'Forty-Ninth'

I spent Merdeka wandering malls, walking around and round as I waited for a place in the cybercafe (which is now closed), found an entrance which was well ventilated and it was there that I stood half waiting, half examining the aftermath of using Salicylic acid against my skin, as a backdrop of cars began their buildup from the opposite side of the road.

While everyone else retired early that day, I tried doing the crossword puzzle in the newspaper which I had bought earlier, only to resign from it and spend the next few hours trying to complete the sodoku on the next page.

Emphasis on the word 'trying'.

I believe it was a good beginner's try anyway. I gave up with more than half of the puzzle still unsolved and had a somewhat frustrating and complex dream which I cannot really recall, most likely due to the activity (I can't really remember my dreams nowadays, is it another sign of my aging I wonder).

Anyways, I've developed an odd taste for it nowadays, in the cubicle, trying to crack it sometimes while waiting for certain programs to boot; for certain folders to be backed up.

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