At this time, I should be in school. It feels so weird not to go to school. Waves of nostalgia hit me last night. I shared the anxiety of the previous years of starting the first day. The first day was always the chattiest day. Everybody talking all at once to catch up for the 2 months that they missed. Some bracing themselves for the expected challenges thrown in their way. Most in holiday mood. It was last night that it dawned onto me that time really flies. 2 years ago, I was excited and scared to go to school. I felt very lonely and overwhelmed on the first day to school. I didn't want to return to school the next day. 6 years ago, I entered evss, bushy-tailed, like any ordinary primary school graduate, unaware of what's in store for us. It was 4 years of a roller coaster ride. I had never felt happier when I was in there, it was there where I started laughing my heart out. And of course, I pushed myself hard, surprising myself along the way and developing a different sort of confidence. When I reflect about how far I've come since primary school, I think about how evss has moulded me into someone strong and how tpjc has strengthened it. Not forgetting all of the wonderful friends that I have made in school.

And when I woke up this morning, everything felt the same. It felt like the holidays. My older brother going off to camp, my mom going to work, and my younger brother going to school as he always did during the school holidays. The house was quiet, not because I'm alone but because, I'm supposed to hear the engine of school buses picking up and letting off the students. Then I realised that the secondary school is under construction. That's why I don't see any students around wearing their uniform.

When I went to Old Chang Kee for the laksa noodles, I expected the aunty to ask me about school. But nope, she didn't say anything and it felt like the school holidays again. As I walked passed the mrt station, I saw a secondary school student in neatly pressed uniform topping up her ez link card. Ah, finally! Someone to remind me. But it was already 8am. She's late for school which is bad because it's only the first day and she's missing out a lot.