Season 8, Episode 2: Decisions...

"What if life only has one path and you have no choice but to travel that single route?"

I am now officially 21. I had an awesome party with my family and friends, and i will post or blog about it in more detail soon.

Recently, i watched 'This Means War' and surprisingly, the movie was entertaining and good. A quote from the movie about mistakes made me think. Mistakes make us who we are, and i cannot agree on it any further. There are so many decisions to make since birth, as a child, and we are given the luxury to choose. Sometimes, unfortunately, our decision does not lead us to our destination. That is when we have to build ourselves up and learn from those mistakes. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. On the flip side, some choices made can really turn your life around.

Thinking about making decisions, my mind always flies back to the time i was in Primary 3, when i was offered the choice to pass Primary 4. It was a big decision. But being age 9, not fully matured, my decision was influenced by many factors that ultimately, i entered Primary 5 when school reopened. Fortunately, i see this decision as a life-turning point and i am mostly who i am today because of that leap.

Currently, my friends and i are searching for internship placements for our internship period beginning this June. I have said this timelessly, that waiting is a tiring game. We sent our mails and only hoped to receive a reply. We checked our mail box everyday, pressured when news that spread about companies emailing shortlisted candidates. Even more disheartening when i checked the inbox to find none of that subject. It made me wonder if i actually sent the application or if they received it. Or what criteria the companies were looking for.

I received two local 'calls' that might offer me a placement recently. I was overwhelmed and speechless when i first received the 'calls'. Really, i was speechless, because finally, someone read my application and called. After so much waiting, i was shortlisted.

Then it was decision time. When i did not get any, i did not get any. When i got, i got two, and i was in deep dilemma to decide which to choose within short time frames. In the end, i had to make a decision, and now i can only pray that my decision made will be one that i like and will forever remember.

Back to the quote at the top of this post, what if there is nothing to choose from? Would that make life easier? Definitely, but throughout my post, if you have not realized, decisions make life interesting; me different from the others. I made a decision to study Petroleum Engineering, i made a decision to be in UTP, and i make my decision whether to be happy or sad.

wc12 realizes every step is a decision made, consciously or subconsciously.

Season 8, Episode 1: Not forgotten...

"Life is like a book- no two pages the same, always a progression, and every value gained is forever."

The 4 months break went by in a whoosh! Cliche as it is, time do fly when we're having fun, ain't it? My four months were good. Could be better, but good. I know i enjoyed myself, i know i did what i wanted to do and although some may not yet reach its goal, i'm getting there. The thing is, it has started, it has rolled and it will continue rolling.

This post has been delayed for many many weeks. Delayed, but not forgotten, and here i am, blogging from the confines of my room. At the time of this writing, i am already at the end of Week 6 of my semester. Fast, isn't it, that those 4 months felt like yesterday.

I can feel the stress weighing in for this semester. Courses are tougher- but what they say about tough? The tough gets going. Growing up is filled with obstacles and challenges, and what i hope for myself is to grow further and leap past this hurdles and come out stronger than i already am.

With that being said, my perspectives have changed. With age comes maturity, comes wisdom. I'm blogging, a week away from turning 21. 20 years of living, no regrets. Could be better, but no regrets.

I am not entirely disconnected from the blogosphere. I just shifted my attention to another blog that focuses on food and travel. This series is coming to an end soon. Two more seasons- but look at how the 7 flashed in a second. Nostalgic, season 1 was good 3 years back! So being in Tronoh makes me want to explore the places around here and continue to experience new things. I've been to Sitiawan twice, Ipoh several times, caved Gua Tempurung, hiked Bukit Kledang, ate bean sprout chicken 'nga choi kai', 'hiong pang' and recalled Bukit Merah outing fondly. More is to explore and you can check them out and stay updated at www.wonderfoodtravel.blogspot.com.

After 4 months, i had my first test. And just to say, it blew me off. Could be better, but what is done is done.

This semester is also the time i start to scamper for an internship placement. The waiting game is torturing, but there is nothing i can do but to endure and pray that i will get somewhere. Time will tell.

At a week before mid sem. I promise to write more here. After all, this blog is where my first love resides.

wc12