Dear 2015, thank you and goodbye.

Dear neglected space, hello. *cues hello from the other sideeeee~*

It's been months since the last update and I feel so guilty because I always have the motivation to pen down some stuff but ended up sleeping whenever I get home early. Hadn't given myself my me-time since forever. 

2015
Honestly speaking, 2015 has been an awesome and fulfilling year for me. 
Every milestones and every adventures that I've taken made the year that great. 
The year seems to pass even faster, like it just zoom past in a blink of eye. That's probably because it has been an enjoying time of my life. 
Of course, the highlight of the year was my travel adventures which I will touch on it later this part. 

For my own future reading, let me list down the major events for my year of 2015! 

Driver's license

Anyone who follows me will definitely know that I have been going for driving classes since February 2014. It took me a year to get my driver's license due to my hiatus of 3 months in between. I got it in one pass which was much to my surprise! Read here about my journey towards my driver's license or my Dayre about the happenings on my test date! The receiving of the card was like an advanced birthday present for myself because it came about 2 weeks before my 21st! 

Turning 21 

I wasn't able to have a full blown birthday celebration for my 21st but I was ever glad that my friends and family were there for me on the day itself.
The office surprised me one day before and they gave me the Bumblebee G-shock that I had been eyeing since donkey years ago! 

I've since been wearing it for work since it's water resistance unlike my other watches that will crack when in contact with my sweat. :<  Lovely gift from the awesome people. 

Spent my 21st birthday visiting my grandparents and then went out with the siblings for a simple lunch and grocery shopping for steamboat in the night. My mum couldn't stand not celebrating my birthday for me she got a cake for me after work. HAHA. 
The bunch of friends, my biggest bunch, surprised me at my doorstep too, when I was preparing for dinner. Felt so bad because I wasn't able to invite them for dinner at my place because the steamboat was already boiling with pork inside. :/ 
They gave me my first Black Box - Prada which was a card holder that I had been talking to Yaowing about getting one. Appreciated it a lot even though I didn't want them to spend so much on me since I always believe in using my own ability to get what I want. But really, appreciated them a lot for this. 

Always thankful. 

21st Birthday Trip 

In my list of 21 things to do within the year, I wanted to go on an adventure trip - backpacking. Honestly speaking, I have been wanting to go on such trips for very long but never found the chance or in a crude way, not have the financial ability to do so. 
Took the chance to ask my mum to let me travel since I wasn't able to celebrate my birthday in a large scale. 
Planned for a few months to decide on the location and the places to go with my travel buddy, Laila.
Sri Lanka was chosen. Yes, Sri Lanka, the country that used to have the Tamil Tigers we studied in our History book. The land of tea. 
It was such a memorable trip. Going to a foreign land with just a big backpack each and travelling on their transports. I had my first chu-chu train ride in my life and it felt awesome especially when the train travels on the railways built high up in the plains with the cool air coming in though the windows. It felt so good, so refreshing. 
It was a really great 8D7N trip to this teardrop island and I will never ever regret my choice despite people shunning at my idea when I share my decision. I wanted to blog about the entire trip but I guess I got lazy halfway through but you can read my Day 1 and Day 2 of the trip here. I actually briefly explained on why I chose Sri Lanka in the end there! 

All the crazy adventures and decisions we had there. More to come. #onceayearyolo

Travelling

Explanation given above^, I took the opportunity to travel as much as I was able to. Indeed, this was the highlight of the year. 
Counting back, I traveled to 6 countries in 12 months in 2015, so much that my friends are telling me to slow down my frequency.

Hong Kong in February 2015

Sri Lanka in April 2015

 

Penang in June 2015

Bangkok in July 2015

Vietnam in September 2015

Last but not least, 

Taiwan in December 2015

New places, new experiences, different travel buddies. Refreshing year. :) 

Saving my first k. 

In my list of 21 things to do as well, to save my first bucket of 'gold', a stepping stone towards more. As of the last day of the year, I am proud to say that despite my debts (that I still have at the moment) and my travels within the year, I have a balance of more than my goal. It wasn't easy given that I had my first thousand saved in my first year of work but spent it all on my Taiwan Trip 2014 because I was not prepared for it. But I'm glad things worked well for me in 2015 and I was able to accomplished this goal that could have been impossible a few years back. 
That, I realised I shared something on self sufficient on my Dayre as well on Day 85. 

University

So many things in my list of 21 things to do, that includes schooling as well. Enrolled myself to university after a year hiatus from school and omg, that feeling sucks. Going through all the troublesome procedures and paperwork. Heading to school to submit confidential documents. Choosing your modules. Finally starting school and then feeling the toll of working and studying at the same time. Taking my first written paper since the last in 2013. 

School was so much harder and more stress especially you no longer have friends you could hang out everyday like poly. Everyone seems to be one person and doing fine just that. Struggling to have the motivation to study and submitting assignments were so so hard for me. There was a point in time I asked myself 'Should I continue studying or not.' Stressing over my modules at the same now as I am typing these down. School, sigh. 

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That's it for what I have for 2015! It has definitely been one of the most fulfilling years of my life and I am thankful for everything to make all these happen. 
There are still things in my list of things to be completed while I am 21 like losing weight (which obviously not because of my travelings), learning a new language, getting back my read momentum etc. I would still love to complete more of this, I will still try.

2015 sees me through one of the worst heartbreaks/ breakdowns in the recent years, still trying to walk out from them at the moment but 2015 has gave me a lifetime of memories. 
It is the start of my adulthood and one step towards of my dream to see the world. 

Dear 2015, 
Thank you for making me grow up through the year. The memories from the year will never be forgotten. 
You have been amazing. 
2016 shall be this amazeballs as well. 

With love,
peiwing

xx

#wordsforthoughts: How far are you willing to go all out for a friendship

You were born to be alone, and you will leave this world alone. 

But how many people come and go during the days that you are alive. 

And how many are there who were still there when you were barely alive. 

Things happen, they just do. We can never change what happens but is there something we can do to salvage whatever that is going to happen afterwards? 

Things were hard, actually harder in the past. 

I've got to admit, you get through things easier as you get older. 

So many things happened throughout the busy month and to be honest, it was such a relieve that actually every events have ended. 

Now, the question is, how are you going to face these people affected with the normal face you see others. There was so many things and it definitely cannot be erased just by anything. How am I going to get over the ultimate challenge? 

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Things that I've been always blessed with turns out to be the best and the worst things that can happen at the same time. 

At the point of disappointment and lost, it always the best thing to feel comfort in people whom you love. Not the the love was lost in the former but the comfort was so much needed at the moment of time and that was found in the latter. 

It was never easy to maintain a friendship and I guess, the saying that goes 'with every obstacles met in the midst, relationship grows stronger while all parties learn to cross the obstacles together.' 

Feeling that I've done my part to protect someone I love, I do hope I don't land back into disappointment after all these. Because trust is a given and not to be taken for granted. 

I didn't have a chance to do this in the past. 

Now that I have the chance, I want to be brave enough to face it. 

Dear people who are reading this, I bless all you with the courage to do something that you need to, to someone you love and cherish, now. Don't wait till it's too late to salvage anything because you wouldn't want it to be lost like this. They always say it's never too late but no, it will come to a point when everyone leave the situation with nothing to continue.  I know that. I'm telling you this. Go ahead.