With so many things to look forward to and to embrace, I couldn’t hope more for this month of June to be prolonged. I have never so far in my life experienced the harsh reality of time, its ability to drain your youth as it sweeps by, leaving you in a state of pre-transition. The first 6months of the year simply whizzed past before me like never before, and for the same period of time in my schooling and military years, the former pales into insignificance in terms of time wasted.

I have completed my 5 month stint at my workplace and just like in any organization where I had spent for a significant period of time, the strong and mixed reactions start to surface when it was time to move on. I am delighted because of the bright and unpredictable future that lies ahead of me. On the contrary, some kind of emotional control is required of me to suppress the emotional attachment to the place, the people and the routine of work, which will continue to linger around me for some time. No longer a stranger to this kind of physical and emotional transition, I was admittedly, once a lost sheep after I completed my A levels and 2 years later, my national service. I am sure the next transition will take place after I graduate 4 years later…

During the past 2 weeks, I found myself getting back to football, both visually and physically. The summer of every 2 years is always a cause for relaxation and celebration. This summer is not excluded, and has the making of yet another great European Championships. My only disdain is the exclusion of England, my all-time favorite team that I have supported since the age of 9, from this year’s tournament. Nevertheless, the countless European Nights so far still managed to left me intoxicated with the beautiful game, a play widely considered as unparallel and that no Hollywood script can ever produce the kind of drama football presents.

I m looking forward to my macau and china trip on Monday!