Happy Birthday Ong.

The days creeps by slowly yet obviously.
The rising and setting of the Sun still remains as conventional as it can be but the objects which it's light shown upon, they experience perpetual changes day by day.
I am of them.
Everything from the movement of the Sun to the blow of the wind seems to be following an arranged routine.
But as for me, life for the past 6 weeks has been fairly interesting.
Today is my best friend's birthday. It's the same day as last year and it's as though I had just celebrated his last birthday yesterday. Yet, in a blink of an eye, I am right in Miri and he's in Penang. Seems so near yet so far. Seems reachable yet untouchable. Seems understandable yet inexplicable.
Complex.
Complicated. Yet, one thing can be as simple as it can get:  I wish to celebrate his birthday for him right now.
Noise has made its absence quite obvious throughout my time these few days. However, I barely notice it's absence. I have kept myself in solitude recently. Instead of seeing it as a sign of antisocial, I define it to be a pleasure. Nevertheless, one question remains: To what or whom do I owe this unexpected pleasure?
Solitude has treated me well. The time spent for myself has brought nothing but satisfaction and a few questions. Satisfaction as in completing the things that I have in mind. Questions as in whether I am on the right path. Putting both of them together, for now, it weighs heavier on the satisfaction side.
How I wish I possess the ability to hasten time till I set foot on the land of Penang. In order to do so, I will have to face my obligations laid before me. Yes, indeed. There are a few unsettled tasks which require my utmost attention and effort.
As a promise to myself, I shall deal with them delicately.
Till then, adios...