Day 59 - Hello from Finland

I'm back from Portugal, the land of egg tarts, warmth, colours, old buildings and brown people. And awesome beaches. I've tanned myself to my brownest, leaving triangles in strategic spots. I didn't have the time to visit all the places in the city as I planned, as I did not have enough time and the city of Lisbon is actually quite big. In fact, there are so many other places in Portugal that are worth checking out too.

Being in Portugal made me notice how clean and peaceful Finland actually is. I love the warmth of the sun and the colours spread out all over the places and on the people. I dunno if it's because it's summer, but I don't usually see a lot of colours in Finland, generally. Lots of black and whites around, and earthy tones and dark blue and grey. Not that Portugal was psychedelic colourful, just that seeing more vibrant colours after a long month made me happy.

I love being in Portugal. It was indeed a good place for a holiday. Especially in the villas we lived in. Quiet and idyllic. And full of colours. But two whole weeks away from Finland also meant two whole weeks away from my only connection to my friends and family back in KL: the internet at home. My Finnish SIM card doesn't work outside Finland, so that sucks. Good thing I haven't terminated my Maxis line yet, but I should do it pretty soon to avoid paying more bills than I can handle.

Certainly, there are lots of pictures, lots of words, lots of memories, and maybe some reflection. I'm still quite on a holiday mood. I should be reflecting on some things but my mind keeps wandering. This holiday was definitely, just a holiday of sightseeing to me. Maybe one day, I'll go sit down by the lake with my journal and my imaginary friend and start pondering on some things.

Maybe one day, I'll have someone to rant to whenever I'm down, like now. My best friend is 5hours away and I can't hear her voice when I tried calling her. I haven't slept a wink since 7.30 last night, and even that, was done on the plane. I know I'm going to be awfully tired and I'll look haggard. But really, I really needed someone to talk to. Badly. Am I having fun? Hell, yeah. Leaving everything you've built up for the last 6months for nothing at all, is actually quite fun.