Yesterday, late afternoon, as I was walking towards my apartment in Anzac Avenue, a sudden attack of homesickness cum depression bit me. When I entered my room, I felt like crying and once I was in front of the computer talking to my bestfriend, my tears began to fall and I was crying my heart out. My friend did her best to amuse me of stories back home, on updates regarding "telenovelas" I no longer been able to watch and of the never-ending increase in the price of oil and commodities in my country and how lucky I am not be there at these desperate times. Am really lucky to have a bestfriend. An hour later, my sister and I talked via Skype and I related to her how I was doing in Auckland. We talked for almost an hour and that conversation helped a lot.
It's morning here once again. I hurriedly took my breakfast (tea and a muffin) and went out to find the Arts Graduat Lab. It's my first time to try out the access card. I got lost in the beginning but immediately found my way into it. Now, I know another place to go if I want some quiet space and access to the computers. It's great to be in the Main Library but there you have to be lucky to find a vacant computer. Nevertheless, it has all the resources that I need so it's still a necessity to be there to get my books.
So, I say to myself for today, "Good luck and enjoy it!"
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
It's the middle of the morning once again
My computer clock displayed 10:25 am.
It's the middle of the morning on this bright sunny day here in Auckland and I decided to spend the morning here in my apartment in front of my laptop and begin my blog.
I call it "My Life from Down Under". It's basically self explanatory so I think I don't have to explain what it will contain.
Living in a foreign land could indeed be an alienating experience--that I have discovered long ago when I first lived far from home, in Japan that is. But thanks to modern technology, one can now easily keep in touch with family and friends. And with blogs, you can share your thoughts and experiences with them and even with people you barely know. It's like tagging them along in your journey.
So, come with me as I thread along life's path in Down Under.
It's the middle of the morning on this bright sunny day here in Auckland and I decided to spend the morning here in my apartment in front of my laptop and begin my blog.
I call it "My Life from Down Under". It's basically self explanatory so I think I don't have to explain what it will contain.
Living in a foreign land could indeed be an alienating experience--that I have discovered long ago when I first lived far from home, in Japan that is. But thanks to modern technology, one can now easily keep in touch with family and friends. And with blogs, you can share your thoughts and experiences with them and even with people you barely know. It's like tagging them along in your journey.
So, come with me as I thread along life's path in Down Under.
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