Phantom friends
One of my friends moved from Singapore to London last month.
It should make no difference to me, since she is still just a message or a video call away, but somehow I.... *miss* the notion of her being in Singapore.
At first it was a few pangs here and there, sending messages to a silent window and realizing we're no longer in the same timezone. But today, when I was cleaning out my email, I saw a newsletter from Sistic. There was always that fantasy of being notified of a band I know and like having a concert over there, and I could just hop on a plane, stay at my friend's place, and gallivant for an extended weekend. I could still do all that, minus one step. In the back of my mind though, all those other steps were just excuses to go see a friend I've known since I was seven but haven't spent much time with since she moved there 15 years ago. 15 years!
Time to find new newsletters to subscribe to for excuses to visit London.