where shall i go to avoid the freezing winter vacation? i've not booked any flights yet... and i should since i might end up paying heaps if i delay it further... would be nice if i could do a double stop-over thing in singapore on the way to and back from australia like i did almost 2 Decembers ago to attend my big brother & his wife lynette's wedding. but i don't know if i want to face answering the unanswerable question of : what am i going to do with my pathetic life once i survive this trecherous phd... etc.?! which will be posed by a very concerned uncle albert and auntie helena. must everything have an answer before the resolution ever manifests itself?!
i thought life is in itself a journey... a self-discovery sort of thing... i know i won't want to be doing programming all my life, i know i like my food obsession, i know i like the international environment, i know i need my intellectual/mental stimulation (arts/music/science/literature/world issues etc...), i know i'd like to be close to family if i could, i know i am commitment-scared, i know i love adventures and exploring new horizons, i know i am rather mad enough to go places on my own, i know i like to find a place to call home, i know i'd love a home that opens out to a lovely green patch of pasture where i can do rolly-pollies with my kids or day-dream under the stars and find the orion to keep us safe. i know i am a dreamer. but i don't know who or what i'll end up being, & much lesser still about where i'll end up... but i do know the income must come from somewhere and i do want to be able to enjoy doing what i do ... who doesn't?! ... does this answer all your queries?
maybe i'll just spend some time with family this winter-vacation... escape the cold for a while... and return to celebrate the annual big hogmany partying -- bringing my thermos of mulled wine up blackford hill and watch the fireworks go off from the other 6 hills... hmmmmm. what are your chrismassy plans?
posted by ~overacuppa~ on Thursday, 7 October, 2004 at 00:32 hrsit's ok...take heart that you're not the only one facing these questions in life.
Posted by: dsd on Friday, 8 October, 2004 at 01:42 hrsand even if you face these questions and don't have the answers, it's okay. at least you know what you like and hope for. Income is important, and I"m sure you'll figure that out. You will, Tigs.
Posted by: monoceros on Friday, 8 October, 2004 at 13:50 hrsi sure hope so, monoceros! glad i am not alone dsd... i want to do something useful, somehow... sigh.
Posted by: hrm on Sunday, 10 October, 2004 at 00:31 hrshey sis...I'm still trying to answer your questions....depends on whether we want to step out of the big, crowded boat we're in and jump into the deep blue unknown :)
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