Counting Down - 246 Days

Another 246 days or to be specific, 16th February 2009 will be the day in which I will be embarking on another phase of my education journey. This time round, the difference would not just be in the level of knowledge I am going to receive but mainly the difference in location; Melbourne: 6076 km away from home, from church and from friends.

Having personally been to Australia, I guess that I did not really enjoy both trips there. Probably the main reason, is going there with the Singapore Armed Forces and the destination was some 'ulu' place called Rockhampton. In addition, the lifestyle there did not really excite me. Being a typical Singaporean and City Harvest member, who lives a fast paced life running from place to place and having late nights, the thought of seeing empty streets at around 5pm daily, with shopping centres closing at 4pm except on Thursday 8pm and doing gardening on Sunday certainly is beginning to strike fear within me.

The thought of being away from church, the zone and my cell group is also a thumbs down. I guess that apart from home, they are the people that are constantly on my mind. To calculate, being away for 10 months from February to December, I would probably miss so many big days and major events; Easter, Emerge 2009, etc. :S

However, I guess on the brighter note the chance to do a fast tracked degree from one of the top universities in Australia does not always come around, especially when it is going to help me win back time which I have lost previously. As I look at coming back home during December 2009 and commencing with my career, I am greatly excited! I certainly hope that I can perform as well or even better during my stint in Monash as compared to Republic Polytechnic.