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| A sweet escape just for a little while |
To say I missed Kuching was an understatement. I missed the friendly people, I missed the non-jammed roads, I missed the open-free-spacious surrounding landscape, I miss how the town is so small that everywhere you go you are bound to meet someone. I missed every little thing, right down to the clean sidewalks.
I did not waste a second to spare and I had such a great time. I hanged out with my friends almost everyday. I definitely cannot mention every single detail but the hangouts ranged from singing out loud to "Uptown Funk" in the car with the windows down (to random strangers outside), singing along to oldies (SO SAD, SO SAD, ITS A SAD SAD SITUATION), late night cheap and really good hawker stall food, lots of Polaroids, solving mazes in really dark rooms, laughing so much until tears were shed, watching (ahem) movies, late night chatting, late night instant noodles, snacking on leftover Chinese New Year food, hipster coffee shops, not-ready-yet Slurpee at 7/11 and farts. I had such a great time, I was just so tired by the end of the day.
I had 3 major things I had to do while I was back.
1. Get my braces off.
2. Pass my driving test and get my driving licence.
3. Get my SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) results. (Basically the most important exam of your high school life).
I GOT MY BRACES OFF AND IT FEELS SO WEIRD. I keep licking my teeth. It feels so empty? People who had braces before would understand (fist bump). Nonetheless it feels damn good.
I had to do number 2 and 3 on the same day. So imagine how it must have been. I took my driving test and passed (ALLELUIA) and had to go straight to school to get my results after. I wasn't alone on that quest that day. I met YuCha (Its not his real nice but I couldn't remember it so I just gave him a nickname. Ha ha). We were both on the same boat but managed to get through the day and passed with flying colours. My SPM results might not have been the best, but I have happy with it. Because I did honestly try my best, I studied like a maniac and manage to even surprise myself. I am proud and happy because I have no regrets. Then after I went to a coffee shop and waited for Emelia. I just sat there with my hot chocolate and apple crumble pie and had deep thoughts (with relaxing music in the background). It was like my mini celebration for myself because I accomplised everything i came back to do and now its the end and I need to snap back to reality.
Kuching is like a safe ground for me. Its sort of that place you can always come home to and feel safe. Heck, when I went back I felt so freaking safe and at home as compared to living in the city where you have to constantly look behind your back. Its just such a nice time to relax and reminisce on everything. Going back to my school, to my grandparents house, to familiar childhood places just really feels so nostalgic. Having to already go through letting go all those memories, really felt so so nostalgic going back. Home is always nice.
I know I keep saying the word safe but really everything felt so safe and okay. Its sort of like when you are at the supermarket and you suddenly lose sight of your mom and you run around looking for her trying not to have that panic look on your face. And then when you do find her, you are like OMG Thank God. I had that OMG Thank God moment when I got back. Everything was familiar and okay. Compared to these few days where I still don't know exactly how to get to my apartment, it feels so nice to actually feel safe. It was like my little getaway just at least for a while.
The day I went back to college, to KL. Oh my gosh I would have been Miss Slacker of the day. I am so behind on so many things and I ran around like a headless chicken. I honestly had too much fun and had forgotten on all the things I had to do in college. After all that, I got home and took out my daily calender and said to myself "Time to get my shit together".
I honestly had too too much fun haha. But no regrets because I had such a good time. I am on track again and trying to catch up with everything.
I also am very dissapointed with myself for not bringing my battery for my camera and had to take pics with phones only. I AM SO SORRY! I hate the uneven photos as much and hopefully won't happen again!
Home is always good. Its was such a nice time and I had the best time. Going to get back on track with all my assignments and live in this fast-paced city. Hope everyone has a great week. Will blog soon ;)
Love,
Rachel Khloe Phan
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