Last Thursday, April 26th 2012, in the morning I came along with him to campus in order to capture our moments before he left me alone aboard in a foreign home. We took some pictures with various stunning backgrounds of a wonderful campus. Flowers were still blooming and spreading their nice fragrance.
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| us with the purple and red rhododendron |
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| sight seeing a fish pond |
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| the watef fall |
The first day he left, at night I could not sleep a wink so I decided to make some snack made of fish I bought that afternoon in the traditional market. It occured to me to remember what my neighbor has made which was Tekwan. Then I made it by following the procedure and the ingredients from internet. After a couple of minutes, it was done. I did it. It was delicious combined with Miyok or seaweed I bought that afternoon too. I ate it that mid night since it was a sleepless night.
The second day, my friend asked me to have a picnic in down town. We equipped ourselves with meal for lunch. We took a bus, then arrived in a super market with clothing sale. Then we took sometime to stop by, look for some cute clothes and buy it. After an hour, we headed to the park for having a picnic. It was such a shiny day that we ate our lunch, had a chit chat, and took some pictures slowly. We savored every minute there until I got home and felt the loneliness again.
The third day, my friend, who is the tutor of UT Korea too, and I went to Seoul, same place as our previous TTMs (Tutorial Tatap Muka). The schedule was for proctoring an exam try out. We finished our responsibility at 4.30 pm. We directly took a bus, subway, and a bus to our home town in Cheongju. We finally got home around 8.30 pm. It was totally exshausting until I realized I was alone at home, it become devastating.
The fourth day, I woke up so late that I did not conduct a sunnah fasting. I lay down on a matrass for so long, until I had a desire to go jogging. Then I jogged and did some exercise in a small valley that has a few gymnastic equipments. It was a perfect afternoon to do some exercise; the wind blew often, a summer breeze, and the birds tweeted beautifully. Not to mention the trees danced and their dried leaves created a natural music for this solitude. That perfection still could not sweep away my misery.
The fifth day, I heard some noise from the school beside my house. It reminded me of my neighbor's son, who was gonna join that competition in that school. Then I went there looking for them, but I did not make it. I then decided to go to campus bank to pay the gas bill. My Good Lord, the bank was closed maybe because of the labour day that day, yes it was May 1st 2012. I went back home then decided to take some water from the free of charge water taps (I actually do not know how to call this publice service properly). I also offered my neighbor some help to take water for her family. I was tired, but my heart felt more. He did not go online lately, maybe too busy in the conference. I always pray for his best.
Well, today is the sixth day. I went back to the bank and thanks God it was available.
How long will I remain strong? Let's just count the day then.
