Very Rojak Sentiments

Ah... I am so home! It feels good to wake up where I am familiar with, the bed, the pillow, the blanket, the smell of the surrounding, the smell of summer in Melbourne! My nose is very sensitive to the smell of the air in each season. Well, took a deep sniff, I smelled very subtle eucalyptus in the evening breeze on my way to gym last night. I thought to myself, that's it, I must be home.

Here I am again after a month and half away from home. Back to my routine, which is not so bad afterall, I realized. Like usual, I woke up in the kibitzing noises of my tribe. Vaguely hearing the morning TV news in the stage of half awaken. Oh yea.. It's nice to make that 1st cup of coffee in the comfort of those baggy PJ, taking a stroll at the backyard enjoying that gentle morning sun.. just doing whatever I feel like and it's so cool, it's the taste of home sweet home.

Nothing.. just taking it easy.. do the reading that I am supposed to do.. oh those books..

I have been trying to summarize my holidays, realizing that it's hard to put into words, it's a very rojak emotions both proverbially and literally. I have learnt so much about things in life, or rather I managed to change some of my old perspectives about life through the trip. Most importantly I discovered something even surprising at which I was totally amazed by myself is that I have grown to be more tolerant about non-senses! haha.. and this will be the threshold to becoming a more diplomatic person, I hope.

Things have definitely become clearer in visions. So long the dream of living a nomadic life which I once thought would be so cool... After all these years of travelling and moving and relocating, it's nice to have a place called home. Well, it's not the matter of where it is physically, the assuring part is that you know you own one.

Taiwan Trip

This is the last night I will spend in Taipei Backpacker. Taking off to SG tomorrow evening and will be heading home the day after that. I have been away from home for about 1 and 1/2 months now and I am seriously missing my home.

I have accomplished my "mission", it's made a gastronomic trip the 2 weeks that I spent touring almost the entire island of Taiwan, being Taipei Province, YiLan, HuaLian, GaoShiong, Tainan, PingDong. I have the best food and best time in my life although I secretly wished that I could have had better travel partners.

There're a few episodes that really had gotten on my nerves, but they all been managed well.

I am a little worn off now, having travelling for this long. Really start to look forward to going home and back to my normal routine again. I am all charged up for it.

I will have about 1 month to get ready for my relocation (another trip uh huh). I cannot wait to go back to school.

Transiting

Spent almost 3 weeks in Sarawak. Done a fair bit in my home town. Managed to catch up with old friends some I haven't seen for 15 years. Fantastic feelings! I planned on a little gastronomic trip this time. Managed to find most of the food that I have been yearning to eat - Bik Sou, Rambutan, kong pia, jung niu pian, kam pua, locally roasted and brewed Kopi/Kopi C, half-moon crepes, pink guava, rojak, cuttlefish ong cai, malay kueh, pong pian, a 500 ringgit Golden Happy banquet, duck yolk gluten rice dumpling, muah ji, Sarawak native olives (Black and Red), Sarawak Lycee, No 1 Sarawak pineapple, Chi Chao C, Mee Lian Khok, most delicious chicken soup made from kampung free range chicken, BBQ pig head skin, rose apple, liu lian, 3 colored milk teaa, bah kuk teh, did I miss any?

Arrived in Singapore around 8pm. Had dinner at my aunt's at Woodlands. Took a taxi to Roxy Square to meet up with these 2 friends. Went back to "backpacker" in Marine Terrace to pack because tomorrow afternoon taking off to taiwan - another gastronomic adventure!!

A little worn out from Sarawak trip, thank god I have a place to spend the night in SG. Feeling a little rushed, a little disoriented.

Will spend 2 weeks in Taiwan before heading back home. SG is a great place - for transiting.