yesterday night, i went back to university again, while walking out of the front door, i saw the condo hostel building from a far...it reminded me of something...
approximately 4 years ago...during my school holidays...my family n i were driving to register me in another college...it just so happened my mom saw a banner that on that very day was the open day of this college...she suggestd tht we take a look to see...n tht it would be no harm...i rmb my response to tht...i was annoyed, "what in the world?! i hv made up my mind, i will the the canadian program in tht college, why waste time here! just go n get over it, i wanna go jalan jalan!!!"...anyways...since i had no choice...we all just went...we had never seen this college b4...n we actually missd the turning into it..there were so many trees covering the building..it was so secluded..
we parkd our car n walkd in...i went straight for the canadian program...we talkd to the lecturer...n my dad seemd to like it there...n i dont rmb why..but i just agreed to doing my pre-u studies there...just like tht, 1 simple step, 1 detour, 1 harmless suggestion...this lead to the most amazing 4 years of my life i ever had...
i rmb having to sign up for condo hostel...at tht time i couldn drive to college, n i had no other transport there, so i had to stay there...i wasnt too thrilled about it...when college startd, i tried to make new friends..but my friends were from around the area n they drove home after classes...it was quite awful...although i lived so near home, it felt as if i was from outstation...i had almost no friends n i had no roommate...it was boring...n i had to admit, i was lonely and homesick...
it was tough getting into a new environment, i developed a schedule for myself to avoid tht deep lonely feeling inside me...the housemates stayed in their rooms, so i spent most my nights in the library at the computers, it was the only thing tht kept me connectd to ppl i used to know...
i got to go home during the weekends, n i rmb how i used to hate this area...i felt tht it had no soul...not enough trees...no homely feeling...i missd everything about my home...i missd how the birds chirpd in the morning, i missd how my family would be making noise in the house, i missd my mom's warm homecookd meals, i missd the smell of dinner wafting out of various houses in the evening...n i HATED this place...it had none of those...i was miserable...
soon..student council came about...it was something i always wantd to try out for..n i did...n lo n behold, i managed to get in! i was so pleased w myself...n what more, i made some friends there...friends which stayed till late in college...i began to spend more time w them...soon, my roomate came along too, he was a really great fellow...n things all began to pick up...although tht empty feeling was still there...but i had someone to share it w now...as the 2nd sem rolled in, i began to bcome more comfortable n i made more friends...calculus n english...these were the 2 classes i took tht really made an impact on me...
as we progressd...we naturally moved onto tht university nearby...my best friends found from calculus n english came w me...n we began a new journey in university together...although we had lost contact for awhile...we pickd up pretty easily in university...n as time grew, i got to know more n more ppl...n my heart grew closer n fonder of each n everyone of them...it was magic...my good friends from college introduced me to friends of theirs...n although these ppl were utter strangers to me...i easily connectd w them..i trusted them..i felt comfortable around them...
in short...i had the best damn 4 years of my life EVER!...something which made me so sad to part w it all...as i went back yday night...i realized something...how this place which i once hated had become my second home...how i felt tht it once had no soul, was now filled w life n unforgettable memories...now...as i ventured into the familiar parking lot...i felt the cool wind on my face...n w it brought the feeling of friendship, of love, of fun, of innocence...this is where i grew up...this is where my heart lies...
thank you everyone for having made a difference in my life...you are all truly the greatest things which have ever happened to me =) i love you all!
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