there's no place like home.

i can still remember, roughly about one month before i left for London, i went for a pre-departure talk organised by the British Council...and the speaker mentioned that there are 3 stages of so-called cultural shock one would experience when they study in a foreign place.

the 1st 3 months, everything would be wonderful and beautiful as they are experiencing something new.

the 2nd stage is where one would start 'hating' that place, comparing it with their home country and thinking that there is never a place like home.

and the final stage, is when they start to accept that particular place for what it is.

i'm only in london for a week...however, i already realised that there is definitely NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

it's not that i'm homesick or anything, just that... i can't really describe what i'm really feeling right now.

i think i'm friend-sick more than homesick.

sigh.