Thursday, January 5
The Year of Madness for me
2011
It started with the ordinary mundane routine at the old company..
Work, occasional net surfing, work and then surf net again
Boring work was making me too comfortable.
Ironically getting on my nerves.
Started my paper chasing
I took the plunge and changed my job
Struggled with a culture shock
Managing overtime(s) and my course.
Getting stressed up with exams and projects.
Dear changed his job.
Managing our overtime(s) with my course
Managing our work life balance.
Managing all the above with the wedding preparations.
The wedding preparations..
Compromising between ideas and traditions..
Made my parents unhappy quite a bit
But they continued to support me selflessly and made sure everything goes well :)
Eventually we had to go through routine..
Got into many disagreements with each other..
And I shut myself out frequently.
Cried a river.
Bridal fittings, makeup trials.
Met the lovely peeps who knew exactly what I wanted.
Gurus who are already top class and are still learning :)
Pre-wed shoots, pre-wed videography..
Putting our idealistic juices together..
Meeting a lot of new faces..
Learnt a lot from their creative minds..
Made more new friends.
Bonding with the brothers and cousins..
Spending a bomb.
Managing the folks expectations..
Managing the folks' reluctance of me shifting out.
Managing Jeff's expectations..
The mind is forever minding which one comes first.
Like running on a scale that tilts one side every time I shift to the other side.
Preparing myself mentally for marriage life
Becoming a missus.
The best friend got married.
Got round the old folks tale..
Very glad we made it to each other's wedding.
Awed by the awesome troop that accompanied without complaints..
Enjoyed her wedding, love the way she tweaked her dress.
One dress, two designs :)
Don moved in and out of Finland, twice.
Like searching for a needle in the vast ocean.
Aimless into the unknown abyss.
Saw the pain in my parents' eyes, felt their hurt.
Especially right after I shifted out..
Especially after Hanli got enlisted.
My home suddenly becomes quiet.
Too quiet.
As always,
I missed my parents and my brothers.
I missed eating nothing but vegetables.
I missed stoning in my room for the entire night.
I missed running at midnight ;)
The year of 2011
The last year of my twenties.
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Labels: diary, random, reflections, thoughts
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