And yet another one of us is tying the knot… and moving out of the country too. *sighs* As happy as I am that one of my dear friends has finally found the right person for her to commit herself to a marriage, it’s also bittersweet that she will be leaving all the hustle and bustle behind, for a seaside town in Malaysia. This is “settling down” in the truest sense of the word, if you ask me. Gone are the worries of surviving in a fast-moving consumerist city. Now, she simply has to contend with diapers and wifely duties.

Part of me is envious that she’s able to so easily choose the simpler life. I know many people who yearn for that (myself included), but have never taken that bold step to abandon the globalised world and go back to basics. And as much as I’d love to be free from the stress of living up to societal norms, I really don’t know if I’m able to forsake the convenience and accessibility of life as I presently know it. For instance, just spending a day without my mobile phone can be somewhat disorienting. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not surgically attached to my phone. I simply can’t see myself choosing to go without it for an extended period of time. Especially not after I’ve experienced the type of ease it avails to me. Can you?

It really is quite hard to let go now that I’ve sunken my teeth into the technological fruits (Apple & BlackBerry). Perhaps when I’m older, and less in need of staying so “connected”, will I be able to retreat into my quaint little abode. But before that, please don’t judge me as I continue to be sucked in to everything that is the 21st century.