Wednesday, August 17, 2005 0 comments Post a Comment It's coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it don't snow here, It stays pretty green. I'm gonna make a lot of money And I'm gonna quit this crazy scene Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. I made my baby cry He tried hard to help me He put me at ease He loved me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on I'm so hard to handle I'm selfish and I'm sad Now I've gone and lost the best baby That I've ever had Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye - Joni Mitchell "River" I am insanely in love with this song. Like how i usually do when i fall in love with anything. Brief but apocalyptic. Its my blog song now, do put your volume up for awhile and give it a listen. 3 overseas calls in a week, uncle agony for 5 friends in a day, emails to reply, appointments to catch, family meals, late and long night-phonecalls, 1 more jab left, claims and accounts to be done, 1/5 through my 1st chi book in a long while, packing awaits, goodbyes to be said, over and over again. My braincells are going lemming - i stayed up all night yesterday for another mj session with *nudges to right* them and i haven't caught a wink of sleep for almost 34 hours already. I feel like death. but oh well, i won quite a bit. so i'm not complaining. *pats jj's head* A week left, my heart is so empty and full at the same time, i hardly have room for simple anticipation. its just occupied by short-term objectives. 1230s @ orchard mrts and 6ams @ changi airport and back-home-by-4-pms. I suddenly wondered if Shanghai is preparing herself for my arrival. ~ boy can you let things go. 8/17/2005 06:20:00 PM

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