First of many Firsts

It has only been a month since I left home and there have been so many developments that it seems much longer. Time passes slowly when you don’t have too much to do but on hind sight it also seems like a long time when you have managed to do a lot of things that you planned and didn’t think you could. Is it paradoxical? Sure! My blog, my space, my paradox!

The last month has been a whirlwind of activties. Four days in Singapore, getting an employment pass , a bank account, looking at apartments and having lunch alone for the first time on a birthday. Sometimes when I look back at my birthday, I can’t help but wonder if the rest of my year is going to be spent the same way-doing things on my own. This year has been that of many firsts. First birthday spent alone, a birthday spread over more than 24 hours. I flew to the US on my b’day, so after crossing the international date line, it was still my birthday.

I moved into my new rented apartment last week. Another first to have an apartment leased in my name and having to budget to pay all those never ending bills. But its been an exhiliarting experience. The whole ‘being on my own’ thing. To have so much space to call my own.

The world does seem small when you go to the beach and find another Indian single girl who also studyed in Pune like me. In some ways, living in a new country is like going to college or school for the first time. You got to be on your best behaviour and you got to be more extroverted than you generally are. If Singapore does turn out as good as college I think I will have a really good time here.