it's valentines again. somehow this day has a tinge of bittersweet this year. i dont know how to explain it. but i comprehend its many thanks to being a thousand miles away from home. but still, its valentines nonetheless. so, love is (obviously) in the air~ every other hotspot here is filled with flowers, balloons and cards in all hues of red and pink. they're really quite hard to miss. and the flowers and balloons are relatively cheap here compared to back home! anyway, hope all you darlings are having a great vday/cny at home!其實愛對了人, 情人節每天都過...不是嗎?
speaking of CNY. i just got back from a dinner at hub's colleague's place. we were all trying real hard to get into the CNY mood. but everything's just WRONG. we turn on the tv and its airing "MEET THE FOCKERS" or some random basketball match. now which part of that is CNY?! tsks. i used to hate all the shopping centres back home blasting all the horrible CNY songs. and all the RED THIS RED THAT. but now, you really learn how to appreciate all that here. thank god his colleagues boosted the CNY mood with all the gambling. LOL! but playing texas hold'em with USD isnt a very good idea. v stressful IMO. had a super shiok potluck dinner thanks to the neverending flow of curry chicken. its like sharks fin here. i baked brownies for dessert. my first attempt and it had good feedback! so im feeling quite happy about it~
had an emo moment this evening. when all the boys were busy gambling in the garage, i took a breather (thanks to the crazy amount of second hand smoke) in the backyard, all alone. the air was cold, and it was quiet. real quiet. it was nice to pull myself from all the gambling mayhem for a while. and then i looked up and saw a tons of stars flickering in the night sky. back home you dont get to see alot of them stars, probably cos of the packed builidngs or something. and you really dont seem to have the time, or place to have this sorta moments. but here, you can see them so clearly! its quite an amazing sight. so, i took in the beauty of all those little flickers of love, and flashes of memories just came pouring in. random memories, of alot of things, people and special moments. kinda like your whole life flashing in front of you. i smiled to myself and thought, what a lucky girl i am, to have so much love waiting for me back home. especially my family. that moment, I TRULY FELT LOVED.
gosh, every living cell in my body and brain misses home so badly...
for the first time in my life, im feeling this way...
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