i know i will enjoy my trips that much more this year, because they are so well-deserved and so necessary. some might say it's a luxury to go overseas, but i beg to differ; when you live, work, and (sometimes) play in a place as tiny as this, finding an escape route is mandatory to keep one's sanity. i don't understand how some people can just live in an area and NEVER venture out to the other parts of the island; hello, this place is only 46km wide, and you tell me that you never go to the east/west/north (depending on which tiny area you call your neighbourhood)??? gosh.
besides, shopping in s(ingapore is becoming an increasingly boring, exasperating, futile, and time- and money-wasting exercise. am i getting old, or are shops everywhere selling the same stuff? sure, it happens in seo^ul as well, but at least the repetitive merchandise are pretty, albeit pricey. oh, and the crowds! tourists elbowing you indiscriminately, scantily-clad teenagers laughing raucously INTO your ear at pedestrian crossings, little brats running around everywhere getting underfoot. this is why i like to wear heels to town; gives me more air to breathe, even if it's imaginary.
it's ok, i don't need to make excuses to explain why i'll be getting immigration stamps from three countries this december; i'm just going to make sure i enjoy every damn second of it, because 2011 is going to be even crazier than the bastard called 2010, who is thankfully leaving soon.
happy traveling y'all!
