BUT I DO. Haha.
So, turning 22 in a few weeks (days? time passes by so fast these days), and I'm gradually feeling it.
I've officially joined the workforce, leaving my student days behind. And it feels so out of sync, cos for the first time, I'm not IN sync w people my age. My male friends have only just started uni (thanks for serving the nation~) and female friends are only now graduating.
Me? I was unofficially done with uni mid June last year, so it has been a full year of being student-less/free.
This song is gonna be so overplayed this year for those born in '93 LOL
It's a little weird. My entire life (as far as I recall), I've been a student. When I turned 14, I went to do part-time work like most kids do nowadays to get a little pocket money.
And it's strange not having to do two things at once. When I was studying, working was an indulgence. I could choose to prioritise school over work (and you always should, unless you don't have a choice), but the fact of the matter was that I had stuff to choose from. Now, I'm contractually bound to show up for work, there's no such thing as thinking of ponning work HAHA (not that I would, #justsaying y'know)
And like life, with time, things usually get harder (unfortunately). Take skipping classes as an example. In poly, skipping a class or two doesn't have any tremendous impact. You get your friend to cover for you, and you can (usually) catch up on the lecture/tutorial you missed.
In uni, it's a totally different ballgame. Miss one lecture or even fail to just do a reading? You might as well be on a raft out at sea without a compass, cos you'll be clueless and direction-less. And if you don't get back on course soon, you'll be stranded forever!!!
At work, it's even worse. Thinking about going on holiday? Sure, you've got the funds and the time (if you have applied for leave). But, you now have to handover your work. And if you're in a industry/field where you need to be contactable at all times, then even on holiday you can't be unplugged.
Which is the point of my post, I guess. I want to be unplugged.
Walk down a street/mall most places in Singapore and what do you see? Throngs of people with their friends or family. About half of them would be on their phones.
This is even more prevalent at restaurants/eating places. While waiting for the food, I think it's the best time to be catching up with each other and about your lives? But some choose to use the time to use the phone. I try not to judge/blame them, cos everyone has their reasons. Perhaps it's an emergency at work, or a personal emergency? Maybe it's just too awkward at the table and the best thing they can do is to ignore the awkward silence by using their phones? Unless you are a participant at that table that you're judging, you never know the true story.
Mind you, it's just my personal opinion, and not like some statistic etc. If you agree with me, I'd like to recommend this game I saw/heard somewhere but can't recall now.
TOUCH PHONE, PAY BILL > of course I came up with this terrible (punny?) title LOL.
Basically, all the participants' phones are stacked in the centre of the table. The first person to grab their phone from the stack will foot the bill for the entire table. If the meal ends without the phones being touched, the game ends! (Disclaimer: I've suggested this to friends/family before, but have always been met by glares; so I've never actually successfully played this haha)
Anyway, on to happier news. I'll be seeing this view the day after I turn 22! Wooooooooooo~~~
Has anyone wondered that the Opera House looks a lil like Sonic the Hedgehog?
I'll be travelling for work, not play, but I'll get one day ish of sightseeing, so I'm gonna make the most of it! So so happy it's gonna be winter, I can dig out the winter clothes I put in storage (and bought recklessly) when I was in New York and Tokyo over this winter.
Just a short update on how life has been, and couple of nonsensical rambles. I'm glad I am naturally curious, and always want to ask why? Makes life so much more interesting that way, don't you think? ;)
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