I'm visiting the motherland right now, it's been over 1.5 years since I have. As much as I was really, really, really looking forward to escaping the snow and bitter cold in Canada, I have to admit that I'm feeling extra hot ever since I landed. Which brings me to the topic of today's post: my roots. My roots is and always will be Singapore - I was born and brought up here, everything I am today I owe to my country, my family and my friends from here. But this trip feels a little different... for the first time, I feel a little, tiny little , twinge of missing Canada. Usually when I'm in Singapore, it's like - Canada who?!?! I think it just comes from the undeniable fact that now, I am starting to grow roots in Canadian soil as well, starting to relate and grow familiar with things and people over there as well. But that comes with it's own pains... I read this quote somewhere, and it should properly sum up what I'm trying to say: "You will...
More than a year back, I married the love of my life. I moved from my hometown, Singapore, to join him all the way across the world in Canada. But a piece of my heart got left behind, on my sunny island. My new experiences here, juxtaposed against those I made in Singapore, make for a hilarious combination at times. Hope you enjoy learning about Canada... from a Singaporean's point of view for a change!
I don't understand when people drop in 'facts' about Singapore in a conversation with me with such confidence, and then if I tell them that their fact isn't entirely right, they argue with me about it. Remind me who lived in Singapore her whole life and has more knowledge about Singapore? It can just be so infuriating sometimes...
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