Posts from ‘March, 2009’

Nothing pretty about this picture… it’s blurry, poorly-framed, and the subject’s hardly anything of interest. But it’s like my mind right now. Wavy, twirly swirly, proceeding almost in straight lines but not quite, little circles in some parts. Oh, and there’s that deep, black, hole… which probably isn’t really that deep at all, if you [...]

During the last two hundred years the blackbird has abandoned the woods to become a city bird. First in Great Britain at the end of the eighteenth century, then… Europe, Vienna and Prague… eastward to Budapest…
From the planet’s viewpoint, the blackbird’s invasion of the human world is certainly more important than the Spanish invasion [...]

Sunset over Merawang Beacon, Tuas. A trip four years overdue…

The first of the three sole survivors of the genocide has emerged.
Presenting… the adult Metanastria hyrtaca, a swirl of a snouty, chocolately furry being. My foster-motherly tendencies not being able to resist a gentle pat of its head for making it this far, I swept a finger lightly along what could be called its [...]

Working life, life in Singapore, and a certain urban laziness meant that I haven’t enjoyed a sunrise in ages. Those morning rays that peek in through gaps in the curtains don’t count; me watching the sunrise from my bed doesn’t count.
(Alright, I recently caught a sunrise after the over’nighter on Ubin, but that was [...]

» Malaysia 7-8 March. RaptorWatch!

when young. Thanks to Roger Kendrick, the gregarious cats have been identified as Metanastria hyrtaca. Apparently, these (seen 2 Dec 08) were simply earlier instars of these (RIP 19 Feb 09). I wonder if they’re the same batch though. It’ll be a real pity if they were.

A realisation.
The more my emotions threaten to surface, the more I’d try to bottle them up.
These days, words, feelings… don’t come as easily as before.
It’s how I cope. I try to remain detached. At first, it takes some conscious effort. But now, I’m becoming effortlessly indifferent.
It’s been a while since I have attempted to re-settle [...]