goodbye):

sister florence left for canada this morning.

it was quite sad.
because well, imagine having someone taking care of you for the past 8 years and then one day they have to leave for another faraway country and you know thats the last you'll probably ever see of that person.

but there's nothing i could do about it.
i know she'll probably be happier there, she can get married and find a good job (as a chef,perhaps?) rather than staying with us and spending the rest of her life in singapore.
and it also made me think of myself.

in roughly 4 years time, that could be me?
i will have to leave everything i've known behind and venture out into the world.
by myself.
it made me wonder how things would be like 4 years from now, how things would change.
but i guess its part of growing up?
leaving behind your carefree childhood, saying goodbye to people who were there for one chapter of your life but wont be there to be with you as you transit into the next chapter of your life : adulthood.

anyway, i wish her all the best in everything she does. and i hope she emails often.
i hope everything goes well for her.

parting is such sweet sorrow.