Over and back again

written by Ashley on at
topic relations:  singapore

I arrived in Toronto yesterday at around 6:50PM EDT or so. It was such a surreal feeling leaving Singapore. Eight months is a short period of time, but long enough such that you can begin to become attached to things and people. But I can't complain. My final weekend there was spent with my friends and family, and I don't think I would have wanted it any other way.

Perhaps the earliest feeling of oddity was stepping aboard the interconnecting flight from Beijing to Toronto. Serviced by Air Canada, it was a really strange feeling be surrounded by Canadians once again. The Canadian accent was prevalent, and French was everywhere.

So now I begin the arduous task of unpacking. My family moved half-way through my stay in Singapore, so I now have to not only unpack my suitcases from Singapore, but also boxes from the move. And since I didn't pack these boxes, I don't know where everything is :p

Anyway... 我回來了!!!

3 comments

Comment from: Jonathan Pike [Visitor] · http://therewascake.com
Welcome home Ash!

Actually, I'm wondering if you'd be interested in going shooting with me in the next week or so. I'm not sure where (I'm open to suggestions if you have ideas) but I'd love to see your new G1!

In any case, let me know :D

Hope you enjoy being back home!
27/08/09 @ 22:24
Comment from: Jopoo [Visitor]
Indeed it's a welcome home, Ash! Sounds like you really did live in Singapore, even if just for 8 months. It must have been so different for you to be back on 'Canadian soil' after all that time.

Where did your family move to? Closer to TO, maybe? :) Elena told me her family is in the middle of a move too.
05/09/09 @ 09:51
Comment from: Ashley [Member] Email · http://ashleyee.com
Hey Joanna! Haha, yah it was a vastly different scenery passing by my eyes as I made the trip home from the airport. There was just so much space everywhere.

Um, we kind of moved closer to Toronto... but only by about 5 minutes or less. We're a bit closer to the highway, which we take to get to Toronto, but still in the same general area of Oakville. A bit of a lateral move in a sense, perhaps? It was mainly to get a place with a drive way should I need to get a car in the near future.
05/09/09 @ 10:13

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