tl;dr dont read loh. So....my thoughts are floating around, and this might not have an eventual point, maybe. But Ive been spending time thinking about what SEP should really mean, what it is doing to me, how am i growing through experiences and sights and all that yoda stuff. On one hand, I get mildly pumped now and then, especially on fridays when I make weekend trips. Ironically during weekend trips, I actually yearn for my apartment back in Paris, because its a bed of my own, kitchen and toilet of my own, and I dont sleep on floors or strange beds. When I am in Paris, I half look forward to the next trip. My apartment is really the most awesome place Ive stayed at so far in europe. On the other hand, I am so excited for all my friends who are on exchange NOW! Like living their life in all their own ways, wherever they are on this globe, from Naples, to Stuttgart, to Grenoble, to Oslo, to Exeter, to a gazillion places in North America. To all the people they are meeting and sharing their time with. Forming memories that they are proud to have. On the third hand, I am so excited for friends who are coming over to exchange in the following sem, because adventures await them. Though different adventures from mine, for each day offers a different weather. And so do places change as the weather morphs. On my right foot, I am half wishing I am back in Singapore, eating all the delicious asian food. I never had so much cravings for local food in my life, that I think about chicken rice randomly while I sit in class listening to friends talk about spatial justice. Though I met the BEST burger of my life today. Medium rare beef, crunchy toasted bread that crunches when you bite in, bacon, cheese and mushroom. It was paradise from the first to last bite really. On my left foot, I am thinking of my friends and family back in Singapore too. That I am not physically present to support them in their life journey, to hear their stories in person. I dont say this, but I do miss people. I think about them. And I dream about them. I dont say this, but SEP made me miss people so much, and all you do is await your flight back home. But you want to stay here and just learn more too no? On my plate...yes this is the analogy, if youve read so far...there is kinda a point, so read on. On my plate, is a finite plate. The plate equates to our finite time, energy and the limitation that we can only be at one place at any one time. SEP is this period of your life you have hundreds of places to go to, thousands of experiences to feel, millions of people to meet. But you are one person, and the clock steadily ticks on, and you cant duplicate yourself like Naruto. For every place you are at at any given time, something else is happening elsewhere, and you CANT be there. You are here, now, here. I am here typing this out, arranging my thoughts. It is like this endless buffet of experiences, but your plate can only fit so much, let alone how much can your stomach take. The trick in life, is to enjoy every bite. Sometimes it is not how the food taste, it is just simply enjoying every bite no? We are a generation that is tuned to look forward to the next big thing. We look forward to the next wave of buffet food, and we dont pay enough attention to what is in our mouths, on our plates. Why not just close your eyes and chew what is in your mouth, and stop thinking so much about what is to come, or what you tasted before? tl;dr dont read loh.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:26:31 +0000
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