Sunday, October 21, 2012
Thank you God for watching over me and my loved ones, once again! :D
10:02 AM
Till we meet again..
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
I don't know if this is karma or I'm really this lucky. I think I'm really lucky to be given the opportunity to study abroad, and most importantly, meet awesome people along my life journey.
Since young, I have always placed friendships as one of my top priorities, probably because I've always felt lonely being the only child. Hence, I was kinda disappointed after graduating from college as all of us would part and head towards different goals in our career. It might even mark the end of many years of friendship. Of course, we can say, "keep in contact", but it is always easier said than done. Apparently, all of us drifted apart as we studied in different universities and different courses. All of us are just too caught up with our new lives and new friends that we may not have the time for any nostalgia. Admittedly, I despaired over how the friendships paled, but I gradually accepted that this is parts and parcel of life.
This year I have made a major decision in my life-- to continue my tertiary studies abroad. It is always normal to share updates with friends around us, but at the point in time, I didn't know who to tell, because I thought everyone would be too caught up with their lives that this life-changing decision to me wouldn't matter to my friends at all (maybe with the exception of my closest friends?). It's just awkward to break the news all of a sudden. How would my friends react? Would they find it unnecessary to know about this piece of news which may not concern them at all? Hence, I just took things as it comes; I only informed people when I had to.
Later, I realised I was wrong. Even though we have all moved on in life, all of us still put our friendship in a special place in our hearts. I felt really blessed when my friends took time to accompany me on the last few days in Singapore, put effort in my birthday celebration (I know this wouldn't be successful w/o the conscientious planning of my wonderful besties <3), and gave me little farewell gifts that help me fit into this foreign land better. I'm extremely grateful that God gave me such awesome friends who shower me with lots of care and love!
On top of these, I got to thank God once again for letting me meet nice friends in this foreign land, and be able to study in such a good environment-- peaceful, safe, accessible and most importantly, has shops selling Asian products which make me feel closer to home. :)
Disclaimer: Though I sound like a Christian now, I'm actually a Buddhist, who is just too grateful for all the blessings! haha!
Ahhh, I was looking through the little farewell notebooks from faccomm peeps, heeai & yinkuan and class girls a while ago, which inflicted my nostalgia and triggered me to write this post. At this point, I feel so touched to be so blessed by God that I feel like tearing... HAHA! If blessings/fortune can be shared, I'd like all my loved ones (which consist of all my awesome friends and family) to receive such blessings too! :')
7:10 AM
Till we meet again..
