tis will be my last post for 2007 and i have decided to pen down some thoughts about the year. overall, i would call 2007 a year of foundation laying.
family
on the family front, things have been relatively quiet and peaceful. for their age, my parents had been rather healthy this year. nonetheless, it was obvious that their age are catching up and that their health are deteriorating. my dad's hypoglycemia has not stopped and had recurred a couple of times. however, with the familiarity of the drills of managing the condition, things have been rather stable. in addition, he has also gotten weaker and less mobile over the last two months and have fallen down a couple of times. as for my mum, she too has had her share of falls and minor accidents. i can also see that she is getting on with age and apart from getting more immobile, her eyesight has worsen.
friends
have made quite a few new and nice friends this year and they have been a source of encouragement to me many a times. to these friends of mine, thanks. as for my long time friends and kakis from my tribe/s (borrowing a word from a very dear friend of mine), things have remained stable. also had the chance to get to know willie much better in the last couple of months and i must say the time together had been most meaningful to me. the get-togethers to celebrate birthdays, attending of wakes (of my friends parents who had passed on) had remained constant. and i must say that i have entered the phase in life where one would attend more wakes and funerals than say weddings and one-month old birthdays.
health
apart from the small scare of hearing loss in mid-07, i have generally been healthy in 2007. there were of course issues of high cholesterol, neck, ankle and joint pains associated with my cervical spondylosis, cmp and ankle problems, but i do consider them to be routine issues associated with the aging process.
work
the work-front had been somewhat mixed this year. the expected stability in work environment in my second year posting did not last due to a change in management and my immediate boss in mid-07. the change brought about lots of tensions and upheavals to the college and culminated in quite a bit of uneasiness during the retreat. i have not allowed my arrangements with my security department to affect my work although my clearance had impeded me in executing some of my tasks. nonetheless, i am not complaining. it helped lots to see things from the angle of `it's their loss' rather than `i am being discriminated'. what was most importantly for me this year was that i have started my career transition process. apart from embarking of a career transitioning programme and attending networking events, i have also started my masters programme. thus far, i have completed 8 out of the 10 modules and i should graduate in mid-08. with the networking and a bit more effort in job-finding, i hope to be able to transit smoothly to my next career by end-08.
personal life
other than the one big bout of arguments in perth (jun 07), things had got along fine between su how and i this year. we have both supported each other well thru the whole year, both in terms of work as well as studies. next year, we will both graduate from our respective courses and transiting to a new career so it will likely be a challenging period for both of us.
apart from the worry and scare i got when he underwent his appendicitis op in apr this year, things between me and james remained similar. he had remained cold to me. sometime middle this year, i had suggested meeting up for a meal but he refused saying that he is still not comfortable and that our interactions should remain functional. smses have been my only form of correspondence with him and as per last year, he had chosen to either reply my smses late or not reply at all. was very frustrating and often find it affecting me. i also noted his deliberate attempt to not wish me happy birthday and not bring sapphie for his family annual christmas get together. he had indicated that he will move his things out of the house, but until he does so, it remained in the room as well as the storeroom.
i had just celebrated my 41st birthday about a week ago. a quiet affair. somehow, as i head into my 40s, i do sense myself getting more reflective about life and perhaps a little numbed too, so much so that i seemed to have lose interest in the happenings in life itself. nothing seemed to excite me these days. perhaps it is a case of being jaded or a case of building a wall around oneself as a form of protection. perhaps. anyway, i do not know why and neither do i care anymore. i had a talk with kwang two days ago and it struck me how well i was able to relate to the things she shared - about career change, about health, about aims (or the lack of it), and so on. perhaps this is what mid-life crisis about. anyway, the year is coming to a close.
on the whole, i would say that 2007 has been rather smooth and quiet for me. i have started the foundation laying for the transition that will happen in 2008. i am now looking towards 2008 with a bit of apprehensions considering the many things that will happen for my studies as well as my work transition. when i was in pri 5, a fortune teller predicted that 2008 would be a challenging year for me and that i may be faced with a life threatening situation. well, not sure how to interpret this prediction, but looking at the things that can possibly happen, i dare say that it is gonna be challenging. but well, come what may, i believe i can manage.
replied edwin and schneider's sms earlier that i will not be heading to the countdown. somehow, i find myself getting more and more afraid of crowded places. unless i get any last minute invite to a new year count down at someone's place, i'll most likely be asleep when the clock strikes 12 tonight :-)
good bye 2007, bring it on 2008!
