Holiday Withdrawal Syndrome

(sunrise on the Nile:captivating)











See Yin arrived in Cairo for a holiday on the 31st of Jan, a Wednesday, after much awaiting in the transit in Dubai (mind u, it was 12 hours transit plus 1 hr delay, so thats looong), worries by all the people involved in the process, herself, me, her family, the insurance company, the people who are waiting for her souvenirs and etc..

And more worryingly is that this is her first flying experience and i had to walk her through all the processes and procedures involved including answering her question on where they keep parachutes in the plane...and she was travelling alone..

So all in...i was pretty much a very relieved man when i saw her at the Arrival gates at Cairo Terminal 2...the gateway to Egypt...where hungry sharks and alligators await u the moment u step out from the terminal offering anything from shoe shining services to whether u need to hop on immediately onto another plane for a tour after taking a journey of 25 hours...go figure

Alas, we started our 2 weeks of vacation...not really vacation as i still had to work most of the days...but after being stuck in a foreign land for almost 6 months...being able to have a conversation without involving words such as "salamelekum" or "allez kla" is kinda of a big relief for me...and we did have time to go for excursions around the city and all..so "no"..u guys cant prosecute me for keeping someone locked up in a house..

It was 2 weeks of to me..perfection..u enjoy so many things that a company can provide u after not having any for sooooo long (no perverts..im not talking bout sex)....and it was timely...i could've sworn that i heard some of my brain nerves making some crackling noise at times...

Then after 2 weeks, it was time for her to leave home for CNY...as i don't have the license to keep her with me yet :p, i had to make do with 2 weeks..time does fly..and these 2 weeks..im pretty sure it was on a fighter jet :) but well..it was damn well worth it...we had the best of times..that is for us to keep and for anyone of u who wants to know to find out..

The moments after i saw See Yin off at the Departure Gate of Terminal 2, Cairo International...this weird kind of feeling started to sink in...and it totally submerged to the bottom of my stomach the moment i stepped back into my apartment...its this feeling when u were so happy around company that when they all leave or the session ends..u get this feeling of loneliness...

It's been 3 days since she left..and to rub it in..today is Chinese New Year, its the first time i'm spending it away from family...a short phone call just now made me hear what i was missing back at home...the sound of my cousins playing cards and chattering away..

I guess this is the scene of the Mastercard advertisement where u slot in "Priceless"...i dont know whether all people share this sort of weird feeling...perhaps anti socials dont...but i do...and that ladies and germs..i named the Holiday Withdrawal Syndrome...