One thing that has troubled me for the past summer is this \”missing you\” thing. With the technology so advanced, would people really miss my presence? I will always blog. I will always have free long distance on my cellphone. And most of all, I will have AIM. We\’re all so much closer than we can ever be.

I think that was the issue that I was trying to address earlier. There are a few friends in Berkeley that I only talk to on AIM. So moving cross country almost makes no difference. I could be in any city, any place and be on AIM…and the location wouldn\’t make a difference. There are some people I call often and it seems like we were never that far apart. Is the fact that I know so much about someone\’s life who lives more than 600 miles away…a reason for missing?

Sometimes they say they miss the smile. The presence, the smell (even if it\’s bad!), the gestures, the voice, but sometimes I think this is just purely psychological. At the same time, I feel like I am just trying to rationalize my parting from a place that shaped me for the last 4 years. Mostly, I wouldn\’t be who I am today if I never went to Berkeley. I wouldn\’t be able to socialize, to relate to people, to be polite if I hadn\’t gone here.

While eating my dinner, my mom asked me why I always came home so late from work. I told her that I was talking with some friends otherwise I would have come home earlier. Also I told her that the I wanted to spend time with people I would most likely not see again. (A pseudo \”I SEE YOU NEVER\”!)

To which, she responded, \”Why spend time with people you won\’t ever see again? That\’s a waste of time! Spend time with people you will see again.\”

She paused for a second and then said, \”Like your parents!\”

Parental advice sound? Or not?