TAKE*5

Posted by: lemonbarleystrawberry on: May 2, 2011

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since the beginning of my final year in school, my peers have been fervently discussing about their grad trips (or their job search experience, but that’s just too depressing so i shall not go into it for now).

to everyone’s surprise (perhaps even my own), i’m not particularly excited about having a grad trip. it has never occurred to me to go on one, so i havent been planning it.

i think the rationale behind having a grad trip is to make good use of the long break between school and work to do something different, namely to go on a long overseas trip with your loved ones, be it your bffs or other halves; and to have photographs for your future kids in which you still look young, radiant and insanely happy.

well, i cannot say for sure why i dont feel strongly about that. guess i’m just not that interested. and i dont have any place that i truly want to go, and have to go like NOW.

i guess i did attempt to plan a trip to london a few times but when the timings clashed with kingsley’s schedule and he advised me not to go, i just kinda like shrugged my shoulders and let it go.

yes i was disappointed for quite a while, but that’s mainly because my wish to see him was dashed. ah well…i survived the pain anyway.

the other one destination which i actually feel an attraction to is taiwan, but if i were to go there, it’s more for sentimental reasons, so i prefer to travel alone, something my parents and kingsley strongly object to, of course.

anyway, i still enjoy listening to my friends discuss about their grad trips. you know, being my friends, they lead super intense lives too. the process of planning their long-awaited holiday is nothing short of drama, hahaha!

and i guess it helps that i dont feel jealous or bitter or anything, i’m just very amused by their stories and i do feel very excited for them, which makes me happy too.

at the end of the day, however, seeing them so filled with purpose and anticipation sets me thinking.

you see, the whole point of having a grad trip is to break free of routine and restriction, to be free and young for perhaps the last time. so i reckon even if i stay right here at home, i should still do something to that effect, especially after the disgusting fyp. yes i so deserve a break.

this means i should make good use of this limbo period – no deadlines to meet, no place to rush to, no exams to study for, no obligations or commitments – to do things i’ve always wanted to do but have no time or energy to!

thus, project TAKE*5 is born!!!!!!!!!!

you know how people say take five to mean have a short five-minute break? in this case, TAKE*5 here means to take five weeks of rest before i engage in any serious job search; or contemplate any serious plans for my future. in these five weeks, i would have to complete ten mini projects that i’ve set for myself.

the ultimate goal is easy – to become a better, happier, healthier me!

these are things that i’ve always wanted to do but been pushing off because of various reasons (and excuses). this time round, i would make sure that i go through with them, and to do that, i’ve even set rules for myself.

super organised, woot!

at the moment, i already have a list of nine confirmed projects (ten is the targeted minimum). i’m not going to reveal them until i really embark on them, and then i will showcase my progress in each project as i go along.

anyway, here are some general rules i’ve drawn up for myself:

1. in these five weeks, i shall not engage in any serious work. only part-time jobs or existing tuition assignments that do not interfere with the bulk of this project are allowed (i still need to eat and buy pretty clothes after all, no?).

2. i can take as long as necessary within these five weeks to complete each project; as long as i embark on two new projects per week and complete all ten at the end. some of these projects may also continue beyond the five weeks stipulated (no point in improving myself just for these five weeks right?).

3. a budget of 50$ would be set aside for each project.

4. each project must help me reach a certain pre-set goal; or at least result in one product that i can and will showcase on my blog.

i think there should be more rules than these, but oh well…shall add on whenever necessary. free and easy eh! hahaha…

i dont know if this whole thing sounds very childish or trivial or pathetic, but it seemed like an awesome idea to me at that moment when it was conceived. i was so excited i couldnt even sleep.

i still think it’s great, but many things have cropped up since i first thought of it so certain alterations and allowances have to be made.

for one, i wanted to get started when i finish my spanish paper so that the five weeks would end nicely on the day before kingsley’s return, after which my whole three months will be boyfriend-centric, hehe.

but because of some unforeseen circumstances (something that totally deserves a post of its own, given the scale of my stupidity in that particular incident), i might have to shift things around. oh and of course, i want an auspicious date, because i’m funny superstitious like that, hahaha.

oh well, so that’s a little taster for the exciting plans i have ahead for myself (and this blog) in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!!! i guess i will be announcing the official launch of this project soon. in the mean time, please give me some suggestions that you think can help me succeed in my project ya! thanks, all!!!