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6 nov 2024 : @530

salut mes amis! it’s been a long while. How long has it been? My last entry was in September, but in reality I wrote lots and lots of stuff that I’ve planned to share with you, but couldn’t because of external circumstances. In this current state, I am residing in a dorm with limited internet access (I am actually writing this in a public library) that unfortunately blocks access to neocities for some reason, hence the reason I can’t publish updates on my website. There is so much I want to do and maybe in the future, I’ll figure it out – but right now it’s shaky.

I said I was going to leave my hometown all summer and it actually happened on the 29th of September! My first impression on this town was horrible. Or rather, my dorm life sucked. Long story short, I changed my room 2 weeks after and I am currently at peace… I love this town, and I love the life I’m living now. I see myself living my ideal life. It’s beautiful and it’s romantic. I have explored many new places, including museums and monuments, travelled places new and exciting, had experiences that I would never have… Like few days ago, when I went to a club and returned to my dorm at 7.30, and I just slept with all my clothes on. Or when a friend came to visit me and I showed her around like I have been living here for years, like I’m a native (and she was in shock, “you just got here… how do you know all of this?”)

This is a beautiful town with gorgeous landscape and with new opportunities. I love my new life here. And it feels like such a beautiful fresh breath of air, because I’m not used to this, my hometown was rather much more chaotic than this.

Aside from this town, I am also studying French at uni – and no, I haven’t moved to France. I am currently at very essentials, like we just finished family and vegetables (la famille et le legumes). I am currently learning about the weather and clothing, so if there are any French-speakers around here reading this, your help is very much appreciated.

Yes, this new language is hard but I will reach trilingual once I perfect this. I am having a hard time adjusting to it, but slowly and surely it’ll all come along.

And so, mes amis beaux – stay safe, and thank you so much for still reading this. I also want to thank you for 20k views, it’s small but it means a lot to me. It reminds me of how much growth I had along this road.

Also, because I am learning French at the moment, my English is slowly becoming more broken as each day passes. I’m sorry if this was hard to read, grammar-wise. It’ll only get worse from now on, and then I’ll stick to French (just kidding)

Thank you!

Syd

1 sep 2024: @511

Lot of stuff happening at the time. As I am going to leave the city, I have been shopping for essentials. I am between transferring data from my old device to the new one I just bought. New clothes, most of them are bought out of necessity (which is new for me, as I love buying new clothes.)
My mind is busy. It's a good thing. I have lot on my plate but not too much that it feels like I am sinking. A good balance.
A new month is upon us. The weather is changing - it is subtle but it is changing. It is also officially "let's meet up before I go" season.
I don't think I still comprehend what is goinig on - the fact that I am going to leave my hometown, my family, and everything that I had experienced here.
It still feels surreal. I'll probably keep feeling like this for a while, before I finally go.

I'll miss this city.

24 aug 2024: @650

I was under the belief that when artists have found peace and happiness in their life, their work of art - specifically albums in this context - wouldn't be as good as when they were miserable.
It's like how people thought Eminem's albums were worse now that he is sober. (I actually hate him. this is just an example.)

Because they have less to say - like how Apple said:
"If I'm having a good time and I'm happy, and things are going really well, why would I want to stop what I'm doing to go and write at the piano?"

I write less now. I don't keep a physical diary like I used to. There aren't random wall of text in my notebooks.

And maybe I shouldn't feel bad about this. Maybe it's a sign that I feel better.

And also, Solar Power is an ethereal experience.

21 aug 2024: @722

it is officially one week since i last updated. it's been a dull week - uneventful. lately i've been trying to take off items from my checklist.

i just ordered travel-size hairdryer. i think things are starting to become serious now.
i really am leaving this town... for better or for worse.
hopefully, for the better.

Syd

14 aug 2024: @653

i'm afraid i'm back to my sleepless nights.
for a while, i wasn't struggling with my sleep schedule at all. i would sleep early, then i would get up early, and i would've had plenty of sleep. for a few days, however, this has not been the case.
yesterday, i slept for ages. today, i hadn't slept at all.
it's an unpleasant experience. i feel cranky.
i see december in my unsettling dreams.
the gentle breeze in the night reminds me of the bleak rainstorm of winter.

i feel uneasy.

07 aug 2024 : the first entry (imported from diary) @???

it feels so good to start over.

in april, i nearly lost control of myself. the experience left a scar on me, reminding me of what i have been through, but also how i was able to carry on. i was hospitalized for a week. it was perhaps the most important week ever in my life. i had plenty of time to reflect on myself. i feel a little bad for saying this, since everybody i knew cried around me, but in all honesty- it felt like a much-needed vacation. when i was discharged, i had left a lot of things behind that room.
sometimes, i feel like we get a little too caught up that we miss the bigger picture. i lost a lot of things dear to me during, but the whole experience had opened my eyes.

as for the website, i had lost all my motivation for the website. for starters, it didn't feel right to keep my writings in the site as i felt disconnected to them - and they didn't reflect me anymore. after a long period recharging, i started to build the site from the scratch. i really hope you guys will like it like i do.
as for the future, i have plans to leave my hometown around fall, which isn't that far. i have roughly one or two months left. it feels so surreal, yet it also feels right. a fresh breath of air awaits. i really hope i'll like my new surrondings and be able to adjust. the timing couldn't be right.

thank you, for reading up to this point, and also thank you for following me throughout this journey. i can't wait to share the rest of it.

lots of love,
Syd