Built To Last

That refers to the friendships I have with you guys. :)

I must say that I couldn't ask for better friends to have in this time and space. I'm so thankful, and words alone are inadequate to express what I feel for you people. Mushy, huh? ;)

To be honest, that wasn't my intention. I had trouble coming up with a nice title and was listening to that song by Melee and thought, "Why not put that?" Then, I realised the title hasn't got anything to do with what I wanna say so with my incredibly intelligent brain, I came up with that to link it up. I can sooo imagine your faces now. HA!

Had a really nice 'farewell' dinner last night with the almost-complete gang. It was organised by the ever-so-gorgeous Ms Hia to gather everyone before we all leave for overseas trips. Especially important for our dear Wanjun as after last night the next time we'll be seeing her is in 2008.

So much has happened this year. Catastrophic is the word. I went through an emotional roller coaster, struggled with decisions, came up with them (right and wrong), came to terms with how things had turned out, learnt the hard way, and most significantly, I'm seeing life for the first time. I didn't know there were so much to learn, so much to see, until I went through it myself. The whole chain of events still, when I think about them, leaves me flabbergasted. It's just so...'amazing' that things turned out this way. Some twists and turns, plus a few completely unexpected 'guests' who turned up at your doorstep, altered everything. Who knew? Maybe this is what they mean when people say 'life is predestined'. Sometimes, when you look back, you realise that you really didn't have much control over what was gonna happen. Yes, fate is in your hands, but it's more of like...you know a tornado is approaching your way but there's nothing you can do to stop it or change its path. You can only 1) run and hide, and hope the tornado doesn't kill you, 2) summon all your courage and take it as it comes. Okay, I know a tornado isn't the best analogy because if a tornado really comes your way, there's no way to still be alive after being sucked in, but you get the drift, ya? So, this woman here (even though I still feel like a girl most of the time) had tried both methods and came out bruised but nonetheless, alive. :) I put to test the phrase 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger'. And people? It's goddamn true.

I believe there will be many more won't-kill-me-but-will-make-me-stronger events in the near future. Afterall, this is what adulthood is about, isn't it? I do miss the carefree childhood, the fun-infested teen life but now, I'm ready to face life's challenges. I will trip, stumble, fall and pick myself up over and over again, and each time, I'll just get stronger. :D



True to my word, this is a decent post indeed.