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For 2007, I hope to...
:Enrich myself as much as possible before Uni:
:Do well in Uni:
:Visit Hong Kong or Taiwan:
:Learn hip-hop dancing:
:Not involve my car in any accident:
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BACK!
Ok so here I am after the long disappearance. I guess some people should know where I went, but for those who don't well it's not something G-L-A-M-O-U-R-O-U-S, so I think I'll not want to talk about it.
Anyway, it's nice to be back and up and running after my March episode, feeling so down and melancholic and all, ergh, don't you just hate it when people feel this way and it runs off onto you? I dunno about people out there but the blogs I read, they're usually of this tone and sometimes (make it most times bah I guess) it just rubs on onto me and I get affected by them.
Funny. I read about being emphatetic (sp?) and symphatetic, and it seems it's not good to be too symphatetic but better to be the former. But I guess being the type of person I am, I always fall into the latter group. Regardless I'm trying hard not to do so...
Funny. Now that I have left my job, I'm supposed to be happy and stuff cuz I need my much deserved break
1) After serving 2 years of NS (yes I'm not so lucky to get 1 yr 10 mths, and yes, I AM sore about it by the way...)
2) Since my uni is starting in Aug and once it starts it's going to be a 4 years stretch so it wouldnt really be too wise to stretch my brain to its limits before it really has to...
But as most people around me know, I don't really enjoy sitting back and having too much of nothing to do... like I would usually whip out a copy of Today which I always grab from the distributor uncle/auntie when I walk past them to read while waiting for my notoriously late friendS (yes, I have more than just "a few" friends who seemt o have a problem with their "bus" or "MRT" rides.... :S) at the MRT stations or where-nots... like I have been sculpted (very unfortunately) by our non-stop always-grinding education system to be someone who has to always do something... I dunno, maybe I'll invest in some betel nuts someday?
Spwaking of which... I have been thnking of going to Laos sometime before my uni starts... it was supposed to be Russia and the Trans-Siberian railway but well, lets just say some kinks popped up along the track to fulfilling that dream of mine so I guess it has to be shelved like a can of sardines for now... I'd most definitely go back to open it and I hope that by then, it hasn't expired, or gone bad and smelly that I'll discard it altogether...
I dunno... there's something about these "off the beaten tracks", "not overly commercialised" or "inaccesible" (as some people call it) destinations that attract me so so much. Myabe I like to do things that others dont. Maybe it's that rustic, unique charm that each place should have that makes travelling to that place worth the while in the first place. Or maybe it's just that forbidden fruits are sweeter. I dont know which facet pushes my buttons, but whatver the case, these cases do. So there. Myabe I'll share some of my travel fantasies which would, hopefully, come true one day...
1) I've thought of going to Argentina, u know going there to learn the Argentine Tango (and hopefully find a dance partner who's not taller than me, which is well.... let's just say the chances aren't as fat as Lydia Sum or sth), probably get influenced by the passion of the dance and go wild while participating in one of their festivals and just madly tango, mumba, samba my way around town OR
2) Board the Trans-Siberian railway and meet colourful personalities on the train which I can hopefully strike somewhat of a conversation with and hopefully learn more about the Russian culture, how the russian revolution, the leninism, stalinism changed and affected their lives etc etc and maybe even go to small rural towns and live there for a couple of days, see how they live their lives (especially Siberia). And I'll make pitstops along the way to view the magnificent sights which I'm sure not many countries can rival (Oh I'm such a sucker for cold, snowy winter landscapes) OR
3) Extensively explore the Indochina region (i.e. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and maybe northern Thailand as well?) and visit the minority tribes who still very traditionally hold on to their cultures and practices and which hopefully they can very generously allow me to smaple a slice of (gastronomically and otherwise...) I also hope to be able to take a slow boat down the Mekong (for a section only, not the whole river I'd probably not have enough time and money for it)... And do all the outdoor activities that are starting to pick up speed there, like caving (ooh!), cycling, (elephant) trekking, maybe be a little more adventurous (and if my physical fitness allows)... rock climbing as well? Yea... OR
4) Visit Wales and go castle-hopping, visiting all the old castle ruins (I'm also a sucker for castles by the way, chateaus included too :)), learning mroe about the history. Maybe fantasize being a king (too old, make that a prince...) for a day. And then I'll probably hop over to Ireland where it has such a cosy feel, hop into a bar, grab a mug of beer (I'll watch it, I'm so NOT an alcoholic), drink and "make merry" with the locals, maybe get into the mood and learn some tap dancing and attempt to strut whatcver stuff I have learnt and make a fool out of myself but at the same time getting people in stitches and getting new friends possibly...
Yes, the list could go on. But as aforementioned, there are but fantasies atm, fantasies that I have to KIV for the time being. Hopefully with enough finances and time I would be able to fulfil them in the future lor haha ;) But until then I'd try to read the travel guides and picture myself living it up in those cities and thinking of "what might be"s and hopefully turning them into "what it is now"s.
Any TV station or editorial wanna rope me in as a travel presenter/writer? Haha...
Terence pens his legacy at 12:48 AM
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