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Reflections on Melbourne

September 1, 2007 on 3:49 pm | In Beijing, Melbourne, Social Life |

Well I’m back in Beijing! Actually I’ve been back for a month now but I’ve neglected this blog for months! Sorry blog, I’ve been busy with GRE, catching up with friends in Melbourne and working now in Beijing.

It almost feels weird writing entries again. Its like talking to a long lost friend and I don’t know where to begin.

Well upon reflect the month I had in Melbourne was great. After completing my GRE test the rest of the stay there was the most fun I’ve had there in years. I caught up with almost everyone I wanted to see and managed to explore the city a bit, something which I haven’t done since my early years there. I grew to appreciate the place more now and made my leaving that much harder.

I also managed to squeeze in a trip to Sydney visiting Steve and Sandy, two pals I haven’t see in ages (well Steve anyways). Sydney was awesome! Big thanks to Steve for letting me crash at his place and it was great to finally meet their respective partners. We had a lot of great food and drinks (mmmm German beer). Leaving Sydney was quite sad as I said farewell to 2 great texas holdem downloadenpoker freewarepoker kostenlos im internetpoker spiel downloadwww euro poker netpoker texas holden gratiscasino spiel pokerpoker regeln einfachpoker flash game,holdem poker game,poker gametexas holdem erkl?rungpoker the gameparty poker spielregelnonline poker deutscheuro poker gratistexas holdem poker setonline games kostenlos pokeronline poker bonus ohne einzahlungvc poker bonustexas holdem freewarebest poker gamepoker jetzt spielenonline poker dsfpoker dot netpoker spiel kostenlos downloadentexas holdem poker rulesholdem poker rulesonline poker kein downloadinternet spielestrategia pokerbonus senza deposito pokertornei di pokerpoker carte gratisscarica giochi pokertexas holdem poker downloadomaha h lstrp pokerpoker milanogiocare poker on linegioco poker scaricabilehollywood pokerpoker il giocostrip poker gratisgioca a poker onlinepoker texana onlineкомпютри втора употребаgiochi 7 card studpoker texas holdem onlinepoker alla texanatavoli da gioco pokertornei di poker gratisholdem poker italia,holdem poker,texas holdem poker regole friends and it hit me that I would be leaving Australia soon for quite a while. I wasn’t ready

to feel so emotional about it as I’ve been planning this for ages and having moved around as a kid I didn’t think I would feel so attached.

Looking back though, Melbourne is the place I have the most attachments. All my friends are there. My mum will mostly be spending time in Australia and I’ve grown to love the city. Moving to Beijing for now isn’t a drastic change but it will take some time to adapt. My mandarin is still subpar in terms of reading and writing and, as much as I hate to admit it, I’ve lost touch with a lot of the culture. I feel like a bit like the ethnically mixed child who’s not totally accepted by either side. As they say: Adapt or perish.

Luckily, with the internet (recently FACEBOOK) its so easy keeping in touch with friends. I look forward to hearing all the stories in Melbourne and I can’t wait to go back for a visit when I have time. Bye Bye Melbourne for now. SEE YA SOON!