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ho hum
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i'll be leaving for LA tomorrow at about 5pm and i leave with mixed emotions because my grandpa's condition has taken a sudden turn for the worse. i was at the hospital with him yesterday for a routine checkup and the doctor informed my aunt and i about his swollen intestines as a result of his tumour and he needed to be operated on asap because it's affecting his appetite and its causing him major discomfort due to the flatulence and non-stop hiccuping. i immediately decided to cancel my trip . it'll mean i'll have to forfeit my 1k on the plane tix but whats a grand compared to my grandpa ??

while still at the hospital awaiting the okay-go from the cardiologist ( cus he has heart probs and surgery will definitely aggravate it ) , i told my aunt about my decision and being the typical singaporean that she was , she was against it due to the costs involved. then we were ushered into the cardio's and finally , some good news. He was all for the op since it was a minor one and my grandpa's still pretty strong to undergo it. so yes , i could leave without worries.

but i am still worried and will definitely fly back immediately should any complications arise. i love my grandpa too much.

on a happier note , we'll ( my cousin and his parents ) be staying in Las Vegas for the first few days.i am pretty pissed about it because i am not old enough to gamble. shit. and being stuck in Sin City with family isn't really ideal because i really want to check out the shady lifestyles and places.

i'll be San Gabriel most of the time but i'll also be spotted around huntington beach ( O.C ) and santa monica too , since my friends are there and i'll probably be bunking with them for a day or two , either at a backpacker's hostel or at their pads.

i can't wait to hang out with them. they have been telling me about the wonders of this device called a vaporizer. fuck joints , they said.

it should be good. really good , considering that i can get high on a stick of Reds.

not to mention visits to musuems and local cinemas/theatres. and when night falls , i'll be in my party togs. they promised to buy me a lapdance as well when we visit stripclubs ! YEAH !

heck , i should moonlight as a stripper while i'm there. they earn really big bucks. i have no sex appeal to speak of but i might appeal to a niche audience if i dress up as a barely legal demure asian schoolgirl , or to put it in simpler terms , an asian lolita ( a plain looking one yes but hey that makes it even more realistic right ) . LOL.

i'm not sure when i'll be back. i haven't seen my tickets yet but tentatively it'll be during the first week of december. so it makes it about a month that i'll be there.

i really should go pack my luggage(s) now.

and i hope Cathay Pacific plays really good movies and not d-grade stuff like house of 1000 corpses. or worse still , home alone ( since its almost christmas season now ) . NOOOOOOOO.

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listening to : the killers - mr brightside