I had the whole house to myself today. First time in a long, long time. And man, did I take advantage of it. I woke up mid morning, and had a leisurely breakfast, and then just lounged in the living room watching hours of tv. I seldom watch tv. Cos I have no time. So today, I watched reruns of Friends, American Idol and Glee. Talked on the phone a little bit too.

I love having the house to myself. Some peace and quiet and time for myself. I miss these quiet times the most in Singapore. When I was studying in Australia, that was one of the things I enjoyed most. I had a good balance of time with friends and time for myself. And I had time for myself as I had that physical space to be alone. Mark, my housemate, was really great about not invading my personal space, and he was doing part time work as well, amidst his crazy studying at the university's library. So he was seldom home. I always had my mornings to myself where I just did my own thing at home, studied if I had to, did research if I had to, watched tv if I wanted to, cooked if I felt like it. It was just nice having the whole place to myself to do whatever I wanted to do. My evening runs were the things which I remembered most. I did it thrice a week, and I timed my runs to end just when the sun sets over the Swan river. It was really enjoyable. And these times I had for myself allowed me to just indulge in me, and it was only when Im back here that I truly appreciate those moments.

I have been overwhelmed with so many things here that I haven't had the time to really breathe. School, teaching, marking (the just ended common test is not helping in alleviating my stress), being wanted and needed everywhere, it can get pretty intense at times. And I guess that's one reason why I travel so much. Cos when I travel, I do it on my own. Mostly. I love going to the airport on my own, and walking around Duty Free and boarding the plane and just zoning out in the plane. Be it a 5hr or 8hr or 15hr plane ride, I love it. Cos it's time for myself. I dont have to make conversation, I dont have to worry about other people....It's just time for me to do whatever I want to do. To watch a movie in the plane, to read a book with n distractions, to listen to music, or to write in my journal....I love the freedom travelling gives me. And then when I meet up my friends over at whatever I am travelling to gives me the socialising that I need as well.

Im looking forward to the June holidays. I have managed to snag good and cheap air tickets. Not confirmed yet, cos I haven't made my payment. Will update once the intinerary is confirmed. In the meantime, Im looking forward to the March break. Travelling to Bintan for 2 nights. Spa, swim, shop and eat. Well deserved break. :) Can't wait