BTW I'm home

Yes. It's what the title says. I've arrived back to Slovakia.
When boarding plane in Singapore I had a smile on my face and at same time tear stuck in my left eye both for no obvious reason.
So far so good. It's freezing and snowing here, days are short, sun never gets high enough (equatorial days have some advantages) and I'm slowly getting back to life.
Next week I'm continuing my course at university. And all will be back to normal.
Apart that I have a piece of Asia stuck in my heart. And memories of all the people. And a little feeling that I haven't said thank you to all the people whose presence I have appreciated. And to people who I could call when lazing alone at beach at night, getting lost in some far part of world or boarding the plane. And to people with who I could walk in the rain or sit on the railway station even if not going anywhere. And to those I could talk the endless talks. And to all those who were adding their bits and pieces to the experience.
It was good with you...
And we shall meet again...
But for now - I'm at home :)

The Terminal 2

(Leaving Singapore)

It's 5 am and I'm in a real terminal of Changi Airport. I have been passing here couple of times. This time it's different as Singapore won't be the place where I will be returning anymore. It will be one more destination to visit friends and make a stopover. Today I'm moving to KL to continue my work there. Everything regarding the job should be the same and I will be virtually part of my previous office.
I've got very mixed feelings about this move - I'm moving but I'm not really moving too far away, I'm leaving nice people here but I'll get to know a lot of new ones. It's a new country but I've been there more times than in any other country. Probably I just need some time to get it through my head.
One of my big confusions is - I didn't expect I would become nomad in a sense - every year a new country. But it's ok - I don't mind being a nomad.

The Terminal

I feel like I'm living that movie (and Lost in translation as well - but that's different story). No I didn't get stuck in the terminal of Changi airport after coming from home. I'm safe and sound and legally in Singapore.
Despite I've got more place to walk and I've got place to return to. Despite I've got people to talk to and I've got things to do. Despite all this I still feel abandoned in the middle of masses and stuck among many things that are happening on their own, each of them passing by me as any unknown person would do in Changi terminal.
And myself being nowadays unreliable negotiation partner with very unsure future I can't (or don't want to) do anything about them.
Anyway - at same time I should be doing ten things but my mind is busy waiting for good news of any kind. So any will be appreciated.

Unexpected circumstances

As a result of unexpected circumstances I have been to India. It was ok.
As a result other unexpected circumstances I'm at home in Slovakia. It's ok too.
If your conclusion is that by some unexpected circumstances you have got rid of me - you're wrong. I'll be back soon.



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Above idea was a joke made up in the rooftop restaurant with triin and a guy who's name I've forgotten (I apologize this way). I must admit India was great experience. But it's similar to durian - you need to get used to it to really appreciate it (somehow I feel it's not the only similarity).
And apart from all the Indian stuff; I've got to know that sometimes hard work is needed when lucky coincidence should happen.

Yeah - and being at home is fun too :)

World in Images

I think I owe the blog readers pictures from last few trips.

They all can be found here:http://photos.yahoo.com/michal_kostic

Krabi & Ko Phi Phi:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/michal_kostic/album?.dir=e3fa&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/michal_kostic/my_photos

Taman Negara:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/michal_kostic/album?.dir=89c1&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/michal_kostic/my_photos

Spot the difference

This morning I felt unusually strange dressing up. Taking shirt, black trousers, tie. I should have worn shorts and t-shirt and hit a beautiful beach. Or go for a walk along the stunning coastline.
Even bigger surprise for me was when I got to the bus and I didn't see the high cliffs covered by jungle forest, falling down to the green water but just houses and roads.
And when crossing the lawn from the bus stop, my feet didn't feel the powder-like coral sand of the white deserted beach, surrounded by clear sea and rock islands that look more like supernatural monuments.

I'm lost, What has changed since yesterday?

(Answer: my mind got stuck somewhere in Krabi or Ko Phi Phi. It might arrive tonight or tomorrow morning or I might just need to go there and bring it back :)

The true story

Please read the previous posting first...




done?

Ok. The truth is I just didn't have time to do any postings (read: for various reasons I was too tired, too busy, had anything else to do or just didn't feel like writing).
The things that have happened meanwhile - nothing much - still working, some travelling (Tioman (great), Perhentians (even better - the first shark I've seen, the first turtle everyone except for me have seen) and absurd weekend trip to KL (decide on friday lunch, get back from the office late, rush to the bus, laze around KL, wish pilli happy birthday, have some indian food, get back). Now planning trip to Mt. Kinabalu (yes, it's the third time I want to go there but this time it will work! It has to!). At same time looking forward to some AI friends who will be vising. Nothing new, but old still good :)
I will try to be back more often and more positive.

Mind Police

Some people might have become curious what has happened to me. The more daring might have seen the connection between the last posting and my disappearing. What has actually happened?
It happened few days after publishing the posting. I was sleeping already when the doorbell rang. I should have stuck to the usual post-communist practice in this case - jump out of the window and run like hell. But being spoilt by safety of Singapore I have opened the door. And there they were - three or four diverse people dressed in colorful t-shirts with small blue badges white writing on them. Yes it was them - CESEIA mind police! They have grabbed me and took away. I had to undergoe terrible torture of learning all the abbreviations, names of MCs, MCPs and AIs (all for last five years). I had to learn all the dances and perform them joyfully on request. After I thought it was done they have made me watch the terrible vision of the lonely world without CESEIA. And at the end I had to write 1000 times "I love CESEIA just because it is so great". Finally they let me go. I tried to run away but now I have found - they were right - world without CESEIA is sad and lonely.
Yes my dears. I really love CESEIA. And I mean it from the depth of my heart :)

(End user licence agreement - all the previous is pure fiction and written for fun. It does not have any real relationship to whatever you might know. It does not even show my attituted toward anything (especially not to the organization you might find behind :).
Read CESEIA backwards - I just didn't want google to get hooked on this with the connection to the real organization. :)