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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

i don't think i miss home at all [part I]

it seems like only yesterday , that this all started
that we just met each other ,
that we embarked on this journey far from home ,
that we met new friends ,
that we embraced this culture so foreign to ours

and it's all coming to an end ...

suddenly ,
i don't feel like i really miss home ...
sure ,
i miss my family,
my friends,
the food =p

but,
i've been in constant contact with them all
through instant messaging , sms , phone calls , emails and the like ...
so it's not like i've not spoken to them in forever ...

the food, well it's not like the food here is horrible or anything,
in fact it's been interesting to try all the various things they have here,
new ways to enjoy the same things, new flavors, new experiences.
and when you really miss food from home,
there are plenty of options to choose from,
with Singaporean companies going into China ,
BreadTalk has numerous outlets here ,
i saw a ToastBox last night at Xidan
there's PrimaTaste ( although not that great, it's still passable)
there's so many other places where you can get South East Asian food,
and in a nutshell ,
that's what Singapore food is all about ...

sure ,
home is where the heart is
but with the advent of the modern communications,
and globalisation ,
home is anywhere and everywhere you can make yourself comfortable.

so much so that ,
i don't really miss home that much at all ...
i'm not even homesick ...

in fact , i've fallen in love with beijing,
this beautiful ancient city
where the old stands next to the new
where east meets west
where the rich and the poor live just one street apart

abrupt ending as this is
gotta run !

Viva La Vida !!

~aiky

aiky wrote in white | 10:04 AM