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| Hello old friend.
Time and time again I make promises to you, telling you that I will try and update as much as I can, sometimes even declaring bold things, like "EVERYDAY!" or "SOON!"
I'm a liar.
The whole summer has gone by - and the crisp breeze now reminds me of the first days of school. This summer was an interesting one - but not one that will be embedded in my memory several years down. Just another summer that contained summer activities. Not like last year.
It's application season. My line of work always makes me feel like I'm still a student - although those days are long gone. Everyday it's the same thing - wake up at 8, out the door by 8:50, clock into work at 9:30. Sit at the computer, have some lunch, make a few calls, write a few emails, clock out at 6:30, home by 7:10.
2.5 months left of 2009. A quite unspectacular year, actually. Bear with me as I try and recap...
Jan - ... I don't remember. This is quite sad.
Feb - went skiing with some coworkers. went to Namsan tower. I think that's about it.
Mar - Nothing remarkable...
Apr - went to the Philippines! I turned 28. Ruby turned 1. Josh turned 19.
May - Hmm...
Jun - Summer started. Shaun came to visit for 2 months. Made new friends. Busan for a weekend.
July - met many starcraft/TL nerds. Mudfest for a weekend.
Aug - Moved in with Jamie.
Sept - My college friends came to visit for a week. Osaka for a weekend. Busan for another.
Oct - IEF and more TL nerds. Grandma goes into surgery.
Nov - 2 years with J.
Dec - Jamie leaves for England for the month. Christmas. Goodbye 2009.
Indeed. Not much to remember. To be completely honest, I had to cheat and check out facebook photos to see if I even DID anything in those months. People ask me why I take so many pictures - I think, it's to make sure that I can keep my memories in order.
More work needs to be done. Procrastination is something that I have not yet grown out of. I don't know if I ever will.
I won't lie to you again. I'll come back to write when I can, but know this: I always, ALWAYS come back to you.
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| No excuses this time for not blogging. At least I'm keeping a datebook calendar thingie so I can write down everything.
Had the most perfect weekend.
Starting with going to bed at 9pm on Friday, I woke up refreshed on Saturday morning (first time, in a long time) and got to cleaning my whole apartment. Laundry, scrubbing the bathroom, the whole works. Met up with a friend who just got back to Korea and had a good time catching up with her, then went grocery shopping to make dinner for another friend of mine. Around 8, he and I got to enjoy some veggie filled pasta while watching Starcraft on TV, followed by good chatter and some Jack and coke. After he leaves around 1, the next 2 hours were spent reading while feeling the cool almost-summer breeze flow through my window. I woke up this morning around 10 to see an amazing day. Met up with some other friends at the Han River where we just hung out, read books, talked. Took a walk over the bridge into Itaewon where we had Thai for dinner, then some coffee and cakes. It is now 9pm and I am home, basking in the delight that was my weekend. It just occurred to me that... it's been a long time since I was able to have such a simple, yet wonderful time - away from my computer. Am I really that dependent?? One more week until Jamie gets back to Korea. I can't believe it's already June. One thing's for sure tho - I'm definitely glad the cold yucky weather is passing. Welcome, summer! | | |
| side note: i think it's kinda weird that xanga now updates on fb. anyway.
just got back from a short weekend in cebu, philippines. while the weather forecast predicted thunderstorms all weekend, my pictures show otherwise. it was a good getaway from the daily grind of work / eat / sleep.
ok - obligatory recap of the weekend:
4/9 thurs - left work at 5:30 to meet jamie to catch the bus to the airport. had some bk before getting on the plane (bad idea) and got there feeling kinda queasy. our flight was delayed a bit but got on the plane alright and arrived in cebu shortly after midnight. 90 degrees and stickiness welcomed us as we stood outside waiting on our tour guide. we made our way to the resort, and promptly passed out.
4/10 friday - woke up to realize that jamie didnt have flip flops or a bathing suit! i spent my morning getting those and eating breakfast as he took his time lazing in bed. at 11 met with our tour guide as we planned the rest of our trip. after lunch, went to the beach, lounged around until the sun went down. had dinner on the beach and called it an early night.
4/11 saturday - woke up at 7 thinking it was 8am. lol. got ready and ate and went to meet our tour guide and sat around before realizing that we didnt change the clock one hour back. ^^ went back to the room to watch some tv and then properly went back to the meeting spot at 9am - the correct one. boat ride, snorkling, amazing food and we were exausted, burnt and happy by 3pm when we got back to the resort. after some rest and dinner, went to see the "amazing show" which wasn't so amazing, but more interesting - as it featured some of the prettiest men i've ever seen. O_o
4/12 sunday - woke up early again but jamie was feeling sick. still made it to breakfast and packed and such, checked out at 12:30. met up with our tour guide again and other people who were on a similar package as us and made our way to cebu city for a city tour. sightseeing, shopping, massages and some slots - then it was 10pm and we made our way to the airport.
4/13 monday - red eye flight arrived at 6am. got into seoul around 8:30 due to traffic and then came straight to work. yes. i am quite quite quite tired.
compared to 2008, i've definitely been doing less traveling and more working. this trip cost a lot more than i thought it would, but it was 110% worth it. it was just what i needed for a boost amidst the mundane daily cycle i currently go through.
2008 was my year of uncertainty, but in a good way - in an exploring, seeking, endulging, letting go way. 2009 is proving to be different. this year is telling me that i need to start thinking of growing up, to become an adult, to be more responsible. i'm not sure if i'm ready for that just yet, but with a steady job and a steady bf - perhaps this year is one to ease me into "real life".
this year will be a transitional year. and i still have three quarters left to go.
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| 6 months since my last entry. or has it been 7? anyhow, how i spent the last half year of my life is a big blur, as i'm not as good as i used to be in remembering all the nooks and crannies.
quick recap? (if anything, for the future me, who i know will be looking back at this entry and sighing that there's no content). jamie moved out to korea. got my own officetel in kangnam. quit gom. played more wow. had visitors. became stagnant.
i'm feeling extra anxious today and i dont know why.
28 is around the corner. i'm starting to embrace the fact that i will be heading into my 30's soon, however, i feel like i have nothing to show for it. no bankroll with a nice savings account, no prospects of marriage or kids. i own no property. i will be heading into my 30's with a big fat debt and no masters to show for it. facebook reminds me everyday that people i knew in high school/college/gradschool are now married with kids and homes and provincial lives that i still cant see myself living.
what is it that i want? how can it be that every year i cant figure this out?
not all is bad. surprisingly i'm content in my current state of "settledness".
i need to go back to bed. it's one of those days.
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