Galle, here I come!

I am overjoyed.

I got accepted into this programme my school has organised(called GO-FAR), to report about the post-tsunami happenings.

I was initially posted to Meulaboh, Aceh. My parents and Bro Wai Keong didn't want me in Indonesia because they were worried about the quakes...

I requested Dr Cherian George to place me in Galle, Sri Lanka, instead.

He said it would be difficult because the programme was 3 times oversubscribed.

When my dad said no to me going to Meulaboh, I was so upset. Heavy with disappointment. I felt like my emotions all caved in to form this emptiness within me. Silly me. Got so upset for no reason... haha... if only I waited another day before I decided to get sad.

Because, thankfully, Dr Cherian told me the next day that Jessica wanted to switch to Meulaboh and I could take her place in Galle, I was bursting with joy. I am so damn fortunate.

Now I am so happy. I get to go to Sri Lanka... Mr Shyam is leading the trip, and I totally adore him. He's amazing. Some people just have this aura that makes them so well-liked... I think he's one of them. And Swee Jean is going too! I miss her a great deal...

Everything sounds perfect. Though my schedule is still screwed up... its a complicated issue... I am unable to squeeze in the Sabah Missions trip...

And sometimes, I feel sad when I think about Bro Wai Keong's reaction when I told him about my GO-FAR trip. It breaks me. I don't understand. He was hesitant about it, and though he agreed, he didn't seem to really support it.

I am confused.