2nd quarter of 2026.
time passes by really quickly, with everyday worldly pursuits I often caught lacking to realise how precious time is.
I watched this short reels on social media about a character called Uncle Mike. After some digging I learnt that the clips were from a Japanese TV series titled The Solitary Gourmet. The story took salesman, Gorō Inogashira (a.k.a Uncle Mike) travelling through Japan for business meetings before becoming hungry and heading off to find a local restaurant to eat. He visits various restaurants and street booths to sample the local cuisine, with each chapter featuring a different place and dish. What's interesting to me is each restaurant visit and meal time portrayed as a personal revelation to Uncle Mike, starting with curiosity turning to fascination ended with appreciation. Uncle Mike took his time experiencing the restaurant he visited and dish ordered off the menu, sometimes even ordering seconds when it's that good.
These past year, I spent time on work probably more than ever, even doubling down on it by getting second job as freelancer to get more dough. I may be getting improvements in certain areas, but I am sure losing in some areas as well. For example, exercise time.
I aspire to slow down & take more time for more immersive experience like Uncle Mike, and enjoying simple pleasures of life- not just going through the motion of everyday every time.
