Current Song: 突然好想你 by Mayday
Current Read: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
I suppose this will be my last entry of the year 2008, cause 2009 is starting in just about 17 hours time. Two years back, this time, I'm in Taiwan having the best countdown in my entire life. Alex was there with us, and now he's getting married! Haha, congrats dude. One year ago, this time, I was getting ready to cycle overnight with some dear old friends. Kok Guan was there with us, and now he's in New Hampshire. Haha, have fun there bro, and date a Hispanic woman! This year shall be a simple affair of drinking by the beach with the friends who stick to me thin and thick all these 11 to 13 years.
Wrapping up 2008, I have my fair share of ups and downs. School was as usual busy, though I'm enjoying it in another way. I went to the casino for the first time in June with the folks, and won myself 500 bucks. Then I got myself a little trip to Hongkong with the buddies after working as a hard labour at Ulu Tuas, and came back from hongkong with four big blisters and two small ones. Baby Bryce was born in October, and now he's the little tyrant of the house with his thunder cries. Oh yeah, he can even do a hi-5 back to me now though he's only 3 months old. Hmmmm, I met a girl, and she rejected me; I met a boy and I rejected him. And I concluded that I attract more gays then girls, which is goddamn sad.
I'm reckon the new year will be a year of crisis. First and foremost, I will be one of the pathetic victims of the economic crisis since I'll be entering the workforce this coming June when the economy is right at its downfall. But the worst could have been the fact that I will be turning 25 (though I just celebrated by 24th birthday couple of days back), and I'm kinda sure I'm entering my quarter-life crisis RIGHT NOW.
Wrapping up 2008, I have my fair share of ups and downs. School was as usual busy, though I'm enjoying it in another way. I went to the casino for the first time in June with the folks, and won myself 500 bucks. Then I got myself a little trip to Hongkong with the buddies after working as a hard labour at Ulu Tuas, and came back from hongkong with four big blisters and two small ones. Baby Bryce was born in October, and now he's the little tyrant of the house with his thunder cries. Oh yeah, he can even do a hi-5 back to me now though he's only 3 months old. Hmmmm, I met a girl, and she rejected me; I met a boy and I rejected him. And I concluded that I attract more gays then girls, which is goddamn sad.
I'm reckon the new year will be a year of crisis. First and foremost, I will be one of the pathetic victims of the economic crisis since I'll be entering the workforce this coming June when the economy is right at its downfall. But the worst could have been the fact that I will be turning 25 (though I just celebrated by 24th birthday couple of days back), and I'm kinda sure I'm entering my quarter-life crisis RIGHT NOW.
Symptoms of Quarter-Life Crisis
(extracted from Wikipedia)
(extracted from Wikipedia)
√ feeling "not good enough" because one can't find a job that is at one's academic/intellectual level (starting soon I guess)
√ frustration with relationships, the working world, and finding a suitable job or career (ahhh, i don't want to work!)
√ confusion of identity (not in the gay way la!)
√ insecurity regarding the near future (yes, very!!!)
√ insecurity concerning long-term plans, life goals (i've never meet any of my goals since 2004 ended.)
√ insecurity regarding present accomplishments (not enough A's for the degree! haha!!!)
√ re-evaluation of close interpersonal relationships (true friends, a few will do.)
X disappointment with one's job (not yet, soon. But I hope not..)
√ nostalgia for university, college, high school or elementary school life (those around me will know...)
X tendency to hold stronger opinions (still okay la!)
√ boredom with social interactions (I start to hate clubbing recently.)
X loss of closeness to high school and college friends (I'm fortunate we are still close over the years.)
√ financially-rooted stress (overwhelming college loans, unanticipatedly high cost of living, etc.) (and that stupid economic crisis!)
√ loneliness (no comments)
X desire to have children (no comments)
X a sense that everyone is, somehow, doing better than you (luckily I still have that little bit of self esteem left...)
I scored 11/16 of the above-mentioned symptoms, how great(!!!). But nonetheless, I'm still looking towards 2009 positively, and hopefully I would get what I want at the end of the year. =) 2009, here I come!!!
HAPPY 2009 BABES AND HUNKS!!!
