it's the first day of the JAE intake
and people are jostling at the general office,
clamouring for attention
so that they can
go appeal at another jc

poor mimi

i heard my colleague
persuade her student
not to appeal for tpjc
because YJ is a top 10 college,

which is something
i cannot never say with conviction
because i don't like to preach
even though i have accepted
preaching as part of the profession
why can't we let people
decide "what's best for themselves"?

i asked one of my OGLs
"now that your friends are
frantically trying to
appeal out of YJC,
do you regret your decision?"
and he gave an empathetic No!

which expressed my sentiments exactly

because despite the misgivings
i hold towards YJC,
i am glad to be here
the people here rock;
it's almost unnerving

and i realise that
i quite like YJ
not because it's the underdog
not because i need to demonstrate loyalty
not because i wanna safeguard my ego

but just because.....

and it feels oddly comforting