Saturday, January 05, 2008
Happy New year 2008!
Hey hey to everybody who reads this blog and also those who don't: happy new year 2008!
The end of 2007 was spent in Jakarta, where I am still at now, before returning to Singapore tomorrow. Things feel very different when I came back this time round and it kinda saddens me. For one, I lost something I long consider part of my identity: my Indonesian permanent residency. All because of my oversight in not checking and extending the permit. And the issues that came with it continue to bug me throughout this trip.
This trip was also the first time someone who cares about me actually carried his promise through and came to Indon with me...in contrast to some others in the past. Although the trip was far from what I expected, it was a good end to 2007. If it hadn't been for his protection and support, I think 2007 would have been much harder to bear. Thanks mister.
This is long overdue, but the 2 weddings in December had been really great. Was especially glad to see and talk to Pearl and Shizhi, among others. Miss some of those days right after graduation. Although some things may never be the same again, I am grateful for the memories given by the Hons gang always.
About why I did not post my publication here, it is really due to my privacy policy. I try my best not to let this blog implicate my personal life and/or, especially, career. Thus my opinions here are always cloaked in general language and I try to mask whatever personal info. I do not mind sharing whatever I think with friends; my concern here is really the office folks. This year, I have had some experiences of people from work who are really ignorant about the importance of separating work and personal life. It drove me near mad at one point. But God also used it to teach me about love and patience. While I really do like to be social, I guess one cannot be popular all the time. And it no longer matters. As long as there is sufficient social support, there are some individuals I can just maintain a professional relationship with.
And there are also friends who have degenerated into a professional acquaintance. To bitch about it on blog is, I think, pointless. Perhaps at the end of the day, no one is at fault, but that, our destiny ran out and that our values and ideas are too different. Perhaps it had all been a huge misunderstanding from the beginning. It will be excellent if one day, at a time that God wills, we can all sit down and talk it out like mature adults instead of second guessing. For now, I rest my case.
This year, I hope to gain entrance into a full time post-graduate program. The idea had been bounced to me some time before, but I never considered it seriously till the past year. Now I feel that I am truly ready to take it on, with all the challenges it may possess.
The end of 2007 was spent in Jakarta, where I am still at now, before returning to Singapore tomorrow. Things feel very different when I came back this time round and it kinda saddens me. For one, I lost something I long consider part of my identity: my Indonesian permanent residency. All because of my oversight in not checking and extending the permit. And the issues that came with it continue to bug me throughout this trip.
This trip was also the first time someone who cares about me actually carried his promise through and came to Indon with me...in contrast to some others in the past. Although the trip was far from what I expected, it was a good end to 2007. If it hadn't been for his protection and support, I think 2007 would have been much harder to bear. Thanks mister.
This is long overdue, but the 2 weddings in December had been really great. Was especially glad to see and talk to Pearl and Shizhi, among others. Miss some of those days right after graduation. Although some things may never be the same again, I am grateful for the memories given by the Hons gang always.
About why I did not post my publication here, it is really due to my privacy policy. I try my best not to let this blog implicate my personal life and/or, especially, career. Thus my opinions here are always cloaked in general language and I try to mask whatever personal info. I do not mind sharing whatever I think with friends; my concern here is really the office folks. This year, I have had some experiences of people from work who are really ignorant about the importance of separating work and personal life. It drove me near mad at one point. But God also used it to teach me about love and patience. While I really do like to be social, I guess one cannot be popular all the time. And it no longer matters. As long as there is sufficient social support, there are some individuals I can just maintain a professional relationship with.
And there are also friends who have degenerated into a professional acquaintance. To bitch about it on blog is, I think, pointless. Perhaps at the end of the day, no one is at fault, but that, our destiny ran out and that our values and ideas are too different. Perhaps it had all been a huge misunderstanding from the beginning. It will be excellent if one day, at a time that God wills, we can all sit down and talk it out like mature adults instead of second guessing. For now, I rest my case.
This year, I hope to gain entrance into a full time post-graduate program. The idea had been bounced to me some time before, but I never considered it seriously till the past year. Now I feel that I am truly ready to take it on, with all the challenges it may possess.
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