Looking back on 2007 and looking forward to 2008
It's my customary last post of the year to reflect upon the past year. I'm one day late this year, was scarcely home yesterday and the past few days.
2007 seems like a really long yet short year. Do we only remember the bad and not the good? I remember the downs - my friendship with a close friend that i thrashed, and the passing away of my auntie. Just thinking of these two events is enough to make me tear. These are the worst things that happened. The friendship incident happened in Feb and took almost one year to patch back. After the accident in May, i don't remember much else that happened after. Mourning? Busy with work?
This was a busy work year... so many nights spent in the office. But I'm thankful for the friends that I made at work, I'm lucky that there are so many colleagues whom I can call as friends.
One very good thing that happened in 2007 is meeting M. Thanks to yl for her matchmaking efforts, at least a pair of us succeeded. It's took half a year for us to get here but I'm glad we did. It's just so natural for us to talk to each other, to enjoy each other's company and even the things we like to do, the food we like to eat. We can guess what each other is thinking. It definitely wasn't love at first sight and there were a few hesitations along the way but it's well now. I took a gamble and it paid off. Like what tofu said, if my heart is in it, there should be no regrets. Christmas Eve, I was still introduced as his friend. NYE, I was introduced as his girlfriend. It sounds strange to me, to be someone's girlfriend. It's been such a long time since I had that label. 2 years and 4 mths? I'm still tryin to get used to calling him my boyfriend. Still can't say it yet. I've been sayin for so long, 'he's not my boyfriend!' that now it feels really odd to call him by that.
So at least 2008 is off to a good start, love life wise. Friends... I'm glad to have grown even closer to some of you. Some friends have drifted but i'm sure if the friendship is meant to be, these friends will come back. Family... i think we have grown closer among the extended family. I'm dreading CNY though, i think we all are. It will be the first CNY that the departed will no longer be with us. My auntie was always the life and soul of the gatherings and gamblings. *sigh*
Work.. i hope to make more contributions. Not to just go along with the flow, but to input more ideas and thought into my projects. Think I will stay put for now, till the IRs are up and running at least. I'm not so sure about working overseas now, realised that I'm quite a homebody. And with my bro moving out this year, my parents will be more lonely.
And I would like to go back to doin more community work. Since my work is quite flexible, i should spend the time on helping others.
Resolution for 2008 - to be a better person, to control my temper. 27 years old, no longer a naive young girl.
2008 will be better.
2007 seems like a really long yet short year. Do we only remember the bad and not the good? I remember the downs - my friendship with a close friend that i thrashed, and the passing away of my auntie. Just thinking of these two events is enough to make me tear. These are the worst things that happened. The friendship incident happened in Feb and took almost one year to patch back. After the accident in May, i don't remember much else that happened after. Mourning? Busy with work?
This was a busy work year... so many nights spent in the office. But I'm thankful for the friends that I made at work, I'm lucky that there are so many colleagues whom I can call as friends.
One very good thing that happened in 2007 is meeting M. Thanks to yl for her matchmaking efforts, at least a pair of us succeeded. It's took half a year for us to get here but I'm glad we did. It's just so natural for us to talk to each other, to enjoy each other's company and even the things we like to do, the food we like to eat. We can guess what each other is thinking. It definitely wasn't love at first sight and there were a few hesitations along the way but it's well now. I took a gamble and it paid off. Like what tofu said, if my heart is in it, there should be no regrets. Christmas Eve, I was still introduced as his friend. NYE, I was introduced as his girlfriend. It sounds strange to me, to be someone's girlfriend. It's been such a long time since I had that label. 2 years and 4 mths? I'm still tryin to get used to calling him my boyfriend. Still can't say it yet. I've been sayin for so long, 'he's not my boyfriend!' that now it feels really odd to call him by that.
So at least 2008 is off to a good start, love life wise. Friends... I'm glad to have grown even closer to some of you. Some friends have drifted but i'm sure if the friendship is meant to be, these friends will come back. Family... i think we have grown closer among the extended family. I'm dreading CNY though, i think we all are. It will be the first CNY that the departed will no longer be with us. My auntie was always the life and soul of the gatherings and gamblings. *sigh*
Work.. i hope to make more contributions. Not to just go along with the flow, but to input more ideas and thought into my projects. Think I will stay put for now, till the IRs are up and running at least. I'm not so sure about working overseas now, realised that I'm quite a homebody. And with my bro moving out this year, my parents will be more lonely.
And I would like to go back to doin more community work. Since my work is quite flexible, i should spend the time on helping others.
Resolution for 2008 - to be a better person, to control my temper. 27 years old, no longer a naive young girl.
2008 will be better.