routines
My weekends are rather predictable. I have dance from 11 till around 2pm on saturday. After that I either hang out with my nieces or do some shopping on the way home. Its a long way home. I get to choose if I want to shop at Bugis or City hall. On Sundays, I dance from 12 to around 2pm. And after that, its the same as saturdays. Sometimes, I meet up with friends for dinner. Other times, i just well, do nothing in particular. If the weather looks fine and I reach home early enough, I will go for a run on Sundays.
today, was polling day. This is the first time I am an eligible as a voter but alas, my area was uncontested (since 1991) and basically, i had the day off. dance was cancelled. For once, in a long time, I slept till late on a saturday. Spent the entire day at home, I can't remember what I did. trying to get a vcd to play but it always has an error or some shit. I read. Kafka on the Shore. its a surrealistic novel by it self. Makes me think of Dali and Margritte and Tanguy. Its an intriguing story. Has been a long time since I felt like reading something besides Nature/Science papers.
At around 5ish, I went for a run. decided to do a new route and ran to labrador park. I don't know exactly how far that is from my place but since I took 30mins to reach, i guess its around 4 to 5km. Somehow, the air felt heavy today. Dense, humid. Little wind. And perspiration just remain stuck to me. Even my adidas climefit material didn't help. It was a difficult run!
I have not been to Labrador park alone before. In fact, there have only been 2 people I go there with and thats because they drove. Its a good place to sit and talk while gazing at the smoke emissions from the southern islands. Labrador park today was filled with people. It wasn't all that crowded. just filled. Joggers, dog walkers (there was this guy with 2 husky - one of them pretty huge), families, strollers, couples... the typical idyllic scene. It felt nice to be there. It was not too noisy. maybe the sound of the waves helped. You smell the sea, its different from east coast park which is too big and has none of the cosy feel and too much smoke from bbq pits. It was just, nice. Definitely different from mt faber as it was lacking in the busloads of tourists. Oh and the sea breeze was such a welcome after that sticky run... i actually spent half hour there doing nothing in particular.
And had to run back. It was a pain. have no idea why I have been feeling so heavy these days. Can't seem to run with that kind of spring i use to have.
It was a lazy day. But i got to spend it alone. reading, music and running. Simple things in life which I have not been able to indulge in.
But this is not the typical weekend that I can endure every week. In fact, having that much time on my hands today felt a little wierd. Its good to rest but I can't do this for long. So i guess, having a routine keeps me grounded and sane. Dancing on saturdays keeps me from going mad with restlessness.
When i was younger, i hate routines. Now I began to see the beauty in them. I still hate them, but I don't think I can do without them. Its another one of those love-hate things in life. Contradictions.
posted by eline @ 1:13 AM
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