Monday, February 19, 2018

(No)Travel bug

I was browsing through my drafts here and found this. I wonder why I didn't publish this. Anyway, this must have been written some time in late 2013 through the first quarter of 2014, the first six months since I moved back to Singapore.

I have actually forgotten about the excitement of travel. I got so caught up with work that I am afraid to say I do not know how to enjoy anymore.

But recently, I realized that I am still capable of having fun.

A colleague at work invited me to attend his gig at a bar on a Saturday night. R was here so I tagged him along. We just stayed there for an hour but I really enjoyed listening to the songs the band played. And it was actually the first time that R and I were out in a bar late at night together. It was just one pleasant night. And I liked the gin and tonic!

Then more recently, I discovered the joy of actually playing with my 17-month-old daughter. Oh how heartwarming it is to see my daughter light up with the silly games I make up. Oh dear, since then I have found myself eager to go home just to play with this lovely kiddo.

And there's travel. I think I have at least 21 days of annual leave. And I am supposed to make plans to go somewhere with my family, especially that Umi is still less than 2 years old, meaning free airfare. But honestly in the past months, I did not have any drive to go somewhere. I started to associate non-budget plane rides to work stress.

So it's quite relieving to have my travel bug reawakened when I saw these videos. Hopefully, I will be back to my normal self soon.

http://www.wimp.com/travelsworld/