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It's officially the second last day of the year. Unlike every other year, this one had been pretty eventful and life-changing.
Travelled parts of Asia and Australia because of my job, which was a blessing in disguise. Despite dragging my feet to work, I actually went to places I probably wouldn't be able to go without the job. I experienced falling snow for the first time in Narita, ate authentic Japanese sushi, ramen and amazing ebi, Korean kimchi and ramen in Incheon, walked the streets of Myeongdong, went to the Sydney Opera House, visited the notorious Fremantle prison, became obsessed with Spanish Doughnuts in Surfer's Paradise, braved myself through the Nanjing Massacre museum, experienced my first ever flight diversion and AOG due to bad weather conditions to land, etc. I'm still glad I left but sometimes I get so homesick because once, the aircraft was my home. During this episode I truly felt the bliss of home and solitude and just doing nothing. Always excited to fly home and not be in a foreign environment.
This year I also let go of something I once held dear. Three years of my life was spent every single day with somebody and suddenly when it ended, I was just lost. It's like when you invest your whole being into something and then it ends, a part of you dies with it. I never regretted anything. I take it as a learning point and start afresh. Sometimes, good things end because they're good only for a certain time. For that certain amount of time, you make the best out of it. And I think we did so kudos to that.
The second half of the year was mainly just me starting school. Something amazing that happened in 2014 was also my acceptance into University. I began my first year with the best possible start: Perbayu's Freshmen Orientation Camp. That was just truly a blessing and till today I believe that I made the most correct out of my correct decisions to pay $60 (or was it $40?) and go for it, despite it being in Ramadhan. I made really really amazing friends and I think I wouldn't have made close friends (other than my roomie) if I didn't go for the camp. Honestly think I wouldn't be able to survive my first semester without Zuhri. Sometimes we just need that one friend whom we can depend on in school and just tell everything to. God is truly generous with His blessings because I met Andala and Sab and I'm so glad we became even closer with Tarian and being corridoor buddies. Sometimes you just need to run somewhere and just word-vomit. No prizes guessing whose rooms I run to.
I got my results for this sem about 12 hours ago and had mixed feelings. Have always aimed for 3.5 and seeing a number higher than that was unexpected. I was happy at first. Like really really happy. Then I got quite disappointed thinking about how I could've gotten an A- at least for some of the modules I got B+ for. But then an hour or so later, it finally sunk in that I passed (B+) the module that I was so prepared to see an F for. Alhamdulillah nonetheless. This semester has been just me being lazy and studying last minute and playing harder than I worked. Time was spent more socially than academically. I really hope I would work so much harder the next semester to maintain or hopefully improve my GPA. So.... This is what the world of GPAs and modules is all about.
This year I also signed myself up for an Overseas Expedition for some sort of enlightenment. Hopefully I get to learn more about myself and other with me contributing to society, insya Allah.
Last but not least, I am thankful for the people that has been a constant in 2014 - family, Frin, Isya, Aqida. Thank you for still being there.
Travelled parts of Asia and Australia because of my job, which was a blessing in disguise. Despite dragging my feet to work, I actually went to places I probably wouldn't be able to go without the job. I experienced falling snow for the first time in Narita, ate authentic Japanese sushi, ramen and amazing ebi, Korean kimchi and ramen in Incheon, walked the streets of Myeongdong, went to the Sydney Opera House, visited the notorious Fremantle prison, became obsessed with Spanish Doughnuts in Surfer's Paradise, braved myself through the Nanjing Massacre museum, experienced my first ever flight diversion and AOG due to bad weather conditions to land, etc. I'm still glad I left but sometimes I get so homesick because once, the aircraft was my home. During this episode I truly felt the bliss of home and solitude and just doing nothing. Always excited to fly home and not be in a foreign environment.
This year I also let go of something I once held dear. Three years of my life was spent every single day with somebody and suddenly when it ended, I was just lost. It's like when you invest your whole being into something and then it ends, a part of you dies with it. I never regretted anything. I take it as a learning point and start afresh. Sometimes, good things end because they're good only for a certain time. For that certain amount of time, you make the best out of it. And I think we did so kudos to that.
The second half of the year was mainly just me starting school. Something amazing that happened in 2014 was also my acceptance into University. I began my first year with the best possible start: Perbayu's Freshmen Orientation Camp. That was just truly a blessing and till today I believe that I made the most correct out of my correct decisions to pay $60 (or was it $40?) and go for it, despite it being in Ramadhan. I made really really amazing friends and I think I wouldn't have made close friends (other than my roomie) if I didn't go for the camp. Honestly think I wouldn't be able to survive my first semester without Zuhri. Sometimes we just need that one friend whom we can depend on in school and just tell everything to. God is truly generous with His blessings because I met Andala and Sab and I'm so glad we became even closer with Tarian and being corridoor buddies. Sometimes you just need to run somewhere and just word-vomit. No prizes guessing whose rooms I run to.
I got my results for this sem about 12 hours ago and had mixed feelings. Have always aimed for 3.5 and seeing a number higher than that was unexpected. I was happy at first. Like really really happy. Then I got quite disappointed thinking about how I could've gotten an A- at least for some of the modules I got B+ for. But then an hour or so later, it finally sunk in that I passed (B+) the module that I was so prepared to see an F for. Alhamdulillah nonetheless. This semester has been just me being lazy and studying last minute and playing harder than I worked. Time was spent more socially than academically. I really hope I would work so much harder the next semester to maintain or hopefully improve my GPA. So.... This is what the world of GPAs and modules is all about.
This year I also signed myself up for an Overseas Expedition for some sort of enlightenment. Hopefully I get to learn more about myself and other with me contributing to society, insya Allah.
Last but not least, I am thankful for the people that has been a constant in 2014 - family, Frin, Isya, Aqida. Thank you for still being there.