Sunday, September 17, 2006
What a day…Last night, I was too tired to write a new entry yet I had too much on my mind to slip into a peaceful slumber. Yesterday, I would say, was an eventful day. There were a few more passengers than the previous day, who were mostly from the media. I tried my best to keep them entertained unless they’re otherwise occupied.
There was this Chinese man from the Shanghai media, Mr. L., he was really nice and easy to talk to, we talked about some random stuff and I can relate to some of what he was telling me. We talked about food, he felt that Singapore hasn’t got enough variety for Chinese food, he didn’t like bak ku teh and neither do I, and he didn’t like other ethnic’s food very much, so he had to cook sometimes. Then we talked about him having to cook at home, and I even suggested that he could try egg omelette with mushroom. =)
I saw a kindred spirit in him when we talked about this. à He saw a need to speak better English and wanted to improve on it but in his country, it was not easy to find someone who could converse with him in English. So when he came to Singapore for a 9 months exchange, he spoke to everyone mostly in English. He said the only way for improvement is when you push yourself to be better at whatever you want, and that, I couldn’t agree more.
The above conversation I had with Mr. Media is my evidence that I have pushed myself out of comfort zone and that, makes me feel really good about myself. =)
Alright, back to the start of yesterday again, I met this police man on board and he is quite a hottie, right, really a hottie seeing that he is a mix of Indian and Malay. Hmmm… Sam might have something to say about this. Anyway, I learned that he doesn’t like cockroaches, dust, doesn’t like shaving and I think he likes to think of himself as a bad boy. He was nice to look at and easy to talk to and hey! He thinks I look pretty, like Glenda C. So, by the end of the day, when we are both heading back our own ways, I feel a dull pang of loss and regret, like I’m losing something forever. But well...
c'est la vie, nothing goes on forever. I think the most important lesson in life is learning how to let go.
Also it is easier letting go when you cast a wider perceptive on a narrower situation.
I think the reason why people often settle for, or get less is because in a small situation they tend to think even smaller.
This is a big, BIG world. Settle for anything less and you’re all kinds of fool.
Working to be a better
host and towards a better
mind, body & soul.
p.s. the poem is in the entry called, stages in life.
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I am pretty much like every other girl. Perhaps not that much. I like thinking for my own. One thing I can't tolerate is for people to tell me they know me. I find that terribly arrogant.
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