Friday, January 08, 2010

highlights of the naughties

  • Attaining 3rd Kyu in aikido (and recruiting people to the sport)
  • Attaining Grade 8 in flute despite the odds
  • Breaking out of AGAB mentality
  • Embarking on postgrad studies
  • Ending a terminal BGR of 6.5 years
  • Exploring nature - mountains, waterfalls, beaches, oceans, forests
  • Getting driver’s license despite extreme anxiety
  • Going for a study trip to the USA (despite not wanting to go) and Thailand
  • Graduating with a Bachelor with 2A honours (after fretting for 4 years)
  • Helping her neighbour achieve A1 for Add. Maths (something which she didn’t get)
  • Inspiring others (hopefully)
  • Knowing herself better (hopefully)
  • Learning salsa, albeit short-lived
  • Learning to cook and bake (yummy!)
  • Living overseas
  • Maintaining friendships from the previous decade
  • Maintaining The Slow Life
  • Making and establishing strong friendships with several individuals, from different walks of life
  • Obtaining a scuba-diving licence
  • Overcoming the fear of driving alone
  • Paying off her undergraduate loan in 4 years
  • Rearing a new batch of turtles
  • Reconnecting with God
  • Relief teaching
  • Seeing turtles in their natural habitats
  • Surviving office politics
  • Taking part and completing long distance runs
  • Travelling solo (in USA)
  • Travelling to various countries – Hongkong, China, Philippines, USA, Thailand, Australia, South Africa
  • Working in a law enforcement agency and being exposed to experiences outside the range of normal human experiences
  • Working with marginalised people

*list is not exhaustive; just what comes to mind at 4am

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My siblings and I

My siblings and I
From top left: Dodo, Dona, me (Nooki) and Nanook