2007
It's the time of the year where most people sit and reflect on what this year means to them, what they have achieve, what they have gone through etc etc..
For me, this year is almost surreal. So many things came and gone, wham wham wham...one by one events unfold to the extent my calendar cannot even keep up. This is how it goes:
JANUARY
Finally finished uni, my last lecture in my entire life (most probably) as I walked out into a hot summer day.
MARCH
Had the urge to take out all my wisdom teeth all in one go. That was a great feeling! The feeling of being anesthetized, not feeling a thing, and being so drowsy to the extent I can't remember I actually got up from the dentist chair, paid with my own hands, and been driven home.
APRIL
Road-trip around South Island with 3 aunties and a granny, whereby we need to hunt for Chinese food most of the time in order to satisfy them. But all in all, it was fabulous as I had fun with Ronald, and when the Pajero overheated and broke down in the middle of nowhere, a Kiwi mechanic on holiday stopped to help us out. Makes me realised why I love New Zealand so much. Small town folks are great!
Then it was my graduation. 4 years in Law School and this is it....dad took so many photos of me, still feel good that the older generation Kiwis couldn't believe that an Asian can come out of Law School in conservative Canterbury. Yes, believe it or not, the mentality still exists.
MAY
Profs started, and met a whole bunch of law-school friends. For 3 months, 12 of us see each other from 8.30am to 4pm average Monday to Friday, coped in a small room. We laughed at everything, shared bread, made coffee for each other, sat assessments together, discussed and complained about the stuff we were studying.. especially Legal Ethics.. hahaha.. good days, good days...had wine and cheese gatherings to de-brief. Fond memories indeed.
JUNE
Met a friend, lost the friend. Thought I found another friend, but lost that friend as well. This whole month made me realised that no one can ever replace PY, and my gurlfrens (7 of you gurls, you know who you are) from back home. Miss u all.. Muah muah!
JULY
Bersatu games -- didn't participate this year due to Profs. But managed to go and support CMSA whenever I got off Profs early.
AUGUST
Profs ended. Packed for Japan. Left behind everyone, friends, boyfriend, family, foes. I was a bit unsure to be frank, but then I knew I needed the change, I needed the break, otherwise I will be stagnant.
Until now, Japan has treated me well, although I was plucked out from my comfortable zone for the 2nd time now (first from Osaka, then from Fukuoka) to be posted to a branch office....Met so many new people from the company and from the streets alike. Great colleagues, great ex-colleagues, friendly people, weird fashion, good food though I have to say I miss my beef at reasonable price. It's definitely the warm Gaijins and JP that make this place easier to settle in.
Christmas came and went. Nothing eventful. Although pre-Christmas was fun and unexpected moments happened when I headed back to Osaka for the long weekend. Now all I can say is that I am looking forward to my Beijing trip which should be the start of a wonderful 2008. Fingers crossed.
For me, this year is almost surreal. So many things came and gone, wham wham wham...one by one events unfold to the extent my calendar cannot even keep up. This is how it goes:
JANUARY
Finally finished uni, my last lecture in my entire life (most probably) as I walked out into a hot summer day.
MARCH
Had the urge to take out all my wisdom teeth all in one go. That was a great feeling! The feeling of being anesthetized, not feeling a thing, and being so drowsy to the extent I can't remember I actually got up from the dentist chair, paid with my own hands, and been driven home.
APRIL
Road-trip around South Island with 3 aunties and a granny, whereby we need to hunt for Chinese food most of the time in order to satisfy them. But all in all, it was fabulous as I had fun with Ronald, and when the Pajero overheated and broke down in the middle of nowhere, a Kiwi mechanic on holiday stopped to help us out. Makes me realised why I love New Zealand so much. Small town folks are great!
Then it was my graduation. 4 years in Law School and this is it....dad took so many photos of me, still feel good that the older generation Kiwis couldn't believe that an Asian can come out of Law School in conservative Canterbury. Yes, believe it or not, the mentality still exists.
MAY
Profs started, and met a whole bunch of law-school friends. For 3 months, 12 of us see each other from 8.30am to 4pm average Monday to Friday, coped in a small room. We laughed at everything, shared bread, made coffee for each other, sat assessments together, discussed and complained about the stuff we were studying.. especially Legal Ethics.. hahaha.. good days, good days...had wine and cheese gatherings to de-brief. Fond memories indeed.
JUNE
Met a friend, lost the friend. Thought I found another friend, but lost that friend as well. This whole month made me realised that no one can ever replace PY, and my gurlfrens (7 of you gurls, you know who you are) from back home. Miss u all.. Muah muah!
JULY
Bersatu games -- didn't participate this year due to Profs. But managed to go and support CMSA whenever I got off Profs early.
AUGUST
Profs ended. Packed for Japan. Left behind everyone, friends, boyfriend, family, foes. I was a bit unsure to be frank, but then I knew I needed the change, I needed the break, otherwise I will be stagnant.
Until now, Japan has treated me well, although I was plucked out from my comfortable zone for the 2nd time now (first from Osaka, then from Fukuoka) to be posted to a branch office....Met so many new people from the company and from the streets alike. Great colleagues, great ex-colleagues, friendly people, weird fashion, good food though I have to say I miss my beef at reasonable price. It's definitely the warm Gaijins and JP that make this place easier to settle in.
Christmas came and went. Nothing eventful. Although pre-Christmas was fun and unexpected moments happened when I headed back to Osaka for the long weekend. Now all I can say is that I am looking forward to my Beijing trip which should be the start of a wonderful 2008. Fingers crossed.
