Home is where the heart is?

"No, home is in your hands!"

I had a really nice meal with a former college senior earlier this afternoon in a nice, and cosy Malay's food outlet. Away from the nearby busy crowded Raffles place, we found this fine food outlet selling nice and very authentic Malay food. In front of us, we have curry of at least three different flavours, including the creamy coconuts flavours. They were really delicious and I enjoyed it a lot. My former college senior and I had a rather long lunch, talks and discussions. We of course didn't miss out bringing up our good old days in our Junior College (SAJC) days. We shared quite a lot and yes, and we began to miss those days, but realised though we appear to have moved on, one reason why what some people had said to us in those days remained in our memories forever, is because those words were real and truthful, whether out of anger or arguments.

My college senior walked me to the nearby bus stop after we finished the lunch, and she popped up one question, "Do you still find Singapore is like your home or you think you are on holiday?", I answered, "well, I supposed I am on holiday, see, I even sent a couple of postcards to my UK friends, so I am taking this trip as a holiday". I continued, "I am trying to feel the same wherever I am, and not get confused travelling across time zones and spaces, that way perhaps, everywhere is home." Before my college senior left me, she text me her address and ask me to send her a postcard when I return back to the UK. I understand she want to make me feel there is a "home" in Singapore too. I thought that was so nice and I was moved by her kind gesture.

They say, home is where the heart is, thank god, I still have a heart that know about this, but then, isn't that all about identity? if you can identify yourselves or able to associate with things whenever you go, everywhere is home to you. That perhaps is a bit higher level, as it meant you must really have travelled so widely to experience that. But then, it is also about expectation and adaptability, in everywhere you travelled, every experiences you encountered. It's a journey, so perhaps there is no home, only your luggage and you, forever seeking the "destination", but also enjoying what you see along the way, enjoying the view and having a good time :D