Staycation

The idea of staycation was mentioned in the Strait Times. The idea is to stay in town but do things as though you are on vacation. So you check yourself into a hotel, and visit the tourist hot spots, shop, take pictures and eat out. I always wonder why one would want to do that. Some of my friends have done it, and they found that it's a cheap and quick way to have a vacation. Is a vacation just that? Staying away from your home base? I am the kind of people so attached to my home that if I can drive back so I can sleep in my own bed, in my own bedroom, use my own bathroom, I'd do it. In fact, when going on vacation, I don't mind bringing my own home if I can. As long as all four of us are doing things together and concentrating on one another, then I consider the objective of a family vacation is accomplished.

I can think of a couple of reasons why one would consider a staycation:

1. The home has fallen under long period of neglect that you just can't wait to get away from it. It is sad when you can't find rest, peace and comfort in your own home.
   
2. You are living with people that you need to get away from. This is the toughest situation. Many people live with their in-laws and things do not always work out. Instead of a place of refuge, the home become a place you dreaded going back to and can't wait to get away from.

If these are the mitigating circumstances, then I understand. As for me and my family, every time we came home from a vacation, its always "Home Sweet Home" instead of "Back to Reality," leaving behind a five-star resort not withstanding. I thank God for that.