I resisted the urge to post my ramblings on the internet for the longest time.
Content to stalk the blogs of my friends, acquaintances or well just generally anyone colourful enough to catch my fancy. Until today.
As i cleared my pc off all the old "chat conversations" i had stored away on the C drive , i couldn't resist re-reading all the conversations , some with people i used to care a lot about, many with people i still hang out with , conversations with friends, siblings, colleagues, ex-colleagues ..heck there was even a whole stack of conversations recorded with strangers who try to chat me up online ( hee hee) .
I couldn't help taking a trip down memory lane remembering people who touched my life - whether in a positive way or a negative way - and made me a stronger person , and also those that I thought were here to stay but..i guess they were just passing by.
Perhaps its the post christmas feeling as New Years Eve is creeping up, Im feeling just a tad melancholic. Reading through all these old conversations (now history), helped me to look back with eyes wide open at how i had lived my life in 2007 : I laughed alot, I cried alot, I tried alot of new things, met alot of new people, ditched alot of beliefs and people that fell short of expectations, I lost alot ...and then gained it all back in a very short time ( ha ha ha) , i tried my hand at lots of new things, had lotsa hits..and an equal amount of misses (damn!), I've yet to master my heart and ambitions, overcome that irritating blindness that compels me to constantly mistake coal for gold wasted lots of time picking them off the ground only to have to throw them back into the dust heap. BUT! Ive learnt to be more forgiving towards myself and the people around me and look at life and people with a whole new mindset.
In short, perhaps keeping a little record somewhere here in cyberspace ain't that bad afterall. if nothing it serves as a stoic reminder of how I have lived, so that i may remember lessons learnt, mistakes made, experiences felt and most importantly remember the people that have touched my life, no matter how fleeting.
hee hee - ah are u just realising at this moment that Im a rambler? ha ha ha
Neeways, just a note from me to me : Yo Guppy...2007 was really a great one :
- Scored yourself an exciting new job, with exciting progressive people ( hah and thanks to buddha, you didnt even have to plan a painful exit from the old one thank you)
- Lost alot of weight, but gained alot back ( the battle continues in 2008)
- Injected more time with family and even went on holiday to Thailand with mommy
- Rediscovered the fun in portable gaming ha ha ha
- Got certified a PADI Rescue Diver - yo did it all on your own *pat pat* - thank u Orpheus Dive!
- Went Scuba to Tioman, Redang, Dayang and more..
- Experienced Whitemanta liveaboards - and explored Igara Wreck!
- Visited India while with ex-company
- Visited Bangkok, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur within 2 weeks into your new job
- Made time to catch up with friends from Uni through get togethers
- Made time to organise a birthday party for porkchop and met his friends
- Made time to catch up with proven friends
- Started facebook that helped me get in touch with friends from college! woohoo!
- Birth of baby sarah - Nora you're now mommy!
- Witnessed the triumph of true love- Yus and David- congratulations on your marriage
- Made an unexpected discovery that the common lifebouy that ive been observing out in the ocean for the past 2 years..may not be just floating by...or maybe it is..but while its still around it makes for a good floatation device for the mind.
- Took up the powered pleasurecraft driving course - moving yet another step towards the dream of owning your own house boat and living off the sea visiting port to port
Yup! by all measures the past year had indeed been an eventful one. I am thankful and yes I will celebrate tomorrow.
- I want to excel in my new job, perform the best that i can and achieve even greater heights!
- I want to actively consientiously create more time to spend with the people in my life that matter
- I want to make going to work out at the gym - a weekly affair- well at least once a week :P
- I want to continue pursuing my passion- scuba diving - either become a PADI Divemaster or a PADI Master Scuba Diver
- I want to find the resources, time and opportunity to scuba dive further than Malaysia/Thailand - Raja Ampat, Papua New Guinea, MALDIVES! *foamsss*
Dec 07 freezing 5 degrees in Beijing ...wouldve been really boring if not for work
Augist 07 - I became a certified PADI Rescue Diver
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