did i mention i went to little india last night for dinner? an uber different experience i ever had..OK maybe not to the extent of 'ever had'..but i really had a lot of different tots when i was there, from the moment i stepped out of little india mrt station. k..the story goes..

well, not even having to look at the board, i knew when to alight, by looking at the 'passenger grp' tt alighted at tt particular train station..so here i m, with xuan..blindly following the crowd. we could almost pass off as tourists..cos the cannot-make-it us had to check the board for specific exits so as to plan our route. so..we decided to start off w tekka market exit..

n my ol' my..i was really overwhelmed by the NUMBER of people on the streets (or should i say males..) was quite taken aback..cos i din really quite rem seeing so many ppl in little india the other time i came! *must be a sunday evening..tt's y* i tot. so gung-ho-ly (or so i tot), we walked thru the crowds.

n pls laugh at us..cos of our weak stomachs tt day..we ate BURGER KING at little india. wow. i jus cant believe it. i know i know..we will be more adventurous the nx time we go..amazingly..BK was really empty. so 2nd observation: perhaps indians don't really go for burger king?

k..back to my story. aft dinner..had our first few 'tourist' snapshots of little india. night was falling..n my heart was pumping faster. hmm...but having the heart to explore..we headed off to explore the little shops n funny streeets.. i tell u..i was so reminded of an episode of amazing race..hurhur. i tot really..i m in a simulated environment mans.

well..was an ultra eye-opener n i wld say...mind-opener as well. i really realised new comfort zones tt i hav within me. i mean of cos..i may look gung-ho at times..but i know inwardly i m a HUM. well..looks can be deceiving..

many tots. was thinking how m i gg to survive if i should church plant in a similar environment in future? when the ratio of my race to the other is like 1 to a few hundreds or perhaps..thousands in tt area? how did i manage the looks fr the others cos i look different? n naturally..the roads which i promise i will NEVER drive in cos..i suppose once u get in..u need an hr to get out fr the other side.

food! n the language! n many many more! was commenting to xuan tt did we realise tt we actually communicated in chi almost thruout the whole lil india journey. hehs. tho we normally chat in eng. hahas. concluded tt we felt safer in chi..tt not many ard us would hav understood..andtry standing in close proximity of one inch with a stranger n start chatting w ur fren. trust me..its different. its stress. hahahas.

of cos..i wasnt the one taking photos. i m a HUM, rem? i was almost clinging to my belongings while gung-ho xuan snapped happily w the digi cam..pics of buildings..pics of road signs..pics of unique shops..all i can understand..but pics of fruits n veg?! bahs..

anyways, had a gd time of discovery by my little india trip. saw many vcds with words i din understand..peered over many provision shops tt sold herbs or spices tt ive nv seen before..or even internet cafes tt r giving such fantastic rates..hehs. orhhhh..n of cos..the lights n lamps which r all so unique..the shoes n cushion covers which i think r v..erms..i dunno how to describe..jus v 'ethnic'. i jus think i need more of such exposure la.

so..kampong glam. u're nx. :) hehes.