Significant Changes
Life has changed since coming to New York to study musical theater at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
I’ve not sent one single SMS since I got here. And that’s rare for a Singaporean because we love SMSing (text messaging via the mobile phone). Heck, we’re in the Guiness Book of Records for being the world’s fastest. Activity on the phone has become a lot less active. I don’t get much of a signal at home and no signal in school. Unlike Singapore or Chicago, the subway here blocks out your signal too.
But here’s what I have been able to do. I’ve been able to rush out fast from the toilet in the middle of anything I might possibly be doing and still be able to catch the call because no one else is at home or shares my line anymore. Now don’t let your imagination go TOO wild.
It gets better. I’ve learnt how to cook decent meals for myself, to understand how to use the library, to appreciate the returns policy and mostly excellent customer service, to believe there can be a room full of people singing along to most songs only you thought you knew, to save myself some money by using only toilet paper to wipe everything and anything, the list goes on.
But yeah, life HAS changed!
March 6th, 2005 at 12:31 pm
Holy crap! Literally! I’ve been here 15 years and I can’t even do THAT! That’s talent!
Welcome to New York, my friend. I remember, when I first got here, pitching in with a friend to buy a bagel at Fairway, which we would then share, and thus not go hungry!
It’s all worth it, though!