Happiness

I've been in Dublin for a week now.

First impression was the vastness and greenery of the land. Castles, parks and pubs, a refreshing change from the Asian environment of Malaysia.

What a wide mix of people here, they come from almost anywhere of the world. In a way it feels very globalised, but at the same time, the moment you walk into the pubs, it sort of brings back the realisation that this is Ireland afterall. I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the pubs here.

While it's not pretty sight everywhere, this first European country I stepped foot on had me falling in love with Europe already. I guess that's why some westerners like Asia, cos despite of the globalisation, the fact is that we are still very much different from each other, and for some reason people sometimes crave for things that are the total opposite of them.

Most important of all, being in this part of the world where most populance are fair skinned, with brown/red/grey hair and blue/emerald eyes, had finally affirmed my taste in men.

No doubt, I like Asians too, but it's just not as easy to find one that I like anymore.

An experience during my stay here reminded me of the movie 'Lost in Translation'. We constantly search for happiness throughout our lives, but for some of us, true happiness only come in fleetingly short periods, often at times which we might least expect and possibly in restricted situations where we have no control of.

My life is like a series of Happy Meals, the happiness comes once in a while and always lasted only for the duration of the meal, after which I'm left with a hungrier stomach. Obviously if I had a choice, I would not have prefered Happy Meals, my stomach would instead be constantly full and I would be constantly happy. But alas it would seem I'm not granted a budget for such a lifetime fullfillment, perhaps I should be content for even being able to have the occasional Happy Meals.

I found a part of that elusive happiness of mine in this faraway land from home. The happiness was no doubt short lived partly due to the short nature of my stay here. But it is enough to have me realise where I can find it and where I should work for towards a possible chance at a Happy Ending :-)