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I can't begin to say how crazy the last month or so has been. There I said it, it's been CRAZY.
And when the HDB buildings chimed at 12pm to signal the arrival of November today, I couldn't believe how close we are to the end of 2019. It's NOVEMBER, wow.
Again, I've been sooo super busy and tired that I couldn't update this blog the entire month.
Not only did I travel to TWO countries consecutively (Germany and Japan), I was also struck by ILLNESSES. Yes, you read that right, plural. I got very sick twice. One before I went to Germany and the other right after returning from Japan. And I haven't been so seriously sick in such a longggg time. The first time, I suffered stomach pains and nausea, also a bit of fainting spells. The second, fever. In fact, I've just recovered and was on mc for the last two days.
It's just been CRAZY for my body to say the least. CRAZY.
Amidst all the craziness, I also spent my 27th birthday last month in Tokyo :) With the family.
Turning 27 is also quite crazy. I think 27 is the last year I can actually say that "I'm still young". 28, I believe, is when age really sets in. It's the age when one is already done pursuing some sort of basic academic level of achievement, and also seen a couple of years in the real working world. I even sense some of my youthful idealism starting to slip away.... and I find myself, well, constantly tired sometimes. Maybe it's also the age when I'm trying to find out how to balance what I fundamentally believe in and what the world expects me to be.
And it's also quite sobering watching the documentary "Amy" on my way home on the plane. It's a documentary chronicling Amy Winehouse's life and eventual death. I remembered crying buckets when I was 18/19 knowing that I'd never listen to more music from one of my favourite artistes. It's even more mindblowing as I was watching the documentary to realise that omg, she died when she was 27 and I'm 27 now?! It's crazy to think you're now the same age as someone you used to listen to.
Then look at me now. Trying to build my own career as well, and finding my way around life. A number of superstars like Winehouse died at 27 - from overdose or misadventure of sorts, having maybe struggled to come to terms with the complexities of this world. It is a very complicated, hard, tough world out there. I... and my other millennial colleagues... we battle the newsroom every day. Wondering what we do is worth it or not. Then, we get called the tofu generation.
But I believe, we still bring a lot to the table. Maybe we are the generation that can establish and also somehow bring our ideals into the real world. And I think that makes a life worth living. The world is substantially different now and who's not to say, as a famous politician once said, 'yes we can.'
crazy, crazy world we live in eh - just needs a little dose of craziness back at it.
And when the HDB buildings chimed at 12pm to signal the arrival of November today, I couldn't believe how close we are to the end of 2019. It's NOVEMBER, wow.
Again, I've been sooo super busy and tired that I couldn't update this blog the entire month.
Not only did I travel to TWO countries consecutively (Germany and Japan), I was also struck by ILLNESSES. Yes, you read that right, plural. I got very sick twice. One before I went to Germany and the other right after returning from Japan. And I haven't been so seriously sick in such a longggg time. The first time, I suffered stomach pains and nausea, also a bit of fainting spells. The second, fever. In fact, I've just recovered and was on mc for the last two days.
It's just been CRAZY for my body to say the least. CRAZY.
Amidst all the craziness, I also spent my 27th birthday last month in Tokyo :) With the family.
Turning 27 is also quite crazy. I think 27 is the last year I can actually say that "I'm still young". 28, I believe, is when age really sets in. It's the age when one is already done pursuing some sort of basic academic level of achievement, and also seen a couple of years in the real working world. I even sense some of my youthful idealism starting to slip away.... and I find myself, well, constantly tired sometimes. Maybe it's also the age when I'm trying to find out how to balance what I fundamentally believe in and what the world expects me to be.
And it's also quite sobering watching the documentary "Amy" on my way home on the plane. It's a documentary chronicling Amy Winehouse's life and eventual death. I remembered crying buckets when I was 18/19 knowing that I'd never listen to more music from one of my favourite artistes. It's even more mindblowing as I was watching the documentary to realise that omg, she died when she was 27 and I'm 27 now?! It's crazy to think you're now the same age as someone you used to listen to.
Then look at me now. Trying to build my own career as well, and finding my way around life. A number of superstars like Winehouse died at 27 - from overdose or misadventure of sorts, having maybe struggled to come to terms with the complexities of this world. It is a very complicated, hard, tough world out there. I... and my other millennial colleagues... we battle the newsroom every day. Wondering what we do is worth it or not. Then, we get called the tofu generation.
But I believe, we still bring a lot to the table. Maybe we are the generation that can establish and also somehow bring our ideals into the real world. And I think that makes a life worth living. The world is substantially different now and who's not to say, as a famous politician once said, 'yes we can.'
crazy, crazy world we live in eh - just needs a little dose of craziness back at it.
