Finally back to Australia after the 3 days of my non-work holiday. Got a cold after diving, but it still worth it to see the beautiful underwater world of Fiji. It is so cold in Canberra,miss the hot weather in Fiji, miss Suva so much. I am still on my Fiji biological clock, weak up in the early morning and fall asleep very early at night (which is good for my health). Still feel like I am in Fiji and want to say bula to everyone on the street. Still on my Fiji time, push everything to the very end and just get it done before the deadline.
I think the most valuable thing I learned from the days in Fiji is patient. You will never know when will the boat come, you will never know what are you waiting for and you just wait. There will always be a way to solve the problem. If you cannot change something, there must be someone can do that. That is the Fiji way of doing things and I found that is a very positive attitude to our life. Fiji has the most friendly people in the world, you can see all the people smiling on the street. I found that sometimes I pushed myself too hard in the past several years. After this Fiji trip, I should re-consider about my future, what is the thing I really want for my life, live happily like Fijian and take my time and enjoy my life.
Finally thanks for all my group members, Vinaka Vakalevu! See you next year on campus.
Hester...
回复删除I've really enjoyed reading your blog.
I learned a lot of things that you saw, heard, and experienced that I did not see.
Thank you for being so honest and I'm really sorry that you had the bad experience of being robbed. It is true that any of us would have helped you and looked after you... we are a family. I'm glad that you learned that you had true friends even though the bad thing happened to you, and I'm glad that you can still see Fiji in a positive way.
I hope you can take a piece of Fijian philosophy of 'relax & enjoy' and 'go with the flow' in the rest of your life.
But I know you are going to work hard and work fast (Speedy Sl...) and be very successful in your career and future.
Remember that you are my neighbour at Warrambul Lodge, just next to Toad Hall, and I hope you come across the road and visit me sometimes. You have my mobile number.
Take care and Happy New Year... see you in February