if you want it, then you've already got it.
if you found it, it better be what you want.
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this is what an overlook of perth looks like.
yeah, god damn it, you guys guessed it.
i've been to perth before.
and that was in 2004, when i was still an P5 kid stressing for PSLE.
stupid huh, i know, i don't need reminders :D
you know my passion for flying in aeroplanes, that feeling of blood roaring with excitement, pulsing through your veins...
that kind of feeling.
perth, australia. a beautiful, urban city.
being in a western country is certainly different than being in an asian country.
no doubt, the culture is different, the way of life is different.
well, in the first place, i wanted to go.
really badly.
but then after submitting my information.
i actually, actually, sat down and thought about it.
after listing down some reasons, there was an obvious answer already.
first, let me tell you why.
my dad's going to beijing, china for the Olympics.
so he esitmated that he'd need about 5 grand, and also, my sister will be going to taiwan for 18 days.
so imagine the money that we have to fork out?
so if, if i add to the financial burden, things will get worse.
no, i'm not talking about 'how much money i'll lose' that kind of stuff.
it's the value of the trip.
part of it is because of the amount i have to pay for five days, but that's not the main reason why.
thing is, i've already been to perth.
i've already learnt the culture.
i've already...known that place.
and so, what for wasting 1300 bucks on a country that i have been before?
it's not worth it.
and with that same amount of money, i can go to japan, osaka, for NINE DAYS.
isn;t that more worth it?
if you were me, you would most probably go to japan because it's much cheaper, and there's more things for you to do there.
so. three main reasons are my dad, my sis and my experience in perth.
been there, done with there.
i talked to my mother and father.
and they didn't speak a word.
instead they just smiled and nodded their heads.
and i wasn't feeling sad at all.
i was, in fact, feeling happy.
because i'm afraid that if i go for this trip, i'd miss the chance of going to other countries, such as russia, italy, germany, netherlands. or whatever the school arranges for us.
we'll never know what will be planned for us.
and i don't want to waste my money on a place that i've been before.
and more opportunities are coming.
and this opportunity, i'm not taking it, because the same one came across me, i grabbed it, enjoyed it like they were the best days of my life.
i'm letting that opportunity go, for someone else to grab it.
well.
hope you understand my points.
because if suddenly there's a trip to russia for elective history students, i'd go stark mad. :D
i'm sure edlyn will have the same reaction :D
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finally, i can breathe.
like, really,really breathe.