Introvert Talks - The Trip I Almost Didn't Take
"Introvert Talks" is meant to be a new initiative or theme, where I myself as an introvert, just talk about reflections and thoughts about my life, or maybe share more personal stuff. :)
This is my weekly post under this "Introvert Talks" theme and let's see where it takes me and us.
For a moment, I actually wondered if I should call off my trip.
But I am glad that I went for it.
I fell and injured my knee a few weeks ago in Seoul, South Korea (you can read more about it here), and the timing was quite bad because I had a trip that followed closely after.
I was still in recovery mode and I could walk but not too much, and when the day of the flight came, I did think if I should go ahead and the thought of risking another fall or worsening my injury did cross my mind. Also, I wasn't sure if I was in the right mental state to "enjoy a holiday" given my condition. In fact, I was feeling down that I wouldn't be able to "maximise" the holiday because my travel itinerary had to be adjusted significantly, depending how much I could walk eventually.
Ultimately, I decided to go for it. After all, recovery takes time and cannot be rushed and life needs to go on.
And having returned from the trip, I am just glad that I overcame my negative thoughts and quite enjoyed myself over the 5 days in Bangkok, Thailand. And this reinforced the thinking that actually we have control of many things in our life. In this instance, it's my thoughts and mindset. I could have continued to feel depressed throughout the trip, but I chose to enjoy myself as much as possible with my limitation.
One of more enjoyable activities this time happened to be aromatherapy massages. I am not a huge fan of massages, but it's just something that tourists to Bangkok go for, but after this trip, I realised it was one of the best activities for me. No walking and just pure relax. As for my injury, I could tell the therapists to avoid the affected area and they would understand. So no issues at all. As such, I felt that I had a lot of rest and relaxed a lot during this trip, which was different from the usual sightseeing itinerary, i.e. ticking places off the checklist.
Another activity that I enjoyed more compared to my previous trips would be the food. Because I had to rest more, having long meals at restaurants or sitting at cafes became a must whenever I visited the shopping malls. And I could people watch and soak in the views sometimes.
If this experience has taught me anything, it would be the importance of the mindset and also taking time to slow down the pace of life occasionally. It really feels different, when one takes their time and live more in the present. Hopefully the next time when I visit Bangkok, I could venture out more, but for now, I am grateful that I had a great trip, thanks to the 5 star hospitality of the Thais too!
Ending off with a photo taken from high floor cafe/lounge!
