Idle/Idol Conversations
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Watched the umpteenth trailer of the new Singapore Idol, Taulfik, on TV. No matter what I’ve been hearing, about Singapore Idol not being as “interesting” as American Idol, there is no denying that the show practically brought the entire country together. The only other time I felt that ra-ra feeling was during National Day. Then after a week or so when the hype is over, it was almost as if the thing never happened. Perhaps we are all a jaded bunch or maybe it is just me.
I thought coming back to Singapore would provide me with the rest and relaxation that I wanted. (Warning to those people who have regular jobs, better not read any further as it may leave you with an uncontrollable desire to throttle the living daylights out off me)
Ever since I started this fitness regime, it slowly dawned on me just how tricky it is to balance social life and other commitments with satisfying workouts. It’s less tedious for me as I can slog it out for as long as I want at the gym during weekday afternoons and not have to fight for exercise equipment (and not to mention breathing space) with other folks. For the impatient-to-get-results members who have nothing else better to do, it is easy to spend an average of 3-4 hours in there and keep at it for 6 days a week. It also helped while assuming a solitudinarian life during those days where everyone else have work to do. I cannot imagine the day I once again will hold down a 9 to 5 job, so it’s best to use the free time right now to achieve my weight and fitness objective.
That same solitudinarian life however can become quite a bother. Now I begin to understand how boredom can drive people to do things they never thought they would do. For one thing, I coloured my virgin black hair into something, which I think is rust. The second thing is that I had my ears pierced for the first time in my 25 years of existence. |
