Tuesday, July 16, 2013
ola! (:
barcelona has been lovely (: everywhere i go, i am in awe of how the buildings can be so beautiful, and how everything here is picture-perfect.
the people are really friendly, as i had guessed, and really interested in cultural exchange.
but its strange that i think this is the first time ive felt 'lost in translation'. i now keep being reminded about my friend in NUS that is from thailand, and now i understand how she can be so blur at times, cos right now i feel like her! hahaha. i realise that i have to keep asking people to repeat, because they speak with a different accent or use slangs that ive never heard of before, and they have to ask me to repeat because singaporeans tend to mumble haha. and its difficult, cos they are so comfortable with spanish, that sometimes they switch from english to spanish unknowingly! haha. its difficult not having any other singaporeans here in school, because sometimes it gets really hard to communicate. and sometimes, i just need someone to joke around in singlish. :P
haha they are so amused with singlish! one of my classmates said that she watched some singaporean dramas and finds the singlish hilarious hahaha. i can understand how weird it must be to them...
anyway, barcelona has got me thinking about many things... i think it has made me even more self conscious than i already am! got so many questions about myself that keep popping up in my head that i realise i can't answer. but sometimes i dont know if i really want to know the answer to them? :/
i guess it has been amplified here because all these people have all the things that i am often envious about! did i mention that i think that Spanish people are the best-looking people in the world? haha its true! they have the longest, thickest eyelashes, sharp noses, and a tanned complexion haha. its hard to find any ugly spanish people :P in fact i dont think i have seen any as of yet! can you believe it??
not only that, they live in such a beautiful place with awesome weather! at least maybe during the other parts of the year. now its really hot but there is sometimes a cool gust of wind that cools down the hottest days.
im also envious about the fact that spanish is a really nice language! its not only a means of communication for them, but it seems like if you can speak spanish or catalan, you are part of a community and can talk like old friends, even if you just met a minute ago.
but i have to keep reminding myself that God made me ME. as sad as that may seem right now, i know that it is good that i am ME. whatever he has in plan for me, its so much better than whatever fairytale endings i can imagine! haha. even though i dont understand, and it hurts sometimes to be me, i know he made me this way for a reason. and that i will ask Him when i meet Him face-to-face in heaven (:
adios amigos ;)
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