I am home.

I arrived in Sydney at 08H on Monday feeling like a completely different person, despite the lack of sleep and the consequent physical exhaustion. Coming out of the airport into the bright blue sky of early morning Sydney, I felt this bright, burning energy that glowed from within me. It was an energy that was very much alive and that I could very much “see” and feel. I hadn’t felt like this since before I left for Kuala Lumpur.

I was almost home.

I caught the 0915H coach to Canberra and arrived at 1230H. A friend met me at the coach station and then spent the better half of the day with me unpacking, having lunch, shopping for groceries and catching up. At some point during the afternoon, I received an invitation to dinner with two mates from the Department one of whom was about to leave Australia on a very long (almost six months) holiday-cum-fieldwork trip. It wasn’t until 22H that my day finally ended and 23H when I finally laid my head on my bed.

I was finally home.

The days are now quite hot here. Temperatures are about the same as in Kuala Lumpur but the relatively much lower humidity makes such a difference. That said, I wouldn’t want to walk too much in the afternoon - it’s quite unbearable still. But the heat brings out the smell of the “bush” and the eucalyptus trees on campus. It’s a very pleasant and comforting smell. It’s one of the few things I do like about the ANU.

I took another day off today to sort out mundane but necessary matters. My body was still a little tired but I’m hoping that I will have recovered by tomorrow as I really have to get back to work. I have a deadline looming up quite close now and I expect the next ten days to be long and busy.

Posted on January 31st, 2006 by jl
Filed under: Life!, love