belatedly --

-- i'm starting to feel excited about leaving this place. life in singapore numbs the senses; sometimes you just can't let yourself feel for fear that it will hurt too much, the consequence being that the good stuff doesn't hit you either, just kind of pokes at you ineffectually.

but the clearance form has arrived, and the exit questionnaire, and tentative questions about farewell dinners and the like are being asked. there's nothing like official pieces of paper and free food to make one feel like departure is close at hand.