Chapter 50-- Graduation trip

With most of the final year students FINAL exams in NUS now truly over, I believe that most of graduating students would now be discussing about their graduation trips that they have waited for so long. I have friends who will be going to nearby countries such as Thailand, Cambodia while there are others(those with fatter wallets) who will be travelling to more distant countries such as Europe and US.
For me? I will also be travelling of course but instead of going overseas, I will be touring around our very own sunny island! Although this may sound silly for some of us, I think that it is rather an exciting prospect to really travel all over Singapore to places that I have always wanted to visit or have not visited for quite some time and slowly "absorb" the scenery which is something that I have not done since 1675. Through this graduation trip, I hope that I can rediscover the beauty of our little island and prove to those who have always lamented about the lack of activities that can be done right here in our very own country so very wrong. I mean, I realize that the people who always complain that there is nothing to do in Singapore are usually those whose only activity in Singapore is to go shopping. I mean, if the only thing that one is interesting in is to go shopping, then of course one is bound to lose out on the more "rural and boring" activities that one can enjoy here. Just ask yourself when was the last time you visited Sungei Buloh or Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and enjoy a moment of peace and tranquility with Mother nature? When was the last time you visited the farms in Choa Chu Kang and becomes a "farmer" for a day? When was the last time you step into a studio or threatre to enjoy a concert or play?Or even when was the last time you enjoy a truly nice walk in a park or beach? In essence, there are actually tons of things that one can do on this tiny sunny island yet most of us simply tend to overlook these small things that one can enjoy and conclude that there is "nothing" to do here beside shopping.
To me, I hope that this graduation trip will not only allows me to re-connect with my homeland on a deeper level, but also serve as a form of self reflections. I hope that I will be able to encounter small surprises through this journey and in the process reflect upon the things that have happened in my life. I hope to spend a few hours on the beach listening to the waves and trekking through Sungei Buloh soaking in the energy from mother nature while in the meantime appreciate what god have given me. I hope that the challenges of finding directions to the more remote locations will allows me to realize the challenges of finding my own directions in life. This would not just be a graduation trip to me but also a trip to find what I really wanted in life in the transition from student to working adult.

I can't wait to start this soul searching trip.

Enjoy your graduation trip too.


Regards,
Yongster

p/s: My heart went out to those who have to cancel their overseas trip due to the recent swine flu.


Live the life you want! Still many more good years ahead.