A friend of mine and her boyfriend have recently gone to Sydney to study for their PhDs. She arrived in Sydney last week and I received an email from her yesterday saying that she misses Singapore very much and that she feels like taking a flight back.
And here I am, hoping against hope, wishing so much that I could swap places with her!!! Like hello, I’m putting up my hand here, waving madly, but the teacher doesn’t see me.
While looking for permanent accommodation, she’s staying at North Sydney, and she describes overlooking the Sydney Harbour and the Opera House. Ah, certainly brings back fond memories! And she says she’s not sure if there’re cute guys or not, but maybe she’ll be able to find a hunk surfing along the coast. To that I say, the pool of men in Sydney is definitely better than in Singapore! There’s so much more eye-candy over there. Of course I was “eating” my heart out, enjoying the visual treat while I was there. ;p
She says she has also gotten a nice tan from all the walking in the sun, though she finds the sun rays a tad too strong. For me, I loved the clear blue skies and sunshine! I really miss all the walking I used to do in Sydney. I really enjoyed walking everywhere – walking to and from Pymble station, the coastlines, the parks, around the city. Walking was such a pleasant activity and basically most times it was better to walk since public transport is so expensive and slow at times.
Anyway, I think she’s just suffering from the anxiety of being in a new place. She’ll adapt to the place soon enough and she’ll find that she’ll never want to leave!
I guess when I went last year I was lucky that I already had my uncle’s family there to help me settle in. I didn’t have to grapple with problems of settling in as everything was already there for me – lovely accommodation, phone and Internet connection, food was provided for etc. Plus it also helped that it was my 6th time in Sydney and I was familiar with the city already. I knew where places were and I knew how to navigate myself around the public transport system the moment I arrived.
Still, I’m up for a swap with her anytime if only reality permitted!