Teach. Sing. Write. Fly. Dive. Rave.

I'm not the girl your mom warned you about, her imagination was never this good.

Work for pasta and ice cream and also makes pasta and ice cream work for me.

Hall 15 was a whole year of living with a stranger. Thankfully it wasnt an unreasonable room mate. Different level of cleanliness was hard since im pretty allergic to dust. But otherwise we had a mini boundery where we respected our diff characters. Jam band in hall was amazing. The talent in my cohort required an intensive audition in which so many applicants were not eventually in the club. Frankly, singing for hall is so rewarding. 2 performances, nights out, feeling happy surrounded by NIE friends, and a blink of an eye, a year was completed.

And then came a new year without getting hall since i cluelessly applied for all the wrong halls. Travelling is an issue when u actually know there are various options available to substitute the castrophobic experience and the occasional stranger exhale on trains during Singapore's famous peak period. I ended in the Jian Yu Hostel at Sheng Shiong which frankly was such a good experience. Privacy and security is really top notch though i cant say the same about the quality of facilities and amenties. Yes i share the apartment with a phillipino and its like a whole apartment space! Amazing value for the money if we talk about space. But the things have not been well taken care for my visual enjoyment. The fun of telling people i live in Shengshiong was pretty thrilling. Jokes about having cabbages as neighbours made my friends look out for me each time their bus pass my bus stop.

Now, as a current resident of Pioneer hall, i feel so thankful. The first hand facilities are terribly spoiling me. The gym is so much better than mini condo gyms. The small cozy room might not be perfect for castrophobic students but for me, it just equates to lesser space to clean and tidy. Throw in my favourite Muji Diffuser and i thus enjoy the comforts of a second home.

Maybe its a crazy blessing to tried living in so many hostels. Maybe its like living abroad. Maybe what a second home needs is privacy and serenity to support a haven for the residents. I do appreciate all my lil homes. They taught me so much(: