my nose's blocked.
its been 1 month and 7 days since ive left home - the longest i have been away actually (the last record was when i went to japan through the youth exchange programme for 3 weeks)..
i can vividly remember the feeling of being in my house, and all the memories are floating in my mind now.. cant really describe it, but it just feel so.. at home. unlike here..
i spent so much time at home after alevels as there were 3 months of "hols" before uni started. everyday, it was basically going out meeting friends, and then coming home to have dinner with my family, then go online till really late.
i remember the frequent meeting up sessions with my fathers side of the family. Its normally held at either my house or my aunts house in subang jaya. we will basically have a feast as each family will bring at least 2/3 dishes and in the end we willl have about 6/7 types of food altogether. and each time, the adult will sit at their corner talking and laughing out loud; while the "kids"- my cousins, my sis and i - will play games to keep ourself occupied.
i also remember the weekends where my family would usually go out for dinner. sometimes, its to cheaper places such as ss2, taman paramount and sometimes, we would go to chillies, zen, italiannies, pizza uno, greenview etc to indulge.
and i remember the times we would go to ou for our weekly grocery shopping. i didnt really like grocery shopping last time as i thought it was a lil boring and mafan cos we buy sooo many things. that time, i neither cook nor wanted to spend more money on junk food, wasnt really interested in buying household stuff like softeners either. its so different now.. i look forward to go to azda/tesco everyweek, always eager to grab a good deal. i feel very happy if i bought sth at a lower price hehe. its like shopping during sales!
on a more personal note, i also remember arguing more often with my mom during the 3 months. our disagreements were like never before, but i guess thats cos we're both just as stubborn. there was this particular incident when i said sth to my mum, and she blew up, causing me to blew up. and in the end, daddy had to be the middleman to calm both of us down. but more importantly, i wont forget the times my mum and i apologizes to each other after arguing, and hugging after that. i remember hugging daddy too.
and i remember fetching elaine to school every morning. and also to almost all of her tuitions. dreading to wake up early/ needing to stop what im doing to fetch her at night, i always told her that i was gonna be so glad that i dont have to do that in uni. and boy was i wrong. i cant imagine i miss driving her to school and tuition!! haha. i also miss the times when elaine used to tell me stories bout the daily happenings in her school, stuff bout her frens, and her cheerfulness..
(btw, my sis got no 1 in class! WHEE! so happy for you el :))
i never knew how much a role my family played in my life, till now.. i mean, i do know they're very important to me and all. i guess its really true when they say you'll only truly appreciate home when studying overseas..
i miss home so much that i just wish i never left instead. i dunno why ive been feeling like this these past few days.. seriously hope its just the hormones.. cos it seems to me that everyone has passed the homesickness stage and am enjoying themselves so much here..
but dont get me wrong, im enjoying as well.. its just that everything feels so different, so alien, so unfamiliar..
i miss driving my myvi.. to college, to work, to ou, to ss2, to bkt dsara, anywhere! speeding in the highway, cutting lanes (skillfully, do you agree jon? :P), not obeying the traffic rules really gives me the thrill. unlike here, everyone drives like a robot. i miss driving in the hot weather and needing to wear sunglasses all the time..
i miss going out with just shorts and a shirt, with slipper and without socks. i miss all my nice tops (sleeve, sleeveless and not long sleeved!). i hate wearing long pants and jacket all the time, its just so uncomfortable and troublesome.
i miss outings in shopping centres like ou, the curve.. and the shopping.. so many things at a relatively cheaper price..
i miss my close friends, yvc, shir li, wy, shern.. the time we hang out during f4, f5 and college.. i miss my girlfriends.. loo fen, shaeu teng, esther.. the times we would gossip and talk girly things.. and i miss my college friends, max, kimberly.. my alevel classmates, that crazy bunch of ppl.. i miss my cousins..and all my friends who dont belong in any "group" whatsoever..
shit. i feel so whiny! hahah ok i feel so much better after typing all these out.. nothing interesting in this post.
till next time ppl! it will definitely be a happy one tho no worries! hehe..
hugs.
xoxo, yvonne.
