Holla, I'm back!

Finally, the leaves-falling season has reached, although I still got to enjoy the last few weeks of summer with sun striking really hard, until I feel like ‘Am I in the wrong place? '

No,it can’t be all my sweat is fake right!

Also,I’ve moved into another part of the campus, still on campus despite it’s further than my previous place. Hmm, I much prefer the room here, but the bad thing is I’ve to walk 15-20 mins to class everyday. Although I’ve another option, which is to bus to save my energy, I haven’t given up on walking since it’s the only time I get to exercise. No jokes on that, I spend at least 1 hour of walking to different buildings/back to my residence daily, that’s why I called it an EXERCISE because it serves the purpose.



Otherwise, life goes on smoothly, as I’m mentally and physically moving into a new phase. Meeting up with new friends, learning new materials, having a new schedule and manage a better mealtime. I now have housemates to accompany me for dinner, grocery shopping/outing, not to mention they’re someone that I can trust to, we’re so close till I feel so amazed when I think of the period we’ve known each other, it seems like everything just fits into its own place in a blink of eye.

I’ve also done a favor for my plain door, I decided to find something to colorize the white-painted door and this was it!!!

Tada, my self-painted room plate.



I know this is yet the best end-product, but I’m also quite happy with it since I fully enjoyed the painting process. To me, process matters a lot when we do our best for it.



I’ve also hung up the deco lights I bought in Bangkok and they look really pretty in the dark. I make it a habit to switch it on everynight before going to bed, somehow the tiny little colourful bulbs make me feel warmer.

Hmm,so that's a new year, a new start for me, in a familiar yet partially new place.
I gotta feeling that this will be a good year with good things happening.Let's pray that it'll come true.

3 resolutions

Apart from some unhappy trivial things, my second year has been doing me good so far, although I can foresee the work flood creeping in, I’m sure I can persevere with sufficient amount of effort exerted.

However, I’ve also made 3 resolutions this year.

1. Boost up my average to increase my chance of joining Food Science programme.
2. Make an effort to join clubs and be active in them.
3. Probably start a relationship and enjoy it.

I’m planning to switch my major from Food Nutrition and Health to Food Science. If you guys can’t distinguish them, then I guess it’s time for me to explain a bit. Food nutrition and health is more concerned on the education in nutritional sciences , so probably you’ll end up being in teaching field. Food science on the other hand is a different thing, lab-work intensed and it focuses more on food flavouring besides food quality assurance. I somewhat think it’s more suitable for me since I’m not good at communicating, and lab work doesn’t seem to bore me at all. Furthermore, inventing new food flavours sound extremely exciting to me, although I’m not sure how good it will turn out, it’s definitely something I would be willing to work for life. So, wish me luck my friend, I’ll work harder this term and make my way to it.
Ganbarimasu!

Coming to resolution 2, I’ve never participated in any clubs in the previous year, generally because I wanted more focus on studies and time to explore the place. But it’s never going to be the same for this year, as I think I’ve almost known this place and my schedule is not as packed as Year 1, I suppose I should spare some time for club activities and meet up with the people out there. Knowing new friends and colorize my year 2, joining clubs is a must.
Ganbarimasu!

Speaking about resolution 3, I’ve come to realize that thought in mind after my 2 weeks of my stay here, that it’s a good timing to start a proper relationship now, when I can finally convince myself to not turn it down immediately. Having a good one will be a splurge to me, but there’s always no guarantee right, don’t take their promise so deeply because you'll never know what’s going to happen in future since it’s a 50-50 bet in my opinion. I’ve thought a lot about it during my break, when people asked me to give up on him. The truth is, I really did stop thinking about him already, when his last choice is still her, as expected, there’s seriously nothing left for me to wait, or perhaps a position for me to fit in. So move forward, go girl, you don’t know how nice you are, you deserve a better one are those words I always hear, and I will give it a try this time. Not a guarantee that it’ll come true but I will take it more seriously, so don’t worry for me already.

Go for a good boyfriend, like you guys said, I will.
Ganbarimasu.

My Hero's Big Day

One of the highlights before my summer break ended fell on the 30th August, when we decided to have a pre-birthday party for my dad this year, in conjunction with his 60’s.



Something special about this celebration was that we made it on a Sunday afternoon, when everyone was in the hype of a long weekend and fully relaxed for a small reunion among the relatives for a good catch up. It all took place in Negeri Sembilan, which is also my dad’s hometown.



