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Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Disconnected life
So... I moved out from campus yesterday and in to my new hip downtown flat. Still some boxes left unopened.. but things are looking good :D.

I woke up this morning at 8, went abt doing chores, dishes, reheat the leftover pizza, watched prime time news... but somehow a part of me is lost... the part that will logon to the nearest computer available 1 minute out of bed (yes, I am geekish in that sense). I have spent the last 4 years of my life with full 24hour internet access, emails, friends on my finger tips. Suddenly in a place without internet (or phone connection for that matter) I felt disconnected from the rest of the world. Which is kind of a creepy feeling if you think about it, specially since singapore is really crowded with over 2000 people per square km. So do forgive me for late correspondances these few days.

Anyways... just general updates:
The Prep Sem was really fun. I thought we had a decent turnout, just the perfect size to make a fun group activity. There were few speakers I like, Allen Patmarajah our BoA was charming as always, Manoj Sharma from differworld also constantly delivers insightful sessions, not to forget our beloved Nacho from DHL.

There was though one particular speaker (whom I will not mention his name to prevent any inconvenience)that didn't quite make the homerun although I find incredibly funny in a twisted kind of way. This poor british bloke was supposed to deliver a session on "moving to a foreign country + culture shock"... I think he was sooo taken aback by the diversity of the audience itself that he only mentioned "yes.. well... i think you wouldn't have any trouble adjusting to a new country" and went on to talk about how he liked Singapore but wouldn't want to move to Iraq. Hehehehe.... poor chap.

Ok what other things? Ah.. busy with admin stuff for my permanent residency application, moved house (told you already) and little things in between. Booked my flight tickets this morning back to Jakarta so I should be off in a few days time.

Next unfinished business: Wrap up transition with my incoming LCPs and fly back home
3 Comments:
Blogger Ying said...
u shd know that i read ur BLOG!:P tsk tsk, fida

Blogger Yamini said...
heeyyyyyy! u moved! how's the new place? how's the view? how's the kitchen sink? when's the house warming party? tell us moooreeee fida = p

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