Although I never had any illusions about how peachy life would be now that I'm here in Singapore, and indeed, life has been good. (I've been blessed to be in the company of good people... my flatmates are shining examples of how a Pinoy can be a world-class citizen of the world... my classmates have been a rich and diverse group of people from whom I'm learning all sorts of stuff... and my professors/learning experience has been excellent so far...) All I could say is... the honeymoon is over... I think I've officially crossed the threshold of being a tourist or traveller... to behaving more like a resident. Indeed the realities and frustrations of living here have hit me.
And I'm not talking about school... its about the fact that this is a totally new chapter in my book... something I'm having trouble linking with the past sections. I know its just a matter of keeping my head down and keeping blinders on... staying focused with what has to be done. But its definitely not an easy task when you are out of your element and natural context. But then thats the whole point. I wanted this. I signed up for this. And I know that I will not grow, and our design practice will not mature if I don't do well with this.
Velvet gloves are off... Iron fist exposed... seatbelts snuggly fastened... Foo Fighters are on shuffle... Bakbakan na!
could you be a little more specific as to what realities you are referring to ?
ReplyDeleteAko I get what you mean..hehe
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