Dad was 40 years old when I was born, and he was already a successful businessman at that time, at another peak of his life. Many people say, it was my sheer luck to have been born in a family like this, having no worries for financial burden or being left in a dilemma of family break-ups. I definitely have no doubt on that, because what they said was true.



I travelled to Switzerland with my family when I was 9, when the flight passenger seat was twice my size, when I was slightly higher than the luggages. First time of visiting a snow mountain, first time visiting a western country, first time eating chocolate unstoppably, so many first-time experiences took place because of the breadwinner in my family, all because of his effort that widened my tiny eyes when I was only 9. He taught me through exploration, instead of verbal education.



When I was 10, dad brought me to look up everywhere for Monopoly, mall after mall, Toy’R’us after Toy’R’us just because of my adolescence and super-want-it kinda face, and the Monopoly costs a hundred bucks at that time. Despite of the spoilt-brat I used to be, I learnt something from there, that dad did his best to give us what we wanted, besides what we really needed.



Until I was 17, I went on a youth exchange to visit Japan for 3 weeks. I extremely wanted this golden opportunity and this decision maker in the house didn’t object it. Because of his generosity, I gained one of the most precious experiences in my life.

‘Love is giving a chance to the person you love to achieve her dream.’




These are just some trivial stories out of the large pool of things he did for me, until I feel so grateful for him because things had no way to occur if it wasn't because of him.And true enough,the only thing I can promise him is to live good, take charge of my own life and don’t regret. He wants me to succeed in life, in a way that I’m comfortable with it but not fulfilling his desires. He wants me to be happy, and probably establish my own family in future.



Dear daddy,

Do worry less about me as I should really be responsible with myself, decide on my future and work on it.Although I always have you, mom and Js' support, I realized I should take the initiative to explore the world and tell you the answer, the answer which will make a difference in my life.

I’m always grateful that mom and you held my hands and brought me to this world, because being part of the family is the most blissful thing, a bliss that I couldn’t imagine what would happen without it. Therefore, I’ve always wanted you to live good, be happy and enjoy every bit of your life for now. Go for trips without worrying us, stop working too hard and chill more, and maybe chat with me a little longer next time? You're usually always quiet and that makes our conversations really short, including the time I called back to wish him on his birthday, it only took 56 seconds for the entire call. However, I promise, I will improve my talk and understand you more, know your past stories and just you.

I’m lucky, I feel blessed. And I really want you to share my achievements in life with you.

谢谢你教我学会了中文，
谢谢你让我进女校，
谢谢你令我明白世界之大，成绩之小，
谢谢你给我的一切，一切。

Happy 60th my hero, an everlasting one.

Love,
Mun.

I will respect your decision

It’s not surprising to say that girls are sensitive creatures, but the problem relies largely on the level of sensitivity and the field that touches their nerves. I consider myself as a girl with moderate sensitivity, plainly because thinking unnecessary or unachievable things won’t bring me far. That’s also why I’m prone to most of the criticisms, girl-boy ambiguous friendship and anything that’s not under my control. My preference is to make a clear cut and focus on my own direction, allow my brain to do most of the thinking instead of my emotions.

Recently, I figured out a good friend of mine is keeping a distance from me, with an unknown reason. Deep down inside, I well noticed the difference he treats me before and after the break. I tried to relate this awful action to a few external factors, since I can’t think of any rude thing I’ve ever done to make him act this way. What I want to tell you is, I’ve always respected you as my good friend, a very comfortable to talk to and supportive one, nothing beyond that mutual friendship. But if it all ends up to us being downgraded to normal friends, I will accept the decision and comprehend. I did my best to love and care for you as my friend, and if you still decided to take a step back, I will know what to do. Really, I will cooperate with you accordingly, because I still think, you’re an awesome friend I’ve met in my life. You’re not a footprint on the sand, you don’t run off after a while. Instead, you’re a footprint in my memories, it’s solid. Disturbing your life or your loved ones is not my love, and if I ever did, then I can understand the reason of your decision. And if you haven't noticed,I can already feel it and hear it coming, because sometimes, actions do better explanation than talking, and this is one of the cases.

All these while, I’ve learnt a lot from you, and I hope that you did benefit from our friendship as well. Anyhow, I apologize for any troubles that I’ve caused, if they ever annoyed you. I still hope that you will carry on with your life happily after that, although I strongly feel that you will, since giving up is your last option in life. I appreciate all the great moments we blend into each other’s life, the jokes we once shared, the stories we exchanged, and all the silly little things we did. Thank you for all of that, they do sprinkle some sugar onto my tasteless life.

Thank you. And go on with your life already, because you’re a standout.

A gift from me to you