One more night in PGP Residences.
And I'll be checking out tomorrow.
Everything happened too quickly in my stay here. Even more so for the events that transpired which led to my getting a room in the first place.
Tuesday, mid Feb:
E-mail from school: "We've got an empty room right now. Those interested please get back to us by this Friday."
Best part? I wouldn't even have noticed this mail if Outlook hadn't opened by itself in my Science Library PC!
Of course I replied.
Wednesday:
E-mail: "Alright the room's yours! We won't reveal the room type to you until you've checked in so you can't say no even if the room turned out to be that ATAS Type-A with air-con, attached bathroom; the type that takes a heavy blast at your Dad's pocket."
Hmm...
Thursday, 7:30 a.m. Mom's already (!) at work:
"Bye Dad! See you soon!" Thank God I got the most affordable room type!
That day I had to lug both my instruments along 'cause there'll be band practice the following day. Worked out quite a sweat that morning.
Phew!
Thus began my half-Semester stay at PGP Residences!
Suddenly, Vivocity became the nearest shopping mall, Bus 10 was... still my friendliest bus (now it goes past Vivo + Katong Shopping Mall + Church + both my homes :D ), and the quiet view of Science Park and the harbour beyond bidded me goodnight.
Everyday.
Everything that transpired after that seemed like a breeze too.
Tech Runs. And rushing with Julian and Jon for the last shuttle bus back to PGP.
Publicity Booth, erm, "mending". And that night in my room when I transcribed about 10 songs in total. Hoped whatever was done managed to put the pub side at ease.
More Tech Runs. During one of which I almost went insane. Simply because someone else got lucky (go figure). Ugh, silly me.
Rehearsals at Lunar Bar. And it was only my third time there when I looked up and saw... those pictures o_O.
Emerge.
あの事件。It was in this room, all those nights, when I prayed all the time, but didn't stop to listen. You'd never have expected that fine day to turn out this way. I didn't either.
And it was in this same room, when things got a little brighter. I'm very thankful for whatever followed, given the mess I've made.
Steph's birthday bash. 8 songs in 2 days. And my eyes got larger too.
Campus Reunion Concert. Practices till 3 a.m. and the like. Supper at Fong Seng. All possible 'cause I have a room at PGP.
And the dead goldfish.
I'm not gonna talk about exams here.
Point is, tonight will be my last night here in PGP. This room will forever hold those memories of Year 1 Sem 2.
How timely it is, then, that tomorrow I'll be going for VOICES new Exco election straight after checking out. Right into a new beginning. The week of Emerge 09, which forms the bulk of my ties to this room, is but a distant memory now, but I think I'll pack it into my last batch of luggage too as I leave.
When the clock next strikes 12, the room shall be back to how it was again.
