2018 IN WORDS .

Yet the end of another year. Yet another yearly round up post. 2018 has been pretty smooth sailing for me and I'm thankful and blessed for all the experiences I have over the year. Turning 21, it's a milestone in life, which supposedly meant I had to grow up and be more mature in my thoughts and actions. I think I have grown to accomplish that.

One of the highlights of this year was the family trip to Thailand back in October! It was our first family trip in years and my first time going overseas in 7 years since my passport expired and have not renewed it. It was a fulfilling and enriching break from the hectic life. Now on to preparing and planning for the next holiday trip ~


I also broke my own record of attending a total of like what, 6 concerts this year?! From KARD to TWICE to Hallyu Pop Fest and then on to Yoona's Fanmeeting, Red Velvet's concert and lastly, IU concert, it has been a pretty wild year for me to splurge so much on my idols - because they don't usually come to Singapore that much and I obviously have to take all the chances to go and see them. Hopefully next year, I won't have to spend so much and I'm still holding on to that hope of seeing all 8 Girls' Generation members performing live at least once in my lifetime.

Majority of the time spent this year was serving the nation in the army - which has been rather fun every single day. Learnt a lot, experienced a lot and more importantly meeting a lot of people and widening my social circle in army. Really very thankful for everything in the unit, from the regulars to the seniors and the juniors, the daily interactions with them really helped me open my eyes to see different kinds of people and helped me grow as a person. Also really thankful for all the laughs provided which made NS life a breeze each day which made me feel like I will really miss this when I finish my service.

And then very soon in about half a year's time I'm about to ORD and continue with civilian life and probably go study or something. Which is something bittersweet - want to get NS over and done with yet not looking forward to "adulting" and going out to the outside world. Maybe I'm just too comfortable in my comfort zone. I just have no idea what I want to do. Probably got to start researching on the university courses soon to find something that suits me, hopefully soon. Also did consider the option of working first but not really. Still have yet to find my purpose in life, guess it's time for a short break before starting a new chapter?

Think I have mentioned before that I face a lot of situations where I keep doubting myself a lot this year - which sadly comes along with the package with growing up. Doubting myself in my abilities, doubting myself in relationships, doubting myself whether am I doing things right? Truth is, there's no right or wrong, but I just need someone to assure me that I'm doing fine. That reassurance that everything is fine really matters a lot to me. Learning to love and appreciate myself a lot more.

This year, I felt an immensely loved and cherished. I felt blessed and thankful for everything. I want to continue to keep loving and be loved, but it's hard. It's not simple but I want to stay the way it is now. Thank you T, for being a part of my life, and making a difference in it, letting me learn a little something about myself each day.

Thankful for the experiences, and looking forward to what 2019 have in store for me.
Happy new year x