Every travellers faces the same dilema of displacement when returned after a long trip, there is no exception for me. No matter how much we relish over the wonderful experiences, we have to move on to the current reality.
I met my yoga teacher yesterday, he asked what did i learn from this trip? That is tough to answer, there are too many things i learned. Then he asked :"Did you notice any difference in you?" Definitely, i realized i smile so much more when i was travelling. The minute i returned to Singapore, i become the same old boring singaporean who plastered an emotionless straight face when walking down the street. i forgot to smile back to a tourist who was standing next to me after a happy shopping trip to the last day of Great Singapore Sale. i was bounced back to the same old me the minute my trip ends. My yoga teacher replied :"maybe u should continue to pretend that you are still travelling." That is an wonderful advice. Yes, maybe i should continue to pretend...
I don't know how well i can keep this good advice, but i shall try. Maybe i shall keep travelling when i'm in Singapore.
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... about going away and coming home. many friends around me often have the urge to leave spore if they've "stayed" too long back home. they feel it chews a certain bit of them away... i understand how they feel and i love travelling too, but i would hate to do so on an escapist notion.
so aft long trips, i resolve to keep my good faith and cheer and adventurous spirit for exploring our home turf. i like to call it being a local tourist :)
----maybe its working too well! there are many locals (in shops) who would ask me wher I'm from?!!
so keep walking and staying curious:)
and maybe now u can cut my hair too!
take your own advice, go walk around your neighbourhood. Go walk in other neighbourhoods, there are surprises waiting to be discovered, I did. It's Jan by the way, I have a blog too, check it out if you want. It's pixels72
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