Lost In Translation

I'll miss kl.
I've never quite experienced life here the way I have this time round - living here, instead of the usual visit where I'd bunk over at Jia Wei's in Subang and be chauffeured around along with his lagged timezone. Not to say that's bad, please. Those holidays were certainly the best. But this time round, it was life here in a bigger picture.

And I like it.

Working has certainly opened my eyes to certain realities that my mind has only been as far as imagined. It's a scary world out there, and to think that it's a destination my course is taking me, I find that I have much to prepare for. The practicality of things. Circumstances that may be created. Lines to be drawn. Is this the life that I'm really going to live for the next few decades? Again, It's not all bad. Business Tax Advisory in EY is great. It's just a matter of the heart, I guess. And commitment.

I think I've come to terms with the chaotic traffic there. There really is order in that chaos, I find. And given that I'm not in a hurry, it can be rather therapeutic. Gives me time to think. And when I just need to relax, I turn on the radio and feed on the impossible trash it has to offer. I oddly find myself intolerant of the traffic here in Kluang though. It's either I've never noticed it before, or it has just simply become messier than I remembered. People walking in the middle of the street like they own it, the incredibly slow pace some cars can drive at on small roads (ave: 30-40km/hr), and the unorganised mat rempits. On the other hand, in kl, it's a test of wit I tell you; making it almost a challenge everytime. But on the other days, those crazy messy roads still somehow has its charms.

On the matter of friendships, while yes, I've learnt to cope with disappointments with some, new ones have sprouted and others strengthened to new levels. My fellow VT's in BTA (above picture) for one, is a bunch I really like. Though the chances of working with any one of them ever in the future's close to nil, it has definitely been fun working with this bunch (they're all girls!) - having lunches everyday at the same ol' places, complaining about the lack/overload of work, counting down to the end of the days, and chatting online on Sametime... which should really be used for office purposes.
Mer is another one I've been hanging out with a lot. And I mean a lot. Tis fun to have good friends who live so close by (Su, you should have stayed! Erwin, you should live in your shop! And Iris, you should've stayed longer!). It's so convenient! After work, it's so easy to just catch up for dinner/supper at a nearby area, or on more adventurous/free days, travel out. What I love most about here is that there's always something new to discover. Let it be some fancy dessert house in a shopping mall or a tiny, dimly lit mamak place that serves the best butter toasts at 2:00a.m., there's always something new to keep me on my toes. You gotta love that!

But now, in just less than 4 days, it's time for me to head back to Melbourne for my (hopefully) last year in uni. I know I came back here dying to head back as soon as possible. But now I find myself at the other end of the line. Perhaps it's the holiday too short. Technically, I've only had less than 3 weeks of a holiday, as I've been working from December through to January. Or perhaps it's just the thrill of the short escape from the usual routine that has been life in Melbourne. For the last time, I don't mean it in a bad way. I love Melbourne. Church is great (plays such a big part, and that's new to me). Apartment life with semi-independence is also fun. And my ADSL2+ is still beckoning. Lastly, I think I've spent too long a time away from Esther. A reunion is overdue.

But until then, I think I just wanna enjoy the moment. I'm now back home in Kluang. Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and I have people I need to catch up with. Some classmates I haven't met in more than 4 years are back in town this time round. I can't wait. And of course, there's the angpows to collect, and the family reunion dinner to look forward to.

It's good to be home.
I like this.