Quiet moments when running
Happy moments taking K out for a walk
Cherished moments with loved ones
Hearty moments where I just eat
Happy moments where I laugh out loud
Just-because moments, just-because they trigger an emotion
Engaged moments in work and discussions
And most recently, just shooting balls with my new bball. The hour just passed, me and my shots. 💓
It's the time of the year when the weather is getting cooler, and the heat and humidity is subsiding. :) I think the whole population here enjoy this, and so do I, just that I will miss the sweltering heat and sweat.
Time has flown by again. So much has happened in the last 6 - 9 months, and yet, it also seems like time has stood still in many areas. I have felt so much in different parts of the last months; where would life lead to next? At this particular time now on this Sunday afternoon, I have finished some work discussions, have had a call with SY, and now, I am trying my best to capture how I am feeling.
I decide that I'll be thankful for some key moments, and so, I shall start with some most precious memories in the last months.
Thankful for the various good friends and loved ones who have come and visited - and for these relationships - they have made life so much more meaningful, and I pray that these bonds will continue to strengthen. Thankful for Shui Yen, for Soon Joo.
A most wonderful trip with SY, filled with so much different adventure, filled with much catching up and bonding. And with badminton, good food, national day celebration, zip line and hiking. How amazing. 2nd time some more.
And a most wonderful catch up with Soon Joo in Abu Dhabi and also in Singapore, and so much good discussions, and then, to be gifted with a painting from her. Super touched and blessed to know her as a work mentor, and a friend.
And then, somehow, I got through July and August, through a beautiful Canada trip, and a most memorable one, because we succumbed to Covid. I wanted to call this trip CC - not difficult to guess what that means. :) Still, it is a different trip, where it's just quiet travel, lots of parks, walking, and running at Niagara. I love that so much. Seeing David Buwalda and having a meal is special too. One never knows where life leads, and where and under what circumstances we could celebrate and meet again. This time, on a tiny rooftop in Toronto.
And then suddenly, I am transported to post-Spain. Which is our first time travelling with another couple for such an extended trip, and I think this is possibly the best trip this year. With such good food and drinks, and with my fave being Alhambra and Segrada Familia. Travelling always helps - helps me to know that the world is so amazing, with different cultures, ways of living, beliefs, language and yet, fundamentally, we are all - humankind, and we feel the same emotions and we struggle in the same areas, love the same, hope the same. So thankful for Zann and Jerry for this trip. 💓
I ran too in Spain. And again, love the exploration by foot. Love that while the world is asleep, I can put on my trusty shoes, and I can be up and about enjoying the early morning, me and my steps, me and my own world. Love it.
I don't quite know how the next 3 months will pan out - the last quarter of 2022. Reflectively, it seems that every time after a trip, and on the plane ride back, I will always think about a new reset, a new start. Maybe it's the fact that on an airplane, and after a trip, one is ready to go back to the "real" world again. That's how I feel most times. And - then the goals and the endeavours come back in again. :)
Busy weekend this weekend, with work, but still - time to be thankful, for where I am at now, and for the loved ones in my life.
