Officially on Vacation Mode

I don't know about you, but I'm one of those people who believes that happiness is a fleeting fleeting. It's not a constant state of condition. Happiness may be suspended and prolonged in a moment, a minute, an hour, a day or a week if you're really lucky, but it's never ever permanent. And even if the idea and feeling of happiness are prolonged, there are only a few moments, seconds or minutes when you actually feel "at most high". And what's more subliminally sweet is when you experience that calm happiness, that brand of happiness that you hear yourself whisper how you love life. As the feeling of happiness envelopes you, the noise seems muffled and you realize that you're involuntarily grinning. No need for frantic shouts, jowls or shaking. It's a calm soothing happiness that washes me and often leaves me in awe.

That brand of calm happiness is rare, but I experienced it today. I experienced this calm happiness after I have composed my out-of-office emails, after I stepped out of the building and drove my car home. While driving through SLEX, I knew I was grinning and I dare not correct myself. It's such a euphoric feeling. I felt that nothing could go wrong.

I am now officially on vacation mode. Work button had been effortlessly switched off. I know it's simple and shallow, but for someone who values time and career, I've come to realize that vacations are important and should not be taken for granted.

I am officially on a vacation and I'm happy. And since happiness is fleeting, I'll try to enjoy every moment as much as I can.