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Welcome year 1s! Or should I say year 1.

20 people signed up, but only 1 year 1 turned up for the welcome party today. But wait till you hear the rest. It's not as bad as it sounds.

Her name is Ping. She's from Indonesia. We call her Ping for short.

Kim also came. She's a year 2, but she's joining anyway.

We were really worried when only Ping came so we started calling the other people who signed up. Some of themdidn't pick up. But there were about 4 who were interested in joining, but couldn't make it today.

We prepared quite a lot of food for the tea party. Frankly, I was expecting about 7 year 1s to turn up.

Anyway, even with so few people, we had fun! We took turns telling everyone about what we love about horti and I briefed them about the stuff we're going to do this year. At the same time, we passed the chips around.

It was really fun because we just talked and ate. I love that! In yesterday's post, I said I felt my relationships with the horti people were kinda strained because of all the responsibilities and stuff. But when we're not doing serious stuff, we still have a lot of fun.

After a while, we walked around the school while Ryan introduced us to the plants in the garden and in our new landscaped area at the VJ entrance. The new area was quite nice. People hardly ever go there. It was my first time too, and it's beautiful. That is, if you turn a blind eye to the HUGE red ants that are crawling almost everywhere.

Ping is a nice girl. She's really quiet though. So sometimes when I see her alone, I'll try to talk to her so she won't feel too lonely.

Kim is fitting in well. She's super friendly and fits in so well that it feels as if we all knew her for a long time already. That's something I really love about her. You can feel so comfortable around her. It's something I think I'll never be able to do.

But the thing is, Kim is fitting in so well that I feel a little jealous. It's like I'm saying "Hey, Kim's my friend, don't snatch her away from me!". I know I shouldn't be feeling this way, but I just can't help it. I'm the very jealous type.

Luckily, I'm still rational enough to do the right thing. I'm happy that she's fitting in well, although I still feel a little sore deep inside. She's a great friend and I shouldn't stop her from making more friends just because I like her so much.

But there were a few times when Kim came over to talk to me. As if she knew what I was thinking inside. I don't think she really knows that I'm jealous. Maybe she still feels closer to me compared to all the others.

Anyway, I just hope that Kim will be happy here. No point having her all to myself if she's not her happy and cheerful self. :)