Dear July,

Today you gave everyone nice and cooling weather back in Singapore. I have missed those days where the weather isn't too hot and it isn't raining, just like today. Those are rare in this country and I've come to treasure such days. You were kind to me today; it was a day of socialising and bonding with old and new people in my life. I thank God for the time to bake pastries together with my friends of 6 years, and for giving me the courage to go for a party where I barely knew anyone. Today would not have been so great without that.

While walking through the supermarket today looking for baking supplies together with R I realised how much I actually love grocery shopping. I guess I feel like I am entitled with the power to choose what I eat, at my own cost. I'm not sure if grocery shopping can even be considered a hobby, but if it can be then it will be one of my many hobbies. Maybe that's one of the prospects I am looking forward to when I move into the school Hall - grocery shopping. Oh my, what is wrong with me. But seriously, it feels therapeutic to me for some odd reason.

Moving into Hall also means that I can probably learn to cook more (or be forced to) because there won't be any Hall food provided. So unless I want to buy 3 meals a day 7 days a week, it looks like I'm gonna have to learn to cook something decent for myself and for my friends. It'll be fun. When I imagine cooking I always visualise those cooking shows, with all their cool transparent bowls with pre-prepared ingredients and their well laid out cooking equipment. I'm no masterchef, of course, but that's the first thing I see whenever someone mentions cooking.

The party tonight was organised by my new school. Felt so scared going there because (1) I was alone and (2) I didn't know anyone there. Once I got there though, I was introduced to my OG Marionette and they could not have been warmer towards me :) I felt so overwhelmed by their friendliness and how they all welcomed me into the group without any hesitations. I did not manage to stay long because of my (still) recovering stomach which was such a pity, but within that one hour or so there I got to know everyone's names (though I definitely can't place all names to faces yet), was asked to play the ukulele and was asked to sing I'm Yours by Jason Mraz. Not to mention my very wonderful OGLs that took so much care of me and made me feel at home among them. Thank you guys so much for making me feel so overwhelmed and welcomed; I have a great feeling about school starting and definitely can't wait to see all of them again!

So July, so far you've been a charm compared to the deathly June, and I couldn't be more grateful for that. There are so many changes going on in my life as I transit from a JC to a college student, but these changes are all good, all exciting and all forward-looking. Dear July, may the rest of you be as great as today has been, with greater experiences and more personal growth.