Pre-U(ni) Part V: September Is Coming

picture by Gilderic Photography

These days nostalagia seems to get the better of me.

When I wake up every morning and go to sleep each night, I feel more appreciative of my bed, its fluffy pillows, and the bolster that I hug all the time. To think that I'm moving to possibly hard mattresses and a lack of belonging (tons of people have slept on hostel beds before...), with rumors of bugs like these crawling about...

So comfortable...picture by somethingstartedcrazy

When I go to familiar places, realizing that I'm only coming back every once in a while and that being a fastly developing town, many things in Puchong will change...hopefully can still find my way around next time...

When I meet familiar faces and scenarios, knowing that what used to be getting together often becomes more scarce, and meaningful, as well as the lingering question of whether we'll all still keep in touch after that.

Friends come in all colours and faces...picture by Neal Fowler

When knowing that a bunny's lifespan is about 8-10 years and Poofy is already 8 this year...everytime I come home I'm not sure whether he will be still there hopping and begging around. I sure hope he's a teenage   bunny :)

Poofy :D (pic by me)

When even the nicest food in food paradise will still make me miss grandma's chicken paratel and dhal curry...what about Grandma herself? How will she be? I think I just might miss the seemingly mundane things that I normally ignore or take for granted: Grandma's singing every morning, Mom's advice and her being funny, my sis just being...my sis, and maybe even my dad's lectures (!)

I'm afraid of my independence - can I pull it off? Can I become a healthier, more fit person with less flab and more stamina (not to mention better eating...food is a weakness, yikes!), make lots of great friends (both girls and guys), develop relationships that are beyond surface level, learn not just to pass exams (and understand why I'm getting an education in the first place), and learn something out of all this?

September is coming...picture by Masaaki Miyara

As the days draw near, tips and information from the school (and the seniors) increase, stuff on my shopping list are ticked and time spent in this place I called home is mere days, sometimes I want to stay here, where everything is familiar. Funny that I used to feel slightly envious of people leaving for far away - they have farewells and get-togethers for them, but right now I think I know why (they need all the support they can get as they're making a big leap in life)

But I think communal bathrooms, staying with people from all over the country and living independently now is part of God's training of me, to become mature and prepared for the challenging world of adulthood. I don't think I can sleep much this September, but this life is dynamic and I'm prepared to live it. :)

Life is a journey...picture by joeri-c

To all friends and readers who are leaving for your respective unis next month, all the best in uni life guys! Let's all take a deep breath and then plunge into this next major chapter of our lives. :)