Night # 90
Wow... It has 3 months already that I have been out here in the middle east.
It is interesting to see how sometimes, just when you think you know exactly where your life is leading you to, it made a turn and heads you off to somewhere else.
Some of my close friends would know. There have been talks about relocating to Houston, China, before this middle east thing came along. By then I was pretty sure that it will be only just talk. Nothing will happen. I will only get excited and in the end we will be just where we were, in Singapore. I remembered when a friend contacted my husband about this job here in Kuwait, I was thinking... yah yah... this will entertain us for a while and then it will go away. Nothing will come out of it.
It turned out to be the one that did work out. I know I have been the envy of some of my friends for being able to take time away from my work, to be away from the pressure and hectic life, but my friends, this does come with a price.
It is hard to be away from home for so long. It is hard not to see the people and the things you are used to. It is harder than I thought to start all over again. I have been surprised at some of the little things I missed... (a friend just msned me and talked about having curry puff... God.. when was the last time I had one?) I suppose the adjustments are harder when I have gathered 30 years of moss on me (you know, I always think of my mom when I remember the "Rolling stones gather no moss"... she taught me that).
Don't take me wrong. I am happy here. Am contented and comfortable... but nothing is the same as home yah?
Some of my close friends would know. There have been talks about relocating to Houston, China, before this middle east thing came along. By then I was pretty sure that it will be only just talk. Nothing will happen. I will only get excited and in the end we will be just where we were, in Singapore. I remembered when a friend contacted my husband about this job here in Kuwait, I was thinking... yah yah... this will entertain us for a while and then it will go away. Nothing will come out of it.
It turned out to be the one that did work out. I know I have been the envy of some of my friends for being able to take time away from my work, to be away from the pressure and hectic life, but my friends, this does come with a price.
It is hard to be away from home for so long. It is hard not to see the people and the things you are used to. It is harder than I thought to start all over again. I have been surprised at some of the little things I missed... (a friend just msned me and talked about having curry puff... God.. when was the last time I had one?) I suppose the adjustments are harder when I have gathered 30 years of moss on me (you know, I always think of my mom when I remember the "Rolling stones gather no moss"... she taught me that).
Don't take me wrong. I am happy here. Am contented and comfortable... but nothing is the same as home yah?
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