Two worlds

No kungfu practice today at the Taiwanese Cultural Center. With the whole day free, I decided to check out the English-Japanese language exchange in ISC for JCSA. Aside from the fact that I'm always busy with kungfu on Saturdays, I was also a little unsure of attending such event as well. I've heard some horror stories from Alex, and kind of doubt the sincerity of the Japanese participants. With the PEY job though, I won't have a chance to study Japanese for at least a year. I need to continue to practice it or my Japanese will definitely start to fade. Well anyways, it turned out to be alright. The people are friendly enough, and the girls are as cute as one would expect. It's an encouraging environment to say the least. :D At the end of the day, I found this detour from my usual routine to be suprisingly invigorating. It's strange, seems that I have a choice of two completely separate world on Saturdays. One is the traditional and physical world of Chinese martial art, and another is the unexplored and mentally stimulating world of the Japanese connection. ( The historical and political implication of the choices is best left unsaid. ) I wish to balance these two choices, hence I'm considering maybe attending both events interchangeably. Alex, Jenny and Justin are all going to Japan in the coming months. Whereas I'm still staying in the big smoke for 2 more years. I envy them, we've all worked towards the same goal, and now I feel like I'm being left in the dust. I am of course very happy with my chance of working in Alias, and understand this course of action is indisputably the best. However, a part of me really want to simply say "screw it", and pack it up and head for Japan. I say to people that I plan to go to Japan once I graduate, but I wonder if I'll have the determination to carry out this endeavor, or will I go for the easy way out and get a job. A man's goal should lie not at home, but in the far reaches of the world.