Monday 22 March 2010

Shoulda...coulda...doodah doodah

When we moved out of my parent's farm to live in the suburbs, I had visions of myself doing so many wonderful things.

I thought I could lead a more active lifestyle, like go running everyday. Afterall, we have a fantastic network of footpaths leading to the reservoir and the beach.

I thought I could bring Rusty to East Coast Park every weekend. He must love running on the sandy beach. We could play catch and get some exercise together.

I thought I could ditch my car and take a train to town anytime I fancy. You know, do my bit to save the Earth...

Later when CH moved into our neighbourhood, I rubbed my hand with glee and dreamt of a million things we could do together.

We could stroll to the charming cafe down the road for Sunday brunch or have late-night roti prata and teh tarik at the 24-hour Restoran.

We could motivate each other and not miss a day of running. We could pack cheese and wine and have more picnics by the beach. And we could catch a movie in the city when our chores are done.

Alas, I am ashamed to admit that I had done very little of all that. I guess it's never too late to start but really, some of the ideas are not very practical.

4 comments:

JY69 said...

A little at a time!

Amel said...

Ahhhhh...start one step at a time then.

auntielucia said...

Guess, planning is great. But the execution? That's why dreams and reality are so different!

A few yrs ago, mum n me decided to down-size so that we would have more time (less cleaning n clutter) and money (rent fm our over-sized, old home), to do other things.

Alas, after a few mths of living in a tight squeeze, the smaller home suffocated everybody and we quickly moved back to our old place, which thankfully wasn't able to find a tenant, because of an economic downturn!

Nick Phillips (15/03/1967 - 04/11/2022) said...

I know what you mean. There are so many things I wanna do but half of them just seem like fairy tales ...

Chowmahalla Palace

During our week in Hyderabad, some of the places we visited include the Mecca Mosque, the Charminar (the icon of Hyderabad), Sufi Shrine, Bi...