Songs of the Sea

It's a coincidence that I'm blogging once again at 1:00 am here in Singapore. There is no particular reason for that, except that I like to hang out at CBTL till the wee hours after a 'hard day at work' (yes, holidays sometimes can be hard work, with a teenaged daughter, a ten year old extremely indecisive son, not to mention the husband). This is my time, where I can sit down in peace with my glass of 'Sunrise', with its burst of orange and pinch of vanilla, listening to Joe Dassin's Aux Champs Elysees, that plays repeatedly here every single night. Tonight is no different, except that I decided to have a salad this late, for the simple fact that I had not eaten for hours. The salad looks and tastes divine with crisp lettuce, cherry tomatoes and cranberries. I finally had my fill of local food today with the traditional Chicken Rice that comes with broth and yummy chilli sauce and mee goreng that I simply love, both of which I had been introduced to by my friend Saira in Kuala Lumpur a couple of years back. Through the glass door I see the usual Singapore night. With people sitting outside Starbucks adjacent to CBTL and throngs of passers-by still out at this hour. A day at the beach and I finally brightened up, despite the fact that Palawan Beach was a big disappointment. I came here a couple of years back and it was much cleaner. Still, I like being in water, all by myself, feeling the sand swiftly slipping from underneath as waves come and go. The feel of deliciously warm water around me, the gentle breeze, the comforting heat of the sun, the sound of waves lashing; everything makes me sink deeper in my thoughts where nothing else exists. I started writing today's post thinking I would write a little about the beautiful and mesmerizing show called 'Songs of the Sea' with live cast, lasers, flame bursts, water jets and captivating music; but I ended up writing about the real songs of the sea; ones that you can only hear if you block out all other sounds once there. The ones that I heard today, that transport you to another world; beautiful, melancholic yet giving you hope at the same time. Songs of the Sea..ones I would always want to hear...