tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28175749085237335402024-02-20T00:52:19.348+08:00Amy Lim Su YenAmy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-63134598267485926602021-01-23T07:54:00.000+08:002021-01-23T07:54:02.379+08:00Ask Me About Year 2020!<p> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Happy new year 2021!</span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">As usual, I will complete a "Ask me about year (previous)" post so here it is. Before I start, I revisited my previous posts first just to relive some memories and see how much have changed in the past 8 years.</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2013/01/ask-me-about-year-2012-answered.html" style="color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Year 2012 </a>The year of failure and learning how to overcome it</span><br /><a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2014/07/ask-me-about-my-year-2013.html" style="color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Year 2013</a> The year of understanding how much grit goes into chasing dreams<br /><a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2015/01/ask-me-about-year-2014.html" style="color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Year 2014</a> The year of independence and understanding mental health<br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2016/01/ask-me-about-year-2015.html" style="color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Year 2015</a> The year of grief and coming to terms with regrets</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2017/01/ask-me-about-year-2016.html" style="color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Year 2016</a> The year of change and discovering my purpose in life</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://amylimsuyen.blogspot.com/2018/01/ask-me-about-year-2017.html" target="_blank">Year 2017 </a>The year of endurance and understanding how the world works </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://amylimsuyen.blogspot.com/2019/01/ask-me-about-year-2018.html" target="_blank">Year 2018</a> The year of changes and travel (lots)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Unfortunately, I just realized I missed out on "Ask Me About Year 2019!" which is odd so I will coin Year 2019 as The Year of Unforeseen Circumstances. I will still though attempt to write <a href="https://amylimsuyen.blogspot.com/2021/01/ask-me-about-year-2019-re-edition.html" target="_blank">"Ask Me About Year 2019!</a> (Re-Edition) reliving the days gone by as though it happened just yesterday. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">As usual, I will skip questions that I don't have answers for.</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Ask me about year 2020 </b><br /><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">The year of a pandemic </b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">1. What did you do in year 2020 that you'd never done before?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br />I moved out of my family home and moved in to another place with my fiance </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;">It did not matter because life plans were all disrupted</div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">3. Did anyone close to you give birth?</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">4. Did anyone close to you die?</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">5. What countries did you visit?</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">From my living room to my bedroom</div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">6. What would you like to have in 2021 that you lacked in 2020?</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Free from anxiety due to the pandemic (I am constantly worried about my parents catching the virus)</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">7. What dates from 2020 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">18 March 2020 the start of Malaysia's first nationwide lockdown</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">New friendships</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">9. What was your biggest failure?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><br /></b><b>10. Did you suffer illness or injury?</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">11. What was the best thing you bought?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Air fryer & egg steamer </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">13. Whose behaviour made you appalled?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">14. Where did most of your money go?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Christmas presents for family & friends</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Christmas</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">16. What song will always remind you of 2020?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner of fatter? (c) richer or poorer?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Happier, fatter, richer.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">18. What do you wish you'd done more of?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Sleep</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">19. What do you wish you'd done less of?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-size-adjust: auto;">Worrying</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">20. How did you spend your Christmas?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">With my family CMCO version </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">21. Did you fall in love in 2020?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Yes, I did again and again since 21st July 2011.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><br /></b><b>22. What was your favourite TV program?</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Love is Sweet (Chinese drama)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">24. What was the best book you read?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">25. What was your greatest musical discovery?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">26. What did you want and get?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">27. What did you want and not get?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">28. What was your favourite film of this year?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Alive (Korean movie)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">29. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Genuine friendship </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><br /></b><b>30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2020?</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Pyjamas, shorts and tee</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">31. What kept you sane?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">"Who" kept me sane is always more accurate. </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My family, fiance, my girlfriends & friends (personal & from work)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">32. Which celebrity/ public figure did you fancy the most?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">33. What political issue stirred you the most?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">34. Who did you miss?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">My beloved late grandmother.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">35. Tell us a valuable lesson you learned in 2020.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">I learned to take care of our own well-being especially when the going gets tough. Also, this journey called life is too long to walk alone. Genuine friendships kept me sane throughout the year. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Oh yes, be patient!