2019 - Thankyou for your hardwork, dear wei :)
The last day of 2019
A time for recollections, summaries, regrets, and gratitudes.
With my calendar as a reminder, here's a brief summary of what happened this year :
January
- the start of my new things every month plan where several of them failed right after that month hahahah
- a tragedy at work was painful even without have direct interactions with the person involved
February
- started box office (boxing + HIIT) with xintian for a month but the middle of my fingers kept getting stuck in the gloves
- met jo to settle taiwan accoms (got to thank her for initiating all these pre-trip prep work cause i wasn't thinking much about it haha)
- went for conversation on relocation/en bloc of dakota crescent with muni at harbourfront library - quite interesting to hear the different perspectives and their concerns on missing the stray cats haha
March
- started on a new project w jy where i finally got to put what i've learnt to use after several classes last year - we reviewed the concepts and characters and gave them distinct goals and personalities, eventually going back to the theme of the show and straightening things out to culminate in a less popular but more impactful ending
- jalan dinner at the seafood tier restaurant with a sumptuous seafood spread of huge crabs, lobster/crayfish, prawns, ginseng chicken, etc woohoo
- went w jo to catch one of my most favourite show of the year - Guang - very grounded/local, heartwarming and engaging - a simple film can be the more impactful than complex/expensive ones :)
April
- one of the key highlights of this year is undoubtedly 17 DAYS ARD TAIWAN hehehe much has been said about this and i still love the trip a great deal - thankful to jo for being so on about my random/spontaneous idea and crowd lu for being such an inspiration :D
- wanted to hold a surprise party for dad's 60th, but it didn't happen cause gonggong's health was deteriorating - while we were afraid of cultural clashes of holding it w gonggong's 99th, it's also a pity that it could possibly be a last celebration w him (but he wasn't in a good state so i guess yep that's that)
- while i was in taiwan and being super brainless, the moment when I'm sure that my brain is working would be when i took a Skype call w three interviewers for the writers course (while jo waited for nearly an hour and adapted the schedule to fit it in Yilan)
- crowd lu taipei concert!!! amazing amazing amazing hehe
May
- watched that's what happens to pretty girls and felt the breathtaking impact of theatre pdtns (father too)
- moved to a new single mom team after the show w jy got put on hold
- and welcomed some foreign guests as part of a new show that i got tasked to help with - it was nervebreaking thinking about meeting them and to bring them around but I'm glad i overcame it and it ended up to be pretty enjoyable
- spent my bday at the wedding of my cousin and enjoyed it pretty much - tho, it would be great if ahma and ganging could be there as well (話說，公公和阿嬤真的很疼愛幾個孫子呢）
June
- Gonggong left us... and the moment when dad informed me will never be forgotten. while we we actually saw that coming, it was still devastating when it happened because we thought he was on his recovery - that sudden loud 'bye-bye' on the sunday night before this happened came as a surprise that made us laugh and elated, but my decision to meet dad outside the house on wed night will always be a regret that i can never get over, for i killed that last ever chance i had to meet him simply because i was lazy/busy to go up - and truth to be told, since then, no one else matter as much as gonggong and ahma other than my parents now
- Writers course commenced - and it was tough going right into the course right after gonggong's wake, but i know i have to work harder and harder, just like how resilient gonggong was - and the new knowledge gained from the course was super fruitful, even tho the course only got harder and harder over the month with multiple lecture, tutorial, and consultation sessions
July
- juggling btwn writers course submissions and skype consultations and work scripts = daily appearance at coffee bean haha (thank goodness it was writers break so it was much more bearable)
- I've also signed up for 21.1km and decided to start working on it (albeit being quite failed at it)
August
- writers course continues after a month's break and oh my it was really really tiring and strenuous
- listened to several guest lectures (courtesy to the course) and it was really interesting and mind-blowing - especially inspired by their passion and hope for the industry (Y)
- dad's hand starts having trigger finger and attends regular massage sessions - but i keep making fun of how torturous his reactions are every time
- signed up for mental health event and heard so much about their real-life experiences as caregivers, depressed patients and suicide survivors
September
- finally cleared the writers course submissions and it was really fun to listen to the stories of other students while cracking our heads to give our inputs - they are incredibly creative people, really
- moved into a new investigative team and it was pretty interesting at the start where we just threw ideas out for the main content, but it became quite agonising as we entered the details stage
- first time to korea/seoul + first work trip ever with sm :) tbh she took care of me so well like a local haha super tiring with aching legs every single day but we covered so many places (and could spend more freely than usual we two poor kids) + daily breakfasts + four roller coaster rides + two gym workouts despite how crushed our legs felt haha
October
- it was a mad period of meetings in the day and working on the seoul project at night and over the weekends - felt so shag everyday going to the office i can cry lol
- ran a lot more than usual and made so much more progress over the month as i prep for 21.1km hehe (procrastinators work best nearer to deadlines) - 12km, 13km, 16km - records after records - good job wei :)
November
