The Orange Julz: December 2008

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Good Riddance 2008!

It's about half an hour to midnight. This is the first time I'm actually looking forward to a new year.
2008 has been choke full o'surprises. Here's a quick recap.

01. Failed 4 modules in school.
02. Kept falling sick. Almost exceeded my MC allotment.
03. Had a fish bone stuck in my throat. Lead to a painful throat ulcer.
04. Was hospitalized for suspected heart problem. turned out to be GERD.
05. Kimmie got DVT.
06. Jackie got hospitalized repeatedly.
07. Renai got really sick.
08. Duncan died.
09. Started having nightly seizures.
10. Economic crisis.
11. Princess died.
12. House burnt down.
13. Perseus died.
14. Had a major seizure and was brought to A&E.
15. Mum was hospitalized for pneumonia.

I wanted to list one for each month but I exceeded. On the other hand,

01. Got a permanent position in the lab.
02. Dad got a great job with company car.
03. Lynn came back, even for only a short while.
04. Steph's wedding was a blast.
05. HK trip in October was unforgettable.
06. I got a $7.00 pay increment.
07. I won 80th prize in the company D&D.
08. I won a prize for most innovative costume during the D&D.

Despite it all, I am thankful that we have lots and lots of friends and family that really care and are there for us.

I hope that 2009 will bring everyone better luck.

Happy New Year!

Friday, December 19, 2008

Forever Changed

I came across this a long time ago. The exact words fail me but it goes something like this:

"I thought things like these only happens to someone else. Unfortunately, we are all someone else to someone else."

I've always known it's meaning but never truly appreciated its irony till yesterday.

One tragic incident.

Everything I have... gone.

What caused it?

What if...

Why?

All the questions and material possessions seem irrelevant when someone you love is placed in the equation.

Where is he? We heard him inside.

Did he get out? He ran back in.

Then...

Did you find him? We heard the bad news...

My world blurred. I lost both of them in a span of less than 6 months. I didn't know what to do. They meant so much to me. Why did it have to be this way?

Still, the world goes on around me. I have to be strong. If not for myself, for those around me.

Thank you for your concern, your understanding and most importantly, for your support. I may not show it but it means the world to me. Thank you for being there physically and spritually. You have no idea how much strength it has given me.

The world goes on and so must I.