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">You've got a friend in me</span><br style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">You've got a friend in me</span><br style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">When the road looks rough ahead</span><br style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">And you're miles and miles</span><br style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">From your nice warm bed</span><br style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">You just remember what your old pal said</span><br style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Boy, you've got a friend in me</span><br style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Yeah, you've got a friend in me</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Happy New Year 2021!</div>Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-61490601588422070342021-01-21T07:55:00.003+08:002021-01-21T07:55:54.039+08:00Ask Me About Year 2019! (Re-Edition)<p> This post is different from the previous ones because I'm writing it 365 days too late in Year 2021 while I try to relive the days gone by.</p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Ask me about year 2019 (Re-Edition)</b><br /><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">The year of Unforeseen Circumstances </b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">1. What did you do in year 2019 that you'd never done before?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br />I left without a back up plan</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;">N/A</div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">3. Did anyone close to you give birth?</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;">N/A</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">4. Did anyone close to you die?</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">N/A</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">5. What countries did you visit?</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Denmark </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Copenhagen during Lunar New Year with my family</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">It was so cold and their cuisine consists of cold cuts, salads and bread. We were dying to have a hot bowl of soup</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Japan</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;">An impromptu trip to Tokyo an attempt by Tee Wei Lim to distract me from the impending changes that were coming </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Surprisingly the most memorable part of this trip was discovering instant udon from the convenience store which we had in the hotel room bed while watching Japanese TV shows not understanding what they were saying </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Korea</b> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Seoul (Soul) trip with my sister for her birthday</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;">There were lots of good memories during this trip but I remember being so emotionally unstable I lashed out at my sister for not a very good reason and till this day I regretted my outburst and deep down still feel terribly sorry</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Bulgaria</b> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Sofia & Plovdiv to spend time with my parents during Hari Raya </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;">I spent 2 weeks with my parents as I was dealing with anxiety and depression due to overwhelming mental stress. It was a healing trip. I came home. I resigned from my then-company Shell. </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">I was one of the last to leave and it was bittersweet. It was bitter because I always thought I was going to retire there. Also, I did not have the farewell I imagined I would have when I do decide to leave the company. </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">There were no one left to say good bye to on my last day. All my comrades already resigned and left earlier. It was a lonely departure yet a sweet one. Sweet because I finally had the courage to leave and it was like getting a new start at life - being reborn. </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>Indonesia</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">After resigning from my then-company Kim & I went to look for Betty in Jakarta</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">It was a refreshing girls trip, we missed Betty like crazy and both of us resigned from our then-company so it was a much needed reunion gathering. We did nothing but eat, chat, eat, chat and eat again. It was so good.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Belgium & France</b> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Tee Wei Lim & I spent almost 10 days in both Belgium (all cities based in Brussels) and Paris </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">I had an interim break after resigning from Shell and before I start anew at Procter & Gamble. </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">It was the first time I had a break since never. I'm someone who had never taken an actual break. What I mean is since young I've graduated from high school in Dec, started college in Jan, received my Bachelors Degree in Dec and started working my first job in Jan. Even when I resigned from my first company Unilever I started work in Shell the very next Monday.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">This time, I took a break. I took a 2 months break from all the hustle and bustle. This trip was amazing. I had no worries. No pending tasks nudging my brain. No distractions. </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br />Oh yes, he proposed in Paris and I said yes! then we spent his birthday at a quaint upscale Parisan restaurant overseeing the Eiffel Tower. It was as though we were in a scene straight out of a romantic movie. </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">The second most memorable though was us eating Five Guys for dinner five days in a row in Brussels because we were just sick of mussels and fries. I haven't touch another beef burger since.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>Bulgaria, Budapest & Bratislava</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Christmas with my family</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Trust me I could only remember our stay in Bratislava at a boutique hotel in which the concierge smoked weed at night. </div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">6. What would you like to have in 2020 that you lacked in 2019?</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Job fulfillment in a culture that is collaborate and positive together with amazing colleagues (Spoiler alert - it came true) </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">7. What dates from 2019 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">10 September 2019 the day he proposed</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">23 September 2019 my first day at Procter & Gamble </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">I had the courage to leave </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">9. What was your biggest failure?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><br /></b><b>10. Did you suffer illness or injury?</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">11. What was the best thing you bought?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">I got myself an engagement present </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">13. Whose behaviour made you appalled?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">The asshole who sexually harassed a good friend of mine</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">14. Where did most of your money go?