What Do I Miss

One of my favourite past times is looking back at old photos of my loved ones and memorable events. I take hundreds of photos monthly and it can be quite hard (and annoying) to store them or go through them. When Facebook came out with their “On This Day” feature, I was a fan! I even went one step further to work on keep track of old photos by downloading the Time Hop app on my phone. A couple days ago, Facebook brought me back one year ago to my graduation day!! I can’t believe it has been a year since I graduated and moved back to Malaysia. As much as I enjoy being in Malaysia with my family and friends, but there is probably not a day that goes by where I don’t miss something about Perth. My second home. It made me miss some of the best things I enjoyed in Perth, so here goes nothing...

1. I miss being with Don in Perth. I miss our little-domesticated life we created when we are in Perth together. He would cook, I would clean. He would take me places to take photos. We would go for walks. Drink coffee. Even though, we do all the things mentioned when he visits me in Malaysia. It’s different when we are in Perth. Maybe it’s because we met there and want to build a life there in the future.
2. The clean, fresh cool weather. It doesn’t matter which time of the year it is. The air is SO MUCH cleaner than Malaysia’s polluted air. It’s making me miss it MORE now with Malaysia having the terrible haze. The whole time I was living in Perth, I didn’t get sick. No flu, coughs or sore throats. I was healthy as a horse. 
   
   
3. I miss grocery shopping and cooking. I hate doing grocery shopping here in Malaysia because it so uninteresting. I used to go to Coles and IGA almost every day to just look at all the products. There was a period where I remembered which aisle the products were. Groceries shopping was so fun that it made cooking fun as well. I would experiment food and eat good home cooked food.
   
   
4. I miss shopping during the sale. IT WAS SO CHEAP. $10 bucks for a dress?? $15 bucks for a pair of jeans!? $5 for a top!? Here, take my money! 
   
   
5. The parks. Whenever my perthie (Perth +Bestie) and I were bored and had nothing to do, we would go to King’s park or the foreshore to hang. Their parks are so beautiful. It’s big, green and therapeutic. We would chill for hours and leave feeling rejuvenated. It was our little escape. 
   
   
6. This is what I miss the most - my freedom. Imagine living by yourself for years and then move back in with your parents? UGH. IT SUCKS BIG TIME. 

my graduation day!

Living in Perth broaden my horizons. Perth was dense with new experiences for me. I grew up during my time in Perth. It was over there when I realised things I didn’t want in my life and what I wanted. I was living with people I never met before. I had to take care of myself. The only person I could depend on was myself. Truly grateful for my years in Perth and I am looking forward to seeing what it has to offer me when I return. 

I am ending this post with one of my favourite photos, at my favourite place with my favourite person behind the camera.