Hi all :)
I am back in sunny island Singapore!!
I am super glad to be home…missing the people, the family and my home. But then again, i do miss thailand, the people, the locals and the food.
It’s been a good experience and i don’t regret signing up for field studies 2007. In fact, i’m proud that i managed to survive 6 weeks on my own without proper facilities at times!! But as it took a while getting used to thailand and being away from Singapore, it would take a while for me to get use to Singapore again. From the manicured landscapes to the routine that living here brings, it would indeed take a while.
But I wouldnt’ want to go on harping about how much i miss thailand because it does no justice to the people here and to my homeland.
But….
Yes, I do miss thailand; i miss not having any resposibilities to fulfill; i miss having to rush deadlines and then not having to do the entire day; i miss hopping into sawng taews or tuk tuks at the spur of the moment and just tour the city at my own whims and fancy; i miss walking to 7-elevens at the middle of the night just because i feel like eating ice-cream or simply because i can’t sleep; i miss waking up early in the mornings without knowing what i’m going to do because i’m too lazy to check the schedule; i miss just walking aimlessly around the town pretending to be a local; i miss trying to conduct interviews in my haphazard thai; i miss the orientations in exotic places; i miss the feeling of not wanting to shit or pee because i hate using the toilets…I don’t think i miss thailand per se (although i do), i reckon i miss the experience and the life i led there for 6 weeks.
But this is not to say that i dont’ like the life i lead here in Singapore. I’m grateful that God has placed me here. In this position ,in this family, in BPMC, in my home. It’s just different, and i can’t explain it. Which makes it even more frustrating because i just can’t put my finger on it.
Dont’ worry, i’m not getting depressed or anything! MELISA IS GLAD TO BE HOME!! :)
That’s because while i do miss thailand, nothing beats sleeping on your own bed (no bed bugs!!); knowing that i am safe because uncle samy is on duty; nothing beats having dinner with the loved ones and knowing that i don’t have to pretend i like the food on the table; nothing beats having the loved ones tell me how much they missed me or how much the extended family missed me; really, no experience can replicate the warmth and love of the family.
So because i am loved here in Singapore. I am glad to be home. No amount of drew barrymore, maesai nuts, sawng taew rides or mango sticky rice would change that!!
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