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Boat Quay, Clarke Quay, Clarke Quay MRT Station, fiber optic trees, infinity pool, juijitsu, Little India, Little India Singapore, Malay, Marina Bay Sands, peptalk, Singapore, stress and anxiety, time balance
On May 6th 2013 I began working. I worked 45 hours a week plus 15 additional hours for my commute. After work I’d train 3 hours every other night with high hopes of achieving Jiu Jitsu excellence. I tried to be the best boyfriend I could possibly be, while trying not to neglect the friends and family that I love so much. Every morning took a peptalk and every night needed a few deep breaths to keep me sane. Those 70 days were filled with unprecedented amounts of stress and anxiety which were sprinkled with breaks of fun and excitement. Everyday required me to be constantly on.
So now, in the unfamiliar land, I have finally had the opportunity to turn off. In the past 12 days I haven’t woken up at 6am and tossed on slacks. I haven’t had to rush out my door or hang up on a pretty face because I was crunched for time. If anything it has been the complete opposite. For the first time in a long time, I have had no agenda. My toughest decision has been whether I want to spend 1 or 5 hours at the infinity pool or which before 8pm drink special did I want to capitalize on at Clarke Quay? I have finally been granted the summer I wanted so badly even if it was only 12 days long. These past few days have been amazing. I have seen huge fiber optic trees along with mystical gardens. I have ventured through Little India and Malay seeing how a culture has fully assimilated their lifestyle into another country almost in a parasitic manor. I have eaten new and exciting foods everyday and spent more money on booze than I’d like to admit. Every single day has been a new adventure but I’m ready for it to slow down. I’m the kind of person who gets excited about learning new things and I honestly can not wait for classes to begin tomorrow. I want be fully immersed in the design world again and challenged with problems which call for simple and complex solutions. Bars at 830 feet in the air can take my breath away with views that are indescribable but classes at ground level provide my mind with a feeling that I’d say compares to a 25 dollar Singapore sling. My friend said to me earlier, “it’s hard to sleep when your mind is still thinking.” And to that I replied, “sometimes it’s good to turn off.” Tomorrow marks a brand new academic year at brand new school.
I feel like a 5 year old again and I absolutely love it.
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