My heart is bleeding.....

I can feel my heart bleeding ever since I started keeping a rough travelling expenditure calculation in my HEAD (ok, sis is an "almost-accountant" here, not ME!). Here it goes:

One-way Flight ticket KL-London: USD 587 (stupid Maybank charged me RM1,912)
Return Eurostar ticket London-Paris-London: GBP94 (approx RM600)
2 months spending money in Paris: Euro 900+ (will exchange RM5,000)
Spare change during short stopover in London: GBP100+ (will exchange RM700)
New Canon IXUS for European memories: RM299 (hehe... mum subsidize RM600)

Total: RM8,511 ALREADY?????

My stress will go on.....

060708 - A new beginning...

060708, I'll say it's a nice number, 678, don't you think? Come this 6 July, I'll be embarking onto a journey of self-discovery, a chance to start afresh, to get away from the everyday mundaneness. What does the future holds? I often wonder.

A friend told me an interesting notion yesterday. He said and I quote:"The world itself doesn't really change much. It's how you view it and what is going on inside you that determines your happiness. But it's more than attitude and perspectives. It's about how you align yourself with your ultimate path." Such wise words. And here I am, all set and aligned, if I may, towards Europe, towards the unknown.

There's no turning back now. There's no backing out now. It's the 11th hour and I'm all set to explore the world beyond. Some might see me a rebel, an idealist, but life is too short to be wasted, trapped within a cubicle, working day in and day out for what, some greens? some status? some recognition? This time, I've known better. I am my own boss. I'll either make it or break it. Either way, it's my life. I have myself to be accounted for. So here's the plan. Go with the flow. Stay adrift. Don't land in deep shit.

Europe awaits...