I want to go to the beach!
Beach
The beach is a nice place. You can relax there, lie on the sand, stare into the cloudless sky, listen to the sounds of the waves, and just let time pass. But, that is something we can only do when we have the luxury of time. More often than not, we don't.
Back then, when I was still studying in JC, I would feel guilty if I went out and played. Because I know, every day of studying was important, and I couldn't afford to do badly in the 'A' Levels. I didn't even dare think of going to the beach, because I know I'd stay there for a long long time. It's really nice hearing the sounds of nature, but the thoughts of not performing well for examinations left me disabled.
Now that my examinations are over, I can finally go to the beach without any feeling of guilt. But no, I have not. I want to go with my close friends, but I guess, we simply cannot find the time to do so. After studying for so long, we've gone into the working phase. Work now eats up our time, again stealing that well-deserved break that we ought to have.
I really envy those people living in the East. They have a very nice East Coast Park to spend their time at. I wish I could go on evening walks at the beach with my close friends. I wish I could spend the nights over at the beach, subjecting myself to the beautiful nature. But it's difficult to find people who would do that with me.
Time & Money, probably the two culprits for many of the cannot-do's. But no matter how hard we try, we just cannot get enough of time & money. It's hard to live in this island, an island where you need to fight just to survive, where meritocracy takes precendence in whatever you do - work, studies, family .. everything. Even love, maybe.
Then again, this is reality. I've to accept it.
The beach, anyone?