Venturing towards a New stage of Life

For those of you who are still unaware... I've gotten a flat! And it remains in the East...yeah~~~ But it's more eastern than my current house... Simei.... Mr. P and I couldn't believe that we actually managed to secure a unit even though our queue number was horrible... 430.. but I've got friends whose given 1000+, 6000+ as queue numbers and didn't even get an appointment with HDB.. so we were considered quite fortunate. It was a resale flat from HDB which is about 20 years-old so we got it at the market price without overevaluation. It isn't the best time to buy an apartment now though but at least we found our love nest...:)

Getting the keys in 3 months time and we are currently busy sourcing out contractors to compare quotes... Its a really different stage of life where I invariably begin to feel "old".. doing "adult" stuff like these and all the commitments and responsibilities are slowly crawling on my shoulders...

It's gonna be an upcoming stressful 6 months with assignments and exams, targets to achieve at work and new tehcniques to implement, wedding preparations, house renovations, emotional adaptations to a new life partner instead of my parents... and the sad part about weaning off my sheltered life... stepping into a world of cooking, household chores( which has never been a part of my 26-year life ), and most importantly... a big hole in my pocket!!!

What would my life be like a year from now? Do I get the chance to dive again? In Maldives? Would I be able to cook like my mum? The mixed feelings of apprehension and excitement soars in once in a while.. making me melancholic...

How did everyone do it? To be so heavily in debt to the government, banks yet able to own their own car and drive around like there's no tomorrow, own their own flat and spend like nobody's business?

I guess I'll know it when it comes... and live my life like everyone. If you can do it.. so can I.