Well, days-off have become a rare time now. I used to waste the whole day at home doing nothing; now I wouldn’t waste a moment. I decided to “experience life” on my days-off. Fortunately for me, those days are not bad. Let’s review the typical things I do on days-off.
Shopping – The most frequent events are shopping. When one’s on a higher budget, one tends to spend more. But well, looking at my credit card bill I know I’ve spent way too much. It’s time to stop. But I didn’t stop today — I bought a new watch. Well, it’s not an expensive one, so I have an excuse for myself. And, it’s time to say goodbye to my old watch, which I have used since 2006.
Food – Food is also an important part. You know, after days of busy work, it’s really important to treat yourself. Here’re some highlights: (if you follow my life closely — I guess no one would — you should notice some is not food on holiday)
Relaxation – Technically this is still food, but the reason we’re there is different. We all need some holiday romance.
You may wonder: these events are for sure colourful; but what about the more important things? Like soul cleansing and self actualization? Trust me, when you’re so busy that you don’t even have time to enjoy life, it’s pretty hard to do the higher level things. I said this before: If there’s one month I should hate, it’s September. Yes, I hate September. It’s always a time for change. And in times of change we all lose something. Sure we also gain something, but when we’re not ready to replace old things with new ones, we get disappointed. And I’m experiencing exactly that right now.
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Speaking of my quote, I found my piece of blog with that quote, and immediately there’s one more thing I hate myself — I used to write A-Level-English-length articles; but now I write much less (camouflaged by the increased font size and line height). Anyway, let’s review a good piece I wrote last year, during the times of my greatest sufferings.
Angels and demons
September 29, 2011
First of all, this is not about the film “Angels and Demons (2009)”. It’s about my personal life, especially the many adversities I’m in. If there’s a festival I ought to hate, it’s Christmas, for I’ve never lived a happy Christmas. I know Christmas means the birth of Jesus; everything else is secondary. I agree that Christmas brings hope on earth. But to me, Christmas means loneliness and sufferings.
If there’s a season I ought to hate, it’s summer. I’ve never enjoyed summer, for it’s hot and humid, and everyone talks about outdoor “fun”, which I hate. Winter is more natural to one with a miserable personality.
And if there’s a month I ought to hate, it’s September. For years, September has signified big changes which suffocate me. Not only does the environment around me, and maybe school, change, people also change. When it comes to changes, more harm than good tends to occur. This is because we live in an imperfect world. Things tend to go unordered. Humans are all evil. So whenever changes occur, people try to escape from their orderly life and go wild. That’s when bad changes occur.
Yes, I hate Christmas, I hate summer, I hate September. What? So that leaves only very little time in a year you would truly enjoy? Correct. If you consider the K.Chan you know, you wouldn’t be too surprised about this. How often have you seen me truly happy? Well, perhaps after I’m drunk.
During those bad times, there could be angels out there to save us. I’ve seen some through the years, the most recent happening being today, when typhoon signal no. 8 was in effect. But the sad thing is, many bad things could also happen on a typhoon day. Yes, if there is a day I should hate, it’s typhoon-no.8 (or above) days. Every time I’m at hall when typhoon comes, I can do nothing, nor is there anything to eat. There is nowhere to go, nor is there anyone to spend time with. “There’re angels out there, but demons prevail”. That’s what I said today, and it’s very true.
What’s worse, those who were once angels could one day turn into demons. When that happens, and if we’re so attached to the good side of them, we will be disappointed. “You weren’t like that before,” we may say. But an answer is always prepared, “sooner or later things will change”. And remember what I said about changes? When it comes to changes, more harm than good tends to occur.
