Every effort counts in making a memorable gathering happen !
Last 1st February was Federal Territory Day, which means holiday to people who are working/ studying in the Federal Government's Territory. I'm neither studying or working now but I'm still on a holiday, my own dedicated holiday.
Talking about holiday, my long long long holiday is going to end in about 2 weeks time!
How time flies.
Let me share you a few pictures taken on that day before i continue with my thoughts.
Group picture taken at Hemisphere Restaurant @ Regalia
We were supposed to take a picture with good view but unfortunately we were all well
fed by our beloved so that's the best shot we can do
Roses among the thorns or Thorns among the roses ?
The only two ladies
Yep, there is only two of us among the many guy students in our college badge
"TIME FLIES"
When I was younger, i always hear the elderly says,
"Wah, how time flies. You are such a big girl now. You look so different from last time and you were only half my hip"
I did not realized how time really fly pass then but now I DO ! I REALLY REALLY DO.
Not long ago, I was just counting down myself that there is another 4 more months to go before the big day and now, for the past one week I was nervous/excited/unsure/stress/anxious about that day coming very very soon. I was woken for at least once in the middle of the night twice for the past one week, I guess I am really nervous. I think I'm scared too.
I'm excited and happy but at the same time I'm scared and nervous. At the same time, I tend to think a lot too. I'm unsure of what will happen here when I'm not around, I'm curious to know how people who are closed to me feel/ adapt to the fact that I'm there for good and of course, will grandpa knows / remember that I'm not at home anymore ?
I'd asked my family about how do they feel now knowing that the day it's coming.
I nearly teared when i asked because I was thinking hard about it too.
Dad did said that he is kind of happy but sad at the same time, Mum said she will be happy because it is a happy thing. It's true that it is a Happy thing but there will be a time where you will feel the pinch of it which I'm already feeling it even before going !
My sisters and I have always been my parents' baby girls so it's even harder for me to really get use to it. I think it is normal to feel such way especially to whoever is going abroad for long. As much as i think it's difficult but that would just be the beginning. Everything needs a starting point and this would be my biggest and toughest starting point of all for now. Despite all this inner feeling conflict, I'm very happy that i have made this decision because i know this will do more good than harm.
No matter how far I would go after this, for long as I am still who I am, for whom who is still holding on to all the valuable life principles and values, I will always do my very best to achieve high and be where I want myself to be & most importantly make my parents proud.
Allowing your children to study overseas is not merely for the education but for the experiences and exposure they may gained in the process which helps form who they will be in the coming future. It's the future that parents are more concerned with and so for the future my parents cared about, I will always remind myself why am I there and where do I want myself to head towards to.
It is a huge investment that all parents are betting on their children - it's either for the outcome / return (their children's achievement) or for the experience / fun of investing (children's exposure and experience).
In the latter, what I'm trying to say is similar to certain investors who invest just for the fun of investing and taking a bet on stocks to earn the experience of investing in that particular stocks. At least they get to know how it feels like investing in that stocks.
All in all, it is a huge investment that my parents are betting on me and as the management of the "stock" my parents are betting on, I will make sure my company (which is me in this aspect) performs the best and not to disappoint my parents (my biggest shareholder and pillar of support) and possibly generates a high ROI in the future.
Till then,
Amanda
