I opened my pencil case the other day

And I was reminded of you,
having exactly the same one back home.
I wondered how were you doing,
backhome in lecture in NUS.

This is a journey i must take first,
for exploration is always a lonely job in the beginning.
But baring in mind the long way we are going to be walking together,
this one year will really just be a short recess.

As we get on with the chores and work,
weighed by the burdens of living,
we might not be constantly on each others' minds,

but we will be in each other's heart.