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Serpent Friday, December 16, 2005

On wednesday, i experienced a serpentine course of events. Literally. I went to qlarke quay for a job interview that was supposed to be at 1. but i was there at like 12. So i walked around, went under the bridge, looked at the singapore river. Then beside the MICA building(previously known as MITA)with its tacky multi-colored windows, was a hill. So i thought, hmm, why not try to find some insect since i have time and havent done that in a long time. Crossed the road...it was fort canning park. So i walked up, looked under the wooden railings, turned over stones, but nothing. Then i came across this really cool tree. It had like a really big branch that fell of and left a gaping hole in the trunk. My bloody phone batt was low so i could only take two pics, both of which sucked because of bad lighting.

So anyway, i decided there was nothin else to see, and started to descend. Then on the way down, i say something, pokin out of a hole in the wood railing. A green speckled tail. I was psyched. Started rummaging my bag to find something to catch that paradise tree snake. All i could find was my pencil box, so i emptied it into my bag, held it in one hand while tugging at the like 6 cm of tail. It was like rooted inside, slowly more came out. I was like expecting 50 cm of snake. Then the head doubled back on itself and came out of the hole. Started slithering here and there. Obviously aboreal since it was only goin up. So once the whole snake was out, i realised that i couldnt fit it in the pencil case. It was nearly 90 cm long. So i cleared out the front compartment of my bag and tried to grab it head with the pc. But the feisty thing tried to strike. Twice. Then the 3rd time, it got hold of the pc. Then i grabbed it round the neck, took a picture and stuffed it in my bag. Wohoo. I was so full of adrenalin. It totally rocked. Yeah, so i looked it up in my reptile book, found out that it's mildly venomous, cant do anythin to humans la. So whopee. Gonna keep it till sunday to scare some friends when i meet them. Then gonna let it go. I tried feeding it a lizard and a centipede but it didnt eat. I'm gonna try crickets tomoro.

So yeah, i couldnt find the interview venue, went for another one. Liked that job but they didnt call me back. Went to skin centre for my acne medication. Yeah. I'll try to post pics of adam(thats wat i named him...ok so i'm bein corny since its a paradise tree snake) but i dun have usb cable.