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[dragonz]

Turns out I now suck at updating my LJ, and I'm sorry about that, because I enjoy reading the posts you guys make, so I feel like a bit of a leech. Here, have a photo:

My drive home from HHS, my mountain school. Heat + rain = steamy mountains!

Comments

[anandimide]

Wow! Love the gorgeous foggy mountains...

That's great that you're going to Malaysia alone! I used to be so intimidated by the idea of traveling alone, but once you get over the initial hurdle it's kind of addictive, I think... Of course you're a more experienced traveler than I am, but I think you can have a really different sort of experience when you go solo.

I've been meaning to post, & am so tired this evening that I might manage to do so (since I'm not capable of making much sense of what I'm reading)...

[dragonz]

I'm really intimidated by the idea of travelling alone! But I see you doing it all the time so successfully that I'm inspired to really go out there and make the most of this experience. :) You take such fantastic photographs too! They really capture the little day to day things rather than what you're supposed to see, if that makes sense.

[anandimide]

Aw, geez, thanks! It's so funny & so flattering to hear you say that... I really don't see myself as the kind of hard-boiled adventurer one reads about in books. I think a lot of my "bravery" (or whatever people want to call it) comes from always having been so painfully shy, and from having a family that's a bit distant & not particularly supportive in my daily life. I was medicated for social phobia when I was younger, and the most mundane things in life always intimidated me horribly. I used to believe (when I was 18 or 19) that I would have a massive panic attack & literally slit my wrists if I tried to travel abroad by myself... That wasn't hyperbole; it was honestly that frightening. But, you know, when you're extremely shy & your parents aren't emotionally available, you have to learn to do things that terrify you

[darkertime]

wow, that photo! you live in an amazing place!

i'm sure you'll do great at the new job! :)
i hope your vacation will be awesome. at least when you travel solo, you can do whatever you want whenever you want!

[dragonz]

Thank you, I do! Sometimes I have to remind myself I'm living in a foreign country in order to fully appreciate where I am again.

And thanks for the support! Haha. Both for the job and the holiday. ^^

Post some more, lady! How's life treating you? When will you be applying to university again? What course of study will you try to get in to?

[darkertime]

I feel the same way sometimes, about having to remind yourself that you live in a foreign country and you should take advantage of that, go explore etc!

I'll go post right now then :)

[anandimide]

Ditto to dragonz' comment!... I was just thinking about you in the shower this morning, odd as that sounds... Wondering how your father is, & how you are, & all that.

I'm sorry my package never reached you... I addressed it about 5 minutes before I left for the airport, & I must have made a mistake because it was sent back. My mind has been so full of other things. I keep meaning to confirm your address, but sometimes it's those small things that seem like the most work! Do you still want it? I'm sure it's still hanging around my mom's house, gathering dust & taking up space--along with everything else.

Hope you're well!!