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Travel</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Our trip to Belgium & France</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">16. What song will always remind you of 2019?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">Fight song</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner of fatter? (c) richer or poorer?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Happier, fatter, richer.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">18. What do you wish you'd done more of?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-size-adjust: auto;">Saying no</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">19. What do you wish you'd done less of?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-size-adjust: auto;">Worrying</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">20. How did you spend your Christmas?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">With my family as always</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">21. Did you fall in love in 2019?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Yes, I did again and again since 21st July 2011.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><br /></b><b>22. What was your favourite TV program?</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">N/A</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">24. What was the best book you read?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">25. What was your greatest musical discovery?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">26. What did you want and get?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">An opportunity</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">27. What did you want and not get?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">28. What was your favourite film of this year?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">29. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">A new start</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><br /></b><b>30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2019?</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">31. What kept you sane?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">"Who" kept me sane is always more accurate. </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My family, boyfriend & two amazing ladies.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">32. Which celebrity/ public figure did you fancy the most?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">33. What political issue stirred you the most?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">34. Who did you miss?</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">My beloved late grandmother.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">35. Tell us a valuable lesson you learned in 2019.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">I learned to stand up for what is right. I learned the most important thing in life are the people we care for even if it costs us our own sanity we need to protect them.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">I also learn change is difficult but necessary.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: #ddddee; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">This is my fight song</span><br style="background-color: #ddddee; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ddddee; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Take back my life song</span><br style="background-color: #ddddee; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ddddee; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Prove I'm alright song</span><br style="background-color: #ddddee; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ddddee; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">My power's turned on</span><br style="background-color: #ddddee; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ddddee; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Starting right now I'll be strong</span><br style="background-color: #ddddee; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ddddee; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">I'll play my fight song</span><br style="background-color: #ddddee; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ddddee; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">And I don't really care if nobody else believes</span><br style="background-color: #ddddee; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ddddee; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div>Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-89843317291230047432019-01-01T22:45:00.003+08:002021-01-21T06:52:22.733+08:00Ask me about Year 2018!<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Happy new year 2018!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">As usual, I will complete a "Ask me about year (previous)" post so here it is. Before I start, I revisited my previous posts first just to relive some memories and see how much have changed in the past 6 years.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2013/01/ask-me-about-year-2012-answered.html" style="color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Year 2012 </a>The year of failure and learning how to overcome it</span><br />
<a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2014/07/ask-me-about-my-year-2013.html" style="color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Year 2013</a> The year of understanding how much grit goes into chasing dreams<br />
<a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2015/01/ask-me-about-year-2014.html" style="color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Year 2014</a> The year of independence and understanding mental health<br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2016/01/ask-me-about-year-2015.html" style="color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Year 2015</a> The year of grief and coming to terms with regrets</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2017/01/ask-me-about-year-2016.html" style="color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Year 2016</a> The year of change and discovering my purpose in life</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://amylimsuyen.blogspot.com/2018/01/ask-me-about-year-2017.html" target="_blank">Year 2017 </a>The year of endurance and understanding how the world works </span></div>
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Omron blood pressure monitor for my parents. It's good for them to keep track of their health but it also reminds me they are not getting any younger and that, scares me.</div>
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Genuine friendship </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">"Who" kept me sane is always more accurate. </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My family, boyfriend & two amazing ladies.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">I learned to be consistent in who we are as a person, and never let negative forces change our values. Furthermore, time is very limited so always ask ourselves, "Is this worth my energy?". Of course, after walking 2 hours in the plains I learned that embarking on a long difficult journey ahead is easier with the right support and when the going gets though we need someone to snap us back into reality and encourage us to move along and not give up. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Also, no matter where we are, how we are and what we are there will always be someone that dislikes us and that is completely fine, each to their own.</span></div>
