A Friend from a Long Time Ago

Received a surprise call from David from his army camp, he's gonna finish BMT soon. Had a long chat regarding his work and newfound relationship. About how much he's being imprisoned in that hell hole, what's he doing in there and mostly how much he misses home and most importantly, missing his loved ones.

What I really admired him for is his resilience towards his relationship and also how much of trust he decides to place on his spouse. Despite meeting each other only brief periods, worst of all, just chatting on the phone for around 5mins, this 'long-distance' relationship still manages to hold itself together because of the mutual trust that they have placed in each other, trusting each other's integrity and character for certain things. From what I've heard, they are rather independent of each other, though they will still have longings for each other now and then, they still held on so that they could spend that brief quality time which was cherished by them.

Really thankful for his surprise call smack right in the middle of the night, but it felt good knowing that your friend somewhere, that you haven't spoke to in a long time, is doing well and despite the ups and downs, moved on bravely.

Days Drawing Nearer!

Finally, my job is coming to a close after a long 2 years and 3 months. Felt a sense of relief that I toiled hard, happiness in the new found friends/colleagues and also a hinge of regret. Regret that maybe I shouldn't have placed too much effort in building up the system. It wasn't anything against her, but rather the attitude and mindset in wanting the company to work, for her. And the little actions did that made me really annoyed. Yes, forgive and forget as time goes by for certain matters. But when it comes to the ultimate decision on what to do, what she says just sums it all. Much regret on my part as I have even hesitated to stay and help out for a little while. Really, you made me think twice about placing trust in what a person says - applying on a working society context.

Oh well, what's well ends well. Just gonna look forward, there's too much ahead. :)

7-8 More Months

Counting down towards it :) Taking a break after 2 years of work is really a luxury. Then comes the uncertainty of finding a new job, going to school and joining other activities. Still, I'm moving on with a renewed attitude. 加油！ He's always up there watching over His flock. I know He is. :)

XiuZhen Birthday

It's xiuzhen's birthday celebration yesterday! Really love this girl as my sista and ex-shepherd, leader..although we seldom meet, but each time we meet, we would have our lives to share about. Yesterday, Abi and Chenwei gave xiuzhen a surprise and a surprise gift - Dino (the new soft toy) and drove us to marina barrage for night shooting.

Brightly lit kites, the breeze, the view, the time spent, the lives transpired and shared - unforgettable.

Simply dope. :)

Accidental

I made an accidental new bloggie today..thought I couldn't use my hotmail to sign in as it keeps prompting me to sign in using my gmail account, frustrating~Wanted to find an outlet, couldn't stand certain things that happened. Well, I guess no use thinking about it now. That person is just how it is, character and such, just have to bear with it. Don't wanna think about it and I just wanna get away soon.

For certain points in time, I'd get so angry, I wished the person would get the hell out of my life. We can get angry and forgive for the stupidest reasons.

At certain times, I did both. Perhaps I'm the stupid one.

Choices

Sometimes, it made me wonder what would turn out if I had made a different choice. If I were to smile instead of frown, embrace instead of walk away. At the edge of crossroads, it just takes a step to decide who you want to be.

Sometimes, you just make a mistake in the choice that you have made. And once again you are stuck between whether to give it all up or just press on and try your best to do what you can to rectify the problem.

Attitude + mindset = Choices made or actions taken

God watches over His flock.

坚强

工作的坚强 - 要一直不断提高自己的知识和尝试，遇到挫折也不许气馁。如果问题因自己而起，更不能放弃。再郁闷也要做下去，因为问题要自己解决。

态度和观念的坚强 - 清楚懂得自己要什么，要做什么而得到要的结果。中途不能放弃，做到自己无怨无悔。

生活的坚强 - 不能一直不动。但要有足够玩乐的时间 :)

生活到了这里，我从来没有后悔过做出的决定。除了一些吧，但我不记得。从中学毕业的时候到选择进NAFA，病时要对自己的身体做怎样的治疗，不断练习画画，到现在这份工作，都没有后悔。只偶尔觉得累， 想中途放弃。我现在写这个，是要鼓励我自己。有时觉得太累了，觉得不想再奋斗时，看到这篇，我会继续的加油。

加油加油刘玉鈴！