Reflection
I have always thought my lifestyle is healthy. I eat home-cooked food, I avoid alcohol, I don't smoke. I am always at home. But not until I had this conversation with a good friend of mine this evening.
'You've been spending too much time on the internet' my friend commented
'Yeah. Internet is my life'
'You should get a life girl, it's unhealthy'
I was speechless. He told me I should turn my laptop off for 3 days but I protested. I'll die, I told him. I can't live without internet and computer. I'm addicted to it. The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is to turn on my laptop. The first thing I do when I come back from lectures is to turn on my laptop. I'm too dependent on internet and laptop. Wayyyy to dependent on them. Heck, if I can marry my laptop and internet, I don't need to marry a man!
He went offline and I was in deep thoughts. He was darn right. I need a life. I've been hiding in my attic since winter came.
I asked myself when I was in the shower just now.
When was the last time I went to the cinema?
The last week of Semester 1. I went to catch Phantom of the Opera. Since then, I've been staying at home and I watched movies on my laptop.
The last time I went to High Street was last week. Before that, the last time I set my foot on High Street was the first day of Chinese New Year. That was a more than month ago! *wow* even I didn't realise I haven't been out that long. Don't get me wrong. Going to High Street doesn't mean shopping and spending my Dad's hard earned money. It's about getting out from my house and meeting people, and to breathe the fresh Welsh air.
I can't remember the last time I went to the pier. Probably last year when my aunt came to visit me.
I can't remember the last time I walked on Love Lane. By the way, Love Lane is a very nice park which leads to the Main Arts Building.
I don't even know there's a new Pakistani Shop on High Street until my friends told me.
I don't know what happened to the 'second year' me. I wasn't like that last year. I wasn't always in my room like now. I read through my Travel Log and realised I was out almost every weekends. I had activities, I went on day trips, I went to visit friends. I went to Nottingham, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl etc. I invited friends over for dinner sometimes. What happened to me this year?
Tsk, tsk, tsk... How unhealthy my life is. I have forgotten that there is life besides the internet. I have forgotten to breathe the fresh air. I have forgotten to see how other people's life is. I've been caught up with work and forgotten that I need to play.
It's time to make a change in my life. Spring is already here. I shall make my life more colourful. At least, 10 years from now, I won't look back and regret about my life as a university student. I have a 3-week Easter break coming up in a week's time. Hmm.. I shall plan a short trip some where. I shall get away from Wales and breathe the English air.
To my dear friend,
Thank you for making me realise how unhealthy my lifestyle has been.
You deserve one BIG hug from me! =)
'You've been spending too much time on the internet' my friend commented
'Yeah. Internet is my life'
'You should get a life girl, it's unhealthy'
I was speechless. He told me I should turn my laptop off for 3 days but I protested. I'll die, I told him. I can't live without internet and computer. I'm addicted to it. The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is to turn on my laptop. The first thing I do when I come back from lectures is to turn on my laptop. I'm too dependent on internet and laptop. Wayyyy to dependent on them. Heck, if I can marry my laptop and internet, I don't need to marry a man!
He went offline and I was in deep thoughts. He was darn right. I need a life. I've been hiding in my attic since winter came.
I asked myself when I was in the shower just now.
When was the last time I went to the cinema?
The last week of Semester 1. I went to catch Phantom of the Opera. Since then, I've been staying at home and I watched movies on my laptop.
The last time I went to High Street was last week. Before that, the last time I set my foot on High Street was the first day of Chinese New Year. That was a more than month ago! *wow* even I didn't realise I haven't been out that long. Don't get me wrong. Going to High Street doesn't mean shopping and spending my Dad's hard earned money. It's about getting out from my house and meeting people, and to breathe the fresh Welsh air.
I can't remember the last time I went to the pier. Probably last year when my aunt came to visit me.
I can't remember the last time I walked on Love Lane. By the way, Love Lane is a very nice park which leads to the Main Arts Building.
I don't even know there's a new Pakistani Shop on High Street until my friends told me.
I don't know what happened to the 'second year' me. I wasn't like that last year. I wasn't always in my room like now. I read through my Travel Log and realised I was out almost every weekends. I had activities, I went on day trips, I went to visit friends. I went to Nottingham, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl etc. I invited friends over for dinner sometimes. What happened to me this year?
Tsk, tsk, tsk... How unhealthy my life is. I have forgotten that there is life besides the internet. I have forgotten to breathe the fresh air. I have forgotten to see how other people's life is. I've been caught up with work and forgotten that I need to play.
It's time to make a change in my life. Spring is already here. I shall make my life more colourful. At least, 10 years from now, I won't look back and regret about my life as a university student. I have a 3-week Easter break coming up in a week's time. Hmm.. I shall plan a short trip some where. I shall get away from Wales and breathe the English air.
To my dear friend,
Thank you for making me realise how unhealthy my lifestyle has been.
You deserve one BIG hug from me! =)