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Lastly, never completely trust anyone at work unless you've found true genuine friendship - which is not completely impossible as I have been proven but it is very rare so tread cautiously. Each to their own agenda, it is a rat race - a dog eat dog world after all. </div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;">I am invincible, unbreakable</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;">Unstoppable, unshakeable</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;">They knock me down, I get up again</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;">I am the champion</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;">You're gonna know my name</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;">You can't hurt me now</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;">I can't feel the pain</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;">I was made for this, yeah, I was born to win</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;">I am the champion</span></div>
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Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-42159031883050598382018-07-25T19:02:00.002+08:002018-07-25T19:03:13.665+08:00Bucket List <div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">
I took a trip down memory lane and revisited all my previous blog posts and I stumbled upon my bucket list from the past! I wonder how many were fulfilled?</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Purchase a home my parents could retire in</span></strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Organize and maintain a children project </span></strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Run a marathon</span></strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Find someone I love</span></strike></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Get married</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meet S.H.E in person </span></strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Experience a 360 degree roller coaster</span></strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dance in the rain</span></strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strike style="background-color: white;">Kiss underwater </strike></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Experience a White Christmas </span></strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Visit Disneyland in Japan </span></strike></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Visit ALL the Disneyland in the world </span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Visit Santorini, Greece </span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strike>Visit Japan at least once in 2 years</strike> </span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Complete a doctorate </span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Run a marathon AGAIN </span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strike>Visit Korea at least once in 4 years</strike> </span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strike>Travel with Wei Lim at least once a year</strike> </span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Spend every Christmas with my family</span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Learn coding </span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Start and maintain a successful business</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I could sit all day and list more and more down but all talk and no action is not going to get me anywhere. So this is it for now, wish me luck!</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Cheers,</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Amy Lim.</span></span></div>
Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-50722200557110002232018-07-24T23:29:00.001+08:002018-07-25T18:50:32.709+08:00Lessons Learned at a Quarter of a Century Old I read a letter from my past-self <a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.com/2014/07/one-lesson-i-learned-as-i-turn-21-this.html" target="_blank">here</a> when I turned 21 years old and also <a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.com/2017/12/behind-every-number-is-person-stories.html" target="_blank">here</a> when I turned 24 years old last year. I acknowledge how powerful it is to reflect, write and revisit it in the future - so here is another letter I'm penning down today to my future-self.<br />
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This year I turned 25 years old - a quarter of a century old. What could have happened in a mere year? My first response is to exclaim "A lot happened!"Then again, as I'm writing this down, reflecting concurrently at the top of my mind - the past year doesn't seem that big of a deal anymore.<br />
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However, there were lessons learned. There were in fact, many lessons learned through the good, the bad and the ugly times. The year passed by very quickly yet, it felt very long in between.<br />
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<b>To my future self, remember this - </b><br />
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Remember there will always be tough times ahead, firefighting is part of the equation called life. We operate in a world driven by people and people are the most complicated beings. We complicate things - we complicate our words, our actions and our intentions.<br />
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There will be people who seemingly show that they care about what you do but in actual fact, they are only interested in what you do that benefits them. There will be people who have multiple different meanings behind one mere word they say. Do not avoid these people, they are part and parcels of life.<br />
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There are people who have no self-reflection in how their actions impact others - remember, always reflect on your own actions. Even if you are seemingly right, question yourself once more if you could have done better. If you are accused, think twice if there were some truth behind the accusation. Should there be no truth in the accusations then perhaps think about why you were accused.<br />
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Could you have said something that gave someone an opportunity to accuse you? Could you have given the wrong impressions at the wrong time? Or could you have said something that is easily taken out of context?<br />
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Unfortunately, we do not have control over other people - they can play their games. We can only change ourselves - better ourselves. So, Amy, remember - it doesn't matter if someone else is in denial, look in the mirror and remind yourself of the type of person you do not want to be.<br />
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Everyone is entitled to their own ways of living their life. The weak, pulls you down for they fear you are stronger than them. The shallow, speak of unkind words for they fear your voice drowns theirs out. The ignorant, speak of greatness when they are not and speak of faults which they are not.<br />
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If you are weak - work on yourself, build your strengths. Your weakness does not define you nor does someone else's strength makes yours less impressive. If you are shallow, read and enrich your knowledge. Read and read a lot, your voice is developed within, the more you equip yourself the more volume your voice will have. If you are ignorant, reflect and reflect again - work smart and achieve greatness out of real capabilities. Take credit where credit is due, admit your faults when it is your own doing - for the person who is afraid of admitting to mistakes will never learn, never grow.<br />
