Sunday, June 20, 2004
Day 20.
While I can't say that I miss home, I'd have to agree with whoever that said that one of the best thing about travelling is that it makes one appreciate home.
It's also understanding a little more how the curse of a life of wandering for Cain could mean. Life without rest.
Not to say that I'm all flat out and ready to go home. I'm not. Because I'm not done yet. The search is not yet over. What am I searching for? Something that fits.
I'm a little anxious, worried that I don't find my answer at the end of all this. Surely one does not spend his whole life searching and seeking with no answer. Then again, whoever said that you must do it within two months that's already packed with sightseeing? Silly isn't it? I think that I'll lose it, but have I ever? Has the search ever lost me?
:)
While I can't say that I miss home, I'd have to agree with whoever that said that one of the best thing about travelling is that it makes one appreciate home.
It's also understanding a little more how the curse of a life of wandering for Cain could mean. Life without rest.
Not to say that I'm all flat out and ready to go home. I'm not. Because I'm not done yet. The search is not yet over. What am I searching for? Something that fits.
I'm a little anxious, worried that I don't find my answer at the end of all this. Surely one does not spend his whole life searching and seeking with no answer. Then again, whoever said that you must do it within two months that's already packed with sightseeing? Silly isn't it? I think that I'll lose it, but have I ever? Has the search ever lost me?
:)
Friday, June 11, 2004
Day 10.
Switzerland. Land of precision timing, beautiful alps, and warm people. It's a beautiful place to be train-ing through. The civic consciousness of the people is fabulous and how people go out to you to make sure you're ok ie. not lost, really warms the heart. Ah Soh says we'd be spoilt by the Swiss coz the rest of Europe ain't like this.
Italy. Land of exceptions. Every other train we took has a ritardo on the schedule board. Didn't have as much pizza, pasta and wine as I hoped, and way to much gelato. Visited some amazing cathedrals. Where is God in these? What drives the people to create such beautiful things to affirm their faith? How are modern Christians poorer or richer in their faith now? And I take back my scepticism of school trips. Visiting all these places really made me want to pick up history books. Already theme tours for future trips are forming in the head: Who is Da Vinci? Artists of the renaissance. Gelato of Italy.
Ciao.
Switzerland. Land of precision timing, beautiful alps, and warm people. It's a beautiful place to be train-ing through. The civic consciousness of the people is fabulous and how people go out to you to make sure you're ok ie. not lost, really warms the heart. Ah Soh says we'd be spoilt by the Swiss coz the rest of Europe ain't like this.
Italy. Land of exceptions. Every other train we took has a ritardo on the schedule board. Didn't have as much pizza, pasta and wine as I hoped, and way to much gelato. Visited some amazing cathedrals. Where is God in these? What drives the people to create such beautiful things to affirm their faith? How are modern Christians poorer or richer in their faith now? And I take back my scepticism of school trips. Visiting all these places really made me want to pick up history books. Already theme tours for future trips are forming in the head: Who is Da Vinci? Artists of the renaissance. Gelato of Italy.
Ciao.
Well, after the tres exciting and drooling report by Ah Soh, few things need to be said. The Hostess with the Mostest and the Host with the Most truly lived up to their names. I've had an amazing time with Huey Ming, visiting the places and tasting the dishes on Ah Soh's bloggie. It's like meeting a celebrity in person!
What's most important on a trip like this? The journey? The destination? The people? Or perhaps a bit of ourselves that we've never met? I'm not sure. The forever inward looking me sometimes just want to feel the inner landscapes of my being, but being in a different place with different people forces me out of that little cocoon I've made for myself in a good way. Guess these are two different journeys I'm taking for myself right now, which happen to meet and flow together.
What's most important on a trip like this? The journey? The destination? The people? Or perhaps a bit of ourselves that we've never met? I'm not sure. The forever inward looking me sometimes just want to feel the inner landscapes of my being, but being in a different place with different people forces me out of that little cocoon I've made for myself in a good way. Guess these are two different journeys I'm taking for myself right now, which happen to meet and flow together.
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
OK, here we go. I'd be off on a plane in 6 hours, heading to Zurich, Switzerland. I'd be carrying a backpack and walking the well-travelled roads of Europe in my new Timberland boots for two months.
I will experience a little bit more of this place called Earth, and the creatures that crawl upon it. I will taste the milk of human kindness as I open my mouth to ask, and I will see the evil that is around me, as I do my best to fend off hostile people. I will feel more keenly how different I am from others, and be more grateful for that link we all share. I seek to find the answers that have eluded me, and plan for the path that is ahead. To know more surely the person inside, and for what this person stands.
The weight of this journey falls heavily on me as I think about it. Especially when I know that I am very priviledged and fortunate to be able to do this. But the expectations! That i have for the trip, and of other ppl that I should be having lotsa fun etc etc. Phew.....I think, I shall have to let these expectations go. For something tells me, when their time comes, they will happen anyway. And clutching tightly to them will only add weight to that 20kg backpack.
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
--Lao-Tzu
And step one begins today!!!!!!!
I will experience a little bit more of this place called Earth, and the creatures that crawl upon it. I will taste the milk of human kindness as I open my mouth to ask, and I will see the evil that is around me, as I do my best to fend off hostile people. I will feel more keenly how different I am from others, and be more grateful for that link we all share. I seek to find the answers that have eluded me, and plan for the path that is ahead. To know more surely the person inside, and for what this person stands.
The weight of this journey falls heavily on me as I think about it. Especially when I know that I am very priviledged and fortunate to be able to do this. But the expectations! That i have for the trip, and of other ppl that I should be having lotsa fun etc etc. Phew.....I think, I shall have to let these expectations go. For something tells me, when their time comes, they will happen anyway. And clutching tightly to them will only add weight to that 20kg backpack.
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
--Lao-Tzu
And step one begins today!!!!!!!
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