An evening spent with friends yesterday reminded me about something that hit a raw nerve - that after everything is said and done, I don't really have any family support. None ( Read more... )

There should come a point where her words don't sting anymore; don't evoke such negative feelings (fear, disgust, anger etc) in me anymore. I'm a grown adult, not a child to be pointed fingers at ( Read more... )

So I've gradually phased out tuition after moving to our new place (traveling to far and crowded places after work was too tiring!) And I'm gradually feeling the pinch, what with our high expenses (traveling to Europe is not cheap eeks) + monthly rent + bank loans + german lessons... But I have to learn that income is something that comes and goes ( Read more... )

It has been decided for some time - after weighing all pros and cons - that in the long-term we want to stay in Germany together. The scariest aspect, besides not having many friends there and having to leave almost all my friends behind, is the language barrier. Having to learn a whole new language from scratch to live in a new country has always ( Read more... )

Saddened and deeply humbled to know of one of our professors/doctors having suffered a stroke, and needing our department head to restrain his aggression... He was always the one who posed the sharpest and most astute questions during presentations, and has often given very insightful comments about patient treatment. Now he's on the other side of ( Read more... )

End of June/beginning of July is drawing closer and closer... Am feeling anxious!

I cannot keep track of the number of bags of things I've given to people, thrown away, recycled, or left in the void deck for people to take (I have peeked and seen with glee that people have taken some things here and there :D I hope especially the poor people in my neighbourhood can benefit!)

Looking at the bags of things I have, I feel ( Read more... )

Whenever Christian and I are hanging out together, shops are avoided at all cost lol. Probably our recent trip contained a lot of shopping for him already (and yes I had to buy some souvenirs home! Somehow he doesn't buy any except for his parents)... But for me it's pretty little, especially being in a new country and all. Anyhow being with him ( Read more... )

Okay. I've been slacking off writing my gratitude list, and since I'm in front of the computer I feel I should make good use of it ( Read more... )

Good news: I've finally found a place to move to this July! :D Looking forward to starting this new life together with Christian, to having a space of our own together for an extended period of time :) Location-wise I'm pretty happy, though it's not particularly close to an MRT station but we will get used to it. The landlady is quite "unique" haha ( Read more... )