Thank you for everything 'Papa Lee'

#RIPMrLeeKuanYew

I'm not good with words but I want to express some of my gratitude to my hero, also whom my family like to address him by - 'Papa Lee'.

Mr Lee, you've always been my hero. I am very sadden by the news of your passing.

I am grateful to able to live in a safe and prosperous country, Singapore, which I am proud to call my home. You've always been a strict fatherly figure to Singaporeans. Without you, I won't be able to be here. Neither would there be the Singapore I know of right now.

My eyes started swelling up with tears after receiving news about your passing. I couldn't stop crying.  I couldn't stop tearing every time I read the news about Mr Lee. I now understand how it is like to lose a fatherly figure and someone whom I really truly respect. I'm not sure what the future holds for Singapore now that you are gone. It's difficult to imagine the scene whereby you won't be waving to us during NDP anymore. It's difficult to imagine not having you around anymore since you've been around since the beginning of Singapore. #noYewnoUs

Now that you have joined your wife in heaven, I hope you will continue to watch over us like how you always have. Thank you for everything you've done for Singaporeans and Singapore.

With love and respect,
Charis, a proud Singaporean.

Spring is here!

14th March 2015

Flowers are starting to bloom everywhere in Tokyo, Japan. Plum blossoms are almost everywhere and sakuras are also slowing starting to bloom as well. Winter felt so long that not seeing colours on the streets seems so normal. I missed spring.

The photo was taken on the 14th of March, which is also known as 'White's Day' in Japan. Besides the whole hype about the men gives chocolate to women. It's exactly like Valentine's Day but the roles are switched. As usual, nothing special happened to me on White's Day.

Instead, I had a meeting with the boss and other reporters of AJNTV. We've planned a lot of interesting things for the rest of the year so that's a little something to look forward to!

Last few weeks, I've also made a quick wrap-up video for my school's International Food Festival! It's an annual event and it's my second time attending it. Good food cooked by my fellow schoolmates. Yummy!

I am down to my last few weeks of school before the semester comes to an end. Time really flies and I have not stopped counting down til the day of my graduation. I'm also looking forward to my Spring holidays which is coming up really soon. I'm glad my holidays aren't clashing with other students attending Japanese universities because I won't have to deal with the crowds in the streets!

Meanwhile, I'm slowly tackling my assignments. I'm tackling the small ones first because the big ones are really difficult and gahh.. the readings are never ending!

C.

146 days.