"When I was young I set out to change the world.
When I grew older I perceived that this was too ambitious,
so I set out to change my state.
This too, I realized as I grew older, was too ambitious,
so I set out to change my town.
When I realized that I could not do even this, I tried to change my family.
Now, as an old man I know that I should have started by changing myself.
If I had started with myself, maybe then I would have succeeded
in changing my family, the town, or even the state-
and who knows, maybe the world."
(unknown)

February 23, 2011

Late stage Homesick

Finally, I have to return all the books to the library and says bye-bye to the only place that can provide me a lot of English books because I can hardly find elsewhere (Thanks~). Although usually only librarian and I were there, it is my favorite place (yet a little lonely) and I always had a little rest there while trying to borrow some books. I started missing the book stores in Malaysia!


It is the final week before returning home country. I celebrated a little with some friends, not for my leaving (initial intention though), but rather importantly for the effort we have been putting in so far in everything here. In addition to that, I have to eat all my favorite food that I wanted to eat once more before leaving..  Okay~ 2 years study aboard, close file..

Now, what's in my head is, first thing the Malaysian food! It keeps coming up the food name: curry mee,  nasi lemak, cendol,  in the top 3, and what's more, asam lasak, prawn mee, chaw kuei teow, bak kut teh, rendang, roti telur, hokkian mee and many many, even the Maggi mee (my mum's version). Moreover, I think I'm having hallucination, I can smell durian, taste teh tarik, KFC, keropok.. This is typical symptom of someone missing home, homesick. There is no better effective cure so far than GO HOME! And after that...