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Boat Quay, Cure, Frank Ocean, Lolla, Lollapalooza, NUS, Phoenix, Robert Smith, Singapore, study abroad
Like the crack of a whip, it began to down pour. Today I woke up at 5:30am local time to watch my absolute favorite band live stream at Lollapalooza, a local concert at home. 5 hours later, I tapped in again to watch Phoenix, another band which I honestly believe to be one of the best in the world. As I sat there with the rain beating down in the background, watching two bands that I absolutely adore on a 13″ screen, I couldn’t help to feel somewhat okay with my situation. I was honestly anticipating to be depressed and sad seeing all of these people enjoying the smooth sounds of Two Door and a gang of French guys playing their hearts out. Instead though, I realized something else. I realized that probably 99% of those people will never in their lifetimes drop everything and move to Singapore or any country for that matter. Virtually none of them will know what it feels like to explore a new portion of the world without much instruction. Experience the distances my mind has traveled to while dealing with these insomnia influenced late nights in a 8’x12′ dorm room. I have been a Lolla junkie for a few years now and some of those moments like Frank Ocean serenading literally thousands of people will hold an extremely intimate place in my heart but along with that I feel that maybe missing this year was not as tragic as I made it out to be in my head. There are definitely memories with specific people that I honestly wish I could have been there to share. That being said, this part of my life where self exploration is so necessary has been 20 years in the making and when an opportunity like this comes forward I’d have to be a fool to not take it.
Tonight was a great night. I met some new friends. We adventured to Little India only to witness a traditional Hindu prayer service then leading us to enjoy an Indian dinner which made me miss my family a lot. We then revisited a cool part of Singapore known as Boat Quay to relax with a few drinks which lead to some great conversations and great times.
Each day the transition becomes less alien and more familiar,
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