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read between the lines
a year older i decided to wait until a month later when things died down to make sure it wasn't just euphoria i was riding on for my birthday. it...doesn't look like it, 'cos i'm still buoyant, so i must be getting better for sure. i turned an important milestone of a year older and for that, i decided to orchestrate things such that i'd be able to celebrate it with a handful of friends.two friends and a pregnant spouse responded. how time has flown (had no idea about the pregnant bit till then). as recent as a year ago, i would've freaked out with this curious arrangement. but i'm totally fine with it now -- fine with the fact that my friends have moved on to the next stage of their lives (settling down with families) and fine with the fact that i haven't with mine. i was going to write on my birthday reflections (an annual practice in which i round up the past year in my life), which ties in nicely with tonight since it's the last day of 2010. here are some of the things i've attempted for the first time: 1) Getting my hair cut professionally (instead of having my mom snip it off) 2) Getting my hair dyed permanently (just highlights) 3) Seeing a psychiatrist for help (sounds less crazy than saying seeking psychiatric help, and he didn't help me much anyway) 4) Buying a flight ticket entirely on my own (without parental help) 5) Watching an entire movie (in parts) on YouTube (Adventureland, if you don't count the documentary The Fury and The Filth *sid vicious looked as hot as ever* which i saw first) 6) LAN gaming continously for at least 3 hours a day for two consecutive weeks (L4D2) 7) Attending my church's youth camp 8) Attending and facilitiating my church's inaugural girls-only youth camp 9) Playing music to a crowd of thousands 10) Watching Jamie Cullum 'live' (the best rebellious performance ever at the stuffy concert hall...thank you for breaking all the rules and letting us have fun, Jamie!) and watching him write me an autograph 11) Discovering a name for what i've been going through all these years (co-dependency) 12) Taking part in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), even if i didn't manage to finish my 50, 000-word novel of course there's also the fact that i've visited several new places and buildings in sg and that i've grown so much over the past year (spiritually, emotionally and mentally) -- so in summary, it's been an awesome year of growth, thanks to God. |
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