We sent Juliet off for the second time today evening. I rushed over to Tampines hoping to take the budget bus over but I couldn't find the bus stop. I looked at the time and realised I would miss her if I kept finding - I took a cab down.
I never really liked the airport because it's the place where people take big steps away from you, like a part of your life is evolving again. The change is inevitable and predicted yet it can't be stomach easily. I can't help but wonder, will I ever pull off such a dramatic change in my life? It's almost like becoming an adult overnight, with a lot more issues to be bothered with. Can I be independent enough to feed myself, to find comfort in a foreign land, to socialise with people of different ethnicities and such? Would it be possible?
What're the hopes of changing? Do I see the need to become someone that I never thought I would be? Will I be different from my vision of my life five years ago?
How do people get ready for big steps like this? How do people decide to make such decisions in the first place? How realistic can these talks about changing even be?
What if I never did try and change something in my life, wouldn't it be just as ordinary, or could it be different in a simpler way?
Contemplating so many issues is an essential part of life that every teen needs to go through. Everybody needs a significant moment in their lives where they are granted the power to make their own biggest decisions. These decisions are based on individual's limitations and wants. But I wished things were as clear-cut, like there's a formula for decision-making. A series of "yes" and "no" that eventually leads to a recommended outcome. That makes everything hassle-free, doesn't it?