London Dreams

I don’t remember how I have known Freaky K. We were introduced by a mutual friend a long while ago when I was still in Bandung. At the time she was a med student, gee… to think it about, it must have been perhaps around five years ago. It’s scary how time flies…

Well, we don’t really stay in contact for the last few years now, especially after my move to Jakarta (again) and my job in Sumatra. From what I gathered, she has graduated her General Practice program and was deciding whether she was going to continue her studies or whatever else she was thinking of doing. She dreamed of going to London for no reason and due to her circumstances at the time, was wandering aimlessly in life.

Imagine my surprise a couple of weeks ago when I heard that she has moved to Jakarta and gotten a job at a Japanese clinic as an in house physician.

While she still retains her feisty demeanor, I for one think that this move shows a step in the right direction for her. She decided to get a job instead of staying unemployed in Bandung, and starting to plan for her future. At this point, she’s still getting used to the idea of living by herself in Jakarta and working her way through traffic and other aspects of Jakarta lifestyle.

In this case, I am proud of Freaky K’s decision to risk it all for something positive in her life. I for one believe due to the economic slump in Bandung, it has become sort of a ‘dead’ town… Everyone is affected and has become embittered and negative in their outlook in life. This is part of the reason why I avoid going to Bandung or interacting with too many people from my own hometown. I feel that I need to keep positive within my own journey and endeavors, even if it means temporarily distancing myself from people I knew.

As for Freaky K’s London dreams… She thinks it will have to wait for a while. London is always going to be there… unless the events depicted in the 28 Weeks Later movie truly do happen…