The grass was so soft and smooth, like a putting green. Lionel brought a hammock and I made sandwiches. It was really a day just set for rest and relaxation, though ironically, I found it tiring. But it was truly worth it and I’d do it all over again if I had the chance. Took a walk with lionel and for the first time in my life, I actually got to enjoy the unspoiled beauty of nature. Tropical islets covered in lush green flora, coconut trees and mangrove swamps. There was this part where the ground was covered in thousands of brilliant yellow leaves and the trees with red flowers, it felt so surreal. It's natural beauty easily surpasses any beach or park found in mainland singapore. My only disappointment was the mosquito bites, which still plague me up till now. Leaving the island, we got to see a magnificent sunset coloring the sky a rich orange and the waters sparkling golden.

Everyone else has posted the exact same photos in one order or another, but for the sake of amusement and completeness I shall dutifully post them here as well.



Just arrived mid-morning after a 30 minute ferry ride.



At the jetty.



The only official entrance to the island, and we proceed...



....but oops, suddenly it's time to go already with no photos of the actual outing itself.



Sunset and goodbye.

Is it already nearly june holidays? Feels like the term started not too long ago, and its already week 6. Time really flies. I just realised from hong en today that the runescape economy has been totally scrapped, making the game more like Soloscape or some social gathering game instead of a real MMORPG. I’m really glad I quit the game ages ago, it’s just getting from good to bad to really really horrible. I’ll admit merchanting has it’s risks (like my loss in cabal), but it also makes the game dynamic and interesting. A MMORPG without trading and economy is like a car without wheels, it’s comfy and safe, you won’t get hurt, but it’s pretty boring and useless for all purposes that matter.

Anyway i've got to finish up all my remaining projects by the week's end.


P.S. We did have lunch on the island! Yummy white bread with a generous spread of some mildly radioactive something goop! If it looks like spinach, it must be as good as spinach!

P.P.S. The above photo is not edited... sort of

P.P.P.S. I might be having you on. Or not. Heh.

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