got home by 10 a.m.
from the airport
after a long shower
thought I will have time to
roll around in the good old bed
which I didn’t get to do so
as tasks started to come
one is on an urgent basis
which I did all the way until late evening
and continued on with the less urgent one
which is not that less-urgent anyway
as I promise to deliver by tomorrow morning
so decided to complete it at one go
it feels good to start work at 10 am
on a post-vacation workday
and went all the way until past mid-night
basically it feels good to know that
you are still wanted and needed
and while working
have “accidentally” been engaged to
book for the spring trip of 2016
I have been thinking a lot during the trip
what are the purposes of travelling
Experience-wise
to experience how the other live in
a completely different environment?
Escapism-wise
to get away from the mundane life
so that you can come back and start afresh
Relationship-wise
to simple spend time with the person(s)
you travel with…
Training-wise
to train yourself to adapt and adopt
no matter where and how you travel
Family-wise
to get away from home
just to come back feeling
how much you love it here
Sharpening-wise
to accumulate ideas
and continue to write more
despite being not really good at it
or perhaps other skills
such as photography, observation and
even your bargaining skill
which I guess I will never learn
Financial-wise
to spend money like flowing water
so that you will come back
a more hard-working person
Ambition-wise
to insert a puzzle piece
onto your bigger roadmap
Physical-wise
to walk and get exposed
under the sun
Mental-wise
to pump in some courage
the more places you travel
the more things you have attempted
the more courage you have
just to go on to try more
Spiritual-wise
to explore your inner-feelings
yet to attain the above level
I probably should make a travel checklist
to see if the different aspects
have been achieved and
in what ways are they being achieved
through each and every trip
no matter what it is..
the journey goes on
to expect the unexpected
my eyes hurt badly
yet my mind refuses to
signal my body to go to bed
and the story-telling shall go on tomorrow
about the old City of Chao Zhou