i'm at kak sham's house, n in 48 hrs i'll be on my 7-day trip to melbourne. while my students, frends n family members r excited n envy me for going on this trip,frankly, the excitement still hasnt crept in, i dont know when that'll be, probably i'll feel it when i board MAS.
it's not easy to save money to go on this trip, especially when u have milliions of things to think abt, esp. bills, bills, n more bills. i dont have a father to sponsor me, i only have my baking skills n english n literature knowledge to help me. n they helped a lot. there r a lot of sacrifices to be made, in terms of friendship material wealth.a fren of mine is a bit miffed when i said regretfully that i wouldnt be able to meet her. if she's reading this, i d like to say that i'm sorry, but being on a tight budget, i have to constrain myself (fr. dining at chili's, as we would normally do). i still dream of buying a kenwood mixer, and a europa electric oven. i could have bought them both with the money i spent on the tickets.but like kak emah told me, "nora, while u're still single, go n travel n see the world". this, coming fr a mother of 4 who really defines the phrase "carpe diem" n who had lived in the USA, Scotland, n travelled to Spain to see the Alhambra. the experience will change u. this is also the message salman rushdie tries to convey to his readers. may be bcoz of this, n after seeing too many Globe Trekkers, i thirst for new experiences, new environment, new ppl to meet n learn new things... n hopefully i'll be wiser.
after all, knowledge is wealth enough. although it really pains the pocket to acquire it.
