Off i go!

1 day before i leave my comfort zone and fly 5236 miles to New Zealand.

Went out for farewell lunch with the girls today, ate at Gaia, a Korean restaurant at Suntec before getting some ice cream and heading over to Esplanade.

People ask me if i am excited.

Well... to be honest, i'm a bundle of emotions right now.

Excitement, worries, sadness, panic...

But more than not, i think i feel unprepared.

There's so much i'm lacking in and so much surprises, i don't know how my apartment is like or any of my apartment mates.

I guess... i just need to take a leap of faith and believe that everything will turn out alright.

Starting from tmr, i will be standing alone.

Have faith dear, you can do it.

I love you, girls.

Thanks for everything :)

Till then,

Zoe

(Next post, i will be in NZL!)

lessons

On the topic of overseas exchange and just generally allowing young adults like me go overseas alone, you'll be surprised at the lack of support from Singaporean parents.
I'm not saying all but most friends that i've met had parents who discouraged their kids from venturing abroad alone.
To me, that's ludicrous.
I understand their worries, but that doesn't mean parents should keep their children close at all times.
In my view, the greatest gift a parent can give to their child, besides love, is the ability to survive on their own.
Someday eventually, our parents will pass away and then, what happens?
Survival instinct is a long term built up, not something thrust upon a person.
By sheltering their children even till this age (21 years old), i find it really myopic and narrow, even slightly selfish.
All they are doing is to calm their own nerves, which is highly temporary or even to satisfy their own desires of having their children close as accompaniment.
Have they thought for their children and what they really need?

To that, i am really glad i have parents who are visionaries.
They worry too, of course.
But they don't let their own worries get into my path.
After all, my future is just beginning and opportunities abound.

At the end, you'll only regret the things you didn't do.