Walk Down Memory Lane

For reasons you'll know later, I re-visited some of my older blog posts. Some of them really brought back memories, especially the ones about Arts Camp and of course, Hong Kong. Can't believe that it's been 4 months since I have returned. Apart from that, if I applied a tag cloud on the contents of my blog, the word 'school' will probably stand out the most.

Anyway, I was rather fascinated by some of the contents and style of writing I used in some of my older entries. Fast forward to today, and my style has probably changed pretty much. Then again people do change, and I shall just look back at those entries knowing that they are genuine reflections of myself and my style back then.

I would say that this blog has pretty much served its main purpose as a priceless diary of my life since I started blogging. This will be my last entry here.

Touching - Beautifully Imperfect

Just came across this 'Funeral Commercial' on Facebook, and it left such a deep impression on me that I just had to blog about it. Yes, I teared a little while watching it. To evoke such emotions in 3 minutes pretty much highlights the power of the script. The message itself, "Beautifully Imperfect", was beautiful. The directing and photography was excellent too, and to date is one of the most impressive advertisements I have ever came across. Not to mention it's a local production.

The commercial probably 'touched' me more than it would others due what I been through last month. Through all that happened, I have very much learnt to treasure my family much more, and this commercial was a timely reminder of that.

Taking Life for Granted

So many things to blog about. First of, yes it's high time I changed my blog skin. In fact, I had plans to do more than just change my blog skin, but work and many other distractions have put my plans on hold.

I'm more than halfway through my internship, and although work has been building up, things have been great. Simply put it, it's true when people say that there's no point really studying so hard, as you really only learn best only when you experience it. It's true, and I'm not sure how this mentality is going to get me through honours year come August.

Blogs and Facebook has been my key to keeping up to date with what's happening in and around school. If there's one thing I have to complain about internship, it's that I no longer get to experience that 'fun' side of school. Have already missed quite abit of activities in the last month due to certain distractions in life.

In many ways, last month was one to forgot. The superstitious side of me is glad that April has come to hopefully wash away all the 'bad' in March. I've been in hospital premises for more times in a month than my lifetime. For one, it felt horrible to lie in the hospital bed myself, but it felt many times worse to see people you know lying there as well. More so if its a loved one. Dad just had an op, and days before, during and after the op was really hard for me personally. Thank goodness he's better now, but it's through this month that I realise how much I've been taking life for granted. I mentioned before how conversations with friends now often linger around work and quarter life crisis, but I soon realised that the one major sign of us aging is when we see our parents starting to age, and in the process experiencing sickness. I've spent much of the last months enjoying myself in Hong Kong and taking life as it is, only to realise that I've perhaps been a little to carefree to assume that things were always to be smooth sailing.

Spent almost the entire day doing housework, something which I usually relied on my Dad to do. I felt a little down with all the chores not because I felt tired, but more because I realised how tough it really is, and how I've relied too much on Dad to handle all of that. It's really time to do my part, instead of just bumming around in front of the computer. Routines at home have changed, and it really is a wakeup call for me.