Sunday, 15 July 2007

A Roller-Coaster Ride

Had a busy Saturday. Met some of my colleagues over dim-sum at a Singapore-owned hotel. Not bad. It was one of those "Eat-all-you-want" type of menu. A welcome change to my normal fare.
I had a slower Sunday. It was hot in the morning and afternoon but with a heavy thunderstorm in the night. Managed to get back before the rain arrived. Whew. It would have been extremely wet for me if it had arrived while I was still walking back to the hotel.
Back in the room, I sat down and started thinking. I realised that I have been here almost three months. It had not been easy. The three months of language in Singapore was critical in ensuring that I settled down much faster and with less trauma. The teachers over here are nice and have helped in making life a bit easier on me. A couple of friends in Vietnam also helped as well as my colleagues.
Thank goodness for all these blessings.
But being here away from the family is tough. Damned tough.
Hate it.

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