I've been running around, trying to get things ready for CNY (which is coming up next week). all the spring cleaning, the clothes buying, crazy madness i tell you!
what i DIDN'T do, which i know some singaporeans must've been absolutely mad for, is queue for bak kwa (roasted cured meat). Procrastinator's nightmare at Bee Cheng Hiang or Lim Chee Guan, you name it, almost any bak kwa stall in Chinatown or even nationwide would've had a queue I had a friend who patiently stood in line for 5 hours +++ to get his "goody bag"!
people have been talking about being bak kwa mules in order to churn a bit of business even! that's how crazy it is.
well it made me think, all these people are in queue because they want something desperately for Chinese New Year. be it tradition or festivities effect, the want to try the famous stuff or even because someone else asked you to do it, these people are willing to sacrifice so much time to just stand in line and wait for roasted meat.
not many people put that much effort into thinking about their protection in life. unfortunately, the more important the thing is, the less people want to be bogged down with planning for it. it could be avoidance because of the weight of responsibility sitting on something like planning for your future or just purely escaping the fact fact that something needs to be done, or just pure procrastination.
one thing's for sure, when you realize you need it, and when everyone starts rushes to get it, the people who wait too long and end up at the back of the queue, just may not be able to get what they came for.
make sure that you guys think about the hard questions early!
Jessica
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