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giving thanks
there's been a lack of solid posts lately because i've been going out so much gah the bank account is bleeding and i'm heading to Korea in a couple of days (two exactly) so i'm pretty much stoked for that (understatement of the year)
i haven't had time to do one of those long-ass post-graduation posts where i write down everything that i've learnt and to do myself (and my future self) justice, i decided a good long post is necessary to just give thanks for where i am today.
i started out at SMU four years ago in denial and wishing with every ounce of my being that a miracle would occur and the school would explode or something and i could get my ass out of there. that didn't happen (unfortunately) i still remember procrastinating so badly in my first semester that up to week 8 i was still in la la land, behind all my readings and enjoying my break week that in week 9 i felt like i had been hit by a train. needless to say, i didn't do very well in my first semester (which made me hate it even more).
then year 1 sem 2 came and there was respite in this mod called LTB where i made good friends (and was very very VERY shocked to realise that this particular person whom i had noticed before end up in my class and in my group). HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEMESTER. oh not forgetting how i planned a 'go to the UK alone' trip for the summer holiday.
my first long summer vacation was full of ups and downs. i joined a community service project, made tons of mistakes, escaped halfway to the UK (really irresponsible of me) and forged so many precious friendships that have lasted to this day. they say people bond over hard times. i wholeheartedly concur. it's the tough times that get people together.
year 2 was the year of failed relationships. played with fire, got my fingers burnt (twice) and did not learn my lesson. both semesters flew by in the blink of an eye and then i headed off to India for my first internship. I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE. I FELL IN LOVE, IN DEEP DEEP LOVE WITH THE PLACE, (with a person), AND I TRAVELED SO MUCH I THINK I CAN WRITE A GUIDEBOOK ON SOUTH INDIA. HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP: PARAGLIDING IN MANALI, BIKING DOWN ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS HIGHWAYS, ROADTRIPPING.
year 3 started with post-India blues. got by the first semester knowing that sem 2 would be spent in a better place. sem 2 was spent in Minneapolis, Minnesota where I lived in a part of the States that had snow six months a year. I learnt to live with someone else, to realise that marriage entailed giving up a bit of independence (am not ready to), attended ice-skating lessons, went skiing, did roadtrips, almost got us killed on the freeway, saw the Disney castle light up with fireworks, fell in love with a few cities (like New York & San Francisco), visited a vineyard, and at the end of it decided that i wanted to go back to India. after 4 days in SG i found myself on a plane back to Bangalore where i did an internship at Edelman and decided PR could be something i actually enjoy. India round 2 made me become more thankful for everything that i had been given thus far, and i rewrote many memories.
year 4 has been nothing short of amazing. i made friends, i did six mods in the entire year. wow. looking back i actually wonder what i did with all that spare time. (tuition, waitressing, observing people, spending time with friends) i think i learnt more about life while taking fewer mods at school ironically. and i learnt to wing it. i learnt how some people claim that change is the way forward but when presented with a notion that they think is doomed for failure, they label it as too risky. visions are birthed by people and also killed by people. i found God (again) and looked back in amazement at how His hand had been upon my life throughout the 22 years. even while i played punk and strayed, his faithfulness never fails to amaze me.
i did it. i hope i became a better person. i hope i make a difference.
i haven't had time to do one of those long-ass post-graduation posts where i write down everything that i've learnt and to do myself (and my future self) justice, i decided a good long post is necessary to just give thanks for where i am today.
i started out at SMU four years ago in denial and wishing with every ounce of my being that a miracle would occur and the school would explode or something and i could get my ass out of there. that didn't happen (unfortunately) i still remember procrastinating so badly in my first semester that up to week 8 i was still in la la land, behind all my readings and enjoying my break week that in week 9 i felt like i had been hit by a train. needless to say, i didn't do very well in my first semester (which made me hate it even more).
then year 1 sem 2 came and there was respite in this mod called LTB where i made good friends (and was very very VERY shocked to realise that this particular person whom i had noticed before end up in my class and in my group). HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEMESTER. oh not forgetting how i planned a 'go to the UK alone' trip for the summer holiday.
my first long summer vacation was full of ups and downs. i joined a community service project, made tons of mistakes, escaped halfway to the UK (really irresponsible of me) and forged so many precious friendships that have lasted to this day. they say people bond over hard times. i wholeheartedly concur. it's the tough times that get people together.
year 2 was the year of failed relationships. played with fire, got my fingers burnt (twice) and did not learn my lesson. both semesters flew by in the blink of an eye and then i headed off to India for my first internship. I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE. I FELL IN LOVE, IN DEEP DEEP LOVE WITH THE PLACE, (with a person), AND I TRAVELED SO MUCH I THINK I CAN WRITE A GUIDEBOOK ON SOUTH INDIA. HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP: PARAGLIDING IN MANALI, BIKING DOWN ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS HIGHWAYS, ROADTRIPPING.
year 3 started with post-India blues. got by the first semester knowing that sem 2 would be spent in a better place. sem 2 was spent in Minneapolis, Minnesota where I lived in a part of the States that had snow six months a year. I learnt to live with someone else, to realise that marriage entailed giving up a bit of independence (am not ready to), attended ice-skating lessons, went skiing, did roadtrips, almost got us killed on the freeway, saw the Disney castle light up with fireworks, fell in love with a few cities (like New York & San Francisco), visited a vineyard, and at the end of it decided that i wanted to go back to India. after 4 days in SG i found myself on a plane back to Bangalore where i did an internship at Edelman and decided PR could be something i actually enjoy. India round 2 made me become more thankful for everything that i had been given thus far, and i rewrote many memories.
year 4 has been nothing short of amazing. i made friends, i did six mods in the entire year. wow. looking back i actually wonder what i did with all that spare time. (tuition, waitressing, observing people, spending time with friends) i think i learnt more about life while taking fewer mods at school ironically. and i learnt to wing it. i learnt how some people claim that change is the way forward but when presented with a notion that they think is doomed for failure, they label it as too risky. visions are birthed by people and also killed by people. i found God (again) and looked back in amazement at how His hand had been upon my life throughout the 22 years. even while i played punk and strayed, his faithfulness never fails to amaze me.
i did it. i hope i became a better person. i hope i make a difference.
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