I think I found a way how to make myself feel better.
I've spent about an hour reading and taking down notes and addresses of all the thrift stores/op shops I want to visit and I'm not going to lie, I'm so excited. So excited to dig through the heaps of clothes and maybe find something special.
Take one down every week, I tell myself.
Since they all close so early I'll most probably take them down by areas during the weekend and I need to learn how to get around fast. These small quaint little thrift stores all with amazing reasons behind it are waiting for me.
And I'm waiting to explore them, too.
Maybe going through all these photography blogs with their amazingly beautiful shots of melbourne might not be the right thing to do. Maybe it isn't all that it was made out to be. Maybe it was all the filters and the special film used, the appropriate lighting just to capture that beautiful shot that made melbourne look like it's so magical and wonderful. I sometimes try to tell myself that, so I wouldn't get too disappointed with what I see. But in the photos, maybe it's the old brick walls, victorian buildings, small little cafes with the most unique names and interior design, the narrow roads leading to small shops, each one seems to welcome you in with open arms, makes me feel like going there.
Momentarily, I somehow forget that I won't be having many friends over there then all the "what ifs" start coming out. What if i can't find anyone who's as interested as I am? What if no one wants to explore these small little places in Brunswick or Carlton with me? I'm actually fine with travelling alone, but what sucks is that Melbourne is not Singapore. I don't know how to get there even with google maps because I don't get the transport system, I don't know where to alight, where to walk, what if I get lost? It's always better when you have company. Hahaha this is the point where I tell myself to fuck it and just go explore alone. But I can't seem to do that. Especially when it's a country I've never been to before. I guess I'll just have to find friends then.
Sorry that was useless ranting right up there and I need to go for a run asap. I can feel all the fats and unhealthiness getting into me since I've given up on touch rugby.
