Thursday, January 07, 2016

Looking back 2015

January to March
2014 New Year was spent in Tokyo, where I got a good fortune from Hatsumode at Senoji Temple.
I had the most stressed and important January of my life.
Was really stressed up because of my job offers, one from H and another from MH, ended up becoming good friends with MH boss because I recommended Issey to join them.
Birthday spent with animals at Night Safari.
Another random snowboarding trip to Myoko and Tokyo wth choir peeps and chairmeh in Feb, skipping Port Dickson for the first time
My grandmother went into hospital because of a mild stroke
Singapore Cocktail Week
LKY, founder of Singapore passed away on 23rd March 2015. He was 91

April to June
I had enough and moved on. My job is official.
Went to Ubin for the first time for Coastal Cleanup
Quite an epic trip to KL with Naifen
My grandmother passed away on 23 June 2015. She was 93

July to September
Became sort of depressed for a few weeks, like I've lost a sense of direction and anchor. I guess events just pushed me right over the edge.
Michelle treated us to Hide Yamamoto at MBS, one of the most expensive meals I had.
SG50 Weekend

September to December
Bali for a soul retreat, did some yoga and some beach chilling and soul cleansing.
Went clubbing for the first time in a long time.
Tried smoking for the first time and didn't feel anything
Bought a 42" TV for my room with some Ikea shelves and started watching shows on the TV
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Big Aunt passed away on 1 Nov 2015.
HSBC DnD at Suntec
Experienced the first retrenchment exercise in a bank. It's pretty scary.
Epic Hong Kong work trip and met LJ and Reika
Interview at P company again
Coastal Cleanup at Pulau Semakau and saw starfishes
Met so many intednational friends
Last minute epic Bangkok trip and so many firsts. Food is fantastic as usual
And again, went to Myoko for snowboarding during Xmas and managed to go to Suginohara, one of the longest slopes in Japan. Countdown at Senoji Temple again, and got a good fortune.

2015.
A year of emotions for me. The first half of the year was quite slow for me. I skipped Port Dickson for the first time during Chinese New Year. I experienced all sorts of extremes this year and I cried really badly for the first time in so many years when my grandma passed away. I thought I was prepared for it but it hit me real bad. 2 deaths and 1 birth in the family. I started going to the pool on weekday nights and Saturdays and gym on Sundays.

The second half of the year was gearing up for more surprises. Soul cleansing at Bali and so much unexpected travel, experiences as well as expenses. I think I was really crazy to try all sorts of things but well that's life. Also, so much drinking and bar hopping nights and meeting different people and unexpected encounters. I done it this year, I have really overspent this year and I was so afraid to be jobless after the retrenchment exercise. The New Year countdown at Tokyo was so crowded as usual but it was fast. 3 trips to Japan this year and I'm still not sick of it.

2015 is really a year to remember.

2016.
I can foresee that it's a very stable year for me, I'm hoping for some big stuff coming up for me. I'm going to cut down on my expenditure on travelling and save up more this year. Thanks to the good fortune from Senoji Temple, I'm looking forward to so many exciting stuff and I'm not alone. 2016.

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