Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Toronto Withdrawal Symptoms

Right now I'm in the smug phase, where everything in Singapore is stupid and meaningless and worthless. I feel like miss high-and-mighty when I look around at the minions around. It won't be long, however, before NUS brings me down a peg or two. You see that is something Singapore specialises in, bringing you down to your knees and making you feel dumb. But I shall enjoy feeling greater while it lasts :)

And I am suffering from withdrawal symptoms from Toronto. Like:
-- Saying 'take-away' instead of 'to-go'
-- Trying to walk to the right when passing people
-- Almost getting killed under cars because you expect them to go the other way
-- Finding the Singapore weather unbearably hot and humid
-- Missing snow. Rain is stupid.
-- Being amused when people talk about how cold India winters are
-- Finding it strange to leave room without a jacket
-- Not needing to check the weather before leaving room to ensure you dress warm enough
-- Still checking Toronto weather everyday because I have the weather network page bookmarked, even though I will probably never go back to the city ever again. And feeling happy when I see snow expected
-- Refusing to remove the links I have saved for York. It doesn't feel right to become all NUS-ised again :(
-- Finding this place incredibly cheap
-- Missing small size classes, with non-Chink profs
-- Missing actually being friends with my classmates, because there were only 10 of them, not 10,000
-- Telling people exchange was awesome, and that I HATE being back
-- Finding the conversations here strange and unfamiliar
-- Finding the exchange students here not good looking enough, because "I've seen better, much better"
-- Too many chinks everywhere you go
-- Still trying to recall where what is on campus
-- Not being able to remember the name of many, many people till someone says it out loud
-- Actually saying 'Hola!' and 'Gracias' - habit of 2 weeks in Cuba

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