This morning I sent my sister to the airport because she has successfully entered a local university for a Bachelor program and she needs to take a flight to get to her uni.  I suddenly think of the moment when I left Kuching and flied to Australia in 2002.  I am sure she will feel homesick because this is the first time she leaves home for at least a few months.

When I think or talk about Australia, I will miss the place where I had stayed for 18 months, Toowoomba.  I keep on thinking about the reason and I discovered that this emotional attack is not necessary.

When I was in Toowoomba, I missed Kuching very much.
Now I am in Kuching, I miss Toowoomba too.

I came across a story about an old lady who has two daughters.  One of her daughter was selling ice-cream whereas the other was selling umbrella.  On sunny day, the old lady always worried about her daughter who sold umbrella, whereas on rainy day, she worried about the other daughter who sold ice-cream.  She was always worried about everything if her daughter cannot earn a living until she met a person who told her why not to think in the opposite way round.  On sunny day, she should feel happy because her daughter who sold ice-cream had a good business, whereas on rainy day, her daughter who sold umbrella could earn a living.  This story tells us that we should see what is happening now and appreciate it instead of worried about unnecessary things.

Now I should change my way of thinking too.  I am now in Kuching, here is a good place, I will become a tourist even here is my hometown.  Everywhere is a good place, it is useless to feel sorry about not be able to stay at another location at any time, except we do not like the place where we are currently staying at.  But I like Kuching, so I should feel happy.

I hope my sister like her uni, and can study hard.  She is luckier than me actually, because her air ticket is cheaper which means she can come back more frequently than I did last time.  I had break the longest record not returning home for 18 months throughout the whole course just to save on the air ticket.  SiewPeng also miss Ipoh very much now.  Just a few months to go, so do not have to worry.

We should do what we should be doing now.  My sister should study hard.  Siewpeng and I will continue to become a tourist in Kuching.