In the air. I seldom take window seat on long distance flight, but this is really cool to see the view from high above. Australia is a very “flat” country, full of hills but not many mountains. I don’t know which part we are going though. A bit strange because Sydney is in the east and we ought to hit east back to Taipei then why do we see all the plains? I think we turn around and hit the south or north? I am so bad at directions so I don’t really know where we are and which way we are heading. Anyway, it’s really cool. It’s really nice to take a window seat. I found classical channel and it’s great. It’s like a new journey to me. I like opera and I like watching the different landscape. The hills, the plains and some are like chessboards and very few houses. I really love traveling and often forget how wonderful traveling is and it’s just like everything in my life: I learn, I forget then I need to be reminded or relearn it again. And this is just life, repeat again and again.
Happy. Really happy. I was sad and emotional and wasn’t sure why I have to be feeling excited about going home. I don’t really feel excited about going home nor did I feel the way when I came to Sydney. It’s just me. But it’s really nice that Shen wrote me a letter and they all look forward to seeing me.
Perhaps we are flying over the northern territory? 一格一格的棋盤式, it’s a magic that they can draw the line so straight. It’s amazing. I am right! The announcement just said that we are flying over northern territory then India, Malaysia, then Taipei. I think they are supposed to be fields where they grow crops. Cool. I would like to show Shen and Hua this. I really like the puzzles I bought for them but when Chris asked me Hua is already 10 years old, how could he like that kind of gift. Well, he’s my nephew and niece, I know what they like. He’s really such a wet blanket and that’s why I don’t feel like spending time with him anymore. Actually, yesterday I realized that I was often disturbed by people and let them to occupied my time then I didn’t do my job then I wasn’t happy for that. Sighed.
I have to laugh about the poor English what the vice capatian just said. He said Manila in Chinese while he’s speaking English. Unbelievable!
Okay, I want to write something good about Sydney, some good memories about Sydney before I go back since I just complained too much and I think it’s not fair for her.
Sydney is not a city you can fall in love at the first sight. I don’t have much battery left. It’s a shame that I probably won’t be able to write as long as much I like. Besides, I was thinking about doing some translation work if I could. We’ll see.
For some reason, the land is red now. I wonder if there are people living there.
I haven’t really found a favorite spot but I really like Macquaire. I do enjoy lying on the grass reading newspaper. The best thing is grass everywhere and you can just lay down and enjoy the sunshine and nobody would say anything or look at you as you are a freak. Well, my Taiwanese classmate did when he first saw me lying on the grass. He said only westerners do that. So what? Why can’t I do that? I like most librarians, who are really nice and helpful. I like walking on the leaves in the fall and looking at the empty branches without leaves. I love the fact that I can look very far and surrounded by trees and grass. Tom said that you can say Sydney doesn’t have a lot of history but you can’t say it has no culture. I totally agree with that. The revolving restaurant on the 47th floor of Sydney tower is cool. I enjoy so much spending time with David’s nephews at the Aquarium. The sharks and penguins are cool but the best is the smiles of the two kids. The swimming pool is really cool and the yoga class is great! Some teachers from linguistics departments are great.
I really think I would like to stay for another year because I think I just started to know it better and enjoy it. If I leave now, I will miss the chance to know you. I think it’s great that I get to know myself better since I don’t have much to do here and besides, I was so depressed. It’s hard to explain but also it’s not necessary, right?
Like now when I see people get angry, I feel sorry for them. But still I will do the same from time to time. So what can I say? Some people you just don’t get along and it’s really not necessary to waste your time and energy and upset yourself. That’s one thing I learned here, I have to be with those people who will bring me up not bring me down. Chris always brings me down because of his personality and the different values. I don’t share the same value with Jessica either. This is hard for some people to understand.
Values are the very important thing and if people don’t share the same value then it’s hard for them to get together. Finally, I understand what Johann said. When I said Steve is stingy, Chris said what? stingy as a man? I didn’t want to tell him that I think he’s really stingy too. He’s one of those very stingy men I’ve ever met and I really can’t stand people like that. Just different values, which doesn’t make him a bad person. See, when you can someone a nice guy, there’s always a but after that. Haha.
People at focus are nice. Christians are nice but I don’t feel I learned much from them, I got bored later. A lot of free time to do nothing is great too. Some movies I watched. The lamb shank was nice. Haven’t had food I would say great. Smell so good now I am hungry. Perhaps I should start to watch movie so I can eat while I am watching. Bad habit.
