the wrap-up of the year.
this year has been a roller coaster. i've had crushes on people on such a frequent basis that at some point i thought i was just so desperate for some sort of love. finally took the time at the end of the year, when coming back to university, to really get to know people and not care about whatever feelings i had for whoever for once. again and again i was reminded to enjoy the process and not worry about the results. i love the friendships that i have right now, and i can't wait to do more stuff with these people (and others!) next year.
it has been emotional as well. there were many tragedies that happened to Malaysia, but moreover, many that happened within the vicinity of my life. friends and cousins lost their parents or relatives, and i couldn't help but to feel that God was somehow preparing me for some sort of calamity. i can't say i've gotten used to deaths, but it's not as unknown to me anymore, and i'm really just not sure if that's a good thing.
other than that, i found myself being in places that i never thought would be in this year. often times i felt like a stranger, tagging along for the ride, when i hardly knew what was going on. it really just felt like God wanted me to be there at these times. i got to know people whom i had to eventually say goodbye to because either they left or i did. i made friends with people i never thought i could ever befriend, and i shared these really significant memories with people who probably treasured it a lot more than i did. nevertheless, i'm thankful for where He has placed me at these particular times as i got to share very precious moments with some very precious people. i'm very very grateful for that.
i also went traveling a lot this year! which is a brand new experience for me. here are the stuff i did and the places i went:
2. went to Philippines for the first time in my LIFE with two girls (one Malaysian and one Filipino who took us around, hee) and did all the crazy things. they were such great travel partners, and we had really encouraging and deep conversations about life, it was just such a good session with them. being at El Nido was also one of the most breath-taking experiences, because not only did i swim through a hole in the rock cliff, but i got to see the clearest waters i have ever set my eyes upon. the entire experience was so memorable that it can still feel like i just came back yesterday!
3. a 4-day-3-nights trip to Penang (also after a very long time not visiting the bustling state) with a Singaporean friend whom i wasn't precisely close to but definitely got closer to during the trip! loved the intellectual conversations we had from gender to just plain talking about boys, hahahaha. having her for the trip really made it so much more memorable. so glad to for her to have fallen in love with a city in Malaysia (:
4. this one doesn't really count as a trip, but i went for my first ever conference that isn't in church! the East Asia Regional Conference (EARC) was spectacular, because i got to see people from so many countries and cultures worshiping one God with all of their hearts. it was so beautiful, every time we had a worship session in a different language. hearing stories from all the representatives and just making new friends was so much fun as well. this was a very memorable experience for me, because this was the first campus event i joined after coming back from Singapore, and i had felt so out of place. but i found God again in this conference, and He assured me that i belonged on my campus, and it all changed so rapidly when i went back to university in September.
and if you didn't read any of those, here are some lovely people whom i shared very fond memories with this year:
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you've been great, 2014. i've had some of my lowest moments this year, but i cherish them all. the good and the bad times. the company. every single waking moment of fleeting emotions, i felt them and i'm ready to feel more.
New Year's resolution every year:
be more fearless.
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