One of those year-end things
If I'm being myopic, I'd say 2013 took a huge piss on my face.
Earlier this year, my sister was diagnosed with stage 2A breast cancer. It took an emotional toll on my family. Luckily, the cancer was treatable and my sister completed chemotherapy in approximately half a year. She's growing her hair, happily reuniting with her husband, and doing CrossFit again. I'm really proud of my sister. The difference between us is night and day and there are some things she does that I will never understand, but she is a very strong person and I could only hope to be at least half the woman that she is.
My parents, as expected, have been graceful throughout the whole ordeal. (God, I hope I get my shit together like they did.)
By mid-year, my personal life got a bit hazy. I wasn't sad or lonelier than I normally was. I was angry and seething. I barely had time to stop and indulge in my unwanted drama (read: the cliche of eating a tub of ice cream while watching Bridget Jones) because I was juggling too many deadlines for work. I decided to make something out of my anger instead. I wrote a lot, I grew a fucking herb garden (I really did.), and I decided to get a gym membership. My written work is hidden within the depths of the internet, my herb garden got wiped out by a typhoon last August, but I am still surprisingly faithful to my gym membership. I don't understand the science behind "happy hormones" for me to constantly refer to it as the reason why I decide to continue this whole fitness thing, but whatever it is, it works. I hope it lasts. At least until I stop being fat.
In between all that, I am grateful that I got to travel a fair bit throughout the year. Singapore for Laneway, Melbourne, just because I can't stay away, Hong Kong, Hong Kong again, for my feelings, and the UK. Also, some notable bands: Sigur Ros, Frightened Rabbit, Tame Impala, Tegan and Sara, among many others.
Work is work is work.
In retrospect, the year wasn't all that bad. Things turned around pretty swiftly.
How has your year been?
Earlier this year, my sister was diagnosed with stage 2A breast cancer. It took an emotional toll on my family. Luckily, the cancer was treatable and my sister completed chemotherapy in approximately half a year. She's growing her hair, happily reuniting with her husband, and doing CrossFit again. I'm really proud of my sister. The difference between us is night and day and there are some things she does that I will never understand, but she is a very strong person and I could only hope to be at least half the woman that she is.
My parents, as expected, have been graceful throughout the whole ordeal. (God, I hope I get my shit together like they did.)
By mid-year, my personal life got a bit hazy. I wasn't sad or lonelier than I normally was. I was angry and seething. I barely had time to stop and indulge in my unwanted drama (read: the cliche of eating a tub of ice cream while watching Bridget Jones) because I was juggling too many deadlines for work. I decided to make something out of my anger instead. I wrote a lot, I grew a fucking herb garden (I really did.), and I decided to get a gym membership. My written work is hidden within the depths of the internet, my herb garden got wiped out by a typhoon last August, but I am still surprisingly faithful to my gym membership. I don't understand the science behind "happy hormones" for me to constantly refer to it as the reason why I decide to continue this whole fitness thing, but whatever it is, it works. I hope it lasts. At least until I stop being fat.
In between all that, I am grateful that I got to travel a fair bit throughout the year. Singapore for Laneway, Melbourne, just because I can't stay away, Hong Kong, Hong Kong again, for my feelings, and the UK. Also, some notable bands: Sigur Ros, Frightened Rabbit, Tame Impala, Tegan and Sara, among many others.
Work is work is work.
In retrospect, the year wasn't all that bad. Things turned around pretty swiftly.
How has your year been?