Okie, I am not making any noise about being 31. It just sounded less sexy than 20, 30, 4o or 50. It is like...deh... it is a start of the third decade.
Last year, I told myself that I shall celebrate my 30th birthday in a special way. Well, the Bangkok trip was very special. Dinning next to Chao Praya was great and watching sunset in a polluted Bangkok skyline is quite an experience. The supposed to happen nude photos shot did not happen, cos by the end of June 2007, I am completely out of the photo worthy shape. It is ok, something can wait. There is always a 35 or 40.
The last year was quite a ride. More others than mine. A major switch in career, ya... what's new; Bryan's interest span in work rarely cross 3 years. You give me a project and if I hold on to it for more than 3 years, you can bet your life I will find someone new to throw the dead horse to. Lots of assignment from the Masters, which should complete and graduate by end of the year. A couple of shorter trips in and out of Singapore for various reasons. Roller coasters within myself and externally. Someone new in my life which I hardly talks about anywhere. It is a very private affair. Type half a million of letters, emails and made another one billion phone calls over the last six months. Oh ya... on 10th June, I am not only 31 yo and I am also six months into my current job.
I had random conversations with HA lately about being 30s. And the last time I checked with YF, he told me at 30s, you stopped doing or trying a lot of things. You just do a few meaningful things well. I guessed that is the feeling now. I toyed with military stuff and seen enough nice looking men in tight air force uniform for 8 years. Been a pseudo designer for 2 and half years. And now sort of merge what I have been doing as a voluntary thing for years into a day job and get paid properly. So ya, I should have done most of the things I wanted to try.
For the next two years or so, I shall stay put and see how far I can move in the current position while maintaining my voluntary stuff at a more manageable level. After a few months of minor burnout for working too hard, I am also making it a point to take time off on some fridays from work so that I can do my usual swimming or shopping in town when it is not crowded at all. I will tell myself 'it is okie to slack at work when I have cleared all my stuff and knocked off on time. Because there will be work tomorrow and if I rest better, I will do it faster.'
Next birthday, I think I will do something different. But for this year's, I am going to Cambodia with Ba for his first social visit trip. More updates and photos coming at a later stage.
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