what could make you drop everything and...

[pohui]

move to a whole new environment to start everything from scratch??

..to be honest, I been pondering should i leave my current comfort zone asn venture out??

I guess the only that hold me back is my widowed mum, as both my sisters are already married..

On the other hand, what's the thing that really need to take into considering before break the news??

Perhaps PK can share a with of his thoughts?? hehehe

[KitKat]

move to a whole new environment to start everything from scratch??

..to be honest, I been pondering should i leave my current comfort zone asn venture out??

I guess the only that hold me back is my widowed mum, as both my sisters are already married..

On the other hand, what's the thing that really need to take into considering before break the news??

Perhaps PK can share a with of his thoughts?? hehehe

HA! pohui, PK has definitely been there, done that!  I guess he'll never forget the day he told his Dad and me about his leaving Seattle and going to Thailand!  My goodness, life gives parents lots of amazing surprises.
I must say, that b/c of PK's desire and passion to make a difference in our world, it's changed my life and has made my life of giving to others fuller.  I would have never traveled 10,000 miles, alone, if PK hadn't been there to greet me.

[Ginafish]

Since your mother is widowed, are you considered her primary caretaker? And would she have to move with you? Or would she want to?

[pohui]

Since your mother is widowed, are you considered her primary caretaker? And would she have to move with you? Or would she want to?

Not really, as she still pretty active in a sense that she still has a coffee stall to tend to.. it just that, whenever, I told my folks and whoever abt this 'grand" plan, they wouldn't take me serious, in fact, an element of unease could be felt as for someone who never venture out of the comfort zone, that's why, their fear is understandable ..

Of course, for someone who is pretty cautious, i must ensure everything is ok before I f=drop everything..

[thartley]

move to a whole new environment to start everything from scratch??

That is an interesting question!  It seems you are no stranger to traveling and experiencing new things, but does it feel more safe somehow to you because you know you will be returning to your comfort zone when the trip comes to an end?  As a "windowed mum" myself, I am not sure there is a great way to have the news broken.  (Does anyone know why they call it "breaking news"?)  Just be prepared for all the questions that will come after the words are spoken. 

Good luck!

[pohui]

Been pondering the subject for past few days.. apparently, there's still no answer to this.. as I see myself standing at a cross junction, not sure where to proceed to, career-wise, personal-wise and whatsoever.

I guess, living in Singapore since birth, somehow had made me realize that I need to move out of this constrained environment(that's my OWN opinion), to see what's there for me.

Blessed is this country Singapore that sometimes, I felt those around are bothered by worries that materialism in nature.

Perhaps I'm the blessed one that unlike most of my colleagues and friends I need not worry about stuff like paying the housing loans, car installments, family woes and so on and so for.

Thus, whenever i been to rural places like in Thailand and Malaysia, I always long to see myself being part of the inhabitants there.

Of course, I heard of this thing called "mentality symptom".. (boy, getting a bit long-winded)

As once, l read a story of this guy who traveled to a foreign land and was amazed and pleased on whatever he seen and heard that he decided to stay there for good, only to realize how things turned bad the very moment he settled in..

It was that a local elder told him that because those amazing thing he seen and heard in the first place is due to the "tourist mentality", therefore, the reality bite once he settled down for good


What i learned from this story is: never to jump to a conclusion straight away and before making any critical decision, think throughly and decide what's the best..

But at times, I do realized that i think and brood over too much that things are getting stagnant as well..

Hmmmmm.....

[Ginafish]

Maybe you should try volunteering in another country if you have a couple of weeks/months vacation saved up. I think that might be a good way to 'test' out a country?

I think that is how PK first started his journey in Thailand, as a 6 month volunteer that grew into years and years...

[heavyj]

just go somewhere, you can always go home