Three Lives

Just touched down at Kuala Lumpur 6 hours ago.

And I'm supposed to wake up for work in about 4 hours' time.

Oh goody.

Luckily I had some sleep on the 13 hrs flight from London to KL, and it's been on my mind, wanting to write down these thoughts of Europe while they are still fresh on my mind.

My visit to three countries, felt like three lifetimes.

My first life started in a medieval country, where fairies and leprachauns still live among the common folks. Green is everywhere, sprinkled with the redness of the hair, pinkness of the complexion and emerald blue of the eyes of the handsome locals. I learnt to appreciate the beauty of silence through a friend, who will always remind me of the wonderful moments I had in this lifetime.

Second life started as I bid a soundless goodbye to Green with a gentle kiss on his hands. And I stepped into this new world of yellow and blue, a utopia built on countless interconnecting islands. The beauty is almost unparalled, as if I'm living in a movie set of old magnificent constructions built on futuristic landscapes. The people who live here are highly fashioned, blonde in hair, pale in skin, with a piercing blueness in their eyes. These inheritors of this utopia speak a language which is not of my own, and they talked about things which are still but dreams to many other worlds. My utopian friend tried his best to make me feel welcomed, but perhaps I found myself not belonging there, for I hope much, even for a utopian.

And with heavy thoughts and hugs, I left the yellow and went into the brown. This third life is in a world of unexpectedly gritty and old. Yet do not let such deceptive exteriors fool you, for the brown haired, fair skinned and grey blue eyed people here are not mere remnants of an old civilization, they are keepers of the sacred relics, tradition and knowledge. They practise one of the highest level of culinary art, the wonderful tastes which I had experienced will never be forgotten no matter how many lifetimes I've been through. It is here I found myself rediscovering the essence of romance, the love for knowledge and the path to a fulfilled life. I left this life by rememberance of the immense love bestowed to me by Brown, he who is always cheerful, loving and unselfishly caring.

With these, I end my thoughts of the journey through the three lives which I've had the pleasure to have. All three lives are very different, yet they have all enriched me in many ways.