so you think you can think?

let me outline the differences between cruising through canadian top-gear-supercar-video-worthy countryside scenery and singapore.

besides driving on different sides of the road... you don't see traffic lights for ages.

there aren't any macdonald's or burger kings in sight.

you wind down the windows because the air is fresh and cool (and to avoid the smell of petrol in the boot).

you wind down the windows because the view is simply breathtaking.

there isn't a single building more than 2 storeys tall.

you travel at a stately speed of 70km/h because there are twists and turns, because the view is simply breathtaking, because the engine frankly isn't comfortable above that, not to mention that the lorry ahead of you is doing 70, probably because of the same reasons.

and in singapore, when you encounter another vehicle in a situation like that, you flash your high beam to get him out of your lane. in these parts, you lower your high beam.

the radio djs aren't annoying.

you travel for half an hour to dine at a restaurant called lefty's because there isn't a single hawker centre around selling rice and leafy vegetables and toufu and noodles and wanton soup.

it is stress free. so you think more. all the time.



last few days sailing have been splendid. i believe i'm beginning to understand steering the laser on a new level. i've long heard and read about 'letting the boat sail itself' repeatedly, indeed i thought i already knew how to apply the technique. yet now i know 'not steering' doesn't mean keeping the rudder centered, it means letting it do its own thing. there's a difference.

this is now week 2. 15 knots forecast today.

over the past few days:
les paul passed away.
insane boat was absolutely usain.