Thoughts beyond my life & my travel - Bel

I tend to think a lot more when I'm being with someone. One of the things that I learnt from my Master's study is that you could always learn more when working with others on certain projects. Maybe I can learn some new things when I'm not alone, that's why my brain is working harder to absorb something new from a conversation or interaction with others. There is a time when I think too much and even worry about things that I shouldn't worry about like the personal life of someone else. Then I start to wonder, "is it really better to be not alone?" But when I'm sick and I feel by myself, I can talk to someone and I can feel better just by hearing the familiar voice.

The temperature dropped to below 10C recently that made me start a sweater hunt. I couldn't find one at the Sedan Chair Bazaar last Sunday. So I kept looking and I walked around a few shops after the massage therapy class. And unexpectedly I found some sweaters on a big sale. They are of basic design but nicely made of wool, angola and cashmere. They are light, warm and tight fit, so I should be careful when washing it. I got some thick nice jackets but the older I am, the more I hate to wear heavy and bulky clothes. So finding a light warm sweater makes me feel better in cold days.

I saw my colleague bringing out a "white device" from her bag when we're riding on the shuttle bus. I was curious and asked her what was that. Oh, it's a kindle . I heard of it for long but I didn't know it looks quite stylist, cooler than an iPhone. It's A5 size, white with cute keys design but it costs over HK$2,000. Well, you can get a book cheaper from Amazon with kindle version but you must be a book worm to cover the cost of that kindle. It's true that you don't need to bring a heavy book here and there but I still miss the design of the book, flipping the pages and seeing myself getting closer and closer to the end of the page. I feel good when I finish reading a thick book, almost feeling like winning a small battle.

I resumed to read a novel a month ago when my sleep got better. Reading books make me feel alive because that means I have the energy to do something other than work and cooking. It's the thickest novel that I've ever read. The book is called "The other side of the story" by Marian Keyes. It's about love stories and the book business, specially catered for women readers. I wonder whether female writers usually write books for women only. I was excited when I was reading half way though there were over 300 pages to go. But when I got closer to 500 pages, I was almost addicted to it and wanted to finish it right away. I felt a bit down when I finished that despite there was a feeling of achievement of reading the whole book. Now, I'm ready to emerge into another book journey but I just need to find another good book.

I used to be living alone for years and had shared an apartment with a friend of mine once. I didn't mind sharing an apartment at all as there was enough room for us to have our private moments. I once stayed in my Japanese friend's place in Tokyo. She said that she always love to live alone but she told me that she felt okay while I was staying there 'coz we didn't do all the things together but we respect personal space. We could breathe and we could have our own private moments as well. I recalled what she said after my friend's visit. Will that be the best solution for two people sharing space?

It's just about a week that my friend left but it seemed like a month already. I've been missing the vacation time and trying to capture the moments we spent together. I always like to write a travel journal but the more I write, the harder it gets to note down everything that I've seen, I like and my thoughts. The travel journal for this vacation is a special one and I know I should write it down to keep my memory refresh and I'm not sure whether I should post them in my blog.