Monday, September 12, 2005

I was surfing through the channels on Saturday night, and i came across this show on CNA abt beautiful homes. And it was featuring this house, practically a mansion, which looked exactly like a resort if u ask me. It has a olympic size swimming pool, with u know, those palm trees or whatever plants ard it, there were these deck chairs i think. I could fit my hse into the living room of the house. As u go up the second lvl of the hse, u can see a man-made waterfall. The entire is hse is painted this dark orangey kinda colour so that it can complement the sunlight. All the furniture in the hse is custom made cos if they bought normal furniture, they would seem too small cos the living room's just humongous. They have a front lawn - can u imagine having a front lawn? itz like, a fantasy in Singapore, just like fantasising abt having ur own garage - and itz planted with flowers, shrubs so it looks, i dunno, like a resort! Haha.. Can u imagine living in such a hse? Itz like living in a holiday hse, where u dun dare to touch anything except those in ur room, and the reception is just a place to wait to check-in, or for the transport to the airport or sth. Mayb itz different for those who grew up there, but i pity the maids or servants or whoever. How much work is it to keep the house relatively clean, the lawn free of weeds, and the swimming pool emtpy of whatever it is that dirties them? I really think the place shld be resort?

As i was watching, itz like almost sinful to live like that. I don't mean to commit a blasphemy or anything, but think abt this: Singapore has had this problem of not having enough land for ages. The condos and flats are getting smaller. And that piece of land that guy has, i don't know, might be able to place 3 or 4 blocks of flats there? And there were these live 8 concerts a few mths ago to raise funds for the starving in Africa. I'm not preaching or anything, and i'm not saying i'm a saint and i all my money to the needy. But, aren't the social, financial differences too big?? This guy and his family are living in "paradise", a resort, while the babies in Africa are struggling to stay juz a few more days on earth. Okay, i'm getting philosophical. shld stop. But, do u get e picture i'm trying to make?

After watching that HK drama serial on chU at 10pm weekdays, i've got this desire to go on a cruise. Not those kind of cruise to nowhere kind u get in Sg. But the carribean kind. U know, super expensive, super luxurious, super relaxing. I can slack all day, do whatever i want, read mayb 10novels? on that trip. But.... before my dream can come true, i'll have to save up like mad before i can go on a trip like that n totally enjoy it, without having to think abt costs and stuff. Who would enjoy a holiday where u'll hafta hesitate before every purchase? And one more thing, that kind of cruise can nv be found in Singapore, so i'll have to fly somewhere to the port. I can choose to fly budget so tt i can save for e cruise, or i can splurge on a first class or business class ticket. Haha. i really think too much. But, i promise i won't be nasty to the air stewardesses or sth. Anyway, u might notice tt i haven't really mentioned a companion, cos i rather fancy going on a cruise alone. I won't have to compromise my wishes, and i won't have to worry abt sb else having to compromise their plans in order to follow my wishes. I'll be totally free and i don't really worry abt getting lost. I can read maps (I really can), and I'm an independent girl! Haha...

Okay enough abt my fantasy. Shall stop here. Need to get to slp, going to put a full day at work tmr. Shall update u guys abt wad happened on Sat n Sun on Tues........

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