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And so, it has been slightly more than 3 months since I left Singapore. I would say this experience thus far, has been life-changing. Let's just list out maybe 20 of the milestones I've achieved:
- Mend my own clothes
- Operate a washing machine
- Did all my laundry on my own
- Travelled a lot (which I realised that I don't really like)
- Fell in love with my favourite Asian city: Tainan
- Fell in love with Stinky Tofu
- Realised that Lu Rou Fan isn't all that awesome
- Realised that homecooked-food is still the best
- Survived without Milo
- Tried not to murder my housemates
- Cleaned my own bathroom (which is pretty gross, THANK YOU MUM I LOVE YOU)
- Wandered around a foreign land alone (quite frequently cause the boys are no fun sometimes)
- Saw Koalas for the first time ever
- Decided that Koalas are not cute at all
- Met a few alpacas, and yes, they are as cute as ever
- Having my mandarin/chinese 突飛猛進 (WOOHOO)
- Did presentations in Mandarin
- Explained to quite a lot of Taiwanese that Singapore is NOT bigger than Taiwan
- Explained to a Professor that Singapore government would NOT cane people just for chewing on gums
- Missed my family
There are probably a lot more that I cant remember, but it's not that important anyway.
Contrary to what people believe about exchange life, it's not as slack. There's still a lot of work, and as Singaporeans, we give our best to spoil market. In return, we realised that almost the entire class would receive an A at the end of the semester. And one very important reminder to ourselves all the time: if the Taiwanese don't care, then you shouldn't be bothered, even if nothing is done for a group presentation that is due in 2 days. Like what a friend told me, "他們最愛裝死。誰先開始怕，誰就做。"
It's week 14 now, and I still can't believe that I've lived in Taipei for that long. I'm getting so used to the life here that other than the fact that I miss my family, my bed, my bolster, and Zihao, I don't want to go home. But then again, I probably wouldn't wanna be back in Taiwan in the next few years.
New milestones in a few days: Leaving a foreign airport alone to land in another foreign airport. Not really excited for Korea, but definitely excited to meet Zihao and his family there.
Okay, time for an afternoon nap. Bye.
