This holiday has been rather fruitful, given that I had met up with a lot of old friends, often more than once. It is one thing to be updated about what had happened in your friend's life since you disappeared from this continent for 9 months. It is another to live through her life with her as it is happening. Think of it as reading a newspaper clipping from the year before compared with watching live news. I am glad I got to witness the America financial turmoil and China Melamine poisoning saga first hand in Singapore.
I have to admit though, that I was not very satisfied with what I had achieved in Singapore. I returned with a long list of to-dos but the only thing I accomplished was "spend more time with Tian'en".
- Read on World War II (inspired by my trip to Auschwitz) --- Ended up reading only on the events precipitating to the war itself. Didn't even make it to the start of the war.
- Learn to make Dimsum ---- Ended up with a batch of overstuffed siew mais and a "xiao long bao" stomach
- Learn pole-dancing --- Class was too full. But I may just do it in London:D
- Run more --- 1st it was lack of time, then sick, then knee pain, then arch pain, then ... Excuses, Cheryl.
- Catch up on what shows the rest of the world HAS watched--- Does watching Heroes season I count?
Now that the holiday has come to an end, I guess it is too late to rectify the situation. Yet, I feel no regrets somehow, because it seems that I had spent substantial amount of time on my friendship deposits. Maybe material pursuit is really immaterial in face of spiritual contentment. hmmm...
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