I'm here.

This space doesn't seem to be really relevant anymore. After the Fiance left for the States, I actually created another blog over at WordPress for me to input my entries just for his eyes. Yet over time even the other blog has had dust settling over it. All my frustrations and unhappiness these days, I either keep them to myself; or I rant and throw a 3000 mile distance tantrum - at him.

Yet I think there are still perhaps, a handful of readers. So if I haven't had chance to update you face-to-face/over FB, let me update you over here then.

At the point when the Fiance left last November, the timeframe for me to apply No Pay Leave to go over was optimistically June, or else in July. I had wanted to stay to attend my best friend's wedding in July, so I thought tt to go over in August wld just be the right timing. I emailed my Big Boss last Nov and she gave me a verbal consent to leaving after July 2010. However, on the first day of work this year, I went to speak to her, hoping to seek her advice on the procedure needed to apply for NPL.

To my greatest disappointment, she then informed me that the earliest she would consider approving my NPL was from Oct 2010 onwards - MEANING that I had to stay till 31st Sep 2010. That is 2 bloody months over my initial timeframe. I was upset; I spoke to the Fiance; I spoke to my supportive colleagues and friends.. and everyone told me that I shld fight for my rights to leave by August.

I had a plan. A plan to execute in the months to come for me to get what I wanted. I didn't want to rush into things as I didn't want to alarm Big Boss. And if you're wondering why I cannot just UP and go as I please, it's simply because I am b.o.n.d.e.d.

Yet, the Fiance spoke to his admin side, and delivered bad news. Apparently the visa takes an approximate 100 days; and by the time we apply after our solemnization and by the time I receive the visa, it shld be mid-August. So plan A to go over in Aug would not have worked out. In tt case, why not stay till end Sep?

So my friends, that's what I'll be doing. I'll be serving till end Sep and I'm aiming to fly on 1st Oct 2010. As bad the delay is to the both of us, at least we still have 13 months over there. My parents will get the extra 2 months with me; I'll get another 2 months' income; and my students do not suffer with my leaving. And you know, my students, they do matter to me. I don't want to leave them at the hands of my [overworked] colleagues or worse, a relief teacher. Esp my Sec3s.

So I guess you'll all be seeing me around till September (: The first timeframe is reaching soon - it's going to be the March hols in another week or so! And by the end of the March hols, it's just another 2 more months before we are reunited.

If you ask the Fiance, he will tell you that our LDR has been quite trying. Both of us have different expectations of certain things and we've had quite a number of unhappy times. *sigh* But I guess no matter the tantrums I throw, he has tried to pacify me to make me feel better, and seeing him do so, reassures me a little that even though we're apart, we are still in each other's heart. (: