ME
I've been in Galway for almost 3 months now! Settling in was difficult for me- all the admin shit, homesickness and basically just trying to survive by myself in this place frustrated me and made me depressed. But after about a month, it got better and now I can confidently say that I'm pretty much fine by myself here! I relish the independence this whole experience is giving me, but at the same time, I miss my parents babying me in my life. I shouldn't be saying this- I'M TURNING 20 SOON!- but I guess a part of me will always be a child, still manja-ing my Mummy and Daddy.
When I first arrived in Galway, I never expected myself to still get culture-shocked. I mean, I went on a 'preparatory' summer holiday to UK and France- the European lifestyle shouldn't surprise me much. But the shock still came- the people's faces, their lifestyle, their idea of fun (drinking and getting wasted), house parties etc.- it's all so different from what I'm used to. The lifestyles in Singapore and Malaysia are realllyyyy different.
Sometimes, I get food cravings. I will suddenly miss all the hawker foods, the Melaka foods, and then I'll go online, look at pictures of these foods, and visually satisfy them. So now I know just how much one can really miss Singapore/Malaysia food. My mother laughs at me over Skype- she always goes, "See, I told you you will miss these foods one! You'll grow fat when you come back hehe!" whenever I bemoan my cravings to her.
I've met lovely friends here, people who have made my settling in that much easier, and whom I feel so incredibly blessed to have met. I can hardly imagine my life now without them.
And now, the Christmas exams are impending- a reminder that (1) I have to get back to the books, and (2) I am almost halfway through 1st Year. It's amazing how fast time flies. In less than 2 weeks time, my nuclear family will fly to Ireland, to visit me and we'll holiday together:) I'm so excited at the prospect of seeing my family that I can't study well. I keep anticipating their visit. I miss them so, so much.
Here's to Monday, the 13th of December, 11.30am. I'll officially be done for 1st sem then.
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Hello, my name is Mylene.
Screams
Monday, December 06, 2010
This is such random timing, but while studying for finals, I suddenly remembered the existence of my blog, and proceeded promptly to search for it (I always forget my blog address haha). And reading back my past entries made me smile. It made me realise just how far I've come, how much I've been through. I've been in Galway for almost 3 months now! Settling in was difficult for me- all the admin shit, homesickness and basically just trying to survive by myself in this place frustrated me and made me depressed. But after about a month, it got better and now I can confidently say that I'm pretty much fine by myself here! I relish the independence this whole experience is giving me, but at the same time, I miss my parents babying me in my life. I shouldn't be saying this- I'M TURNING 20 SOON!- but I guess a part of me will always be a child, still manja-ing my Mummy and Daddy.
When I first arrived in Galway, I never expected myself to still get culture-shocked. I mean, I went on a 'preparatory' summer holiday to UK and France- the European lifestyle shouldn't surprise me much. But the shock still came- the people's faces, their lifestyle, their idea of fun (drinking and getting wasted), house parties etc.- it's all so different from what I'm used to. The lifestyles in Singapore and Malaysia are realllyyyy different.
Sometimes, I get food cravings. I will suddenly miss all the hawker foods, the Melaka foods, and then I'll go online, look at pictures of these foods, and visually satisfy them. So now I know just how much one can really miss Singapore/Malaysia food. My mother laughs at me over Skype- she always goes, "See, I told you you will miss these foods one! You'll grow fat when you come back hehe!" whenever I bemoan my cravings to her.
I've met lovely friends here, people who have made my settling in that much easier, and whom I feel so incredibly blessed to have met. I can hardly imagine my life now without them.
And now, the Christmas exams are impending- a reminder that (1) I have to get back to the books, and (2) I am almost halfway through 1st Year. It's amazing how fast time flies. In less than 2 weeks time, my nuclear family will fly to Ireland, to visit me and we'll holiday together:) I'm so excited at the prospect of seeing my family that I can't study well. I keep anticipating their visit. I miss them so, so much.
Here's to Monday, the 13th of December, 11.30am. I'll officially be done for 1st sem then.