It's not broken, just dented. I believe that after the dust settles following any bumps in life, I will say "It's not broken, just dented'.

As the year draws to a close, one chapter of my life is closed as well. I have graduated from Monash University, with a Bachelor of Arts double majoring in Writing and International Studies. I have let down some tiny roots in KL, and I don’t want to pull them out- I can have tendrils of affection taking root in both Malacca and KL. In the words of the Mother Superior in The Sound of Music , just because you love something new, doesn’t mean you love your old one any less

The lesson that seems particularly poignant at the close of my University chapter is -I have learned that if you are superior/higher in the hierarchy to someone, it doesn’t mean you cannot apologise.

I admire my lecturer who caught up with my friend and I after class and apologized for being too hard on us. What happened was we misunderstood her instructions and made a (potentially fatal, seriously fatal I kid you not) mistake for our assignment, and she gave us a very through talking to the day before. We left the room feeling down and well, like the bottom feeder of the Monash academic pond.

But the next time we had class, she apologized handsomely after class and I was gratified, because she didn’t have to do it. She was our lecturer and we did make a mistake. At most I hoped for was for her to pass my assignment, at worst I thought she might mention our mistake in class. So I have learned that I can still apologise even when I’m waaay up high, because although it may mean nothing to me when I’m waayyy up high to say sorry to someone at the bottom rung, but it means a lot to the person at the bottom rung who is probably discouraged as hell as it is, being at the bottom.

The usage of ‘when’ instead of ‘if’ is deliberate. There is no ifs about it, I’m shooting my arrow UP.

So and the close of the year, here are some of my wishes to everyone

3) I hope you will always be happy with yourself. That your sense of self worth isn’t the mercy of anyone else’s whims and fancies. If anyone tries to mess with your self worth, punch em in the nose like how Hermione punched Malfoy.

2) In love, I hope you will find someone whose company you enjoy. I have learned from my parents that it is important find a person who you can sit in the car with while running mindless errands, just enjoying each other’s company. From talking about that jerk at work, to joking about your stocks in Vegas while pretending your two children in the front seats are your drivers and asking them to ‘wind up the car partition’ so that they won’t eaves drop on ‘your Vegas business plans’, I hope you find someone who’s conversation will always be worth listening to.

1)      I hope no matter where in life, you will always be surrounded by friends and family that you love to pull you through the hard times, and for you to share your money with when you finally make it. Because to me, money is just money. It’s sharing it with people you love that makes it valuable.

2010 AHOY!