Friday, January 15, 2010

Versus

Compare this:-

home. family. good ol' malaysian food. best friends. familiar faces in the street. mum's delicious home cooked food. being with him. reminizing over old times. -lahs and -mahs. no worries. familiar accents and dialects. mamak with maggi goreng tambah telur mata kerbau. delightful shopping. manglish. no need to convert and save. meet-ups. feeling that i belong. here.

With this:-

away. from everybody. fickle temperatures. stressful studies. freedom. self-sufficient. the need to pinch pennies. unfamiliar diverse faces everywhere. need to be independent. alone. enjoy cooking most of the time. hoping to hear a familiar voice in strangers. reminding self to speak proper english. cultural differences. unable to shake off the feeling that i do not belong. here.

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"I'm leaving on a jetplane. Don't know when I'll be back again..."

2 comments:

fireheart said...

Aww....I feel your pain.
Hugs.

Zzzyun said...

hugs back*

im sure ppl who have been to overseas... all feel the same pain. sigh.