Friday, August 31, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
It's been almost 2 weeks and on the whole, I think my experiences so far has been very enriching, not to mention overwhelming.
Living without parents or other "guardians" to watch over me has been VERY NICE. Yet, the added responsibility has meant that i have to be much more aware of very mundane issues like remembering to eat (yes, I forgot to eat lunch yesterday) and noting when to do laundry (which I haven't done yet). I like the fact that now I get to decide everything, or almost. Its nice to be able to decide when to go home and sleep and not be stressed over the fact that my parents are waiting for me to get home. However, though i'm not homesick yet, I do miss having my family and friends around. Things are getting busier and I don't usually have much time to think about all this, but when i do, i do miss all of you.
Life has been fun so far. And even though I deliberately chose a school with few singaporeans, i realize its really great to have them around. its actually a relief to have them here. so far, they've been the group i hang out with a lot (i'm not close to my classmates yet). There's like this unspoken "rule" (its not a good word but i can't think of another) that we should band together. So we basically see each other almost everyday. Mostly for dinner, sometimes for lunch. I really thank God for placing this group of people here. Its just reassuring to know that no matter what, there's a group of people here who go through the same problems as me and who will be there for me.
People here are generally friendly. There are quite a lot of students here who've been to NUS to study so its not uncommon for someone to come up to us and say "are you guys from singapore, cos i heard someone say 'la'." These students are also more than happy to talk about how much they enjoyed they're stay back home and how they miss hearing our accent. So the transition from home to here hasn't been so drastic.
Living without parents or other "guardians" to watch over me has been VERY NICE. Yet, the added responsibility has meant that i have to be much more aware of very mundane issues like remembering to eat (yes, I forgot to eat lunch yesterday) and noting when to do laundry (which I haven't done yet). I like the fact that now I get to decide everything, or almost. Its nice to be able to decide when to go home and sleep and not be stressed over the fact that my parents are waiting for me to get home. However, though i'm not homesick yet, I do miss having my family and friends around. Things are getting busier and I don't usually have much time to think about all this, but when i do, i do miss all of you.
Life has been fun so far. And even though I deliberately chose a school with few singaporeans, i realize its really great to have them around. its actually a relief to have them here. so far, they've been the group i hang out with a lot (i'm not close to my classmates yet). There's like this unspoken "rule" (its not a good word but i can't think of another) that we should band together. So we basically see each other almost everyday. Mostly for dinner, sometimes for lunch. I really thank God for placing this group of people here. Its just reassuring to know that no matter what, there's a group of people here who go through the same problems as me and who will be there for me.
People here are generally friendly. There are quite a lot of students here who've been to NUS to study so its not uncommon for someone to come up to us and say "are you guys from singapore, cos i heard someone say 'la'." These students are also more than happy to talk about how much they enjoyed they're stay back home and how they miss hearing our accent. So the transition from home to here hasn't been so drastic.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
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