Soul lost in transition between different lifestyles
Confusedboi
23
UWA
likes cars, games, movies, music, chilling with friends
hates doing work, realities of life as you get older
the grass is always whiter on the other side Wednesday, December 16, 2009
just got back from europe yesterday in the wee hours of the morning no more snow no more cold weather no more breath taking scenery no more people dressed up nicely no more french/German/Italian speaking programs on tv
Swiss confederation really a far cry from Singapore different cultures totally
the Europeans and the Asians really have different approaches to life here in Asia in particular the 4 Asian tigers HK, TW, KR, SG its all about chasing the money make big bucks more material things cars, condo, credit cards, cash, career in SG context live to work no time to relax
in Europe its less work more on enjoying yourself the unions have more power to protect the workers rights though i must admit strikes are problematic experienced some traffic jams in Paris due to taxi drivers strike
the cold is double sided on one hand you dont sweat on the other hand your skin becomes very dry
it got me thinking do i really want to spend all my life in sg should i look to settle down in other places after i graduate can i integrate into a new country honestly speaking i find myself lost i feel that i belong neither to SG nor to Australia even though i grew up in SG it doesnt feel the same anymore it feels more like a foreign place to me increasingly over the past few years foreigners have entered enmass the mrt is overcrowded so are the buses so are the roads so are the streets sg lacks a soul staved of freedom of expression the high cost of living coupled with stagnating wages means people have to work harder the lack of minimum wage doesnt help things either so does the wide spread of cheaper foreign labor which depresses wages of lower tier jobs
and with the ruling party so firmly entrenched economic policies that sacrifice the welfare of the citizens growth at all cost model
on the way back home on the plane watched this japanese movie about a japanese diplomat investigating the disappearance of a japanese girl this song kept recurring throughout very beautiful song
on a lighter note just had a gathering with some of my army mates ate steamboat near bugis junction always check out the food before you eat it we ate at a place that caters to AT and ATB and were surrounded by AT and ATB you feel exactly back in PRC the food doesnt suit SG taste buds
