JYSim for jobless-yokel Sim

After going through the inhumane 1 week of finals, it’s time for most of us to head home for the winter. The prospect of going home had been, till then, very alluring to me especially when i was met with some downs during my 1 semester here. However, on Friday, after completing my ‘Disease and Social Injustice’ test (50 obj. questions), this popped up in my mind - so, what’s next?
I’ll leave Hualien on Sunday (that is, today), and subsequently leave Taiwan from Taipei on Tuesday morning. Being the end of the semester means that loads and loads of people had left for home. Those staying behind are either engaged in society activities, department activities or just simply don’t want to go home. In short, the population was halved upon approach of Friday.
What happened then? I felt the bitterness of being lonely. Before this Seong Ling had already attributed to the fact that I am a sensitive person and that sometimes I think too much. Perhaps it is so that when half of the school left for home, I felt alone in my room (with still 2 other roommates). Fortunately, I was able to find some friends still who were willing to be my company for my last meals in Hualien. I am indeed thankful.
A few hours later I’ll drag my probably-more-than-20kg luggage across the dorm, walk down the pavement and perhaps walk the long 2km to the train station. I cannot imagine what my mind would churn out by then. My mind has been known to think of things more potent that I could ever think of, and I’m afraid it would too this time. Suddenly, I felt reluctant to leave. For the next 1 month or more I will leave my 19-inch LCD monitor to the sake of my roommate (his computer hard disk passed away a few weeks ago, and I said he can used mine when I’m away, with the condition that he does not install ANYTHING at all in my computer). I will miss the beautiful and handsome faces of my classmates, teachers and seniors here. I will miss days like yesterday when you do not have to study and all 16 waking hours of yours is ‘wasted’ on Sim City 3000 (my friend copied the file for me), eating wanton in a stall 5km from school, and shopping for local goodies to be brought home.
Indeed, life in Hualien is relaxed and tranquil as it is. Taipei which awaits me this afternoon would always be filled with people walking with the speed of a bazooka, the MRTs beeping at people entering the trains just a fragment of second slower, and buildings which blocked the view of a clear, blue sky (though it’s difficult for that to happen on a winter day).
Judging by my current circumstances, I think I’ve found another home in TCU.

JYSim will arrive at Penang on 2.45pm, Tuesday. The DiGi phone number 016-4909570 will probably start functioning at 5.00pm or later on that very same day. He plans to go visit CLHS on Friday if circumstances permit.

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