My Sanctuary

So it's father's day today,and I'll be lying if I said I wasn't affected. it's always the little things that remind me of him. since I've been here in Germany, the one thing that always comes up is cars and driving. almost everyone I know drives ,or is learning, so you kind of stick out if you don't and have no intention to, like me. it's easy to laugh off and give the excuse that it's because Singapore's too small and it's too expensive to own a car anyway, but that's only part of the reason why. For me it's mainly because driving reminds me so much of him. He was such a great driver, driving since he was 18. he would fetch us around without complaint, and I grew up wanting to learn how to drive, secure in the knowledge that even if I didn't know anything or was scared, he would always be there to help and guide me. but he's not, not anymore. and I still can't get into a car without thinking of him, being reminde

Last Thursday we went to see  Neuschwanstein castle. line was too long so we didn't bother queuing for tickets and just went straight to trekking uphill to it. the climb was shorter than had been indicated on the website, definitely not 40 minutes, maybe 20 I think? the view was gorgeous, especially the one on the bridge behind, we also scrambled up this other hill in search for a better view from higher up, but the one from the bridge is still the best. I love mountains, hills, and big green spaces, probably because we hardly have that back home. as I stood there, taking in the beauty of it all, I marveled at being there at all. in an entirely new place halfway across the world, with friends, feeling blissful and content. just being able to appreciate the beauty of that moment, being able to live in the present, I couldn't help but feel incredulous. Grateful too, of course, so, so grateful. gradually, over the past 3 weeks, I've gotten started thinking about my rec

Am so busy that I hardly have any free time to myself but at the same time I'm also having the time of my life. So here's something  I wrote in my journal today: Had our first German test today. It was not good. Mainly because I wasn’t very prepared for it, as I didn’t go memorise enough vocabulary and so as a result suffered the consequences. But whatever. Went to the Rittersport chocolate museum after that with Rebecca, Keenan, Rose, Carmen and Bobo. The scent of chocolate was heavenly. And there was so much variety in the shop! It took every ounce of self-control not to get everything in sight. I still bought a good 35 Euro worth of chocolate though. I stopped myself because I knew that I would still be buying other kinds of chocolate as well. Also Carmen is going skydiving in Prague, so I finally got the name of the place from her, will tell Su Hui tomorrow and possibly discuss going there as well! I really really want to go skydiving, it’s one of my dreams in life. Can