I live for the future sometimes, with some sort of super naive belief that it's full of hope and such. Of course, there are always more responsibilities, more stress, and you can no longer do certain things, and life probably becomes greyer and stuff. Still, as much as I love a good "now", I want a good "next time".

It didn't exactly take watching HIMYM to get me to consider that aspect of my future, but it stimulated me. Like many good shows/anime, it highlighted the ideal kind of lifestyle for me - a bunch of close friends, something of a family, growing together, living in an ideal house, and so on. But I've always told myself that's just TV, it's just some writers' imagination, so of course it's perfect and ideal. Life is not always ideal.

Also, animes with lifestyles I want belong to the Japanese. American shows with lifestyles I want belong to the Americans. I live in Singapore. It's a whole different culture. But I've always wanted something else.

I want, at least, to have that group of close friend-family thing. I absolutely want to become a television writer. I want to one day write sci-fi/fantasy. I want what I write to go international. I want to live in some other country if I can. In the future, I want a bigger house. There are a few aspects of my life that I want to change, but I rather not talk about them.

So, they kind of click together, I guess. A part of me wants to go live somewhere else in the future. But of course, it's just a possibility.

Although it's stupid to be influenced by TV/media, I am. I won't deny it. A part of me is aware that I should be grateful for what I have. Another part of me craves some adventure in life.