As I have moved to KL for career advancement, I really miss home and I do travel back Miri once in a while. And I am kinda stunned when my friends or colleagues were asking me "What's your purpose of going back Miri?", then even my mum asked me "Why are you coming back to Miri?" These are the response or shall I say 'questions' I got from my friends/colleague/mum that I am coming back home during non-festive season. Hey, Miri is my hometown and I was wondering do I need any reason to fly back my own home?! like seriously?As for my mum, I understand it's because she don't want me to spend the money or burn my leaves to fly home often.
I got really homesick and bought airticket back to Miri a mth in advance to fly back hometown last weekend. So I really enjoy myself back in hometown, I still have many many friends back there, gotten to know new friends everytime I went back and so on...I enjoy the stress free, jam free, peaceful and comfortable life back home. Although the night life in Miri isn't that exciting but I don't even mind, as long as I have a group of friends to chill around the same spot every weekend, it's good enough.
So I told some of my friends/colleagues "I feel like going back Miri to work....miss the life there! Our company is gonna set up an office there right?" My colleague replied me "Yeah, but it's a sales office and are you very career minded? Anyway, I don't think Miri is suitable for you, Miri too quiet already, not suitable for you" Another colleague added "I see you very proactive and career minded so Miri is not suitable for you". Then, I was telling them "I am actually not very career minded and I enjoy peaceful quiet life and no traffic jam". Then my colleague was saying "I see Miri in the next 10 yrs also traffic jam, after experiencing the jam in KL more then you'll get use to it, buy a property nearer to workplace here!". In addition they were saying, if just feel like going back home sometimes, very easy, just buy air ticket fly back anytime, no need move back Miri.
I am officially homesick again although I just went back last weekend.
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Hope you feel better soon. Home is where the heart is so it is understandable why you would want to fly back. :)
Yeah, thank you!
I'm sure your colleagues never lived in Miri before, and it's a totally different ball game with your parents there. I'm very fortunate to be able to go back hometown very often, and I'm enjoying while it last. It'll stop after my promotion. At least the work at hometown part.
Yeah, all of them have never lived in Miri before..all west msians. What's diff ball game?
I think he meant that it will be totally different way of life as in Miri, you will be living with your parents instead of alone over here in KL.
I share the same words with you though, I feel grateful to have my career in my hometown where I can stay with my parents. Not because I'm scare to go out and show my quality but after 2 years, I tell myself this is kind of life I would really prefer.
Kha Loon, oh yeah...it's totally different, living with parents instead of alone over in KL, actually it's kinda same as UTP vs Miri. Actually I prefer to be close to home also but...oh well!!!
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