taking a moment

Juz lying on my bed now not doin anything and some memories juz flashed by...guess on such cold and boring nites..ppl tend to tink back on their lives...

So much time has been spent out of home this year that home is a luxury to me now...every little thing that i did not appreciate in the past seems so nice to me now...many people complain about how bad Singapore is...this bad that bad and always comment that other countries are better etc..well after being away for more than 10 mths now, I finally realised where is the best place.. there can only be one choice...home

we always view other places as better places because we only see the good side of it...every place has its good and bad points..but no matter where the place is, it cant beat the place where you grew up at...along with your family, frenz and loved ones...

just suddenly have some thoughts...life is not about having tonnes of $ or getting your first class honours etc...it is juz the simple things in life that makes us happy...being with ur family , frenz etc..often, we yearn for dreams and ambitions which we spend so much time trying to achieve..getting that million bucks? driving that car? getting that condo? true enough...dreams and ambitions are good so that ppl have a goal to work towards..but modern ppl r juz getting so obsessed wif goals that they forget all the things that r really impt to them...

i am 1 such person..trying to achieve this achieve probably ever since I got to know the word exams or number 1 etc...working so hard for everything...making full use of my time to work.. dreaming of being successful in life..right from getting good grades, good eca, getting into good schools, trying to get my As...been so bz all my life that sometimes i forget what really makes me happy in life...

it is such an irony that it is now in such a cold and dark place (cos my roomie has slpt..so the lights are off haha) that i take a moment to consolidate my life and realise that actually life is beautiful because of the simplicity and yet complexity of it...farmers can live happily juz by living a simple life in their farms and I am sure their happiness is much more than some stressful executives who are so rich but yet not happy...

these are thoughts that can only be generated when you really sit down and clear ur mind...or lie down...haha...well dun worry..i wont go and be a farmer juz because i said farmers lead a simple and happy life...i will continue to work hard towards my degree etc...but the difference after this year is i have learnt is to appreciate the simple things in life...esp when you have the chance and time...we always do not cherish the things around us until they are lost...and we always take things for granted...somethings may seem routine or simple but they are actually not...and we only realise their value when we lose them...

haha maybe all those things above dun make any sense to you after reading it or maybe u gave up reading halfway but hope it took a moment off your mind from the stressful or unhappy life you are leading....