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Stuck and Need Inspiration? My get-away places
After spending a lot of time in Research Lab, do you ever feel bored, stuck and need inspiration? I often feel that why, and if I feel it, I need to go someplace else to release all the tension and bored feeling. Here are my get-away places around SMU.
Green Field outside SIS
I like to spend my time outdoor. Seeing trees, flowers and other natural colour can make me feel peaceful and relax. So, first place that I go when I’m stuck is green field outside SMU. There is also a Bodhi tree. I like to just sit there and enjoy the air. Even when I have to read some papers, I feel I can understand the paper faster if I read it there.
Hall in SIS Level 3
If I feel so cold and get bored in my Lab and I need to work with my laptop, I will go to hall in SIS level 3 (it is not really a hall, but I don’t know what to call it). It has several tables and chairs to sit in and I can smell a breeze of fresh air (because it is an open area). Sometime it feel hot there, but most of the time, the temperature is just right. But I can only sit there during the holiday, other than that, the place will be crowded with students.
SMU Library
I really like hang-out in the library. Why? Because of small reason, the library has nice sofas. I like to sit in comfortable sofas, especially when I’m bored and stuck. My lab doesn’t have sofa, the only lab that has sofa is Lab in Level 4, which is really crowded and most of the time the meeting room (that also has the sofa in it) is occupied. So, I have no other choice, every time I need a really comfortable sofa to sit on it, I will go to library.. =D
The Cathay
I like to watch movies and if I have 2 to 3 hours to spare and a new interesting movie is showing, it is time to go to cinema. The nearest cinema from SMU is The Cathay (only 5 minutes walking). Most of the time, I watch there with my friends at weekends or weekdays night. But if I get really bored and don’t know what to do, I would go to The Cathay by myself and watch a movie. After that, I go back to SMU and continue my work =D.
Plaza Singapore or Bugis Junction
If I’m stuck and bored in the afternoon and no good movies, it’s time for some window-shopping. I usually go to Plaza Singapore or Bugis Junction, which are only 10 to 15 minutes walking from SMU. After I’m done, I go back to SMU with a new spirit to continue my work.
Kwan-Im Temple
This is one last place from my get-away places, Kwan-Im Temple. It is near to Bugis Junction, only 10 minutes walking from SMU. I will feel really good just to go there and pray a little bit.
That’s my get-away places list... So, if you are looking for me and I’m not in my lab, maybe I’m in one of those places.
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