I think the next time i get back to Georgia i will feel homesick. it's only after i come back and re-experience my normal life again that i realise how much i treasure it. not quite the food now, but rather the people.

it definitely felt good to meet up with chrystal and chillax in her wonderful room once again, just like how we used to before i left. i realised how much i miss her, how much i miss hearing her wise words of wisdom, her randomness, just being with her. OH CHRYSTAL. DUN BE JEALOUS BOBO. hahaha.

then there was going for cg. though most of the girls pang seyed me, leaving just ziyan and i as the only girls, it still felt amazing to be back. to be back with the guys and just listen to their utter rubbish nonsense, to laugh at their ridiculousness and thick-headed silliness, to hear all things familiar and just soak myself in my comfort zone. to laugh out loud, to respond and speak without worrying about what others think. so much more.

though i was surrounded by relatively wonderful people in the states, there were many times where i had to struggle with being laughed at for the culture differences, the inability to accurately express myself cos of the lack of knowledge of singlish, to be stared at with the "you are crazy/what the hell" glare for jokes that would probably be funnier in the singaporean context or simply just my normal behaviour. no doubt the church and cell group was full of people who were passionate and definitely inspirational, i might as well have been watching a dvd of it all.

sometimes i sit at my desk looking at the facebook pictures of people back home and i think about what would life be like if i took on the place offered at NTU's ADM. it looks so tempting, so fun. many thoughts run through my mind, in my heart i long to be back to all things familiar, all things dear. and yet at the same time, i know how SCAD provides the right learning environment for me.

in the past i would tell the world that the states is where i want to spend the rest of my life if i could. now? i say i like their family culture, but I don't think I want to stay there anymore. I want to be in Singapore, and adopt the kind of close knitted family culture in the states. not the kind u see on nanny 911 and shows like that.

enough of the emo-ness. i was glad to see my boss once again. one of the whole bunch of people i missed dearly over in Savannah. i heard she hasn't been going to church and i was fortunate enough to see her today. it was quite funny how she was right behind me and when i turned and saw her i screamed and she screamed and we just both gave each other a big hug :) <3

my sunday school kids were missing and i only managed to spot 2 of which both were just shocked at my appearance they didn't quite know what to do. haha. jocelyn's reaction was really adorable. her eyes grew so huge and she stared at me in shock scratching her head. poor child. haha.

cheryl, chrystal and i headed down to j8 and thai express where we had our lunch with bobo. this is the highlight of the day. hahahaha. anyhows, i had the soft shell crab black pepper claypot rice noodle instead of the usual pad thai cos i figured it's time to explore other thai foods. anyways...we were having our dessert when this lady came and placed a bill on our table and told us merry christmas. all of us were stunned and seriously. the first thought that came to my mind was WHY IS SHE GIVING US HER BILL?!?! crazy woman. tell us merry christmas and make us pay for her meal. what the hell. and then when she realised the state of confusion and shock the 4 of us were in, she asked us if we were from church and we were like yeahhh....and then she said blessed christmas before she left and it took me rather long to realise she paid for our meal : that was a whopping 60 bucks meal among the 4 of us and we didn't have to pay a single cent. to think i was worried about spending so much considering how many other grps of friends i will meet over the next few weeks : YEEKS. so thank God for His provision and wonderful surprises He drops on us :D

go to cheryl's blog for more details and pictures. hahaha. oh God is wonderful. THANK YOU DADDY!

and then and then...i chilled away the rest of the day at chrystal's hse once again

oh happiness is when you are back where you belong