How many times have you heard the life is your canvas allegory? And how many times have you scoffed at it?

Maybe I'm not thinking straight, but I suddenly find the idea of migrating very, very appealing.

I (almost) always leap before I look and do things on whim, but really, is all so unfathomable? I know that Singapore is safe and has a good education and transport system and everything, but things are positively insipid here, and I'm dying for a change. I mean, since you're gonna live your life, make it a colourful one, right?

Shows that showcase Singapore's uniqueness are springing up like daisies, but how unique are we, really? We keep poking fun at ourselves for our kiasu-ism, Singlish and love of complaining, and frankly, I'm starting to think that that's all that (oh wow, I used three thats in a sentence- how cool is that?) we are capable of. Is there nothing more to us then chilli crabs and char kway teow (both of which I'd love to dig into right now)?

Ruby just told me that Japanese eat organic chocolate. Women - who I assume to be luscious young lasses - eat nothing but chocolate and fruits, and their poop is the treat you await. Disgusting? Yes. Fascinatingly unique? Defintely. I don't think I'd try that any time soon, but I bet I just sparked your interest in Japan.

Singapore severely lacks talent, so we keep snatching ideas from other countries. Not very unique now, are we? I know no one's to blame for that, but still. And while the younger generations are growing to be increasingly open-minded, we do have a fair number of prudes around. Their unjustified conservativeness never does anything for anyone's self-esteem.

Other than the aforementioned points, and being but a puny dot that can be covered within two days, I'm pretty happy to be in Singapore.

I'm babbling. This was just a passing thought and I should stop. I know there's such a thing as tourism (I'm studying it, in fact), and I know that the good friends I've made here can never be replaced and therefore should not be forsaken, but I shan't discuss that here. Reason being I haven't thought hard about it and I don't have the luxury to; not out loud, not now.