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Projects to Manage and Balance

Sitting in a lobby in one of the hundreds of Singapore Hotels, Sandra watched the travellers in a constant flow of coming and going. She was waiting for her inspiration, her muse to show as so to spark a new poem or a new short-story. This was her favorite way to be creative, to rely on the world’s population to make her living for her, even though they do not know that that’s their purpose when they come into Sandra’s view. Even if they read one of her pros or poems, they would be unaware that they were the project managers of her work. Demanding she create a project that will enhance their portfolio of awareness and bring in a wealth of understanding.

Sandra is an accomplished writer and poet. But, she never let herself be addressed as a writer or as a poet. She would instead request when being introduced at a bookstore or lecture hall, to refer her as simply an employee of the world. This always gets queer looks of non-understanding from the announcer and many of the audience members hoping for a glimmer to making sense of her and her writings. Sandra is all to familiar with this look and she makes a note of it in her future projects notepad of how she needs to allow another completely different project manager to put on her desk the project she thought was complete. This suits her well, for if she can make one person understand that they are her employer, her project manager and that it is her job to bring to task the very nature of the projects existence, then she herself feels accomplished and to finish the task that of their necessity of living their lives all worth while. This is Sandra’s talent, to find the balance in the project and make the project itself become a medium of conscious awareness. Nothing more than that will she create for nothing more is necessary. So, she waits in the lobby, waits for her that next project in need of balance to be placed on her desk of imaginations.

Chicken crossed the Road Less Travelled

You know that old joke? “Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.’ As a young girl in kindergarten, it didn’t get it. I didn’t get why that was funny or profound. To me it made perfect sense. Of course it crossed the road to get to the other side. Children, at that age, do take every statement literally. Sometimes I still do, and I get the weirdest looks from people. For example: I was staying in one of the Business Hotels Singapore for business. Earlier that day, in a business meeting with my clients, one of them say to get someone tonight to sign a document giving permission to access one of our online analysis statistics spreadsheets. I took that statement literally, maybe it was my jet-lag, but I waited until it was night to do this. I mean, I literally waited until dark! Needless to say, my client was very upset I took so long to get him access to this information. My boss, my colleagues and my client, in not so polite words, told me to reconsider my career.

I’ve actually been reconsidering my career, my life, my boyfriend, well every aspect of my life really. My career, well I’m just a glorified paper pusher. All my so called mainstream friends think I have a fantastic career; I get to travel across the world. I just get time in the other countries I visit for business to push more paper there.  That day, in Singapore, I made a decision, I decided to take that road less travelled. To quit my well paying job, sell my big house, pull out my 401K, buy a used beat up RV and see what I’ve been missing. My boyfriend will break up with me, my friends will not understand and for sure my folks will disapprove. But, doesn’t sound wonderful? To drop out of the rat-race and join in the joy of not living up to other peoples expectations.

To the Moon! via NYC

The summer shows at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City is packed with cosmic adventure and space travel. Many five star New York hotels offer information and directions to the Planetarium. The Planetarium is located in the American Museum of Natural History, and offers a variety of activities and experiences for those traveling this summer. During the rest of May, and throughout the month of June, a free show is being screened, called “Cosmic Collisions”. This takes one on a virtual tour through time and space. This is educational as well as exciting, as the film explores continuation of the universe’s evolution and explores the impacts of the hypersonic aspects that drive this evolution. This show is narrated by Robert Redford, famous for directing many films, as well as numerous awards for his acting accomplishments.

Another virtual journey the Planetarium is taking people on this summer, is the “Field Trip to the Moon”. This is a full body experience as the ground beneath the feet and the chairs, shake and rumble as though one was a real rocket launching to explore outer space. This is a live narrated event, one in which the ‘rocket’ takes a trip to the moon, orbiting the earth. One of the images shown on the big screen is that of a sunrise, filmed in space by astronauts. This as well, is an educational experience as it was a collaboration between the museum and NASA. They have combined their expertise and experience in travel through space, complete with a few of the challenges astronauts have face over the years. The narrator also speaks of the geographical differences between the Moon and the Earth, most significantly noted are the reasons why the Earth is so unique. Why it is the one inhabitable planet in our solar system.

Both of these options are perfect for those traveling with inquisitive children, and for those science minded adults as well. Many of the schools in New York and the surrounding boroughs have the opportunity of setting up private showings and field trips for their students, and these forms of education are entertaining as well as informative. It’s a brilliant way to spend the afternoon in Manhattan.