That night, I asked Shaiful to come along down to just chill and he managed to come down just before it closed. We wanted to go down to town to just chill and relax. Due to my dismay, Chinook didn't wanna start. Dunno why. She's been having her cranky mode lately. Thank goodness Shaiful was there to pillion me. Things that happened that night.
1. Went to Devil's Bar to watch my favourite band play. As always, I love to see Ah Pek play his drums effortlessly. If I want a teacher in drums, I'd rather choose him. He plays with feel. Oh btw, he looks like Ken from Singapore Idol. Hopefully they're not related. They played Dilemma by Nelly. Damn shiok. It was perfect, the arrangements and the instrumentation. Carbon copy I tell ya and Ah Pek could really pull the beats off. The dance floor was not spared by people who were boogeying their butt cheeks all over the place but one couple really marred it. I saw this dude grinding this butch before kissing her! EWW EWWW EWW EWWWW!!! The band was squirming I tell ya. Serious. Lol. The singer was looking at the other direction so that she won't get distracted. I can't say much for the bassist because it happened right in front of him and he certainly has no space to manouvre around.
The crowd was disappointing but after the band ended their set, we decided to give Fort Canning a visit. Yup. Fort Canning
2. Fort Canning. 2.30am. Yup 2.30AM. I don't know why but I've been pestering Shaiful to head down to Fort Canning with me. At first it was just a candid gesture but that night, things just happened. I had no objectives of going there. I just wanted to visit it. That's it. And so off we went. When we reach the carpark, we were surprise to see that the carpark was empty. I was just guessing that Fort Canning would be a hotspot for couples to make out if they don't mind "other" people to watch.
The visit was simple. I told Shaiful that our main intention is to visit Fort Canning and nothing else. Bearing that in mind, I knew we would be safe. It damn calm. Just moving around at such oddly hours and I could really imagine what was going on at Fort Canning when the war was raging on back in the past. We saw the Gothic entrance, which was damn spooky to a certain extent and the war relics left behind. We walked aimlessly and chanced upon a signboard. Yay!!! At least we know where we are. We had some surprise findings.
1. Fort Canning has a reservoir! Bet you guys didn't know about that.
2. They fenced up a section of the top of Fort Canning. I think they're doing some Alien experimentation shit up there. It would have really been a great view if we get to climb the fence. But the fence talked to us. It said, "Trespassers will be shot". ok.... I get your message.
3. Only one spot caught our attention. The Keramat or the Royal burial site of Sultan Iskandar Shah. He was also known as Paremeswara before he converted to Islam. Remember him from our History lessons guys? We just had to go there. Just to pay him a visit. Time check, 3am.
So off we went in search for the sacred royal tomb, with only signboards and instincts as guidance. 5 mins of making lefts and rights, we stumbled upon a tomb that was brightly lit and with flowers lavishly scattered all over it. Reading the information board, we were told that the tomb might not be Sultan Iskandar Shah because as the story was told, he actually fled to Melaka. So if he fled to Melaka, who's tomb was this? I didn't ask. All I know, there might be somebody there whom I just came to visit, as a human being. That's all. I drew closer to have a better look but didn't cross the boundary line. I knew I couldn't. I smiled and left the place feeling very satisfied. It was a peaceful visit. Shaiful and I was giggling our asses off because he jumped when he saw the signboard that showed us that the Keramat was nearby. That was funny.
4. While walking down the hill, a whole load of past memories began to flush in my head about the times I used to watch Indonesian bands perform at Fort Canning and how badly I wanted to be on that stage. I did manage to stand on stage and even got the drummer to accept my Demo CD. Once we got to the carpark, we scooted off to Al-Ameen at Woodlands for our 4am breakfast.
I just need more memories for me to keep. I've realised, I don't know bout you guys out there, that I've wasted my time in school too much. Staying back late to do readings and meet up for unnecessary project meetings at times. There was never a time for me to get beyond my academic compounds or perhaps I didn't bother to make the effort. Shrugs. But one thing I do know, I want my summer to be filled with concrete memories. Fullstop. I don't care what, but I must have concrete memories. Life is short. I know. I don't know how long I'll live to see my friends. That's a scary thought. But I do hope I'd be able to live long enough to see my grandchild.
Don't waste your time guys. :D Do something that's worth to keep in your memory box. Do more good to others perhaps because one thing that I realized is that people are rushing too much and too engrossed in their daily activities that they forget about those who are in need. I'd blog about my personal experience soon.
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