The family was at Enchanted Kingdom last Halloween, to celebrate not the dead but the 4-day weekend. I haven’t been to the theme park for the last 6 years. So far, the management has not wrote off their list those rides I marked “scary” before – Anchors Away where I almost fainted and the Log Jam that sent my innards flying on air.
My brothers and niece were just laughing at me as I refused to get into those rides again. So I ended up on the ferris wheel. I have already lost that daredevil attitude. I guess worrying about exploding eardrums and breaking a bone are signs of growing old. So I ended up the trip’s photographer trying to get a shot of family members who went crazy over the Space Shuttle ride from those stainless steel barrels at the corner of the mega structure.
Nevertheless, that was fun.
Finally, another trip outside the country. The last one being was about 3 years ago.
It would be a visit to a dear friend who is now based in Singapore. This is going to be exciting, knowing her to be adventurous and all. I might just pick on some of that positive vibe. And hopefully I won’t be spending the entire 4 days just sleeping, or worse, doing conference calls.
I’ve just prepared an itinerary for the trip to make the brief stay worthwhile. I might also include visits to some of my former workmates who have been living there. If you’ve got tips as to where the best places are in Singapore, feel free to pitch in.
Reading through the articles in Lonely Planet website inspired me to go and see the rest of the world. Being able to travel is an admirable thing to do. Life is too short and it would be quite sad knowing that nothing much has been done to change the routine I grew up in.
So I will change some things the way I run my life. I will let go of certain attachments that keep me from doing what I should have done a long time ago – be my own person. It would be this year’s ultimate decision.
1. Get my own place. Somewhere near the workplace and everything else – mall, market, etc. While it would be a temporary set-up (I’ll be renting a small room), it would allow me to save more time, energy and money.
2. Buy a property in the city in two years time and live in there. Part of the plan is to make that property self-liquidating. I will lease out studio units. The income it will make goes to the mortgage. That covers my rent too.
3. If I already have money to burn, visit a foreign destination every year. Like Eastern Europe! There’s so much about those former Soviet countries that is mysterious, quiet and reserved. Like the Bran Castle in Romania. (Creepy.)
4. Keep healthy. I am starting feel my immune system is getting weaker. I easily catch cold and have fever almost on a monthly basis. I need to find out what natural anti aging product or other sort of treatment I would need.
Should done these things in 2-3 years. I guess that would be a reasonable amount of time.
My brothers and niece were just laughing at me as I refused to get into those rides again. So I ended up on the ferris wheel. I have already lost that daredevil attitude. I guess worrying about exploding eardrums and breaking a bone are signs of growing old. So I ended up the trip’s photographer trying to get a shot of family members who went crazy over the Space Shuttle ride from those stainless steel barrels at the corner of the mega structure.