Day 7 and I still feel a great sense of loneliness and forlorn for what we went through the past month. To be completely honest, I returned to Singapore with an overbearing void inside of me and I can’t help but to feel rather disoriented. Having used to wake up every morning looking forward to explore every inch of an unfamiliar place for a month, I now have to accustom myself to look forward to school term yet again next week. What amazed me most is that it took only a month to have my heart harvested completely somewhere else.
It was yesterday that I met up with Aly for the first time after the trip and I must say I was filled with relief – relieved because he is a reminder of a trip that I miss dearly. I’m not saying that I don’t miss everyone in Singapore when I was away, it’s just that I dread having to up the tempo again and slipping myself under the blanket of reality.
I guess what made en-VY 07 far more memorable is the fact that we made so many new friends along the way. By comparison, we didn’t have as much encounter with foreigners on Borneo Beckons and Intriguing Indochina was too short a trip to foster any real relationships with the people we met – this is, of course, on top of the fact that pretty much kept to ourselves. I have to agree with Aly that this is the first time we let go of ourselves and the result is pretty obvious. We learnt so much more about ourselves and about other people and it is these experiences that made the trip all the more enriching.
At the moment, I find myself attempting to relive every second of en-VY 07 through the myriad of photographs captured during the trip. Also, I was very fortunate to have heard from Richard who wrote in from Saigon. I pray for his speedy recovery since he is not in the best of health. Judging by his tone, I could tell that in some ways he, too, is dreading the flight back home.
If it is any consolation, I am reading up some materials for our next trip. Right now, the Trans-Siberian Railway looks like a major possibility. As I discussed with Faizal shortly after my return, Africa would have to wait because of tremendous logistical issues. This may very well mark the dawn of yet another adventure…
It was yesterday that I met up with Aly for the first time after the trip and I must say I was filled with relief – relieved because he is a reminder of a trip that I miss dearly. I’m not saying that I don’t miss everyone in Singapore when I was away, it’s just that I dread having to up the tempo again and slipping myself under the blanket of reality.
I guess what made en-VY 07 far more memorable is the fact that we made so many new friends along the way. By comparison, we didn’t have as much encounter with foreigners on Borneo Beckons and Intriguing Indochina was too short a trip to foster any real relationships with the people we met – this is, of course, on top of the fact that pretty much kept to ourselves. I have to agree with Aly that this is the first time we let go of ourselves and the result is pretty obvious. We learnt so much more about ourselves and about other people and it is these experiences that made the trip all the more enriching.
At the moment, I find myself attempting to relive every second of en-VY 07 through the myriad of photographs captured during the trip. Also, I was very fortunate to have heard from Richard who wrote in from Saigon. I pray for his speedy recovery since he is not in the best of health. Judging by his tone, I could tell that in some ways he, too, is dreading the flight back home.
If it is any consolation, I am reading up some materials for our next trip. Right now, the Trans-Siberian Railway looks like a major possibility. As I discussed with Faizal shortly after my return, Africa would have to wait because of tremendous logistical issues. This may very well mark the dawn of yet another adventure…
1 comment:
woit ..
africa can wait!
batam sudah...
or better still,
teh sudahhhh!!!
*winkz
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