Recap and Resolution
So last day of 2007, shall I move on to the recap?
- I started the year with Melbourne, how interested that I started new year in foreign country (UK doesnt count coz I spent my new year's eve sitting in my flat and crying like idiot). It was a great start I must say :o)
- I passed the paper exam for diplomat job and got through interview round, which I must say it is one of the most difficult situation I ever have to go through. I passed anyway but since I haven't heard from them on when should I start the job so I guess they don't want me now *LOL* Oh well, like I care coz I dun wanna be a slave of the government and do nothing beneficial to Thai people. So in a way, I am soooooooo relief they didn't call me for the job *hahahah*
- And the reason why I no longer wants that diplomat job is because I was sent to Refugee camps along Thailand-Myanmar border to accompany donor who monitored our project. It was an eye-opening trip for me; to see the living condition of these people and the fact that they cannot go home because of the fighting. I am more than certain that I must find a job that support me in helping these population. Although now I no longer have strong desire to work with refugees, I still wanna work in NGO field, particularly in reproductive health -- coz I am already in the field and this issue is such a big deal for the world which everyone needs to recognise, and I still wanna help people's living condition as much as possible. Moreover that trip also made me appreciate what I do for living -- to see that even though I am a small part of this organisation but I am actually improving the living condition of someone and I am actually helping people to survive. I appreciated this job so much.
- I got this new lappie *YAY* My fierced white Vaio :o)
- This year, I have got a couple of visitors; Rob and Thetis, and Yo and Chris, who came to visit (er, to travel more like -- hahahahahah). It was great to meet old friends and to see that I am still connected with people *huahahah* It was so nice to know that Thetis is Take That fan and we spent the whole time in my car singing Take That songs -- I must say "POOR ROB" *huahahahahahah* And for Yo and Chris, there's nothing left to say apart from THEY ARE THE BEST COMPANY I HAVE HAD! *grin*
- Then comes the wedding! It was the first wedding of my friend, and it was special coz it was GAY WEDDING! It was beautiful, it was fabulous and it was a great moment for us friends to be part of important moments in life of eachother.
- The highlight of the year, in terms of career, must have been the fact that I went to India for 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health, my first international conference abroad. I met so many interesting people and surely, my connection is expanded. Also this year I went to Gender-based mainstreaming training, which was so inspiring for me to focus on this.
- And the best of this year? HIV REPORT CARD LAUNCHED -- that's the event of the year. We had little time to work on this and with so many things to do, I was lucky to meet Ying through Jasmine during our lunch when Yo visited. With Jas and Ying helped, we got well-known people to come and the stage stuff was absolutely brilliant. I guess I took the credit for contacting Ying, Tan and Yoo. Oh well, you guys can always pay me back by set me up on a date with Yoo *HUAHAHHAHAHA* It's been so long since someone can make me feel giddy like this, not to mention that I like him and not he likes me. But this is PLATONIC LOVE, I love his intelligence, his bi(or should I say "tri" coz he can speak Thai, Korean and English?)-lingual ability and god, so many things about him. I wish I could have a chance to get to know him more. I do hope that chance will be granted at some point ;o)
So that's it for 2007 now...resolution!
1) Save money seriously as UK trip is waiting in October
2) Loose some weight and eat more healthy (now now, this doesn't sound like me at all but I want to do this because of Yoo, not that I believe in being skinny and such but I want him to see me again when I look "decent". I dun wish to loose like 10 kgs, just a few kgs will make me happy already anyway. I was a bit shocked as well that I wish to loose weight because of a guy, i mean I used to diet because I looked horrid in clothes but not because of MEN -- hello, I dun even give a shit about bf commenting on me with love handle! so this is surprising for me as well)
3) Develop proposals and submit it to donors
4) Stay happy
5) and...stop being shopaholic!
Happy new year :o)