in a sleepy little town far far away..

took a wrong turn and found himself going down a deserted road all by himself. speeding up to find his way back to the big road, he caught the attention of a police car. he panicked. speeding recklessly, he found himself in a little town, and destroying that only road that goes through it.

that's how he found himself in that little town of radiator springs. ring any bell? this story isnt about me, but, i just caught disney pixar's car. big shot found himself in one of those little american town. so small that only 1 road runs through it, and there's only like 1 of every kind of shops selling very basic things. in the case of this show, just a petrol station, pub, motel, tyre shop, organic petrol and a very small town hall.

people always talk about retiring to some quiet and slow pace town. i always picture something like that. going somewhere where the pace is slow, and you can do whatever you want to. but being a city boy, even in the small country of singapore, i have always, for the past 27 years, stay not more than 15mins from the city center. i dont even experience the slower pace and much greener little "towns" such as sengkang, as someone told me. the thing is, i dont think i can ever adapt to a slower life. i love the fact that i can get to everywhere in the country easily, the fact that my house is near the intersection of the 2 most important expressways, the fact that i can find everything in the shops and malls nearby, the fact that family and friends are not far away.

i think i really cannot move out of singapore. even 1 year ago, i was given a very decent opportunity to work in vietnam for at least a year as a management trainee. and half a year before that, i just visited vietnam, and i must say i had a really enjoyable trip. but, the idea of moving to somewhere that is slower, that is so far away from some where that im really familiar with, felt really weird. with that, i turned down that offer.

i always admired my friends, who can easily go to various countries to work. they are so adaptable, so independent. im sure i wont die outside singapore, im street smart after all.. hahaha.. but will i really enjoy it... im guessing no.. but i think i would never find out.