Its been five months now since I left Malaysia!! I decided to complete my degree program in Melbourne, Australia although I had the choice of doing it locally. I thought if I did it overseas, my degree would have carried a higher value as the standards in Australia is higher.
Left my home for a so called better country. In financial and social terms, yes Australia is a good place to live in but if you're more laid back and you can't stand temperatures below 20°C then its not suitable for u. Many people here are more career oriented thanks to the influx of Asians migrating here. Everybody is looking to get ahead. Yes its good to be ahead but Australians are doing it the wrong way. They are living to work but the ideal way is to work to live. Get what I'm trying to say?? We dont live another day to work but work another to live, enjoy life.
I have about 19 more months to go and I can't wait to finish. Although 5 months went by, I still miss my home. Its just not the same. My lifestyle just took a drastic change. Back home I used to have time for my football sessions, my drinking sessions, my pool sessions, my gambling sessions and the most important, my mamak sessions. All that doesn't happen here. People dont play football, or soccer in their term, here as much as we do, there's no mamak restaurants and I got no friends who gamble or play pool. I sacrificed a lot coming here. I had some of my closest friends that I had to say goodbye to. It ain't easy, nothing is. Every night I'm thinking about home and almost everyday I'm counting my days here. I just love my country so much. In Malay they always say tanah tumpahnya darahku, the land where my blood is spilt. There's no place like Malaysia.
We all can agree Malaysia is a cool place even though its run by fools. People may say there's lots of racial issues and all but I say fuck them. Its those fucking politicians that brainwashes us. I have seen Malays and chinese old men speaking fluently in Tamil which puts me to shame as my command of the language ain't as good as theirs and how do u say that they are not united. My dad can even speak in chinese. He gets well with all of them. I have seen all 3 races together hangin out and just chilling.
This is why I love my country so much. We are united and we are very passionate. I can't see myself living in another country. I have too many stuff I love back home and I just can't sacrifice it. In Australia u get paid well but cost of living is high and you dont save as much. In Malaysia, although costs are rising, its still considerably low and professionals still do get paid well, there's a chance for you to save more. I think I have a perfectly good reason to leave and get back home once I'm done. Till then I need to stay strong. Everyday is a struggle, I just need to hang on. This it for now. Stay tuned for more posts. Comments are very much appreciated.
P-s: I'm sorry if I had made you upset by some of comments here. Thanks for reading folks!!!
You paint a very different picture of Australia and its nothing like what I have heard so far. Good luck with your studies, I get homesick the moment I step out of my house so I do understand how you feel. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteYeah. Thats because many still think its better but they dont know what they are missing out on. Thanks for the encouragement.
ReplyDeleteI truly understand what you are feeling coz I am also away from our country, I miss the simplest thing at times, like using Malay words, here where I live, none of them speaks Malay. At least you have a countdown and you basically have a mind clock on when you would be done to head back. So, every passing day, you are closer to home. This decision is for your future, all the best!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much I really appreciate the help that you guys are giving. Always remember though the politicians are destroying our home, its still our motherland.
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