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♥ From 2013 to 2014
This is the mandatory end-of-year post. I cannot emphasize enough about how awesome 2013 has been. My Korea adventures, though albeit short, were long enough to give me a wonderful piece of memory that will be etched in my mind for many years to come.
In 2013, I learnt a lot. I learnt how to treasure friends better, how to spend more time with my loved ones, how to be confident from within, how to be less lazy, how to be more punctual. Also, how to do things that I want to do, rather than live in the expectations of others. It probably just meant that I became more confident of myself and my decisions. That I'm not as self-conscious already and that others' opinions don't matter that much anymore.
2014 is going to be a very different year. It is going to be the year whereby I officially graduate and step into society. It is also going to be the year that I am going to be independent, hopefully not just financially but not in all aspects. Hence, for the first half of the year, I hope to spend the last semester of my student life to the fullest. (And to make use of all these student perks and benefits as much as possible before I am no longer allowed to.) For the second half of the year, I hope I grow into a real adult, someone very capable of managing myself well.
And... here's wishing all good things of 2013 remain, and all bad memories get washed away, and that we all start afresh and have a lovely 2014. Happy new year to you who is reading this! (:
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♥ Of work, meetups, and old friends
2013 is ending. And I have been busy at work. As can be seen, my last update was more than a month ago.
This month, besides the dreadful examinations, has been an amazing month. December is always a joyous month (minus the exams). I'm back at Gucci for the third time, and despite my fear of my colleagues getting irritated with me, it didn't happen and in fact, I'm having a pretty good time here now.
Working hours have not been the usual 9-6, so it hasn't been easy meeting up with friends, especially because I usually do not get my weekends or weekday nights off. But that being said, I have spent my few rare offdays very wisely.
A few days ago, I met with Lissya to talk about the possibility of a Korea trip together next year. We also spent our christmas eve together since we had no dates anyway.
Today, I met with Gwen. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?1?!?!? It was so hard to coordinate meetups with Gwen because we were both so busy and even till today, I was worrying that she had something on and had to cancel the meetup last minute. Until the moment I met her.
Once again, I've come to realise that old friends are so awesome. I'm pretty much a low-maintenance friend, which means I can go on for months without meeting a person, and can still connect pretty well after that. And Lissya and Gwen just proved it right once again. I see Lissya a bit more frequently this year, but that is still a few months in between.
And before I met Gwen today, I was still fearing that it might be awkward and since we had such a hard time coordinating, I wanted to just give up. I haven't met Gwen for a whole year. And she was all the way in the States. But when we met and gave each other a big big hug, every other fear just went off. It was a good chat about everything under the sun. I am so glad I didn't give up trying to meet this woman. It's amazing how our topics get more and more personal everytime we talk, and that we share quite the same mentality.
That's why old friends are amazing. They bring out so much in me that I cannot even imagine myself. They made me feel so comfortable words I didn't usually say come out so naturally too. Love you girls!!!
