yes, certain meetups are quite meaningless and simply to combat loneliness. hmm but then again they aren't that meaningless for they allow you to appreciate and see just how meaningful your 'meaningful' meetups are.
i was about to printscreen my monthly schedule and put it here to boost my ego since it looks damn happening this year but it's in the lappie - troublesome. and not much point putting it here also la. i'm not such an exhibitionist.
like real la. i'm just lazy.
oh. and this year it was a first for me, not going for dumb countdowns (not inc. private events) on christmas eve and new year's eve. and i was in no way upset by it.
infact i was quite amused and impressed with myself for not succumbing to the cliche of hmm, happily counting down (count down le, so?) or simply the pre-process of cheering/gathering merrily and reminiscing about the past year.
ok, call me boring. but hor, i really think it's pointless. gathering wise, u can gather at any other date, in an atmosphere that is less boisterous and noisy (i prefer not to have to raise my voice to be heard). movies are the dumbest thing u can do on those days but some do it and it's like how ex man.
lastly should you attend a countdown to fruition, prepare to fork out good $ for a cab (if u wait long enough) or squeeze sardine-like in public transport.
i think the only pple who should logically like countdowns are party animals who enjoy the presence of fellow fun-revellers, loud, thumping music as well as the electrifying atmosphere. and couples who think that gg to countdowns is the right thing to do as a couple.
i only know alot of pple go (i used to) for the sake of going (my friends gg too! they say) and being able to tell about it, not that any of my friends are like that, tho. so old le, why bother abt appearances when you could be spending quality time with yourself (hahaha) or others?
of course it helped that most of my group gatherings (or individual dates) fell on all the dates from the 21st to the 1st dec except on 24th, 25th and 31st. apparently enough pple in my grps were attached such as to render most grp gatherings non-applicable. or maybe i have no friends.
also helped that the gf was working or i'll likely have gone for a dumb countdown too. hahaha.
anyways on those days i played tennis, did my work, played games, read books and dinner-ed with friends and family. just like any other damn day.
i seriously dun see the big difference between one day and another such that i have to drastically alter my lifestyle for it. esp dumb countdowns. yes i know i've used that word alot today.
call me old, call me boring. but i stick to my stand that everyone should know what they truly enjoy and live their life around it without being influenced (too much) by surrounding friends, simple hype or simply their perceptions that they have to perpetrate something or else.
if you truly enjoy something, do it. if you dun, don't, unless there're tangible and considerable rewards/benefits from doing so. be happy for the sake of yourself ba. life is that simple and easily enjoyed. most of the time we just complicate matters - just follow your heart i feel.
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