Yes it's been a looong while since my last post... I guess I was too caught up in things to take a pause and update this space...
Now that I am on pause (am in Singapore now for Chinese New Year vacation), I'm not too sure how to phrase my thoughts...
for one... it's amazing that 1 year of working and living in Taiwan has come to an end... in a nutshell, I really have enjoyed the time there... it started off with a lot of new things, new people, new exposure, new way of life... and suddenly new has turned into habit, where being back in Singapore now has made that all the more apparent...
something about being back (and meeting up with old friends) has gotten me thinking... how easy it is to "start afresh" abroad to the extent that there one ends up not thinking much about the worlds one existed in before... the process of reconnecting with old friends these 2 weeks have reminded me that I belong(ed) to so many different worlds across the past 24/25 years and that my path has crossed with so many different people, many of which unfortunately I don't keep in contact anymore...
is it a sub(un)consciously move to protect oneself from being home-sick? or is it just a mechanism for living fully in the present?
Does living abroad build independence and strength of character? or does it simply train one to become emotionally detached to protect from loneliness?
random and interesting questions...