- this is another month of ridiculous deadlines hahah but also a month of harvest after months of handwork :)
- completed my first ever 21.1km run feeling pretty alright and chill after - didn't even feel much aches cause I've been training well :)
- held a bbq party for the maternal family for the first time in agesssss as part of our gift for mom's bday
- prepped decorations for kim's wedding reception with ly (first solo date w her in maybe even ten years??) and helped out on the day itself - love the wedding and how heartwarming and sincere (without the usual routines) it was hehe
- got transferred to a new team cause the prev show got postponed (again lol but the boss gave a buffet town treat hehe yumyumz) and ended up w meetings after meetings - figured my brain is still as bad in thinking on the spot and my chinese vocab has serious issues sigh
- attended a one-month of chinese scripting class by my classmate in the previous writers course haha it was a tad too basic but a good recap nonetheless (but office meetings + classes = shag)
- scripted/coordinated/filmed left behind w jo woohoo - thankful that mok's bf was willing to help and had fun in the 10am-3pm shoot hehe (so i was super mega cui and tired cause i had to deal with office meetings + seoul proj + chinese course assignment + filming/editing LB all in this month oh mai god)
December
- in preparation for a speed dating session w platforms, i prepped up four stories (one old, one writers course, one chinese course, one new but actually alr a two-year old idea that i love most) and made a brief introduction at a forum - wasn't as sociable as i hoped i could be, but it was good catching up with the old classmates and pushing myself forward in selling my stories (thanks to gen who gave me bit of time to practice on her the day before such that i realized going into details simply make the story more confusing)
- finally went for a tree top walk w joyce after thinking about it for a long long time
- organized a xmas bbq for my paternal family and yea, if only, but it's alright, they are with us in our hearts :)
- worked till late for a whole week (late nights like 4am or even 9am in the office) with pama cause they were rushing for a shipment - still lagging in scripts but it was nubbad working together with them tho they prob felt like dying dealing with those thousands of electronic items
Loads and loads and loads of memories for the year and i'm so glad it is a year to be remembered fondly :)
In overall, for the year of 2019...
I still didn't
- earn an extra income
- reach my ideal weight
- made more friends
- find a partner
- become more efficient at work (procrastination is unfortunately still my way of life)
But i did
- become more sporty and
- become more knowledgable in my work expertise
- become a better version of myself
And in 2020, I shall
- continue to be active and resilient
- keep having an open mind and be willing to try new experiences
- work harder by reading more books and news, watch more shows, talk to more people
- be more responsive and responsible (事事有回音 凡事有交代)
A time for recollections, summaries, regrets, and gratitudes.
With my calendar as a reminder, here's a brief summary of what happened this year :
January
- the start of my new things every month plan where several of them failed right after that month hahahah
- a tragedy at work was painful even without have direct interactions with the person involved
February
- started box office (boxing + HIIT) with xintian for a month but the middle of my fingers kept getting stuck in the gloves
- met jo to settle taiwan accoms (got to thank her for initiating all these pre-trip prep work cause i wasn't thinking much about it haha)
- went for conversation on relocation/en bloc of dakota crescent with muni at harbourfront library - quite interesting to hear the different perspectives and their concerns on missing the stray cats haha
March
- started on a new project w jy where i finally got to put what i've learnt to use after several classes last year - we reviewed the concepts and characters and gave them distinct goals and personalities, eventually going back to the theme of the show and straightening things out to culminate in a less popular but more impactful ending
- jalan dinner at the seafood tier restaurant with a sumptuous seafood spread of huge crabs, lobster/crayfish, prawns, ginseng chicken, etc woohoo
- went w jo to catch one of my most favourite show of the year - Guang - very grounded/local, heartwarming and engaging - a simple film can be the more impactful than complex/expensive ones :)
April
- one of the key highlights of this year is undoubtedly 17 DAYS ARD TAIWAN hehehe much has been said about this and i still love the trip a great deal - thankful to jo for being so on about my random/spontaneous idea and crowd lu for being such an inspiration :D
- wanted to hold a surprise party for dad's 60th, but it didn't happen cause gonggong's health was deteriorating - while we were afraid of cultural clashes of holding it w gonggong's 99th, it's also a pity that it could possibly be a last celebration w him (but he wasn't in a good state so i guess yep that's that)
- while i was in taiwan and being super brainless, the moment when I'm sure that my brain is working would be when i took a Skype call w three interviewers for the writers course (while jo waited for nearly an hour and adapted the schedule to fit it in Yilan)
- crowd lu taipei concert!!! amazing amazing amazing hehe
May
- watched that's what happens to pretty girls and felt the breathtaking impact of theatre pdtns (father too)
- moved to a new single mom team after the show w jy got put on hold
- and welcomed some foreign guests as part of a new show that i got tasked to help with - it was nervebreaking thinking about meeting them and to bring them around but I'm glad i overcame it and it ended up to be pretty enjoyable
- spent my bday at the wedding of my cousin and enjoyed it pretty much - tho, it would be great if ahma and ganging could be there as well (話說，公公和阿嬤真的很疼愛幾個孫子呢）
June
