I'm going to miss you.
I moved over to you in 1995. At that time, you and I were both small and young. I was 11 and you were 139. I remember flying over you thinking, "Wow! This place is tiny! I'm going to get so bored so quickly...!"
At that time, I had no idea how wrong I was. Since then, you and I have both grown enormously. You provided me with safety, adventure, friends and experiences. I made some brilliant friends while you watched over me and as I grew older, you let me go and build my confidence.
You gave me the courage to meet the nicest and kindest group of girls I could have ever hoped to meet and as we became close, we discovered you all over again. At every stage in my life, you made sure you grew with me to provide me with a healthy batch of adventure and fun. I left you many times; sometimes for as long as 6 months. I went away, made more friends and brought them back with me. Every time, you welcomed me home with open arms.
I've met some fantastic people in Perth. My husband, my best friends and my dog.
When I met my husband, I think you knew before I did that he was the one. We met almost 15 years ago and did not get along at all. Infact, I started avoiding him as much as I could. But you kept bringing us together over the years; seemingly by chance. Eventually, we ended up working together and just couldn't avoid the chemistry. We met in Perth, we dated in Perth, we fell in love in Perth and now, we both are in love... with Perth.
I met my lovely friends purely by chance. I remember that day like it was yesterday. It was my last day at an old job. I walked around the office with my heart racing; fearing rejection while anticipating triumph. I walked up to (almost) complete strangers and said, "Hi, you dont know me but its my last day at work today. Would you like to come out for a celebratory drink?" to all the friendly faces I could find. Over the years, I tended to generally keep to myself. I had very few friends growing up. Infact, I would call most of them acquaintances as i have never kept in touch with anyone from my school years. So this was a bold move for me. I was desperately in need of a female friend and Perth, you gave me the confidence to go out and make them. To my extreme surprise, they all said yes to a drink and almost 5 years on, they have all been enormous support for me! My only regret is I didn't meet them sooner. I would have loved to have them with me celebrating my "Medium Fat Indian Wedding".
Our lovely group has grown somewhat since then and every time someone joined or left, we all explored you again Perth.
You were fantastic! You always had something new for us to do, somewhere new for us to go. To those who call you boring, let me say I'd feel more lonely in a crowded room with boring people than on my own, exploring my Perth city.
I left you about 10 days ago and I do miss you already. You are my home and for now, I am away. But when I do come back, I cant wait to rediscover my home all over again; My Perth City.
xox
I moved over to you in 1995. At that time, you and I were both small and young. I was 11 and you were 139. I remember flying over you thinking, "Wow! This place is tiny! I'm going to get so bored so quickly...!"
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| Perth in 1995. Courtesy of National Library of Australia and @skyscrapercity.com |
You gave me the courage to meet the nicest and kindest group of girls I could have ever hoped to meet and as we became close, we discovered you all over again. At every stage in my life, you made sure you grew with me to provide me with a healthy batch of adventure and fun. I left you many times; sometimes for as long as 6 months. I went away, made more friends and brought them back with me. Every time, you welcomed me home with open arms.
I've met some fantastic people in Perth. My husband, my best friends and my dog.
When I met my husband, I think you knew before I did that he was the one. We met almost 15 years ago and did not get along at all. Infact, I started avoiding him as much as I could. But you kept bringing us together over the years; seemingly by chance. Eventually, we ended up working together and just couldn't avoid the chemistry. We met in Perth, we dated in Perth, we fell in love in Perth and now, we both are in love... with Perth.I met my lovely friends purely by chance. I remember that day like it was yesterday. It was my last day at an old job. I walked around the office with my heart racing; fearing rejection while anticipating triumph. I walked up to (almost) complete strangers and said, "Hi, you dont know me but its my last day at work today. Would you like to come out for a celebratory drink?" to all the friendly faces I could find. Over the years, I tended to generally keep to myself. I had very few friends growing up. Infact, I would call most of them acquaintances as i have never kept in touch with anyone from my school years. So this was a bold move for me. I was desperately in need of a female friend and Perth, you gave me the confidence to go out and make them. To my extreme surprise, they all said yes to a drink and almost 5 years on, they have all been enormous support for me! My only regret is I didn't meet them sooner. I would have loved to have them with me celebrating my "Medium Fat Indian Wedding".
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| Perth 2014 |
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| Perth 2014 |
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| Perth 2014 |
You were fantastic! You always had something new for us to do, somewhere new for us to go. To those who call you boring, let me say I'd feel more lonely in a crowded room with boring people than on my own, exploring my Perth city.
I left you about 10 days ago and I do miss you already. You are my home and for now, I am away. But when I do come back, I cant wait to rediscover my home all over again; My Perth City.
xox
1 comment:
Like. You cannot deny yourself experiences, for it is the experiences of your life that make you the person that you are now - for example: when we think of Nutella we think of Smruti - I wonder what was that experience that made you so synonym to Mr. Brown Spread :p
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