So, what happens is that I went online early in the morning 10th of Oct, at the risk of being caught by my bosses for using the Internet during office hours (when there’s work to be done), to apply for one of the Sector A flats available to me. Kiasu me. Didn’t want to wait till the last minute.

Was once of the first 20 applicants, judging by the once-every-few-hour update. Thought my chances were super high. At the end of the application period, there was a grand total of 4800 applications received, for just over 400 flats available. 1/10 chance of getting a flat, and I’m in the lead!

Then the bomb dropped just now.

HDB texted me, saying that I was applicant number 2882. NBCB!!!! It’s like, really, wtf!! Dear didn’t seem particularly bummed by that fact, maybe she’s being optimistic about it. But logically speaking, wtf?!?!?!?!