Quiet Coffee Thoughts
June 22nd, 2008 -- Posted in coffee thoughts | No Comments »
Aaaahh… A quiet weekend morning at the balcony with my coffee and some cigs…
This is something I do for 20-30 mins on weekend mornings… some kind of ritual I’ve been following for the past year since we moved here to KL. While I’ve been accustomed to waking up early on work days, the habit persists on weekends.
It’s a moment I get for myself, to think (or not to think) and enjoy the peaceful bliss I seldom get. This morning, it brings to mind the hectic lifestyle most of us choose to live in Southeast Asia. Still a far cry from Jazz’s island life, this is the best I can get from a balcony view. Still too noisy and the air is bad too. I do wish for a quieter lifestyle, away from the highways and smog. Who doesn’t? It’s the ultimate dream for most of us wish for. Peace and quiet.
So why not?
It’s not just about the money, to be honest. As an urbanite, I live by the challenges of the cities, through business. My current challenge is to re-establish the processes and systems of Dad’s KL business so I can eventually run it anywhere, even when I get back to Singapore. Thanks to the new age of electronic communication, I think I’m not too far from this goal.
But the ultimate dream is to be living on an island or a beach. I would love more quiet moments instead of these mini weekend escapades… with the sun, the sea and the salty breeze in the air. However, I also know my urbanite ways will be hard to lose even in my search for the sun and sea. So my only hope is a urban/beach fusion lifestyle, something that is still possible in Southeast Asia, where beaches are often found within kilometers from the cities. A more realistic dream would then be an urban beach establishment like the resort/restaurant Weekend House Alley of Kamakura, Japan. (All thanks to Monocle for this idea!)
The Weekend House Alley in Kamakura, Japan.
Am I dreaming of the impossible? I think not. It’d be this dream, like the others, that drives my motivation in life.
