Twentysomething

After years of expensive education
A car full of books and anticipation
I'm an expert on Shakespeare and that's a hell of a lot
But the world don't need scholars as much as I thought
Maybe I'll go traveling for a year
Finding myself or start a career
Could work the poor, though I'm hungry for fame
We all seem so different but we're just the same
Maybe I'll go to the gym, so I don't get fat
Aren't things more easy, with a tight six pack
Who knows the answers, who do you trust
I can't even separate love from lust
Maybe I'll move back home and pay off my loans
Working nine to five, answering phones
But don't make me live for Friday nights
Drinking eight pints and getting in fights
Maybe I'll just fall in love
That could solve it all
Philosophers say that that's enough
There surely must be more
Love ain't the answer, nor is work
The truth eludes me so much it hurts
But I'm still having fun and I guess that's the key
I'm a twentysomething and I'll keep being me


I first started listening to Jamie Cullum in high school and now, this song is finally relevant (though you can replace Shakespeare w/ literary journalists & Asian American scholars ha). This past month I've finally felt the "Oh shit, I'm useless to society" as school ended and I'm not working either.

Everyone's been asking me what I've been doing in Hong Kong and well, to be honest it's pretty much just eating, hanging out, shopping, and dragon boat. I suppose I went for the "maybe I'll go traveling for a year" option (since this "study abroad" has been more about being abroad), but now what?

I'm still not 100% sure on what I want to do, but I hope when I go back home I'll find a job and this will probably be me: "maybe I'll move back home and pay off my loans; Working nine to five, answering phones."

-__- to reality....though for now "I'm still having fun and I guess that's the key"....