Home feels strangely unsettling.
While in the car, I remembered why I wanted to stay overseas. But like I’ve always been told, I should be thankful for what I’ve got. Sometimes looking at my life from others’ point of view my life ain’t that bad, or maybe ain’t bad at all.
But outsiders don’t know what goes on here. They might see what’s going on on the surface, but they’ll never really understand every situation. I guess there really can’t be a neutral ground to judge from. Everyone either sees things through tinted glasses, or from half-covered glasses.
I’m happy enough though. (: My room feels alien. It looks familiar, but it doesn’t feel familiar. It feels modern, it feels like the old me. But there’s no new me, I don’t know what the new me is in any case.
iTunes is possibly one of the nicest inventions (innovation?) ever. But then again most media players have similar functions. I love creating playlists, looping them for entire days, or weeks. I’ve been listening to the same playlist since I reached St Gallen and back. Maybe it’s time for a change.. but familiarity is really comforting. My “sleep” playlist is the ideal playlist to sit by a window on a rainy day, watching the rain and the people around. I love it.
Oh well, I still can’t believe I’m back. Can’t believe 1 month flew past like that.
There are many things I would have done differently if I could re-do the month (and related) again.
I wouldn’t have chosen the apartment. I would have gone for the briefings and made an effort to know the people. I would have spoken with people at the beginning. I wouldn’t have invited the lovely virus into my laptop. I would have treasured the times I had there. I would have interacted more with the landlady.
But things are always clearer in retrospect. I don’t regret, but I’m sad that I keep making the same mistakes, over and over.
I don’t seem to learn.
But it’s just a blasé attitude that I have right now. No, not anything else.
And I’m thankful for my wonderful friends. You know who you are. (: