Tuesday, December 28, 2010

2010 at a glance!

January – Officially left the UK! Bittersweet definitely to leave a country that I grew to love. Wouldn’t mind going back there if given the chance!  Had the experience of studying and working there so had quite a gist of living abroad. Had a ball with my friends there. Memories to cherish!!!! Transit in Dubai for 2 weeks! Had fun with my sister’s family. Got to even celebrate Jia Wen’s Birthday with her after so many years! Even babysat my niece while my sister came back earlier to attend her friends wedding!image

February – Came back to Malaysia for good! Celebrated CNY with the family having spent 2 years away was definitely awesome! Coming from a big family, it seems that CNY is never ending, from one house to another, from the 1st day to the next and the next day until we come to a close on the 15th day! Crazy don’t you think the amount of celebrating we are doing plus all the food that is consumed!

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March – Spend 1 whole month back in Labuan, the small little island that I grew up! Didn’t really do much except trying to apply for jobs and catching up with good ol’ friends who i grew up with. Chilled out to the point of horizontal is what i can say about Labuan. When I was younger and still in school, always wanted to get out of Labuan, thinking it was so boring and just uncool to be in Labuan. But know I feel attached to that place. Looking forward to going back and just do nothing. Now I’m proud to say that I am from Labuan, however uncool you may think it is!

April -  Came back to KL, spent time in Alor Setar (where my parents are from) for Cheng Beng (first time ever). I think there are photos of that trip in an earlier post before I went MIA. Starting working part-time for my cousin while I continue to get disappointed with all the rejections from companies that didn’t want me!

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May to July – Was still working for my cousin at Caterpillar. Usual meet ups with friends. These couple of months were kinda routine for me. Work, out with friends, chilled at home at my aunts place. I guess that was about it for that few months.

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August – Went back to Labuan to celebrate my father’s 59th birthday! My sister and brother was there too and it was fun to have everyone around! Being at home with the siblings was nice. Being the youngest in the family and also having age gaps that are quite big, I was mostly at home on my own without my brothers and sister. My sister and I have an age difference of 8 and with my brother its 5, which means that when I was 9 years old, my sister left the nest and when i was 13 my brother too left the house. So since I was 13 years old, I was the only one at home with my parents till I was 19? crazy right? But it also meant that I spent loads of time with my parents and I think that it made very attached to them! In August was also the month that I permanently started working for my cousin, since there were no offers that came my way I decided to work with her full-time. So I guess a new beginning started!

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September -  Went on a road trip with a few good friends to Melaka! Ate and shop was what we did! Fun is what was on the menu. Jocker street was fun as things were really cheap!!!! Don’t mind going there again!!!!!image

October – Went to watch a few shows at the KLPAC with my aunt and cousin during the Short and Sweet Festival. Saw friends act, direct and dance during the festival and it was definitely a breath of fresh air!image

November – Moved in to the new place in Puchong. Still empty but excited to get it furnished. kitchen is coming in on Thursday so that part I’m excited! Also had a party there, my 25th Birthday! OMG i cannot believe that i am now 25 years old. Last time when i was in school, I always thought 25 was a very cool age to be, but now I feel weird. Sometimes I still cannot believe that I’m 25, keep thinking that this is all a dream and that 25 is an age where you have to be all grown up and act like a grown up which i feel i hardly do. I still feel like I’m 18 and still seek approval sometimes on things that don’t even matter! Argh….While i am writing this it is kicking in that 25 is the age that most people get married or even have kids! I still don’t think I am mature/capable enough to make such commitments. How can people my age raise another human being?!! Salute to those who are doing it but to me it is still something that i cannot imagine myself doing YET! Since moving to the apartment, I started to go to the gym provided and run on the treadmill. Seeing results already but I know I need to keep it a routine so that I don’t lose momentum

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December – Busy busy month in terms of work. Was running around like a headless chicken for a few weeks! It was good as the weeks went by soooo quickly! It was hectic but at the same time, coming back from work after a busy day was very fulfilling. Christmas time came and have been celebrating it with friends and family. Fun times definitely and its a good way to end a year! Looking forward to the New Years although I know I need to set goals to achieve to make the year more fruitful. Resolutions is what everyone calls it. Have you got yours? Will have to sit down and think!

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Hope all of you had an AMAZING 2010…….and wishing all of you AWESOME 2011!! As Era taught me, I need to tell the Universe what I want, so here goes “I WANT AN AWESOME 2011!!*era says need to be specific* Work wise - I want a pay rise, I want the company to expand! Health wise - I want to be able to run 5km on the treadmill none stop at a constant speed of 7 (now only 3 km). Overall – to be content with what I have and just to be happy!!! I guess there goes my resolutions for the year of 2011? Simple enough to accomplish?? Hopefully! *think positive*

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God Bless!!!

Friday, December 10, 2010

Its been half a year….

…since I last updated this. I must get the hang of it again!!! I have been away from the internet besides checking emails and Facebook since I was staying with my aunt till recently. Now I am living on my own and have more time to myself as well as the internet. Will do one proper one to kick start everything again.

Have been overwhelmed with work these past few weeks and can’t wait for the days when I have more time to be more organized as now I feel that I have been running around like a headless chicken and things are done so that immediate events runs smoothly, whereas other on-going work have been left behind! Need time to chill and sort things out before the new year comes!

Its almost a year since I left my work in UK and I definitely miss it there…I can’t believe that this year has gone by so fast. I feel that I haven’t really settled down in Malaysia yet! Felt like I only came back maybe like 2 months back! Argh…need to find some stability, which I have not found yet! Crazy ain’t it?

Anyway, its going to be a busy weekend as well as next week. So I do hope to find some time to breathe!

Hugs and kisses and I’ll be back sooner than that 6 months that I’ve been MIA