Monday, June 15, 2009

12:58 AM

Wow, long time since i last updated. I'm sure I lost all my readers (if any) already. But I just got a sudden urge to blog, so I'm going to go with the flow.

My birthday is coming again soon, and today I had my first celebration (sounds very self-centred, but I know blewky + hw's gonna celebrate for me again, right, RIGHT? :D) Today was with the st gallens people I met from exchange. I can't believe its already been one year since we came back from all that traveling, but they brought a piece of that back to me by presenting me with my very own eiffel tower. Two years in a row, wow. How many people on this side of the world can claim that they celebrated their birthday in front of the eiffel tower? I must say I'm lucky when it comes to friendships. I know I have said this in many different places, and they might not see it here, but thanks alot guys, I really appreciate the thought put into this gathering. Traveling truly does build strong bonds. I can attest to that with this group and all the others I have met on my trips around Europe. We are just somehow still able to connect and talk about everything under the sun. And I always have fun when I meet up with these people.

Actually I also just came back from another trip, to Taiwan this time. I loved the people, the places we went, and the fact that I am understood wherever I go. We did go through some crazy experiences, like hiking up and downhill on slippery slopes in slippers just to transit between trains - with the train conductor leading the way and everyone else who was on board following - and renting a car to drive around the place on our own (though that was more of jer's crazy experience, since she was the driver, lol).

I can't believe a year has passed from when I was just a girl with a backpack traveling around europe. Things were more simple then, just thinking about how to save more money and to make better use of my eurail pass. Now reality is hitting and we all need to find jobs. On to the next stage of our lives! When I was younger, I used to wish for material things on my birthday was I blew out the candles. But when I turn 23 next week (sounds old =X), I just wish everything will turn out for the best, and that I will think through the decisions I made, so that there will be no regrets. And definitely, to retain and make friends like the ones I already have.