transposable element

i’ve had chili chocolate before and loved it so when i saw this among the assortment sold at gelatissimo, an italian ice cream bar outside isetan scotts, i knew i had to try it. the first spoonful didn’t have the tongue-tingling sensation i was waiting for; it was more like a slow ember that makes itself felt after a few spoonfuls. an ice cream treat that’s cold… and yet hot. intriguing, confusing, and definitely interesting.

isn’t that always the case? when we add new things into the mix, it transforms the otherwise boring and normal, to something much more interesting. we don’t always need something new, something big, something totally radical. often, it just takes a bit of tweaking to bring about a big change.

remember the 52 marbles for 2009? here’s how we spent the first marble -the first weekend- of 2009. a walk at the labrador nature reserve.

a 10-hectare park housing world war II relics, secret tunnels, secondary forest, a cool playground, watching men rod fishing, and a walk on the only rocky beach in singapore accessible to public. too bad it was such a short one; jan had fun navigating the rocky paths along the seashore.

a bit of nature. a bit of adventure. a bit of reprieve from the city living. spent with the family. a marble well spent.