2009

like what else do u do at the end of the yr right?


2009 has been a crazy yr.

new yrs are like exams.
steve says, let 2009 pass and go.
yeah, like exams, they come and go, sometimes leaving u exhausted, sometimes exhilarated, but at the end of it all, u know its over.


9 eventful things that happened in 2009:
(and working with YOG have taught me to leave events with learning points, so here goes..)

1. the hoohaas about izzat.
too many to say. if i were to say it, im gonna cry, so i wont.
keep the good, forget the bad, they say.

lesson learnt: letting go.

2. went for a surgery that changed my life. 27 feb-
(my knee is my life okay.)
surgery and hospitalisation fees: $10k
cab fees back and forth woodlands and sports council for rehab and physio: $400
having friends that helped me tru the immense pain i was suffering: priceless.
and now im running and kicking, Alhamdullilah. :)

lesson learnt: go for rehab religiously right after surgery. its the most painful thing ever, but pain makes u stronger.

3. landing an internship with YOG.

lesson learnt: get a proper job, being an intern sucks. but okay, the experience was great. u have sprinters like seng song and polo boys like ren kai as ur colleagues. what more can u ask for as an intern? higher pay. HAH, u wait long long.

4. getting my first (and hopefully my last) D+ for exams.
social psychology. not really my thing. its the lecturer, i swear. pulled my grades down like sai. ugh.

lesson learnt: dont give ACL tear as an excuse for doing poorly for exams. blame the lecturer.

5. darwin happened.
waterfalls, plungepools, rocks and hundreds and hundreds of kilometers of driving.

lesson learnt: book your flight tickets early. go to the most random places in the world wiht the most random group of ppl and make it happen :)

6. silat ivp.
team manager seh, goes into my testimonial. not bad. leadership quality: check. good results? umm.

lesson learnt: acl patients make good team managers.


7. signed my life away with nie.
all i was thinking was, masters masters masters. insyaAllah.

lesson learnt: dont think too much, agree with nike, just do it!

8. lose to win.

was part of the team that made people lose weight and feel more confident abt themselves. who says u cant change the life of others?

lesson learnt: theres no such thing as fat people, only lazy people.

9. went globetrotting. wait, no. 3 countries, one island-trotting.
vietnam, cambodia, bangkok and phuket in a week. konon globetrotter lahhh.

lesson learnt: tell yr mum who you go holiday with.