it storms. i think.
i was woken up at half-past three in the morning by the gentle whooshing of rain outside. i left my windows wide open, snuggling into the blankets as the wind swung the curtains this way and that.
it is a lovely feeling to be awake at that time of the night (when you are not dead tired, that is). to be conscious as the world sleeps; to feel safe and cocooned in the midst of a storm; to let your mind wander far and wide as you take your time to fall back into unconsciousness, rocked to sleep by a cool tropical storm.
after many months of sleepless nights spent rushing through senseless translations, i am enjoying this rare lull in work pace (although i might not be saying the same if it goes on. after all, one has to eat to enjoy anything at all). i mean to savour this time, even as i try to silence the voices that play on loop in my brain night and day, day and night – when will i know about the scholarship?
but there are many things to be done in the meantime; i cannot allow myself to fret over things i cannot control. news to catch up on, (text)books to dig out and fresh ideas to give birth to, music to learn and love, bridesmaid duties, movies, birthdays, blogs… a whole country to get myself re-acquainted with – to try and understand, all over again, the physical and social fabric that makes singapore, for it is the understanding of self that feeds the understanding of others.
yes, it should be an exciting few months ahead.
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