now, i rarely experience feelings of intense, jolting fear while walking down singapore sidewalks, but boy, this one must take the cake i tell you.

so today, i was merrily strolling along thinking about erm, (my memory fails me). but no matter. as i nonchalantly approached some corner somewhere, i spotted this guy walking in the opposite direction. now i'm not one to criticize the appearance of some random fellow human being i meet on the street, but the way those eyes stared out from those sunken sockets was really sort of creepy? but that's not all. so my eyes diverted down, and in his hands was a, goodness gracious me, of all things, a COCONUT??!

now reading about this in words on a screen isn't going to bring out the incident in its full glory, and i've got no idea how to vividly relive it here. but just imagine. you're walking down the street, and suddenly you come across this odd/weird/creepy/freaky/scary-looking dude with...a COCONUT. and guess what, that's not all. now as i gingerly passed him, he sort of turned towards me, and goodness, his facial expression changed to an expression i've got absolutely no idea how to describe. and. he raised his hand. erm, yes, the hand holding the heavy, hard coconut. if i remember correctly, i sort of cringed momentarily, half-expecting to feel the blasted coconut crash down on me. well thank goodness it remained in his hand, and i most certainly didn't hang around to see just what in the world he was trying to do, instead hurrying past in a flash.

and, i just realized raspberries have hair on them. ok, wow. what a stunning revelation we've got there.

peace, guys!