Is This the End?

Is this the end
Then why does it feel
We'd only just begun
I thought we were done

I never had this feeling that college life was drawing near to its end because my mind was plagued with the thoughts of A Levels and Unit 6. Even the outing that my class had planned to celebrate the end of this 2 years period was not strong enough to spark nostalgic thoughts. In fact, if it weren't for our Chemistry teacher gently reminding us that this week was indeed the last week of college, we would continue our lifes tackling one past year after another. It is not like we are cold-hearted individuals, but most of us did not see the point of a celebration as we're still going to see each other for the next 5 years. We just would not see each other in a class like 9m1 as the class structure in medical school would definitely be different. But, we went out anyways as a pretext of "taking a break from our very very demanding lifes". =P

But when I sat at the bus stop waiting for my friends so that we could take a taxi to SACC, the feelings suddenly rushed in. It happened when I saw the new students registering themselves to be part of this journey. It was when I saw their innocent and curious faces as they tried their very best to absorb and adapt to a surrounding that was entirely new to them. Most of them were lugging their heavy backpacks or trolley bags while cluelessly searching for a glimpse of connection they may instantly have with the place. Some had teary eyes as they parted with their parents while some were apathetic about it, probably to hide their real emotions to avoid unnecessary worries for their parents.

It struck me that almost two years ago, I was once like them, curious about meeting my new housemates, about the toilets and bedrooms. Then I thought about it...Two years ago, in the midst of my jakun behaviour exploring the place, was there a senior observing us from the bus stop too? Was that senior reminiscing the first moments she had with this place too?

It is really unbelievable that this journey has almost come to an end for most of us. Two years felt like yesterday to me. Now, we only have one last obstacle to overcome before we part to separate corners of the world. Are we ready to start 12 May 2010 with a BANG? =.=