Thursday, November 23, 2006
Et tel une sentinelle..
And so finally, after 5 months... Where the hell have I ended up you may ask.
Still in sunny, sunny Singapura. NUS, to be more exact.
It's strange that even after so long, 3/4's of my friends think I'm either a) still living it up in Shanghai, b) studying in San Francisco, or c) backpacking in some unknown developing country. But I guess that's what happens when you return and don't bother to renew friendship ties. I'm too flippant about important things for my own good. It's the bittersweet realization that all good things, though end they may, still have a tiny place in your heart, if not anymore in your thoughts. And it's alllll gooood :)
Still really mixed up over university though, because I think I know what I want to study and where, but there's still this niggling feeling that it might just be another one of my whims and fancies which fade over time. It's making me feel like I'm still stuck in the decision-making process of 2005 whilst everyone's already settled in and halfway done. Would be interesting to look back on this in a year's time when I've finally transferred out, and think about the things that led me to make my decision, whichever it's gonna be.
I haven't travelled in a while. I know to many, travelling is a luxury, but I'm sure if you know me well enough you'll understand my love of moving. It's so much more than just the final destination. The experience along the way is what makes it all worthwhile. Looking forward to the end of the year where it's gonna be Beijing with my family, and then Paris and Barcelona to visit friends made on the previous trip till January the 18th. Would be halfway through school by then, so I'll have to settle my modules online somehow whilst I'm travelling.. :/ New Year's Eve is gonna be amazing though! Baptiste just told me that he and the rest like Uwe, Robert, Paul and Ralf are all gonna be in Paris as well for NYE. Talk about multi-national reunion of the 'singapore' brotherhood as he likes to call it, haha. A year has passed... this NYE reunion will definitely be funny. :) And I foresee a night of good food and mad revelry especially if Bapt's planning it.
In the meantime, exams are here, in 5 days to be exact. I've got to get my mind sorted out, and stop getting distracted! Food seems to have taken over alcohol as the main vice right now. So it's back to studying then!
Shu at 12:19 AM
2 Comments
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at Sun Nov 26, 09:24:00 PM GMT+8
ruiming said... hi. i'm practically just a random fan of yours who found your blog through random surfing. i'm totally amazed at your travels. not many singaporeans are willing to spend dat much time and money travelling as you do! and i admire you for it! i actually tot you were still touring the world, during this long break you took from blogging. such a letdown to know you're back. hahaha. hope to meet you ard school sometime :)
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at Mon Dec 25, 05:35:00 AM GMT+8
Shu said...
Hey there, Merry Xmas :) I would have loved to be travelling during that long hiatus as well, but I was saving up cash for the end of the year...namely now! :) Haha. I'm glad to know there're people reading this dead blog of mine though. How'd you end up here anyway? I'm surprised haha.
