Work has been really tiring and was feeling at the edge. But now am on the last few days of my much needed break - a vacation in norway to visit my sister Delia and her family, Vegar & Hanne.
The picture here shows me on a different kind of edge. =) Am sitting at the ledge of "Preikestolen" or "The Pulpit Rock"... much to the dismay of Delia who felt this was too dangerous a position. Hehe.
To see some pics from the trip, go to my my flickr site!
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Travel... Business or Pleasure?
Business or Pleasure?... I find responding to this question, when asked by an immigrations officer, really hilarious. Especially, when I respond.. pleasure. There's just a hedonistic quality to saying "pleasure" -- or is that just me?
Anyway, I've always been fond of travelling...probably cause I got exposed to it when I was really young, due to our family's assignment to Nigeria. There's just something about the "smell of the place" as you visit different countries that gets me excited... and that humbles me. It makes me realize how HUGE the world is and how my life, my world is just a speck in the whole scheme of things.
Travelling used to be one of the things I loved about my job. "Used to" being the operative term. Now, it's something I almost dread... I think of it as a necessary evil. I know I have to do it to do well at work but how I wish I didn't have to. Not that I don't like any of the countries I travel to... most places I go to I just LOVE the food and even just feeling the different vibe of the places. But, it's just not the same when you travel for business with jam-packed itineraries. And it's just not the same when you don't travel with your partner or closest friends... every new sight or experience, you find yourself thinking "I wish he/she were ther to see this" or alternatively "I would have been better off at home with ______".
Looking ahead, I see trips lined up ahead of me... am sure I'll be out more than 75% of the next 5-6 weeks! This is probably the only downtime I have at home with Betty (my Powerbook) and unfortunately no Vineet (travelling for work as well!) so am a bit pensive and trying to recall the collection of words I put together to articulate how I feel....
Everytime I fly away
Be it for a week or only for a day
There's a sad song that creeps into my heart
Why oh why are we worlds apart
For with every goodbye
The sad look in your eye
Asks me why we have to spend time apart
I wish it didn't start
I guess to sum it all up, what I'm saying is: Travelling for business? It's no longer a pleasure.
Anyway, I've always been fond of travelling...probably cause I got exposed to it when I was really young, due to our family's assignment to Nigeria. There's just something about the "smell of the place" as you visit different countries that gets me excited... and that humbles me. It makes me realize how HUGE the world is and how my life, my world is just a speck in the whole scheme of things.
Travelling used to be one of the things I loved about my job. "Used to" being the operative term. Now, it's something I almost dread... I think of it as a necessary evil. I know I have to do it to do well at work but how I wish I didn't have to. Not that I don't like any of the countries I travel to... most places I go to I just LOVE the food and even just feeling the different vibe of the places. But, it's just not the same when you travel for business with jam-packed itineraries. And it's just not the same when you don't travel with your partner or closest friends... every new sight or experience, you find yourself thinking "I wish he/she were ther to see this" or alternatively "I would have been better off at home with ______".
Looking ahead, I see trips lined up ahead of me... am sure I'll be out more than 75% of the next 5-6 weeks! This is probably the only downtime I have at home with Betty (my Powerbook) and unfortunately no Vineet (travelling for work as well!) so am a bit pensive and trying to recall the collection of words I put together to articulate how I feel....
Everytime I fly away
Be it for a week or only for a day
There's a sad song that creeps into my heart
Why oh why are we worlds apart
For with every goodbye
The sad look in your eye
Asks me why we have to spend time apart
I wish it didn't start
I guess to sum it all up, what I'm saying is: Travelling for business? It's no longer a pleasure.
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