Going Down & Under

just a note of clarification before I rant. I meant "don't link" rather than "don't tag". In fact I urge you to tag!! Pardon my ignorance of computer lingo. Thanks joe cool.

In almost exactly 24 hrs from now, I'll be up and away to the beautiful land Down Under where many of us Calvarites have already defected to =( and this marks the first time I'm travelling alone, at least for the first day and some other days at least. Initially kept mum about where I was going so as to retain an aura of mystery (which Dwayne retorted "aura my ***" when I didn't want to tell him). Guess now the aura has eluded me cos' everyone knows.

Yeah. I'm 'bout 75% excited, reason being I can once again travel and be the one going through the heavenly gates of the Changi airport, instead of the one waving (enviously) at people going through those gates. The other 25% of me is apprehensive for several reasons, one of which is the number of bags I'm carrying (4 to be exact - why so many? one of which is Jon's), which might become a problem when I have to lug them all up and down the public bus I'm taking to the backpacker's inn. Secondly, I don't want to get lost in the wilderness of Cradle Mountain, if I'm going alone. I'm tempted to take the 4-6 hrs walk, as this place is like Tasmania's version of Jiuzhaigou (China). We'll see how. I guess it will all work out fine in the end somehow.

On another note, (*hold your breath*), I kinda miss work, miss teaching. The feeling of being so slack, almost like a tai tai kind of life, is getting to me. Yes, I have my readings, my assignments to write, research to do etc etc, but it's just different from teaching/working. Or maybe it's a sense of "guilt" of having more free time than others. argh. I should find more worthwhile activities to fill up the time, like learning a new language. Well, i should also remember the grass always looks greener on the other side. When one's working, one thinks slacking is better. When one is slacking, one thinks working is better.

So the moral of the story is just be contented with whatever lot you have. Make the most of it. Live life with little regrets

and

please pray I don't get lost in Cradle Mountain.