Hello Anita, and Prash,

It’s me. The short break I needed to take turned out to be much longer in the end.  It’s a month or so since my last post.

In this time, I had my summer break. And I attended a mentor’s funeral. It was just a few days apart from my father’s death anniversary.  It felt strange.. thinking that she’s gone. She was a kind and good mentor to me, and grieving her loss was so much more straightforward. When I found out that she was very ill, I couldn’t help but burst into tears. It felt so different from when I attended my dad’s funeral – I couldn’t cry then and I felt so put on the spot.

How have you been? I hope you’ve been well. I hope it’s OK that I went away for this long without saying anything.