family
on the family front, things have been relatively quiet and peaceful. for their age, my parents had been rather healthy this year. nonetheless, it was obvious that their age are catching up and that their health are deteriorating. my dad's hypoglycemia has not stopped and had recurred a couple of times. however, with the familiarity of the drills of managing the condition, things have been rather stable. in addition, he has also gotten weaker and less mobile over the last two months and have fallen down a couple of times. as for my mum, she too has had her share of falls and minor accidents. i can also see that she is getting on with age and apart from getting more immobile, her eyesight has worsen.
friends
have made quite a few new and nice friends this year and they have been a source of encouragement to me many a times. to these friends of mine, thanks. as for my long time friends and kakis from my tribe/s (borrowing a word from a very dear friend of mine), things have remained stable. also had the chance to get to know willie much better in the last couple of months and i must say the time together had been most meaningful to me. the get-togethers to celebrate birthdays, attending of wakes (of my friends parents who had passed on) had remained constant. and i must say that i have entered the phase in life where one would attend more wakes and funerals than say weddings and one-month old birthdays.
health
apart from the small scare of hearing loss in mid-07, i have generally been healthy in 2007. there were of course issues of high cholesterol, neck, ankle and joint pains associated with my cervical spondylosis, cmp and ankle problems, but i do consider them to be routine issues associated with the aging process.
work
the work-front had been somewhat mixed this year. the expected stability in work environment in my second year posting did not last due to a change in management and my immediate boss in mid-07. the change brought about lots of tensions and upheavals to the college and culminated in quite a bit of uneasiness during the retreat. i have not allowed my arrangements with my security department to affect my work although my clearance had impeded me in executing some of my tasks. nonetheless, i am not complaining. it helped lots to see things from the angle of `it's their loss' rather than `i am being discriminated'. what was most importantly for me this year was that i have started my career transition process. apart from embarking of a career transitioning programme and attending networking events, i have also started my masters programme. thus far, i have completed 8 out of the 10 modules and i should graduate in mid-08. with the networking and a bit more effort in job-finding, i hope to be able to transit smoothly to my next career by end-08.
personal life
other than the one big bout of arguments in perth (jun 07), things had got along fine between su how and i this year. we have both supported each other well thru the whole year, both in terms of work as well as studies. next year, we will both graduate from our respective courses and transiting to a new career so it will likely be a challenging period for both of us.
apart from the worry and scare i got when he underwent his appendicitis op in apr this year, things between me and james remained similar. he had remained cold to me. sometime middle this year, i had suggested meeting up for a meal but he refused saying that he is still not comfortable and that our interactions should remain functional. smses have been my only form of correspondence with him and as per last year, he had chosen to either reply my smses late or not reply at all. was very frustrating and often find it affecting me. i also noted his deliberate attempt to not wish me happy birthday and not bring sapphie for his family annual christmas get together. he had indicated that he will move his things out of the house, but until he does so, it remained in the room as well as the storeroom.
i had just celebrated my 41st birthday about a week ago. a quiet affair. somehow, as i head into my 40s, i do sense myself getting more reflective about life and perhaps a little numbed too, so much so that i seemed to have lose interest in the happenings in life itself. nothing seemed to excite me these days. perhaps it is a case of being jaded or a case of building a wall around oneself as a form of protection. perhaps. anyway, i do not know why and neither do i care anymore. i had a talk with kwang two days ago and it struck me how well i was able to relate to the things she shared - about career change, about health, about aims (or the lack of it), and so on. perhaps this is what mid-life crisis about. anyway, the year is coming to a close.
on the whole, i would say that 2007 has been rather smooth and quiet for me. i have started the foundation laying for the transition that will happen in 2008. i am now looking towards 2008 with a bit of apprehensions considering the many things that will happen for my studies as well as my work transition. when i was in pri 5, a fortune teller predicted that 2008 would be a challenging year for me and that i may be faced with a life threatening situation. well, not sure how to interpret this prediction, but looking at the things that can possibly happen, i dare say that it is gonna be challenging. but well, come what may, i believe i can manage.
replied edwin and schneider's sms earlier that i will not be heading to the countdown. somehow, i find myself getting more and more afraid of crowded places. unless i get any last minute invite to a new year count down at someone's place, i'll most likely be asleep when the clock strikes 12 tonight :-)
good bye 2007, bring it on 2008!
No comments:
Post a Comment