Travelling is really quite an experience. Really unique. There are some things that you see when you travel that you really can't see anywhere else. For instance, the look on the face on a guy who has been waiting in line for 45 minutes to get his passport stamped, just to find out that he forgot to fill a form out and has to go all the way to the back of the line again. Or two people trying to give and take directions in sign language. Or the peculiar type of "we're in the same boat" smile that only fellow travellers can give each other. Really interesting.
Besides seeing, though, there are also some emotions that are unique to travelling. The restless awkwardness of being cooped up in a tiny seat for twelve hours with an emotional teenager who burst into tears the moment she got strapped into her seat beside you. Or the restlessness of being forced to listen to the same twenty songs (or five movies) over and over again for twelve hours. Or the calculating and "tahan, tahan" feelings associated with attempting to go to the toilet while trying to keep an eye on your luggage at the same time. Or even the fustration involved when you can't find half your luggage amongst hundreds and hundreds of constantly changing/evolving bags.
I guess two words sum up travelling for me: interesting and gruelling, both physically and emotionally. One advice for future long-haul travellers out there: never lose your calm. Everything's better when you're cool.
Calm I was, and smiling I am.
Take care, y'all.
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2 comments:
Hey Jia Wern, Sonia here. Now we're gonna have to cope with that void which was once you, and though we might get use to it sooner or later, nothing beats having you back in Kuching again - in the not-so-near, not-so-distant future I hope. Enjoy yourself and the process of learning in the U.S. - at least now you'll be able to discuss various issues more openly (relatively speaking). Do update your blog when you can just so we'll know how you're progressing there. And I'm currently doing a mental debate on whether you'd come back with that slight yet unmistakable American twang the next time we see you - or remain deliciously Malaysian. ;)
God bless in your current and future undertakings. Take care. :)
Hope you are doing fine in the States. Like I told your brother, it is a marvellous country for learning, in more than one sense. Just be careful to always remember who you are inside of you. Hope to here from you from time to time. Take care, and see you in Lodge's camp of 2009 (yes, I'm serious!)
Oh ya, my email address, which I believe I forgot to give to both you and your brother: jameschloi@gmail.com
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