Friday, November 6, 2009

India - day 20 - homestretch

Going home is also part of the journey I guess. The last night at the hotel I hardly slept. In my mind was all the flashbacks of the different scenes in different part of the journey. In my mind I found myself practicing how to response to people when they ask me how was my vacation. I really can't sum it up in less than a few sentences. It has been bitter and sweet. It has been an education rather than a relaxation. It has frustrated me, it has saddened me, it has battered me, yet it was an experience that has forever changed me. I now realize how much we actually have here.

Turns out I completely overreacted about the transfer shuttle. I've been misguided by the guide book. It says it as if the 2 airports were located two different ends of the city, but actually the airports are next to each other. The bus ride only took 15 minutes. I still don't fully understand it. The real delay ended up was at the security, where there were line ups, line ups, and re-line up... Other than that, everything was so smooth all the way through the Canadian border.

So that's it, I'm home! At last, there are no more people cut in line with no shame, no more cars driving on 2 lanes, garbage is appropriately placed in the garbage can, and the air is fresh, and of course, the rain. Everyone are nice to each other, and everybody are treated the same no matter what color you are. And everything are more less on schedule.

I'm still sick, I hope I didn't infect anyone on the way back. I hope I can get well soon and see everyone...

Thanks so much for everyone's care for the past 3 weeks. I didn't have time to reply the comments but I feel warm every time I read them. Thanks guys! You were part of the journey!

5 comments:

  1. welcome back!!

    now you can fight H1N1 with the rest of us here haha

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  2. welcome home!
    Relax and recover soon!

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  3. welcome home Leyond! and i'm finally sick as well!! let's fight hard and i'll see u soon =)

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  4. crap, i hope i have not already caught it, i'm having a fever now :(

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