Travel - A postcard for my future (Chai Diam Ma)

My friend asked me do you know what Chai Diam Ma means? Me: Duh~ obviously I DON'T! 

Then she explained to me that Chai Diam Ma meant Chap Her Diam (Grocery Shop) in Singapore's hokkien. But in Penang they call it Chai Diam Ma. Me: ohhhhh~

And so we went to Chai Diam Ma because besides being a cafe, they sell loads of interesting crafts work. =)

The shop face literally caught my attention!

Besides old old furniture decorations, I love those little little crafts work they sell too. 

We didn't had time to sit down for coffee though.

And there is handsome angmoh there too! hahahaha.

What really caught my attention was actually these postcards. Personally I love the pictures that were taken and the wordings to the pictures. So I wanted to buy, the owner said it is RM6 for 1 postcard. I got a shock for a moment, RM6 for 1 postcard is a bit too expensive?? Then she explained to me this postcard project by the guy who took these photos.

She said this is writing a postcard to your future. Write a note or message to your future and state the date you want to receive it. This guy will help you post this card out when it is time. WOW. In my heart I thought such things only happen in movie or books - writing messages for your future. 

In the end I didn't buy it still because we were rushing for time and for that moment I don't know exactly what to write, I have a rough idea but I have no time to compose it. Don't want to waste the effort and money. 

However, I still bought for myself other postcards because I love the designs. =) Given sometime, I know what I want to write to the future me.

Dear Me,

It's been a year since I wrote this letter, I want to ask you... Are you living your dream? We both believed that dreams can be achieved as long as we believed and act on it. And so, are we living our dream?

I hope even if we might not be there yet, we are working towards our dream. And I want to say to you, don't give up if you face challenges because you are stronger than you think you are! 

记得人因梦想而伟大。

Sincerely,
You.

Dear 2 years ago-Me,

I want to tell you we are working towards one of our craziest dream ever - quitting our job to travel! At the same time learning new things in life too! Thank you for believing that dreams can be achieved as long as we believed and act on it. 

And YES, we are living our dream and still in the midst of living!

Recently I faced some discouraging moments BUT I want to say thank you for your words of encouragement - I know I am stronger than who I think I am!!

Purposeful Traveller - Living with a purpose.