The Waiting Queue

Good evening everyone!

Hisashiburi desu (it's been a while).

Wow um, my last post is so long ago! Since that day, many major events have occured:

I graduated from RMIT! Achieved BA Communication Design!
Had a mad packing session, sent 3 boxes back to Jakarta plus 5 luggages.
Flew back to Indonesia for good, leaving Melbourne behind on Christmas Day 2012.
Arrived at Jakarta in time for a Christmas dinner with family and boyfriend, who picked me up from the airport for the first time :)
Passing by speckled illumination of street lights, gazing at boyfriend's face after several months as he drove, happy time for me.
Christmas was wonderful as usual, and then so quickly it passed. And the year 2013 arrived.
Took a test for an English teaching job.
Madly busy with applications for Postgraduate education.
Said goodbye to boyfriend again.
Sent out my applications.
Did not receive news from prospective employer.
Received rejection from one university out of the three.
Had a great Chinese New Year, better than any before. Good warm family feel.
Spending days doing nothing much at all.
Started reading Haruki Murakami's 1Q84, and feeling disappointed so far.
Enjoying the peaceful lazy days at home with my family and dogs.

And here I am, sitting on my desk with the lights on dim.
The Japanese Jazz radio station, Shonan Beach FM, up on the late-night program.
Had my glass of red wine, feeling clean.
Left arm still throbbing from the HPV vaccine injection even after 10 days.
A black top, and short blue silk pants. The bracelet from Japan, the anklet from boyfriend.
The music changed. This one brings back vivid memories of dancing with him.
Unfortunately, all feelings of closeness are merely conjured.
No matter what I do, he will never be by my side again until some time later.