Everything is so familiar again. This house, those streets and of course the people surrounding me. Everything just falls back into their old familiar place.
Yet as familiar as everything seems to be, I feel different. I feel awkward. It is almost as if this is an entirely separate life from a life I have led for the past few months. This is the Singapore me, and after a while, I will be going back to the UK me. This feels awkward.
Putting my personal reflections on the nitty-gritty aside, I'm glad to be back. I've missed home.
Things I have missed about Singapore:
- My family. I have forgotten to appreciate just how natural I can be around them. How non-judgemental they can be and how I don't feel the need to have to prove anything when I am with them. Not forgetting my dad's priceless sense of humour, my mum's concerned motherly-ness and my little brother's annoying stubborness when we talk about new music and "young people" stuff.
- My friends, good friends that is. Let's be honest, I don't have alot of friends. So it's just nice to get connected to the lives of my good friends here. It's nice to be able to have the option of going out with friends. Oh my, I sound quite pathetic! Haha. Anyway, I feel much less lonely now.
- FOOD! The variety and the price of food! As much as I love the baguettes and paninis I get in the UK, for those same 3 pounds, I can get a proper meal with rice or noodles. And I can even choose the kind of cuisine from such a wide variety. Living alone has also made me appreciate the convenience of getting food in Singapore. No slaving over the stove for one measly meal while I'm back!
On the other hand, I've kind of missed my life back in the UK:/
Things I miss about the UK:
- My independence. Not needing to answer to anyone and to be able to do anything I wanted. If I wanted to have ice cream for breakfast, I could. If I came home at 1am, no one was gonna care. I really felt that I had 100% full control over my life.
- The cool weather and changing seasons. I hate humidity and those hot and humid days here can just kill me. I loved being able to layer clothes and wear scarves in the UK, and walk for miles without breaking a sweat. And I have to say, the changing of seasons is quite exciting. Everyone starts wearing a new wardrobe, and days are just so different. The air and the surroundings just change and make me feel different.
- The friendliness. I think this is only especially in a smaller town like Coventry. Because in London, people weren't very friendly either. Worse so for Singapore. It was quite a rude shock when I first came back, but I guess I'm somewhat used to it now. It's amazing how cities can just make people so incredibly cranky and rude. People working in service don't greet you, people don't apologise and they certainly don't smile. The tall skyscapers and concrete walls are seriously destroying our humanity...
Anyway, I am not complaining. There's always the good and the bad wherever I choose to live.
For now, I'm home and I'm really content(:
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