How to Get Lost without being Lost

I don't consider myself the most adventurous person around, but I've always told myself to maximise what I see, especially if I have control over going to places.


So today, I started by exploring an alternate route from the Redmond Way QFC back to Sammamish Ridge Apartments.


Oh wait, I went too fast, I'll start by mentioning what I did first.


(the tldr cat tells you that this could be a boring rant)

I went to Redmond Town Center alone to get a new pair of long pants (doesn't really matter if it's jeans or otherwise), as well as some new undies (well, what? It's normal!)


To be honest, I risked it because I never, ever got my own clothing, except for a few tees and whatnot. I am lazy and not confident back in Singapore, so coming to the US devoid of this kind of clothing support, I was determined to learn how to.


But that's all I'll say here because I'm sure this will bore you, so moving on...

(end boring rant)

So I deviated from the normal path. Here's how it roughly looks like.

The green path is the normal path we normally take to walk back from Redmond Way QFC to our apartment. The red path is the route I took.

From first glance alone you probably can tell it's a long way around.

But look what I found!

Pretty flowers! Yes, I am a guy who does stop to look at flowers.

These ones are just too pretty to pass up.

One of those information signs. It's interesting to note that here in America, they take everything green seriously.

That reminds me about how they deal with the trash back at DigiPen.

They have four receptacles in the cafeteria - two for general trash and two for recyclables.

A plaque for the mayor who made Sammamish possible. Yay! \o/

It occurred to me fairly quickly why this shrub is called Hens and Chicks. They're roughly the same shape, but of two distinct sizes. LOL.

To end off - the route is as long as it looked. I took three times the time (that is, close to half an hour) to get back to the apartment.

OTL...

Thank goodness for long baths.