You know how difficult it is when you're in transition? Take a look.
Most of the Indo-scholars. And me. Taken in the SJII condo. This year. We just can't stand it, not laughing and screaming and whacking each other like we used to before in CJC Hostel. And so, we must meet up every once in a while. Our split-up was a transition we could not stand.
For some reason which I am now unable to remember, I had a very interesting story to share with my friends yesterday. So, I ran up to the 7th floor of the hostel, and burst through the door of my room to the inside. I shouted eagerly:
"Hey Kenneth! You know what?"
An empty room. Kenneth had already left 3 hours ago. I could almost sense him giving me 'the look'.
"MATTHEW! I'M ALREADY GONE, YOU KNOW... WHY ARE YOU STILL LOOKING FOR ME HERE?"
And it's a fact I have yet to fully accept.
Still, being in transition isn't all bad. For example,
It was just a few days ago when I was still mentally an SJI boy. But after the 2nd Orientation, of which I was a proud OGL...
The transition has officially been completed. I am now fully a TJ-Cian.
Still, as the esteemed Brother Michael Broughton said during our graduation ceremony, "Once a Josephian, always a Josephian." And while I'm enjoying having passed through the transition to TJC, I'll never ever forget SJI, or all the experiences and halcyon days prior to this...