in the sky
Saturday, November 17th, 2007Things I’d invest my money on:
1-Food
2-Really good food
3-Great food
4-Kite flying
Despite my love fo food,I’d actually pay someone to take me kite flying.I’ve made kites.In primary school it was those typical diamond shaped made of cheap colour paper, sticks & normal thread. No doubt they were made for the purpose of NOT to fly.During matriculation,for the first time we had an actual project to build a kite.One that’ll grant you merits should you’re able to make them fly. Never got to test mine out.So I’ll never know if it was able to fly.
The end product wasn’t all that neat.It was a horrendous mixture of red,yellow & black fabric drawn over with orange ‘picasso cum batik’ like design (talk about bad design fr an architecture student).Basically there wasn’t much to look at and I wasn’t surprised about the grade either.But..it was the only thing I hadn’t destroyed out of my gallery of ‘art’ work.
The only thing that made it stand out was that it was a box kite.The frame was made of hand cut bamboo and they were tied together with thin strips of them as well.It was made for real.My father was the one who had ‘engineered’ it while I stood watch.He was good at things like this…at making things.It wasn’t the only thing he’s made for us.He’s made us toy guns out of wood (using rubber & sum kinda small berry-like fruit as bullets),a fishing pole out of bamboo,he’s even sown my barbie a ‘dress’.My father..the engineer.
If I was the one who’d made the kite,I’d definitely thrown it away ages ago - hated all of my so called ‘art’ work.It now sits solemly in the store room covered with atleast 6 years worth of dust.I bet it wishes to fly..to serve it’s actual purpose..and to fulfill it’s nature of to be flown.
Personally I see a slim chance of it being able to fly.Unless for some strange reason we’re hit with a hurricane of course..But then again,that wouldn’t be considered as ‘flying’ more like ‘blown away’ actually..hahaha.And so I think it’s best for it to just sit quietly the way it is until I can figure out what I’ll be doing with it in the future.
I’ve seen people flying kites.I’ve passed them each time I’m on my way to uni or on my way home from uni.For 5 years I’ve watched them. I may not know anything about flying one,but I know I enjoy watching them.Now..I’ve lost such previlege since graduation.And I miss it.So much.
Flying a kite is a dream.It may sound silly but still,it’s a dream.A simple dream.Yet,it’s a far fetched dream.