I just realised my last post is longer than a year ago. I think. In addition, my girlfriend has been bugging me to do this for a while now. So, 3 reasons to do this.
1. Make my girl happy.
2. I want to start blogging my international experience.
3. I feel like it.
Shallow eh? In any case, I hope some of you would read this. Haha.
In the recent weeks, reality smacked me in the face so many times I think I am mentally bruised. The obvious reason is simply because I am leaving my country and my home. For some of you who do not know, I am a typical "home body". I rarely leave the house unless it is for friends or my girlfriend. Even then, I might not want to go out. Lousy boyfriend eh? Don't tell me you never felt that way with your girlfriend/boyfriend! But, yeah, I am horrid aren't I?
I digress. The first thing that smacked me was... the obvious one of course, the very fact that I am leaving to study abroad. Think about it. You got your acceptance letter, you got a place to stay, meal plans thought out, allowance allocated, subjects selected, plane tickets issued, visa collected and sitting in your passport and finally, you bought your living necessities. Scary. It becomes so real that it scares you. Ngeh. I moved on. I think...
Second reality that hit me is the next obvious thing. My girlfriend. Ever heard of the term "long piak" in chinese? For those of you who don't know what it means, and correct me if I am wrong, it means when you see a wall in front of you, you run into it instead. That wall to me would be pain and probably emptiness. Quite simply, I am leaving the girl who I am deeply infatuated with and I am not happy about it. (I know it's mushy, just bear with me okay? Short while more) It kills me each time she sheds a tear over it. Unfortunately, I have to leave and there will be ups and downs. For those of you who do not think they are ready for a LDR, please do not start a relationship knowing full well what is going to happen. Trust me, it hurts before you even leave. To those who are in a LDR, all the best to you all. To those who have successfully went through an LDR, congratulations!
Third reality that hit me was that I am leaving my family. I love my family to bits. Even if I am terrible at showing it. They are definitely not perfect, but they are my family and they are perfect in their imperfections. For example, the fact that my mum forgets where she puts her phone every few hours in a day would be something I would miss a lot cause it is rather hilarious when she panics. My sister when she is blur ( I definitely will not miss the fights ). My dad when he is all blur and shocked at certain things. Especially when my friends are over. He provides entertainment that way. Hahah. No offence though. Everyone enjoys the humour.
Fourth reality is probably the comforts of home. Duh. I am a spoiled brat! But that is up to you to decide. Hahah. I am expecting bad reviews after this after all... Not like I get any anyway. Anyway, I have all the comforts of home now. Awesome showers (if you ask anybody who has taken a shower at my place, they would agree on this. Hahah! Maybe I should add that to my bragging rights on Google+), I don't have to wash my own clothes, I don't have to iron my own clothes, and I don't have to wash my own toilet or cook for myself! Not that I don't know how to do all these chores, it's just that currently, they are done for me. Told you I am a spoiled brat.
I am pretty sure those of you who are leaving overseas or have left had at least experienced some of these realities before leaving. Of course, there are other realities that have hit other people. But these are the ones that did hit me. But enough sad stories and how reality smacks people. Let's talk about the things that we can look forward to!
This is my list:
1. New culture
2. New place
3. New laptop (major plus here)
4. I have a roommate! Scary actually, considering I don't know who it is!
5. French Canadian cooking!!
6. Salmon... salmon... smoked salmon... ugh...
7. It's a freaking Computer Science course! Awesome... (I am not saying that it is going to be easy)
8. Snow boarding!!
9. Ice fishing (though, I may not enjoy this very much)
10. Time to learn to be independent. In so many aspects.
There are many things a person could look forward to. Personally, I think the best of these would be the new experience. Think about it.
On a side note, I want to record the truth about being an international student. No frills. No added flavour. No MSG. Nothing but pure experience. But of course, if you know me well enough, I may stop blogging after awhile simply because I am lazy and it takes too much time. Hah!