So Melissa dropped a bombshell on me yesterday when she told me that she intends to extend her stay in London for another month. Which means that apart from braving the flight up alone, I have to fly back on my own too. It's not as if I'm 12 or a complete buffoon, but I couldn't help feeling a mite disgruntled at first. I mean, I'm not so nifty at all the airport navigation and I thought that at least with her around, it wouldn't be half bad. Yet there was also this deep sense of envy. Wish my Mom were as cool as my aunt, who although dissatisfied, still allowed her to extend her stay in London. If I ever told my Mom that, she'll hit the roof for sure. Well, she might have to phase through 6 other stories to reach the roof but I'm sure she'll manage. Basically, when she made known her intentions to me, I went through this whole myriad of emotions, before reminding myself that it is her decision after all and I shouldn't be selfish. Although I'll definitely make her send me to the airport [cue evil laughter]. If she has grown to love the life of complete freedom and independence there, it isn't so bad if she wants to extend her stay, even if it means prolonging the inevitable and making it harder for her to eventually come back home since she has an extra 30 days of attachment to London. Mom was all naggy and complain-y that she decided to play me out, but I realised I did not share that sentiment because I would have done the same in a heartbeat, and if I was a rich brat.
Maybe I should be thankful that at least I can get to visit London, albeit a short 14 days. Although I kept telling myself that the GST Offset Package from the government ain't gonna be sitting in the bank doing nothing, and I could use that money to extend my stay [just to comfort myself and find a loophole around things], ultimately, I'll probably not do it. Unless wild horses couldn't drag me away from London on the 18th.
So here we are, a mere 5 days away from London, and already I feel the pinch of a short 2 weeks trip. There really isn't enough time to see everything, and I would extend my trip if it means I can experience every aspect of London, but that would mean I'll probably be there for a year. Which is crazy so I'm not going to consider it anymore. Being once a history student in JC, I'm definitely gonna set aside time to visit sites which I've studied about, and presently doing architecture, I'm also gonna go check out London's varying architectural styles, which is awesome because I would love having my house look like one of those there. I'm not much of a shopping person, so I see myself walking around alot and snapping tons of pictures and basically being all tourist-y. Betcha I'm gonna get sexier legs after this.