Silence

For weeks now I have been more quiet than usual. I just dont feel like talking unless its very essential. I rather enjoy listening to what others are saying than doing the talking myself. Its not that I am unhappy or anything its just that I dont feel like talking. I hope its just a phase because since I have been the one always doing the talking, and now that I don't much, the place is all of a sudden so quiet. I sensed the quiet atmosphere and I rather enjoy it.

But my mind never stops thinking. About so many things! I sort of missed the active life I used to enjoy which I don't do anymore and sadly I realised that I may never get to do anymore. I used to play golf once or twice a week with lady friends or my husband. My lady friends and I used to play golf at the Glenmarie golf club on wednesday mornings. It was fun and I now missed those fun moments. I used to play 18 hole golf with my husband on Friday mornings and we would end up with lunch of mee curry at the cafe. It was sort of the hi light of the week for us. We stopped playing a year ago. I hurt my elbow then and we never got round to it anymore somehow. Thinking over such missing activities I cannot help but feel sad and I dont feel like talking about sad things somehow.

Oh how I love to travel to far away countries like the ones in the middle east. Now I feel I have enough of middle eastern countries, what with their indescribable public toilets. I dont wish to revisit those places. I don't fancy visiting European countries much  after hearing what they say about discrimination against ladies who cover their heads, the muslim ladies I mean. Being a muslim I have to cover my head, and if I have to subject myself to being discriminated I would rather avoid going there. I used to love visiting the United States of America, especially when my sons were studying there. I enjoyed staying in El Paso and Denver as well as Washington. But with the talk  on disrimination against Muslims, I feel afraid to visit those places. I just enjoy remembering my stay and experiences in the USA. It is  still one of the best places to visit.

Also travelling is such a hassle today. The seats in the planes are so crammed and its always so full, and the foods are so very lousy. My recent trip to Aberdeen on KLM was a case in point. The food served was simply unswallowable! Flights were better in the 70s, 80s and 90s but in the 21st century!!!!