Who would have the time to blog?

My colleague would.

He's just lucky he had some free time on his hands today. Maybe my turn will come and I'll go back to blogging during office hours.

As with my last trip to Paris, I didn't have time on hands to do much after work. It's always grocery shopping, cooking, washing up, ironing the clothes, getting the next day's meal ready and before you know it, way past your bedtime.

Who would have the time to blog?

I would if I chose not to do all those things, or rather leave them till another day. Bring instant food and heat it up in the office pantry's microwave (this country has lots of those), or buy a meal outside.

It's not good to eat instant meals everyday. Furthermore, my own cooking tastes better. Kidding. I needed the practice. Who knows, maybe one day, I might have to cook to impress someone?

I do have the time to blog, even after all that cooking dinner and washing up earlier on. It's time consuming, but I take pride in my efficiency. My 1st trip to Paris has already trained me to be independent, and this 2nd trip is just another chance to practice what I've become.

Funny thing is, I don't miss home as much as I did the last time. I think I miss the life of not having to do any household chores. Maybe I've really grown independent. It's like suddenly realising I can do without my mum after relying on her for 2 odd decades.

It would still be nice to have my mum fuss over me though. I'll always be a child at heart, both hers and mine.

Speaking of which, I'd like to share this photo:






I took this photo at Jardin du Luxmebourg, one of the gardens in central Paris. It's just a mother duck with her - extremely adorable if I may add - ducklings.

The significance of this photo is that it is taken on Mother's Day. I can't help but be reminded of how my mum went through all kinds of trouble to bring me up. A tiresome chore, but one that she undertook willingly.

Happy (belated) Mother's Day, to my mum and the mother duckie that I caught with my camera.