kali lapan(puluh ribu);

of 'slow-mo' for breakfast,
with the appam loving bestfriend.
updates over tosai and roti canai (extra canai please),
and the (very) hungry (not satay seller) little brother and tight spaces.
of going shoe-hunting with the mighty blue truck,
and found a golden pair so very bright!

of the stress-free and bright-smiled roadtrip,
with the Blue Twins (one with patience and the other with rashes).
of winding roads and highways and low-ways and small scary roads,
and mocking ('anda pintar semakin pintar!') signboards, disappearing and appearing out of nowhere.
of the theme song; a thousand (sexy) miles.

the sighs of relief and whoops of joy!
(and how convenient, just as when the will to screw it almost took over)
and and and...and there, there, there.
familiar familiar familiar.
all smiles and grins.
of the Heart that could not, would not...stop.
smiling, grinning.
just like that night of "nak tak, nak tak"

and everything else in between.
(of mee sup kompang and kuew tiaw kering)
and everything else.
(of duets on the piano)
everything.

(i'm sorry) that my goodbyes are brief.
apparently i have found someone i cannot say goodbye to.

that was my two-days-after,
my eighth,
now it's time to reset the counter,
back to one; all over again.

can you hold on to a day longer than you should?
just a little while longer, i promise.