yet another pointless blog…

one the eve of the eve of the exam, i have a sudden urge to .. procastinate. and so therein lies the motivation for this post.

this whole "im-living-in-singapore-thing" is turning in to a ‘rite of passage’ of sorts for me. i guess its partly because im 18 this year.

18. the "legal" age. the age where im not officially classed as a child anymore.
it seems quite. daunting. cuz i have nowhere the the maturity to be counted as an adult (not even "young adult")

but still, it has been a difficult nine months. fun at times of course. but undeniably difficult. im not even going to paraphrase it as "challenging"

nine months:
of dealing with paperwork, be it from almighty MOE or the more humble (but still terrible to us mortals/students) AJC
of trying to find my niche, learning to more-or-less-fit-in with locals
(and its only often that you can hear the phrase "foreign talent" mentioned and not bang your head against the wall)
of surviving hostel food. and hostel life in general, oh-so-annoying rules and all.
of navigating the maze of emotions and homesickness and general suicidalness that accompanies students away from home
of weekly instant noodles and skipped meals and late nights of not studying.
of mrt, bus and taxi rides.
of the cycle of stress and studies and commitments and enrichment and things that we have stuffed down our throat
of trying to not to be addicted to the net. and failing. and trying again. repeated ad infinitum.
of wading thru foot-high stacks of lecture notes. and when thats done, campbell and reece is there gathering dust
of friendships gained and friendships fading away and hoping that when its all over we’ll be meeting again
of long distance communications and blog surfing to see wheter everyelse is going thru the same hell.

nine months.

hard to believe its been almost a year.
have i gained? *shrug* i guess it really isnt for me to say. i suppose one’s thing for sure tho.

i survived. we survived.

and that calls for a drink. coke anyone?

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