So...
I've finally decided to update.

Well, I've been back from Australia for more than 2 months now, kinda miss my time there come to think of it. I'm pretty sure I'll go back one way or another.

It was a blast.

1. Caught some of my favourite metal bands live. Nile, Decapitated, Lamb of God, Vader, Psycroptic, Dawn of Azazel. Watched a few bands I've never heard of, like 8 Ft Sativa, Empyrean, Pathogen, Terrorust and loads more.

2. Booze was cheap as piss there. Drank to my liver's worth. There were loads of old 'friends' - Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, Corona, Amsterdam. And i met some new guys too - Southern Comfort, Wild Turkey, Absinthe, Tooheys, Crown.

3. Working there was great. The research group i was part of for more than 3 months had a very hardworking atmosphere. My colleagues were friendly and helpful. It is interesting to note that apart from the boss who was Australian, the other researchers were Asian. And we all barely had any trouble communicating.

4. I learned more than i could have done with an attachment in Singapore. Sure, doing my attachment there cost a sum of money but it was well worth every cent i spent. Learned how to live away from my parents, handle my money, fix my own food, keep the house in livable conditions. Also self reflected a lot while i was there.

I've grown up having mixed feelings about Singapore. At times feeling a wave of fierce patriotism, while also hating the Machine its government has become. But if anything I believe the latter is what being a Singaporean is mostly about - disagreeing with the various ways the government seems to be increasing the cost of living and education, while doing absolutely nothing but bitch about it all day long.

Being away from home so long made me realise that its because we love our country so much, that we complain about everything that changes. There is still no place like home.


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Now playing: Arch Enemy - Revolution Begins