Dusting Away the Cobwebs

I took a look at the date of the last entry for this blog. It was on 31 May 2009, ie almost one year ago. I think this latest entry, or what I shall term the 'resurrection entry', probably makes it seem as if there has been a one-year void in my life. What have I been doing in the course of this one year? This brings me back to last May.

I still remember the night (or early morning) that I arrived in Singapore on a connecting Northwest flight from Tokoyo. It was 16th May 2009, exactly one year ago. Joey and Michael were waiting for me at the airport. The rest didn't come because the car could not carry us all. So I was back in Singapore, feeling quite lost in my own country. (I believe) I collected myself and quickly fell back into the pace of life. I did a few internships in the holidays before school started in Ausgust. Memory of the first semester of Year 4 was quite a blur, except for Prof Loy's IP classes, which are ever so fulfilling and enjoyable. Then came the December holidays where I absolutely could not remember what I did, except for an ugly incidence of face-off with Ah gui at home. Then Adriana arrived with Cathy in late December.

I had been looking forward to Adriana's arrival for one whole semester and in a blink of an eye, she is now back home after having spent 4.5 months here. So much could be said about our friendship, the things we did together, the places we have been and the things we have spoken about. So much, that all couldn't be put down on paper without words running the risk of being understatements. It hardly feels as if we've known each other for only 1.5 years. Now that I recall it, having her here had been quite a surreal experience given that she is meant to be permanently thousands of miles away. However, I am glad to at least say that I had not wasted any opportunities for us to do things and to build memories of us together. It had been a good semester mainly because Adriana was here. I still can't put my finger on what made us get along so well and what contributed to, dare I say, such depth of a friendship. Was it just her personable nature that made things work or is it just my own wishful thinking that she is an extraordinary friend? No matter what I shall miss her, the times we shared and the conversations we have had. What goes on from here? Only time will tell.

So today is 16 May 2010, the 10th day after my last exam (international commercial litigation). It hardly feels like that at all. Why does time seem to fly by so quickly, in fact more quickly nowadays? For example, at this time of the day 7 days ago, I was cycling with Adriana at the East Coast Park and it was also 7 days ago that Adriana first came to our house to have dinner. It feels like it was 3 days ago!

So this is partly the reason why I am resurrecting this blog today. As I read through my entries in the previous year and the thoughts that I managed to capture there and then, I realised it is so valuable to be able to go back in time and revisit your thoughts at a certain point in time. It has the effect of transporting yourself back in time to the point where you encountered a certain incident/entertained that particular thought. It is also a good way to keep oneself at the top of things, to keep track of what one has been doing and hopefully, I'll be able to use this blog as a kind of mirror to reflect on my daily behavior, dealings with people and performance in tasks. It would also be a record of my daily activities.

I hope everyday could be be a fresh one from today onwards, free from encumbrances and baggages of the past, even from the past one day. I want to be able to go on a slightly (not radically) different path where I could appreciate the people around me and even myself and my own life better. I want to minimise negative and inefficient thoughts in my mind. I want to be healthy and strong to meet the tasks and demands of each day. In short, I want to have a refreshed mind and start daily new journeys that would sustain me as a better and happier person in the long term.

Well. At least this sounds like a good start, doesn't it? :)

Postscript:
It is raining cats and dogs now. Jo, Dajie and Taiqi have gone to Parkway Parade for Taiqi's weekly classes. I couldn't go with her today because I have been coughing like nobody's business since Monday. I really wish I could recover quickly and be an energetic person soon. I don't want to be like what Jasmine and YY say, seemingly 'perpetually not feeling well'. Things between me and Ah gui have patched up (I hope) since that chinese physician incident a few days ago and it can just get better! Oh yes, and I probably have to start thinking about what I should do for this holiday if I don't get the Stephenson Harwood internship (I hope their belated reply does not mean that I am one of the rejects whom they would only inform last).