The Real Israel

the business study mission to israel concluded on a tired note this afternoon. we were travelling across the country at break-neck pace, stopping at different cities, different hotels every night. but israel needs to be visited, because it calls for other important perspectives, which would never get unless we experience them for ourselves.

a place so wrought with political tension, yet so resilient to it all. their motto of ‘you knock us down and we will come back at you twice as strong’ is inspirational to say the least- it’s exactly what makes them tick. the thing on every one’s minds: the economic prosperities of singapore and israel (after all a school course we had to discuss all this!) 2 different models of economic growth: one where the government is the sole provider and the other where they go out of their way not to rely on the government. we had a great debate about this when we were leaving Israel, getting into Jordan. Lots of blaming the father of the nation and more defending him for his policies. ( I never felt much for this land. It’s home and it provides and I am thankful. I don’t want to get messy with the politics. I don’t feel I belong anyway)

on retrospect, i must say this trip was more about rediscovering my wanderlust. i had fun running about after hours explorin the cities by night. the euphoria of being in a foreign land, learning and interpreting their ways – trying to live like them and walking through their everyday alleys is a rush in itself. granted this short trip did not give all that, it refreshed my mind on the glorious 5 months spent in europe. anyway here are some more pictures – not all, just some.

Petra

i figured out what a complete self-obsessed bitch i can be. but there seems to be no recourse for it cos i seem to be engineered in that way. i also feel that i am going nowhere. i like what i do at school but i am not good at it. but that begs the question: what am i good at then?

i am in constant of awe of my friends. they are amazing people, seeming to know their life paths or at least etching something out slowly.

i need focus. i need to be brave enough to stand up and admit to them i have let them down. (or did i? sometimes i wonder what they wanted me to be)