Off to Bangkok tomorrow for a short break. Looking forward to sharing my photos when I get back. All excited about the getaway because it takes me away from things for awhile and offers some time for introspection. I think this is the first time I booked a trip from Singapore with only a 3 days lead time. The thrill of being spontaneous definitely adds value to the holiday.
Anyhow, I shot the photo above at a family dinner on the 15th day of Chinese New Year, which was last week. It intrigued me how the entire hotel was all new, slightly avant-gardish, and modernly styled, yet they kept the entire ceiling of the restaurant in the old manner. Grandma was most appalled by it whilst we kept trying to convince her it was of artistic value. Obviously, we failed.
The ceiling led me to think: to what extent is it good to keep something old, familiar, and constant in your life. When should the old be cast away and when should the old be kept? Perhaps relationships, perhaps points of view. When can the old cease to exist in parallel with the new?
