It's a breezy Saturday afternoon and I as I was enjoying my milk tea, I was also mentally planning ahead my activities for the year while I wait for my cousins to get their coffee. It's been a while since I went out with them for a "tambay day" and it feels so liberating to be out and about without any obligation than just to enjoy the day with a comforting company. Lately I've been feeling a little off. It seems to me like nothing special or exciting has happened in a long time and I admit, I have been blaming it on my circumstances; on a demanding job, on my 'never-enough' savings, on my choice to maintain only a few close friends, etc. I know this is a bad habit and I'm not one to get so negative about things but I guess we really come to a certain point in life where we crave for something regardless of the blessings we have and for me that would be some excitement and adventure (I think). Now, by adventure I don't necessarily mean climbing hills and mountains and sleeping in a tent in the middle of nowhere, but to have a few days where, like today, you can escape responsibilities and simply exist.
I know I sound whiny and maybe I am but I believe I'm not the only one. Maybe I really do not know what I need and maybe I am just burned out by the mundane daily life patterns and thirst for the company of friends where you can be as silly as you can, get drunk on wine, and listen to sappy music. Maybe I just miss being young and stress-free. Ahh, I certainly am whining. Sorry, friends.
But there are simple things that can make our day a little better when we're feeling like this. Like this creamy, creamy Milk Tea from Happy Lemon. I love Milk Tea so much I can replace my water with it if I were not so sensitive to caffeine.
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| Happy Lemon's Classic Milk Tea is life |
Oh, The Great British Festival was happening this time and though I love the UK so much (European-wanna be here) and attended last year's event, I hate crowds and too much noise (now more than ever) and so we just stayed in Starbucks to talk about the mysteries of contentment and how job-hunting can be such a pain.
With all these thoughts haunting us every once in a while (to those who can relate with me), we eventually have to learn to just focus on achieving our goals no matter how unreachable they may seem at the moment and let go of the things we cannot control. I know it's been said, written, and shared repeatedly but what else can we still do? Stressing over money matters, love, work, and the need to run away won't get us anywhere. It might even just cause us to make hasty decisions just to be able to feel that we're in control - and we have to admit that sometimes, we're really not.
That said, I didn't mean that we cannot make a change when we feel a change is in order, but let's always consider that with each struggle, something in our character is being challenged and quitting is not always the answer. There are times when we have to suck it up, see it through and see what happens after.
I felt better after today. I have not found that answers to my never-ending whiny questions but my mind was temporarily comforted. It really is true that sometimes being with your best friends (or cousins) is all the therapy you need. :)
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| Comfort foooooood! |
A little more walking and talking ensued before we eventually decided to home.
