A For Alex

yesterday was my last day of class as an undergraduate. it just hits so starkly that it’s the end of one phase of my life and i’m moving on to actually becoming an adult. more than some arbitrary change in age to becoming 21, adulthood is so much more real because i’m going to be working. so yesterday was filled with more than a trace of melancholy, looking back at the past two decades with many smiles and much wistfulness. goodbye to long summer holidays and carefree days…

the melancholy nearly got to me when my strategy professor was so sweet and wrapped up the class and course yesterday by saying best of luck to all of us and that she hopes we can stay in touch. had my last project presentation in school and while we totally kicked ass, the overwhelming "last-ness" of everything pervaded. i think it’s also because you end with such little fanfare when it seems that the last day of school deserves more. the melancholy faded when i went for a beer with two of my marketing group mates at school’s ice cold beer cos i got giggly with the alcohol haha. it was nice chilling the afternoon away with friends…

white elephants make for interesting dinners.

the thomson muggers met for a long overdue meet up at Colbar… it was nice hearing from H and I and talking much like how we used to.. i’m glad that we can still laugh together… that feeling of comfortability really can’t be replaced. we sat on the fabulous tyre swing then went to alexandra village for avocade+whiskey+chocolate, soursop+strawberry, luohanguo+waterchestnut+xxx drinks..

my only question is: can anyone remember the TM cheer?

Alex the dismally erratic blogger is back.

i’m glad for friends. not that anything earth shattering has happened lately, but it’s nice to have people who cheer you on and feel genuinely happy when you’re doing well. in the past few months, i realise the importance of having people to share your life with, to share every high and low, someone to call when something great or disastrous happens, just to have someone know and to have that someone to care. someone to give a shit about you. i thought that i lost someone who really cared for me, but through it, i realise that i’ve got so many more people who care too. in particular, i’m really so thankful for auntie em. our relationship is finally transitioning from the rough times during my teens into a friendship and i’m happy to go home and know that she’s going to want to hear what i have to say.

thank God that He hears me always, and also, for my job. Whenever i think about the position i’m just so overwhelmed about how in every way possible, much like if i had a checklist, the job He’s blessed me with meets every requirement. it’s not that i didn’t believe that He would provide, but i’m still appreciative of His faithfulness and provision. He loves me so well. really do want to work on my relationship with Him, that beyond all the things that He blesses me with, I want to seek Him for Him.