Now currently flying a few thousand miles high in mid air blogging this post. The complimentary wifi available in Delta Airlines over this holiday period is like a god-send. But the 3 hours of sleep so far makes me kinda tired to enjoy any of the entertainment onboard the flight.
Sipping my Sprite with the feeling of a bad stomach.
Just these 4 months, I have been to alot of places. Too many places within North America that I find it astounding. Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Las Vegas, Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Whitehorse, Vancouver, Seattle and the last stop pending is New York. I am writing this in Seattle Airport while waiting for my flight the next morning to NYC.
Add these places with the activities I have done so far. Watching classical music, picking apples, going theme park, riding up sky-high towers, watching IMAX films, skiing, aurora-gazing, museums-going, road-tripping, nature hiking etc. What else? There are more, but until I am more fresh and awake, I knew I cannot list anymore.
The world is so huge. Everywhere I go no matter how used I am to travelling, either alone or with groups, I still feel surreal that I am in another part of the world separated from my family. Some of the places I have visited resembled the places in Singapore. A small dark alley, a piece of cutlery, the doorway, the signage. Anything. I am just being reminded. But I am too being reminded that I am all alone. Alone that I could not reach home within a few days. Home as being defined as my real home in Singapore.
Sometimes I thought I will definitely and always become a better person from seeing more from what the world can offer me. But I also know I am not always right. Perhaps I am really away for too long from my closer ones that I did not realise I have become kinda what the society expects me to become. A long time guilt reoccurred to me suddenly that I am not practising what I should be doing. That is to cherish before people or things get lost.
The last leg of the trip to NY will last 5 days. I do not like to forecase what might happen, but it just happens and I seemed to know what will happen. Pushing myself to do what I should be doing is gonna be a challenge. But maybe that just will wrap up this long trip to be a memorable one.
For better or worse? I often take the positives. I still have so much to see from the world. Let this be a challenge for me to see more of it. Now, I need a recuperation.
Argh!!!! I lost 1 of my gloves!! I couldn’t believe it!!! I felt so sick. Why am I so careless….
It was a good pair of gloves. Not entirely keeping me out of the cold, but it was leather, thin and waterproof. At least I could feel my camera without it being too thick.
I think most importantly it was bought with my mum when we were shopping for winterwear specifically for this exchange. Gosh. Hate the feeling. Especially now left one side of the pair. I rather I lost both sides. Sigh~
I left with just 1 assignment and this is killing me. I could just heck care about it and do not bother. But I cannot.
It will cost me almost another 100 bucks to do this project. I am left with little budget left. I am already trying to keep my indulgences low but this is really a costly city to stay alive.
I should be happily planning my travel now but I am left with no mood for that. The fatigue that will build up over the leg of travel is surely gonna hit me hard. All for the positivity during the planning. I know it will be a challenge. Probably because of the winter. I do not like tired travel. The body strength could be sustained even with very little sleep, afterall it is travel. But I am not sure how long I could sustain that. Probably it is a blessing to have his absence in some leg of the trip. I get no good night sleep in his presence actually.
Less than 2 weeks left in Toronto and almost a month till I go home. I need to get ruled by my mind. Emotions stand no way.
Like my assignment though, harder than it seems.