I used to...

I used to ponder little over this topic of what I am used to and what I am not.

Getting nostalgic now. Can't help...

I used to eat less but healthier.

Now my meals are filled with overly-proportioned meat and little veggie.

I used to exercise more often and with zest.

It is basically inconvenient to find time and place to work out now.

I used to be more flexible and resilient in yoga.

Can't blame anyone. The lack of practice makes my body dumb.

I used to loiter away afternoons in Starbucks, reading or doing nothing.

Now, Starbucks are miles away... and they don't have free magazines/newspapers here.

I used to enjoy (window)/ shopping alone.

I have to go with someone, otherwise I feel unsafe.

I used to walk more and faster.

Needless to explain about this one. Cars are not helping people to stay fit.

I used to have more time for myself and did not feel lucky or grateful for that.

I yearn for personal time. Now my time is sliced up into pieces and then falls all over the place.

I used to not experiment with cooking.

Newfound joy.

I used to love soaking myself in music.

My ears crave less indulgence now.

I used to have a tidier bedroom but a messier work station.

The result of not having anyone nag about messiness and less workload.

I used to get things done a little faster.

I used to speak softer but faster.

Can't get people hear you if not by shouting because the distance between walls are longer.

I used to not like children that much.

Children are kinda fun, well, sometimes.

I used to find American TV programs boring.

Some are actually pretty good.

I used to find getting up early in the morning exciting.

Simply don't want to get up early now.

I used to feel insecure about self but safe of the surroundings.

This is what bothers me most. I can't feel safe. There are more crimes here.

I used to be surrounded by more intense visual and audio stimulations.

Light pollution is equally bad, but just doesn't reach me. Noise pollution is truly less.

I used to eat out less.

New family, new habit.

I used to drink better filtered (not distilled) water.

Again, new family...

I used to have less MSG intake.

Chinese foods here are incomparable to those in Hong Kong. Without keen competition, demands on cooking skills remain low, hence the poor taste and lack of authenticity.

I used to at least find my jobs rewarding, if not fulfilling.

Now, I work to buy time or, worse, to pass time.