So today marks my return to the academic world after 8 months of idling. A day which started off with anxiety and some form of anticipation has after the speeches, day dragging out, the rain and the dreadful traffic jam, just left me feeling numb, with sediments of dread settling down at the pits of my being.

After some contemplation, I do realise that despite these being barriers, our friendship at least, has managed to transcend that of time and distance.

This is probably the outcome of a lack of more peer interaction the last couple of months and/or thoughts that have always lingered. Time might really tell, after all.