Friday, August 12, 2005
Glad to have been catching up on lost time with dearest Anggg again the past few days! Haha. Going out nonstop and laughing like mad cows as usual :) I had to show my friend, Emanuel, around too, cos it's his first time in sg, so after a day of sightseeing and such, Angsy finally joined in and we all ended up at newsroom freeloading off the vodka there! Haha. Anyway, left for Attica after Newsroom but poor Emanuel couldn't get in cos he was under 25 so he left with the rest of his friends for Momo and we ended up going to Zouk. Typical crazy, club-hopping night hahah. 
On the way to far east earlier today! Ang practicing her favourite dao look again hahah. Was supposed to head off for my interview after that but decided not to cos of the bloody cramps I was having again. Argh. Anyway, too lazy to write more. Ta
Shu at 7:04 PM
Saturday, August 06, 2005
The Global Nomad.
Coming back home is the hardest thing to do.
Some people say the only culture shock they really got was when they returned home.
How true.
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Watch your thinking change over time:
What does "home" mean to you?
What do you like or hate about your own culture?
Who are your real friends?
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On the road, you will meet alot of locals admiring your courage as a global nomad. Inspire them to travel and find out for themselves.
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Watch out for the dangerous Lonely Planet effect -
Most of the places described in it as 'laid-back' and 'untouched' have ten times to one already been visited and spoiled by the 1.9 million tourists who have also decided to purchase for themselves a Lonely Planet guidebook, like you did.
Commercialization is infectious.
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Always bring along some music with you.
Having a soundtrack playing at the back of your head to accompany your experiences -
Climbing the steps of Angkor Wat, watching the mountains go by on a long bus ride, feeling the seabreeze in your hair whilst on the deck of a boat with the sun beating down on your face..
- these are the things that your memory will piece together everytime that particular song or tune plays, even after those experiences are long gone.
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Think about it this way:
When you are young, you will have the time to travel, but not the money.
When you are old, you will have the money to travel, but not the time.
How do you plan on finding the balance?
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Travelling reflections are good for the mind and soul.
Shu at 5:05 PM
