SATURDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 2004
In transit, and thinking (about schemes and plans)
(Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
09:47
“Aircraft Interior Maintenance ASU” is stencilled on the side of the truck on the runway. Behind me, an empty corridor stretches for about half a mile into the heart of this part of the airport complex.
“… to Hanoi, ready for boarding at Gate C6,” a Malaysian woman announces. Her voice is beautiful, and strong.
“Barang bang, barang bang,” she announces again, “… to Bangkok … for immediate boarding” is the only part I manage to make out (I can’t write and listen).
“Longer and more frequently,” I remind myself of a thought I had earlier this morning about visits to my family. I play around with the idea for another couple of minutes before mumbling to myself, “More frequently is more important than longer.” I conclude with a preliminary, pencil-written plan in my head: December, April and August.
Welcome back
(Fengshan City, Taiwan)
21:15
I don’t really have an “integrated view of existence”. I do have a lot of building blocks, though.
Welcome back, by the way.
23:15
The silence of wide open spaces …
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