Backpacker's Guide to the Universe

Of course, we have all heard of Murphy's Law before.

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

What was supposed to be a simple exercise in booking plane tickets turned out to be a complicated symphony to coordinate. Either one of us would not be available, or we were not sure who was going to pay first. Somehow, I get this feeling that the above reasons are no more than superficial. Hazarding a guess, I would say that we are simply procrastinating and attempting to delay this momentous and important landmark in our lives, because we subconsciously feel unprepared for such an immense undertaking of this sort. As a result, our plans to travel all but remain hypothetical, without confirmation from the other parties of airlines and hotels (CHAI EDIT 17th Dec: ALL BOOKED! :D) and companies. We shall seriously attempt to remedy this tonight.

Then again, I am sure that we have all heard that bad things could be blessing in disguise.

Chew on this, because now the price of each ticket leaving Singapore has fallen to only SG$1.11! Undeniably, that is excluding taxes or surcharges. Still, I never imagined that a ticket onto a plane could be so cheap! (It is even cheaper than the basic taxi fare, insane!) Analyzing this trend of cheaper tickets as the date of departure approaches, I shall make an extrapolation and unreliably predict that if we book the tickets just before the plane flies off, then we are going to get the ticket free!

Speaking about hope, I cannot resist adding that hope is the first step to disappointment. Surprise to all the Warhammer fans out there, from where this jewel of a quote originates. I got many other reasons why we should not hope. For starters, you will not be disappointed if you have no expectations. Who could argue this? Many people are blinded to the present because they look AND live in the future. They keep dreaming that their lot would improve, and fail to appreciate what they already have in the present.

What this means for me, then, is that I am going to go about my business as per normal, not hoping for anything, not wishing for anything, not holding any expectations. For now, I will immerse myself fully in the activities of today, every second of it. And when the day for departure arrives, I will do the same. I would enjoy every moment of it.

Should I hope that Murphy's Law does not hold while overseas?
Whatever will be, will be.
I will take things as they come.