Dictorship of Exact Time

I finally received my new watch in the mail today ...

I know you're wondering why am i blogging about a watch ... it is not just because its one spunky watch but i loved the designer's whole idea and philosophy that is behind the design of this watch.

this watch is a rare vintage 'Tian Harlan' chromochron watch designed in the late 60s, early 70s ... Tian Harlan designed this watch not to be read by numbers but instead by a colour wheel whereby each colour represents an one hour time frame. It has been designed to not give you the exact time but instead to give you an approximated time.

The reasoning ...

Tian Harlan believed that people put too much emphasis on time and see his watch as the 'anti-stress watch' freeing us from the 'dictatorship of exact time.'

After reading up on the concept for his design i was just so fascinated and in love with the idea, as it made me realise that i myself place so much emphasis on time ... time has been factored into everything i do or plan to do which in the end only just restricts me from doing any of it.

I knew i just had to have this watch that freed us from the dictatorship of exact time ...

TIME TO WORK

3 months going onto 4 months into the year and I have finally found myself a job.

am i ready to get back into the workforce? no.

am i excited about my new job? i think so.

fingers crossed all goes well and eventually a career would come out of it further down the track but in the mean time i shall test the waters and see how i like it.

on other news ...

it has been about 6 weeks since returning from my overseas trip and i am already feeling nostalgic! i miss the freedom, i miss the atmosphere of asia, i miss the cheap food, the cheap and efficient transport! I MISS IT ALL!

i wish everyday was a holiday ... i guess its even more of a motivation for me to work hard this year, spend less and save more for my next trip! hehe time to start doing my research on my next destination! yay!

until then its time to work ...