Reflections

Yesterday we had a meeting and I was given a surprise by my colleagues. There they had cakes and ice cream ready. An instant celebration. As always, I was in tears. I felt more lonely. Being far from my love ones. Two birthdays it has been that I was all by myself in a foreign land. Yet the friends around make me feel that home is being with them. Still, the longing remains. I went to Singapore over the weekend as a gift to myself. I thought I deserve a well needed respite. Really it was a breeze. There, I was able to go to Sentosa and ride the cable car (that was my first. You could imagine how excited was I. Too childish but indeed it was something I looked forward to). I went around the place and even had a photo taken in the mouth of the Merlion. This image is not the one spraying the water. (More of that later). I went to take the chairlift. It is the same as the cable only that there was nothing covering you. It is as if you were seated on a chair. So there I went. As I was alone...