Day 46 - The Day I Ate Duck

[warning: complaints ahead.] These were thoughts from ages ago; however, I had qualms with  Singapore because there is always a lot of pressure to overcommit. To do more than you are expected to do. In fact, whatever commitments you are having, there will be definitely someone out there busier than you. Of course, the greatest pressure comes from your friends. You are blessed if you have relaxed friends who have spare time to hang out with you and have fun! People around me? They are busy as hell. So my reasoning was, if I don't have anyone to hang out with, I am free, and hence, why not uptake more commitments? So I did, and I became one of them. I voluntarily partook in the rat race. I embraced the hectic culture and immersed myself in a lot of stress and pressure.

Anyway, sorry for the agitated-sounding abstract. Today I had the chance to go for a dinner with a circle of my friends, who are usually 'busy as hell'. (They are, in fact, still busy, with one of them just getting back to Singapore and another leaving Singapore the day thereafter.) Well, when you are busy, you don't put a lot of thought in trivial things, so they gladly obliged to my decision of eating at the duck stall near Haw Par Villa :) I am not sure if they liked it, but they definitely ate a lot! It was a funny and enjoyable reunion, and to borrow a Singaporean slang, we took turns to 'suan' each other. [suan: to embarrass]

Too bad we were too tired to think of any decent activities to do after dinner, thence we parted ways and got back home although the night was still young. Considering how difficult it is to get them together like this, I am very thankful for the dinner, and I believe times like these are times well spent. Yes, I have to enjoy my remaining happy days before hell starts next year. Anyway, hope to see you all again~

Forever yours truly,