Friday, November 16, 2007 @2:12 PM
facebook is getting boring! haha i guess its because i haven been using alot of the applications in there. the part i really love about facebook is the availability of my friends photo albums for viewing. its like so much cool-er than friendster can. other than providing me with some form of entertainment, im regularly updated of whats happening in their lives! i miss those friends far far away in canada, us and uk. oh mann.
have been really lazy for the past few days cos i haven been running! oh dear. i need more self discipline to get myself out of the house and run. hmm. the lazy bugs in me have been really active i guess. india trip is brought forward to 16dec instead of 20dec due to some problems with the air tickets. and this means i will be back in singapore for countdown! oh well. i thought counting down on the plane will be fun though :))
was watching a chinese talkshow just shoot!3 last night. the topic was about the pros and cons of singaporeans venturing overseas in view of better prospects. okayy. personally i found it quite interesting and thought-provoking! though i will be leaving singapore to study (not for work as discussed in the show) overseas for 6 years, its pretty possible that by the time i complete my studies i would have decided to stay there to work as well. i dont really have an idea if i will return to singapore for practice cos i think its too early to make a decision right now. but there is definitely a possiblity that i will stay put in australia after graduation. in the talkshow, some people commented about how if they had a choice back then, they wouldnt have chosen to leave singapore to work overseas while some felt that the exposure they had overseas was indeed enriching. the struggles of having to maintain a strong family bond while working alone overseas and factors one have to consider when deciding to venture out or not, were also briefly discussed. its quite interesting to hear from people of different walks of life and see how people of different generations and genders respond to a particular situation. i guess being the younger generation, i am still very determined and passionate about living my dreams and gaining new experiences overseas. of course i do love my family and friends, the stability and prosperity of my country, the memories and experiences i had at home, but it just seems that there is far more out there awaiting my exploration. perhaps one day i will miss home and decide that singapore is the place i want to settle down for life, but i believe i wont regret my choice for venturing out today. in the first place, no one said that you cant return once you leave singapore! right right?!?
i think it also very much got to do with which stage of life you are at. if im married with two kids of pre-school age, i would probably think twice, maybe thrice before i actually decide to leave singapore for work/school. but if im a young and pretty 19 year old (just like me, hahahaha) who has got no heavy burdens, i dont think i will ever think twice about not going! its all about doing the right thing at the right time. i think its the same when we say meeting the right person at the right time.
some time ago, i read this article about a speech made by one of the female MPs (i dont quite remember her name though). she mentioned that instead of putting off family planning in order to concentrate on their career first, couples can actually set up a family before they actually have the rest of their life to work on their career. well... i find this quite true! people actually feel that family planning can wait till their career is established yet they neglect the fact that women have a fertility period which waits for no man! in this case, females can actually wait their their kids are old enough before they turn their attention to establishing career. by then there should be no hurry cos they have got the rest of their lives to work on it! haha. okayy thats provided you intend to retire at 85 la. hahahhahhaaa. i do wish to work till the day i physically or mentally can work no more :))
hmm. this entry has a confusing theme! hhahaa i jumped from topic to topic. oh well. who cares. im just sharing my thoughts :D
Busy playing guitar; vivo land!
