YAY. all the roommates are back and it feels like the dorm again, with other people's music and noise in the background. I don't particularly like a noisy house, but small forms of other noises definitely bring a sense of comfort of knowing that you are not alone in the entire world. I feel connected once again and finding myself delighted in the company of others.

With all 3 other girls back in the house, the work of decorating and ordering the house is back and running. the house now feels more like a house and the interior designer and girly side of all the girls are out at work and play and the house is now a BURST of colors. looks like a 120 water color set just exploded and splattered neatly on every single thing, adding flowers and swirls here and there. Compared to their individual rooms, my room appears totally like a guy's. Monotonous with earthy tones all around. beige, brown, white and black all in various tints, tones and shades. In an attempt to spruce up my room without spending cash on pretty furniture, I've broken my tradition of having no photos on my walls. To be honest, I've never taken posters or pictures or anything else for that matter to paste on my walls but I figured why not try it out and I guess having them does make me feel a little more like a girl...a girl in school.

Perhaps it might make me more homesick staring at these pictures of my good buddies back home. my church mates, my brudders, my JC friends...in no specific preferences of course. i love you all. but as I dugged them all out from my little memory box, I felt like such a dooshbag and a lousy friend for not being as sweet about lil gifts and letters. As I looked through them, memories and emotions flooded through me as I figured....heck to the homesickness. a little pain now and then is worth it for all these warmth and fuzziness. so now...with all my beloved friends up on my wall, I can go to bed looking at them and feel happy falling asleep and waking up to their faces once again. As if I'm back home with all of them <3

Things by far have been going pretty great with the roommates, though admittedly, I do feel left out now and then considering how they're all good friends with one another and I am after all, a new person to all of them. they've been great though, introducing me to their friends and I'm happy I moved out of my comfort zone and it does feel as though my circle of life has expanded. I no longer have to worry about messy roommates and we've all been neat and clean freaks so we just wash each other's dishes when its convenient to and its all done in good heart.

i got to meet several asians the other day as well. Facebook is a wonderful thing. I met all the Singaporeans on it and that was how I got invited to their housewarming party where I not only met up with my fellow countrymen, but also fellow ASEAN people from vietnam and our neighboring malaysia. the taiwanese were less than friendly while the vietnams were a tad bit over-friendly and it was honestly quite uncomfortable. but Singaporeans...man...it's like a natural thing to find comfort in your fellow men. yes yes. so that makes meeting all the singaporeans here. It felt so good as I entered the house and saw a table full of food that screamed "HOME". crab, lemon crispy fish, curry, miso soup, pandan cake, fried rice and white rice, bubble tea and the one that made me cry and tear within was soy sauce chicken. it super reminded me of my grandma *sniff sniff*. but man..it was good food :D :D :D the two singaporean guys and I sat and talked and it's so funny, but we were ALL in robotics so we sat there and talked about it. this just goes to show how much of a nerd we all are >_<>

so with new found friends...here's a start to a brand new section of my life once again.....