Happy Day!!!

Went for the NOC briefing just now and my conclusion is that I’ll be with good company. We had a great time chatting about where to live, where we’ll be working, and figuring out Huaihai Road is about 3 times as long as Orchard Road. I think I’m going to enjoy my time there. True, it would be difficult living in a foreign place, trying to work and study and taking care of myself at the same time, but I know I’m not alone. At least I have 12 other people with me so I know I should be fine. For all I know, I may enjoy myself there so much that I don’t want to come back! On a more serious note though, perhaps I should not be missing everyone back home so much. I mean, I would obviously miss them, but I think I would be able to live better in Shanghai if I don’t think about them all the time. It’s only going to be a year. And it can’t be that long.

Haven’t been sleeping well these few days. I’m finding it more difficult to fall asleep nowadays. I went to bed at 9.45 yesterday night but couldn’t fall asleep until 11. Then some joker called to complained about noise at 2.15, so I woke up and went to check. I came back, tried to sleep again, but it was until past 4 that I managed to fall asleep again. Waking up at 9.45 made me completely knackered. But I have to tell myself that I’m not having a sleep problem. Because if I do, I’ll never be able to fall asleep.

I think I should live my life as fulfilling as possible before I leave for Shanghai. Maybe I’ll try to be as busy as possible!