that time again

beautiful christchurch, beautiful penang

i'll be leaving penang in... give and take... about 2 weeks time.

while the feeling of doing nothing, sleeping in til noon, and having mum take care of basically everything, is soooooo luxurious and comfortable... i have to say, the busy bee side of me (wait..?! i have a busy bee side?) is raring to get out of this idleness and start doing something! and obviously, once i go back to christchurch, it's no holds barred back to work again. and having to take care of myself again :/

even so, it's not all work and no fun going back. for the moment at least (until i finally settle down somewhere), penang is my holiday place, my respite, my tropical paradise if you will. chch is where work happens, where my life is at the moment, where i feel most alive and motivated. i'm sure anyone who has ever left home to study or work will be able to understand what i mean, though i present it in a very confusing and rambly manner. this is not how i planned this blogpost to be, but i'll just be an organic writer tonight and let my ideas branch out and take shape as i go along, without too much pruning.

so, as always, i'm in two minds about going back to nz. but since i will be going back... i suppose i should motivate myself more so i can look at the bright side of things. yeah it's this new thing where i try to be as positive as i can in any circumstance. can't say it works all the time, but when i do try to be more positive, i find i become a happier kid.

well since you asked... haha... when i go back to chch i'm going to...

a) go for a crusaders game (it's rugby by the way)

b) serve on the Every Nation team again (miss being on band)

c) haven't really figured that one out yet..

the only things i'm not really looking forward to are the journey back, the unpacking (every year i accumulate more and more stuff. not good), uni enrolment, and... the homesickness. but those are just minor details, which i will get to when i cross that bridge. meanwhile... i'm going to make the most of my 2 weeks here, eat, spend time with friends and family, and be happy :) so if you're reading this, and you're in penang, and you know you'll miss me when i'm back there... ask me out!! ;D