- Gonggong left us... and the moment when dad informed me will never be forgotten. while we we actually saw that coming, it was still devastating when it happened because we thought he was on his recovery - that sudden loud 'bye-bye' on the sunday night before this happened came as a surprise that made us laugh and elated, but my decision to meet dad outside the house on wed night will always be a regret that i can never get over, for i killed that last ever chance i had to meet him simply because i was lazy/busy to go up - and truth to be told, since then, no one else matter as much as gonggong and ahma other than my parents now
- Writers course commenced - and it was tough going right into the course right after gonggong's wake, but i know i have to work harder and harder, just like how resilient gonggong was - and the new knowledge gained from the course was super fruitful, even tho the course only got harder and harder over the month with multiple lecture, tutorial, and consultation sessions
July
- juggling btwn writers course submissions and skype consultations and work scripts = daily appearance at coffee bean haha (thank goodness it was writers break so it was much more bearable)
- I've also signed up for 21.1km and decided to start working on it (albeit being quite failed at it)
August
- writers course continues after a month's break and oh my it was really really tiring and strenuous
- listened to several guest lectures (courtesy to the course) and it was really interesting and mind-blowing - especially inspired by their passion and hope for the industry (Y)
- dad's hand starts having trigger finger and attends regular massage sessions - but i keep making fun of how torturous his reactions are every time
- signed up for mental health event and heard so much about their real-life experiences as caregivers, depressed patients and suicide survivors
September
- finally cleared the writers course submissions and it was really fun to listen to the stories of other students while cracking our heads to give our inputs - they are incredibly creative people, really
- moved into a new investigative team and it was pretty interesting at the start where we just threw ideas out for the main content, but it became quite agonising as we entered the details stage
- first time to korea/seoul + first work trip ever with sm :) tbh she took care of me so well like a local haha super tiring with aching legs every single day but we covered so many places (and could spend more freely than usual we two poor kids) + daily breakfasts + four roller coaster rides + two gym workouts despite how crushed our legs felt haha
October
- it was a mad period of meetings in the day and working on the seoul project at night and over the weekends - felt so shag everyday going to the office i can cry lol
- ran a lot more than usual and made so much more progress over the month as i prep for 21.1km hehe (procrastinators work best nearer to deadlines) - 12km, 13km, 16km - records after records - good job wei :)
November
- this is another month of ridiculous deadlines hahah but also a month of harvest after months of handwork :)
- completed my first ever 21.1km run feeling pretty alright and chill after - didn't even feel much aches cause I've been training well :)
- held a bbq party for the maternal family for the first time in agesssss as part of our gift for mom's bday
- prepped decorations for kim's wedding reception with ly (first solo date w her in maybe even ten years??) and helped out on the day itself - love the wedding and how heartwarming and sincere (without the usual routines) it was hehe
- got transferred to a new team cause the prev show got postponed (again lol but the boss gave a buffet town treat hehe yumyumz) and ended up w meetings after meetings - figured my brain is still as bad in thinking on the spot and my chinese vocab has serious issues sigh
- attended a one-month of chinese scripting class by my classmate in the previous writers course haha it was a tad too basic but a good recap nonetheless (but office meetings + classes = shag)
- scripted/coordinated/filmed left behind w jo woohoo - thankful that mok's bf was willing to help and had fun in the 10am-3pm shoot hehe (so i was super mega cui and tired cause i had to deal with office meetings + seoul proj + chinese course assignment + filming/editing LB all in this month oh mai god)
December
- in preparation for a speed dating session w platforms, i prepped up four stories (one old, one writers course, one chinese course, one new but actually alr a two-year old idea that i love most) and made a brief introduction at a forum - wasn't as sociable as i hoped i could be, but it was good catching up with the old classmates and pushing myself forward in selling my stories (thanks to gen who gave me bit of time to practice on her the day before such that i realized going into details simply make the story more confusing)
- finally went for a tree top walk w joyce after thinking about it for a long long time
- organized a xmas bbq for my paternal family and yea, if only, but it's alright, they are with us in our hearts :)
- worked till late for a whole week (late nights like 4am or even 9am in the office) with pama cause they were rushing for a shipment - still lagging in scripts but it was nubbad working together with them tho they prob felt like dying dealing with those thousands of electronic items
Loads and loads and loads of memories for the year and i'm so glad it is a year to be remembered fondly :)
In overall, for the year of 2019...
I still didn't
- earn an extra income
- reach my ideal weight
- made more friends
- find a partner
- become more efficient at work (procrastination is unfortunately still my way of life)
But i did
- become more sporty and
- become more knowledgable in my work expertise
- become a better version of myself
And in 2020, I shall
- continue to be active and resilient
- keep having an open mind and be willing to try new experiences
- work harder by reading more books and news, watch more shows, talk to more people
- be more responsive and responsible (事事有回音 凡事有交代)
