Wednesday, August 06, 2008

8:24 PM

Well, after 6 long months, I am finally back home. To where I belong. (Forgive the cheesy ndp-sounding line!) In some ways it seems like I have never left, but in some ways I have been irrevocably changed.

Ok this all sounds so sad and depressing, but its true. Many people have been asking me what I feel about coming back to Singapore, but the truth is, I don't really know. It all seems so familiar, but there is just something different about everything. I still can't put my finger to it. But one thing is certain: I will always treasure the time I spent in Europe. The good, the bad, the happy and the sad. Everything. Because I know that this is something I will never get to experience ever again. There might have been things I would want to change if given another chance to start over, but what I have seen and felt in Europe is something I will carry with me for a lifetime.

Digression - Listening to 宥嘉's cd now. Not bad! Review coming soon. - End digression.

I hope the change in blogs will be noted. Haha. That was just a blog to commemorate my exchange experience. I'll probably keep it there, cos it holds quite alot of memories for me.

I think I am still in a state of adjustment right now, everything just seems so strangely normal. It is as if I had a very long dream about Europe. But I have never been so affected by the weather in Singapore. It is suddenly too hot and humid for me, and the slightest increase in temperature has me complaining to all and sundry. IT. IS. SO. BLOODY. HOT.

I made quite a few good friends through my exchange, and its weird that Singaporeans who never met in their lives would become friends halfway round the world. That is just fate's strange way of working I guess. And I am really grateful for that.

So, if you are considering going for exchange, here is my advice: GO FOR IT. Grab it with both hands and run away with it. Don't worry about whether you are going with friends or alone, just go. It doesn't matter where you pick - choose something within your financial abilities - it is the experience that counts. Don't share a room (erm, no offense) if you are someone who really needs a physical personal space (I am like that but I didn't consider it when making the decision because of the cost and other complications). Explore the place! There's nothing more fun then making a new place your own, and knowing where everything is.

But right now, I am just taking one day at a time, trying to get into the pace of life again here at home. I'll tell you guys about how it feels like to be back once I sort out my thoughts.