16th May 2010

K I just came back from Yellowstone national park. And while I’m waiting for 6pm to come, I’ll just write a bit about my experience while it’s still fresh in my mind.

Haha so I went to Yellowstone with Eric, who’s about 31 years old. He’s the doctor’s son. So anyway, just a bit about Eric first. He’s different. I mean I really really appreciate him a lot for bringing me to eat buffalo burger, inviting me to his house to watch ice hockey last night, and then for accompanying me like almost the whole day today at Yellowstone. But he’s sort of different. Like the way he talks, and his views etc. which is why like we don’t really talk much. There are a couple of factors la, but then I don’t have as good a conversation with him than with the angmoh people I meet here. In a way, he’s sort of strange/queer, hmm but I really appreciate him a lot la. And I feel for him also cos he seems to be quite a lonely person. He doesn’t extend that kind of super hospitality to me la, but I mean I still appreciate him a lot. So like kinda torn as to how to think about him. But I think deep down he’s a sad person, and that makes me sad. Sucks I hate it when other people are sad people. I also sometimes feel a lot for those who are sad, but it’s like because their character is like that, or their personality like that, so it’s like hard for them to ‘do well’ in life socially that kinda thing, you can’t really see them getting out of that ‘sad, loneliness’ kinda thing.

Anyway so during the trip to I drove throughout. Haha. My butt is a bit sore now. But like yeah Yellowstone is cool. It’s not spectacular drop dead gorgeous my mouth open out that kind la. I saw some animals, like bisons, elk/deer/what ever that was, and erm the top of a bald headed eagle. Haha. And some random birds dunno whether it’s osprey. But like I think the problem inside the national park was u can’t drive too fast. Like 35-45 mph then after awhile it becomes quite sian to drive. Especially when u dun have a good conversation going in the car. Like me and eric were quiet most of the time. But he brought me around the major things la. Like old faithful geyser. And he’s been there like a lot of times alr, so like for him to bring me there again I feel very appreciative. I wonder if he felt very bored or sth. Sucks that we couldn’t strike up an engaging conversation or sth. But anyway, I saw many spots in Yellowstone where it would be nice to just like stop the car and enjoy the scenery, by the enormous lake that looks like lake tahoe. But during this trip we were mostly driving. Hmm so maybe my opinion of Yellowstone was affected by my company. But nonetheless it was still not bad la. Maybe it’s the time of the year also, cos it’s not in the middle of summer yet, so the greenery still like a bit brown. Like the snow just melt that kind of brown, if u know what I mean. An interesting thing of my trip is that we stopped by this Chinese place to eat lunch. Then like I spoke Chinese to the owner, as I like to, then after a while he asked me if I was from china, then I said no, then I asked him to guess, then he said Singapore. Haha. He said those who speak English well are mostly from Singapore. Anyway then we talked a lot. He asked me what I was doing here etc. he said he was just in Singapore a few months ago.. and like he asked me to come hang out there more often haha.. nice guy. I was happy to speak Chinese to someone, and like a fellow Chinese. It felt really good.

Hmm so anyway.. I dunno whether my seeming ambivalence to Yellowstone is due to me losing the wonder of natural scenery. Like maybe I see quite a lot alr then it’s hard for me to appreciate now. Haha or like find them very beautiful. Or maybe it’s just me, maybe I’m just harder to please. Haha I dunno but I think company matters quite a lot to my enjoyment of places. Hmm although that time I went to lake district in UK and I was like so-so towards the scenery also, even though it was quite nice and my friend kept saying very nice. I was sort of like yeah not bad. Not like WAA SO NICE! So weird how come I haven’t been wowed by spectacular scenery for so long. Maybe if I saw something like Niagara falls, I’ll be like orhh okk lor.. not bad. I won’t go crazy. Maybe I need to go more exotic places like Peru, great wall, grand canyon or sth. Haha maybe like Banff national park. Something with a nice lake and greenery.
Or maybe I just need great company. Like my wife or sth. On a honeymoon. Haha it would be different I guess.

I can’t remember when was the last time I commented a scenery was WAA SO NICE!! Maybe it was in kalbarri in australia. or ai ya I dunno. Maybe something’s wrong with me la. Haha. Okk gonna chillax a bit then go for bbq later. Time for socializing haha.