So that’s it.
The journey’s over.
It started out as a destination. As my life seemed to plateau, ITE was a fresh start, it was the long way round in a journey to a polytechnic diploma.
It was like a packaged 5 year plan.
Now, it’s over. I got what I came for.
Now what?
I didn’t feel it after ITE because I know that another 3 years were waiting for me. It wasn’t over.
What sucks I’ve had to say goodbye to some great people. Twice. I didn’t enjoy it the first time. Not any easier the 2nd time round either.
In the grand scheme of things, a central focus of my life was no more. 16 years of education; school, assignments, homework, projects and most significantly – friends, all no more.
Needless to say, after school ended. I felt lost. It was maddening to stay at home with nothing on the agenda. I actually enjoyed the last year of school because it was simply that, the last year.
And then National Service enlistment finally came calling. It was almost something mythical. Every Singaporean boy grows up knowing they will have to serve one day but you always put it down to some distant future.
Now it’s here. I’m fine. Almost glad it’s come and come early. Gives me something to focus on.
You might say that school isn’t quite over. There’s still university, you say.
I would love to go, definitely.
But it’s not a certainty that I can go. Hopefully I will but that’s not to be answered now.
The memories have been made, great people the reason for that.
It’s been a good 5 years.
No, it’s been an awesome 5 years.
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