Most of us often find it difficult to set aside some time in our schedules to do something we WANT. Perhaps we can agree that Singaporeans are mostly "all work and no play". Then am I a Singaporean if I work hard and play harder?
I got really "hooked" to going out with my peers and colleagues and stuff. It is the same thing as gamers getting hooked to whatever stupid war FPS games there are out there. I am just not the type of person into FPS games... I ain't trying to insult said gamers, mind you. The only time I ever found myself playing as someone holding a rifle or pistol or anything that can shoot bullets is when I am with my Primary School cronies. Nowhere else. One could easily declare me an unsophisticated gamer.
What do I mean by "hooked" then? I found that my "energy" comes from the people around me. I cannot focus on my work when I am alone. I cannot really entertain myself these days. Two days back, when I was trying to prepare for my Microeconomics paper, I had spent 5/6 of my time flashing back to when I spent my time outdoors with my peers. Whether it was matches and matches of basketball, racing from Bugis to Suntec City, vaulting police barricades, eating pizza while chatting about many different topics from pets to getting arrested. So much fun... Then I realized, my alarm clock beside my lecture notes had struck eleven.
When I have the time, energy (Never a problem with energy...) and money, I would go out with my peers once again. Going to arcades or ordering pizza to class, gambling on Poker and similar games with push-ups and dares rather than pocket money, and even studying in a class Mr Goh had reserved for us while getting one of us on the way to school to buy some Koi bubble tea for us. In tutorials we would hold friendly discussions (and sometimes exchange heated debates without emotionally hurting someone) and disturb our tutors. In lectures we would slack around and only attend for the attendance, and later find a reliable source to get the idea of the lecture. This was how Poly life for me was like.
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