It's good to be back

This is the 2nd week of coming back to SG. It feels good to be back, away from the cold weather. It is getting a bit too cold and I am glad to be in a hot humid, forever summer island to warm up a bit.

More importantly, I am able to meet all the friends that I do miss very much. Especially true if you do not have some one you can talk in Singlish (and yes, I definitely miss 'wah lau's, a lot), and get the same warm response in US.

I do not have to re-introduce myself for the 101th times to the many people that will not remember me after they turn their faces, or that we will never meet each other again. It is good to say 'How are you?' and hear people complain about the nitty gritty things in their everyday life which I missed for almost half a year.

Good to play badminton, sweat it all, and talk crap + tons of gossips for 2 hours and go for fish soup bee hoon with a lot of chilli padis. Good to make use of Chinese New Year, go for gatherings at friend's place, gamble a bit and catch up with each other. Good to go to the office, see the same colleagues, making use of snacking and have a chit-chat session etc.

Happy to see my sister again, and do the same crappy stuff, calling each other names, have pillow fights (this is a healthy sport to keep yourself engergetic). Happy to see mama and ah pa again, talking funny jokes.

More than ever, I appreciate to go home, with lights already on, TVs on, and 4 people already at home, talking, eating dinner, or even just doing their own things. Probably the other reason I feel I should leave for SG is to appreciate more of what I already have, and tell myself that I am not doing so bad afterall.

Eventhough, of course, the fact that SG is still a bit too crowded at a lot of places, some people are still behaving uncivilized, transportation can still be a pain at times, all around there are forever constructions on-going etc.. But whatever good comes, there will always the bad side of it.

I wish I could stay slightly longer, not that I do not want to go back exactly, but I want to feel something familar for a while longer. I think this is homesick, I don't exactly miss it when I am in US, but I do like it more when I come back.

It's good to be back, get a rest and get ready to move on. Hopefully, be able to find more meaningful things to do in US other than just work.