Career talks

Just the fourth day of the Dragon Year and strangely, I've never encountered anyone who talks about shallow things such as fashion trends, lucky colours and what's-new-with-you-this-year-questions. Very good. Since Monday, all I talk about with friends are things that matter: career, continuing education, yeah a shift in priorities. I'm getting mature after all. We are all getting mature.

Between munching on oranges (the free ones given away with the ang paos), my roommie, Carmela, and I are in a serious discussion about taking up some master's degrees overseas. And I know that when we plan things like this, it's going to materialise in months. Just like what happened when we said we wanted to travel to Australia and Thailand last year! Talk about focus. But this time, there are lots of saving up to do, several sacrifices (less travel this year) and some tests.

Between aiming for strikes and spares, Alan and I also discussed some seminars and workshops last Tuesday. "Why not do that in Singapore?" he asked after we cheered on Cathy in her mission for three consecutive bowling strikes. "I need to do it somewhere else," I said.

Somewhere else. Ah, the weight of these words. I love Singapore to bits, it's just that I need to do some things, somewhere.