Been a busy and tiring week but really really great too.
Saturday, went for the usual squash and then a "picnic" at Pasir Ris Park with B-b-, Av- and P-. Sunday, impromptu lunch at Toa Payoh Lor 8 with the squash gang (W-, G-, C-S-) and then Les Mis at 7pm and supper out with the bistro gang. Monday, went over to Yi-yi's house to help paint. Tuesday, met Siang for chicken rice dinner, visited his current place, and chit chat about life and investments. Wednesday, dinner with Panda and Daniel at a pretty good and value-for-money Thai food, and hung out at an awesome bar Laugh! at a new hotel. Thursday, went home after work to rest up for the Q.BR meeting and many schedules the next day. Friday, Q.BR meeting went pretty smoothly (I think) and met up with a few JpnSSA and Nana for nomihoudai dinner and clubbing after. Saturday, did not have the usual squash but went over to Yi-yi's place for lunch, got to know a great local bakery with donuts and honey cake, and then over to Jac&Marcus' place for a hotpot, house tour, bar raid and karaoke. Found out gin could taste good (Botanist, Monkey47 Sloe Gin), sang my heart out, got home at 5am, woke up and went for floorball with yy and yx's group at 2pm, discovered good truffle fries thereafter at Sunday Market, and then back home for yong tau foo soup and steamed fish dinner.
I tend to pack my life into a whirlwind of non-stop activity and be forward-looking. Saturday dinner meeting old schoolmates was a reminder of how much I don't remember or maybe don't stop to remember. She could remember we were on the same team 10 years ago but I completely had no recollection. Sometimes I just need to remind myself to pause, breathe and reflect -- one of my favourite activities by far, but perhaps only done infrequently.
Just typing all this though, made me realize how much I have to be thankful and grateful for. So many groups of wonderful people and friends; opportunities in the workplace for both professional and personal growth; encountering wonderful mentors and also touching a few people's lives in small ways...
Of course there are aspects for improvement, especially on the family front. The prodigal brother's return has brought quite a lot of tension and irritation to the house and family - after so long I don't know why it is so difficult to quell the annoyance that swells up when my family members pester me about my brother. He's right here, why don't you ask him instead of me? I'm not his mother or his keeper... Relations with my mother could probably be better too. The cycle of annoyance is re-surging and I even snapped to my cousin's defence against my mom the other day. I know she doesn't have it easy too and she is doing what she can,but I still cannot help but get annoyed at some of the things she says and how narrow her mind and statements seem sometimes. Sigh, family really is the hardest to deal with and be kind to... Why...
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On a side note, 2016 will probably be a year of firsts in many ways: Went natural rock climbing in Krabi with a group of people I don't all know that well; Re-took the level 1 for climbing; Climbed Mt. Rinjani with 14 others, of which I initially only knew 2; Joined a floorball group outside of the school circle for the first time; Had dinner with friends of friends and had a lot of fun meeting new people and new gins; Went for my first biz trip albeit just to KL but still, what an experience; Moved to a rotation in a completely different field requiring vastly different skill sets which I am still working hard on (networking, presentation, presenting).
Still to come: Part of a project for work for the first time, and definitely excited about it; Rolling out a new process in my rotation role; Going for Advanced open water in August; Will be visiting CA end August to September for a summit; MCing a good friend's wedding in September.
That's it for now but I think I also got a good reminder for myself that even if I am thoroughly enjoying and growing so much right now, I need to remember to take the steps today to reach my dreams tomorrow. No matter what, just keep walking girl.
Still my favourite quote right now:
"Are your habits of today on par with your dreams for tomorrow?"
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