Memories

Hi, this is a random post about things I miss doing, places I miss visiting and generally just past times that I miss. Blame this MCO for making me thinking of the past extra frequently. 

Because I'm currently listening to the playlist containing songs from when I did my semester exchange, some memories are resurfacing haha. I'm remembering the time during finals back then, I was so tired and burnt out from studying I ended up going out to the mall in the city alone and eating some healthy vegetarian Vietnamese pho in the middle of the food court by myself haha. I remember video calling with my mum at that time too. Later, I bought ice cream. 

What else do I remember? I remember my trip to the Puffing Billy Railway Train alone during my last days there. I prepared two servings of IndoMee in a plastic container beforehand just in case I would want to eat it in the train haha. I remember not bringing my earphones or anything, and I wanted to fully enjoy the scenery not doing anything, so I did just that while on the train and having the cool wind blowing on my face. It was nice to not have to think about any responsibilities and just be fully in the moment. I remember there was an Indonesian couple behind me pointing out my IndoMee and saying that they also packed the same thing haha. Later on the way back while still being hungry lol, I remember walking along Flinder's Street looking hungrily at the various al fresco eateries selling pasta but stopping myself because of the price and not being confident if they're halal haha. I ended up buying some avocado salmon sushi packed in plastic and ate it while sitting on my bedroom floor. 

Because I'm listening to DAY6's songs right now, I'm remembering the night I went to their concert. I know that in Malaysia it gets crowded in stadiums so some people would arrive hours earlier at the venue. I remember only moving from my place around 15 minutes before the concert started lol, and even then I got on the wrong tram and had to get off and go back to the starting point again haha. I remember there were other Malaysians outside the venue handing out banners and lightsticks to everyone. I also remember being excited to meet Hidayati before and after the concert outside the Palais Theatre, with the huge looming grinning face of Luna Park's entrance at the side watching. 

I remember the times when my brothers visited me during the mid-semester break and it felt like the best time of my life. I don't think I would ever voluntarily visit the Melbourne Parliament if it wasn't for my brother's interest haha but it was fun. The ice cream we had nearby, supposedly famous at Spring Street Grocer was amazing. It was also fun bringing them to walk around Monash Clayton as well as going to St Kilda beach with them. It brings a smile to me to remember us just walking cross from the beach all the way past Luna Park and finding a good place to eat fish and chips which we did.

I've been looking at old pictures with my high school friends recently. I'm suddenly reminded of events in school when people from outside could attend such as Hari K or runs or events by the Interact club. I remember looking at famous people from Twitter and Instagram at that time visiting haha, thinking wow, this is a world and community (?) made up of cool kids I could never be a part of? I was an audience and they together with the famous people from school felt like the main characters. Some songs that bring up these memories very strongly would be Latch ft. Sam Smith's Disclosure, The Neigbourhood's Sweater Weather, Bastille's Pompeii and MAGIC!'s Rude. 

Hangouts with high school friends after high school. When all of us couldn't drive, so we'll take the LRT together. Meeting up at McDonald's in KL Sentral while waiting for others to arrive before we move on to our next checkpoint. How chaotic we were and how we teased each other about anything. 

I'm missing KLCC. For some reason, when it comes to missing places I'm always missing KLCC. I don't even shop there, cannot afford the high-end brands they display. I don't know, I'm missing random acts while in KLCC. Going up the escalator while looking up, looking down, at other people, whether I recognize them or not. Sitting at the food court, always ending up buying claypot yee mee. Walking at the park and just content being a part of the crowd. Looking at the fountain. I'm remembering especially the times when I interned at Teach For Malaysia and have to frequent KLCC by myself to go to the bank carrying out financial stuff that I can't remember doing, just following instructions given. 

Wait come to think about it I don't miss anywhere else besides KLCC hahaha. Oh wait got. I miss my hometown in Perak. I miss riding the bicycle there. I miss finding some old book there and just spend time reading. I miss when my cousins and I went to the jetty place and we ate the ABC there. It was nice as the weather would be breezy and lots of famlies with their children would be there riding on the rented toy/mini car available. 

For now, these memories are just times and places I visit every now and then in my mind. Can't wait for this whole ordeal to be over so that everything gets back to normal again. 

Bye, stay safe.