family
Haha I've not slept earlier than 2AM for the past week.. But I blame it on my procrastination and tendency to amuse myself with Facebook rather than be productively occupied with work. But..my sister has Facebook! I'd rather she not know what I do here.. Yet at the same time, I felt a tinge of warmth that I've not had for quite some time, that made a smile creep onto my face. The joys of family. It's funny but true how, when we're with our parents and siblings, we sometimes resent their overbearing authoritativeness (for the case of parents) or noseyness (siblings). It's only when we're so far away from them, from home, that we suddenly find an emptiness inside our chest, and wish for the all-embracing familial love. Just like how I've never appreciated the warmth and brightness of that little country that is Singapore, until I came here, until I've been in the dead of winter here.

My sister just reminded me that I'm going to spend my birthday (though that's still over a month away) here. In the past my family has always celebrated my birthday, however simple the celebrations may be. I wonder how it's going to be like, this year. Most likely just another uneventful sleepy Sunday. True, a birthday is just another arbitrary date on the calendar, but it is its significance - being remembered by people who matter to you, that matters. I doubt I matter to anyone here.