Hmm... last update was April. So it has been 5 months since I've updated. Well... time flew by pretty fast, and u know, we were all caught up with the tiny, little things that we were doing. But thats not to say I don't miss home, don't miss Singapore, friends and family... but then its just there. As in, its sort of became a way of life... the missing is there, the wonder how friends are doing, but then I can't really do anything about it. The thought slips away fast, and the next morning you check facebook and they seem to be doing well and alright... Everyone feels far away... the thought is there... but the thought is fleeting, gone before you can put pen to paper, gone before you can get a comp and write it down in a blog post.
Although occasionally I jot some thoughts down in my phone (its drowned and dead now but thats another story...), people are just too occupied beings. Or maybe its society, or the fast pace of life, like I mean... who would bother to sit down and draft a letter in pen and ink now? When there's email? And who would bother to email, when there's facebook? Or facebook, when there's twitter? Or whatever is next? Neuron-brainwave-blogging?
Anyway this wasn't my point. It has been roughly 1 year since I came to Korea. i.e. Sept 03 2009... Look back and time flies. Look forward and it seems a long way ahead. Its been a fun year, learning stuff in Nexon, learning snowboarding (I can do intermediate courses now), traveling Korea, climbing mountains, living alone, growing fat (I put on 12kg to 72kg right now), meeting Singaporeans, making a few Korean friends, learning a little of Korean, touring China (Beijing, Shanghai).
Of course I anticipate the coming 'year', and miss my friends and family (can't wait to see everyone again). About going back, its SGD700, and 5 days of leave... which is... not exactly what I want. Because work is hectic, I wanna take a breather, and going back to Singapore? It doesn't really cut as a holiday, to explore a new place, do new stuff. Its more like... going back to the oven. And I can foresee I'd just be sleeping at home, or playing games, or going to ECP by myself. Because everybody's gonna be working, and where does that leave me on the weekdays daytime? Best case situation is I have two full days on weekends to meet up, and I would pack my schedule to be crazy, and that doesn't fit like a 'relaxing holiday'.
Something like going Japan/China with friends would be awesome, a 'real' holiday and I can catch up with everyone. Hopefully the Dec plan to go Japan works out... Gonna be expensive and gonna be broke... but its been sooooooo long since I've seen you guys. And its not everyone yet. *haiz*
Living overseas, hearing news about Singapore, is just weird. NDP never meant anything much last time, but this year was quite... strange. Wanted to watch the parade, but missed it, with a tinge of regret, and when I asked people in Singapore, they go like "aw, its lousy, same as every year!"
Actually, NDP is really the same as in every year... I'm the one that's changed.
In tiny, minute ways, maybe... :D
