(Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / 5:45 PM)
So, finally. After almost a year of being away, I'm home :) Back in the comforts of my bed, family and the addition of two new dogs (Buddy and Toby). It's been great, apart from the really annoying weather. It's kinda weird being back in my room and seeing that it remained almost exactly in the same state as I left it in February. Yet, its owner has changed so much over the year. It's comforting, yet slightly bewildering.
I bought a photo album yesterday to store all the photos I printed from my Uplands/Penang days. I guess putting away these memories in the photo album instead of displaying them around in my room like I used to is representative of the "one step forward" I'm taking from those days. Don't get my wrong - I'm not throwing away the friendships and memories made from those days; I'm merely keeping them aside as a good, good part of my life and adding onto my life the new friendships forged and love created in this past year. It was nice (for lack of a better word) to be reminiscing over those days. But it was better knowing that I had that strong foundation and I am now onto a bigger, greater part of my life. On my way to world domination! Haha. Jokes aside, I am growing up... and fast. Good? Bad? We shall have to see where it leads.
Apart with the lpy, I havent' really been going out much. I guess I didn't have this urge to wanna hang out with friends so much, given that I feel like I've missed out on heaps of family time. So I'm trying to limit it. It is also because I've picked up some fun stuff to do at home, like painting, cross-stitching and cooking. Oh god, I sound like I'm prematurely ageing already! I painted (or tried to) a replica of Picasso's The Dream the other day. Quite a success for a first-timer, I must say. :) Very pleased.
Summer 2011. Is. Going. To. Be. Amazing.
Come mid-December, we will fly to the US! LA, Vegas and San Francisco :D and then to Taiwan for food and more shopping! I'm so looking forward to exploring these new places of the world, shopping, eating and having fun with the family. Most of all, I'm soooo excited to see the Grand Canyon! In January, Kristian is coming down to Singapore on transit and I YUNE (!!!) is going to stay with me for a couple of days :D After one year, my exploring buddy is HERE! :D Lpy, Val and I will watch Simple Plan Live in Singapore on Jan 15 and then a week later, Josh will be here! :D It'll also be CNY then, so I'm heaps excited about showing him around and him meeting the family. It's all gonna happen so fast once December arrives and then before I know it, I'll be flying back to Aussieland. Time, slow down a little baby.
