Chinese New Year

I would have never thought of I would be in Singapore for my horoscope year 12 years earlier. I still remember I was running this question in my mind that “hmm……what will I be when I am 24? Wow~~~ that is very old. Far away leh!” Then I went out with my friends to the CNY market. 12 years is a long cycle. I am not feeling old, doing something outstanding, with no family around but had a good laugh in a friend’s family reunion dinner. There is still a long way ahead; what and where will I be when I am 36?

I realize I become maturer and more introverted when I was on the MOS dance floor. The images of my sick days kept popping up, and I would prefer to sit quietly by the river bank than immersing myself in the roaring music. The sickness is like the shot mark on my arm, will always stamp on my heart and could not be wiped out. Instead of going clubbing, Karaoke, or shopping, I would choose to sit quietly to write to myself, to read, or just to learn onto Z. These simple wishes pose such big contrasts to my ambitious career goal!

Today I took a long trip to my friends place; I took the MRT via the far north side of Singapore, where the nature reserves are. As I got on at Orchard road, it was such a big difference with mass greens lay out outside the window, instead of tall buildings, big shopping malls and crowded people. I never expected to see that many green lands in such a small city state.

The next three days I will be bored to death, every business will stop operating because of CNY. No shops will open and no more interviews; friends will be busy visiting relatives. I will be left to explore Singapore myself. Hopefully there are things for me to explore after two weeks here.