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Lastly Amy, remember this valuable career advice - <b><i><u>be patient</u></i></b>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Ee Lyn</b> - more than a friend, she's my muse. She inspires me to better. I look to her strengths as my motivation to improve myself. When I'm happy I seek comfort in her presence. When I'm down I seek refuge in her words.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Sophia</b> <b>Teng</b> - a blessing in life, a true genuine friend. She inspires me to be authentic. She is pure with her words, kind with her actions. When I want to judge, she reminds me to be objective. When I want to give up, she reminds me to be strong. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Richard Moh</b> - a mentor, an inspiration. He still inspires me to have resilience in life. To chase after my goals and ambitions. To not be afraid to fail and suffer hardships. Someone who will be very successful in life - for he is matured well beyond his years. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Amanda</b> <b>Woo</b> - my mentee, my bias. She have overflowing talent and charisma. Her words have strength, her presence have impact. She is unafraid to strive. She is innocent yet strong. Someone I will always want to see grow and succeed in life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Tush Naidu</b> - I love her to bits. So real, so unafraid to speak her mind. To be true to herself. I love her for being herself. She is one of a kind and she will go far in life - just by simply being her.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>David Nge</b> - still the same passionate guy. Unbiased in his views, neutral in his judgement. Someone who will constantly remind me to focus on judging myself - less of others. Someone who is working on his worth and not comparing with the next person.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Sharon Lee</b> - a strong and independent woman. She is a strong woman who despite her struggles will always rise beyond them. Someone who reminds me of my past. She also reminds me of how important it is to empower one another. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>James Soo</b> - the one person who truly opened my eyes to what true passion looks like. He has grown so much from where he was before. He is unafraid to chase his passion and to continuously work on being better at what his heart enjoys doing. His passion is overwhelming, his confidence is inspiring.</span></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">My mentors - </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Alex Lim, Ee Sung and Damon.</span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </b><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">My friends close & distant - </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Yuet Ting, Imran, Kavidha, Alex, Carmen, Raymond, Elicia, Wan Sin, Alia, Wai Yee, Marcus, Xing Yi, Jovian, Jayson, Suang Fu, Kent Kam, Sean, Sze Li, Sue Ching, Mad, Ruel, Jian Xin, Charmaine, Su Lin and whoever have played a part in small ways or big the past year.</span><br />
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And also, to the people who inspired me, they taught me who I want to be and who I do not want to be in future. </div>
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To the future Amy, I will say this again just as I have said back then, "This is you right now, you have not learned all that you have to learn. Keep moving forward and may you learn more there is to life in the days to come and more".</div>
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Cheers,</div>
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Amy Lim (25 years old, 24 July 2018) </div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As usual, I will complete a "Ask me about year (previous)" post so here it is. Before I start, I revisited my previous posts first just to relive some memories and see how much have changed in the past 6 years.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2013/01/ask-me-about-year-2012-answered.html" target="_blank">Year 2012 </a>The year of failure and learning how to overcome it</span><br />
<a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2014/07/ask-me-about-my-year-2013.html" target="_blank">Year 2013</a> The year of understanding how much grit goes into chasing dreams<br />
<a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2015/01/ask-me-about-year-2014.html" target="_blank">Year 2014</a> The year of independence and understanding mental health<br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2016/01/ask-me-about-year-2015.html" target="_blank">Year 2015</a> The year of grief and coming to terms with regrets</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2017/01/ask-me-about-year-2016.html" target="_blank">Year 2016</a> The year of change and discovering my purpose in life</span></div>
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On one Friday morning, while queuing for my turn to order my usual breakfast wrap & a cup of hot chocolate from San Francisco I had an impromptu urge to book a return flight ticket to Jakarta. During then, I stayed alone in Malaysia. My family resides in Europe and my boyfriend was working in Jakarta. I traveled a lot and so I had my passport with me at all times. After grabbing my breakfast orders, I went into office and booked the return tickets for departure in the same evening.<br />
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27 December - dinner at El Nacional, experiencing how locals sit and enjoy their tapas with my family.<br />
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I learned how to say no, to ask for what I want and to confront conflicts in the most proper yet assertive manner.</div>
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Spur of the moment return tickets to Jakarta (a normal advance return ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta costs RM200+/- whereas these tickets cost me RM600+/-) yet it was still the best, just imagine how much I needed it.</div>
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Travel! Between my boyfriend and I, we split the costs of our travels and I tend to buy experiences instead of material things as gifts. </div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I learned that every one of us have our own values, goals and motives. We cannot expect another person to share the same as us. We cannot force them to act in accordance to what we believe is right either. Also, trusting another is a risk we need to take and there is no trust that cannot be broken. All in all, I learned to believe in standing up to our own values and at the same time, take into consideration what makes another comfortable enough to make things work for all parties.</span><br />
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There can be miracles<br />
When you believe<br />
Though hope is frail<br />
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Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-42532153997865234262017-12-28T06:13:00.000+08:002018-01-02T03:03:31.891+08:00Behind every number is a person & the stories it tells; mine is 24.On the morning of 21st July, Facebook triggered a memory I posted back in 2014. Back then, I turned 21 and wrote this <a href="http://amylimsuyen.blogspot.my/2014/07/one-lesson-i-learned-as-i-turn-21-this.html" target="_blank">post</a> on the one lesson I learned.<br />
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I read it again just to recall how Amy was back then, it was a good trip down memory lane and it made me realize how time can change someone.<br />
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This year, on 21st July I turned 24. What happened in 3 years? A lot, so much that I simply cannot keep count as it just becomes a part of me after every passing day.<br />
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Just to recap chronologically, these happened in the past 3 years:<br />
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<li>I graduated in Bachelor of Arts (Communication & Writing) with a second class upper 2:1 from Monash University, Melbourne Australia in December 2014</li>
<li>I started my first job with Unilever Malaysia as an Employer Branding Specialist in the Human Resource department in January 2015</li>
<li>My grandmother passed away at the end of January 2015, not making it to the next Chinese New Year</li>
<li>My family relocated to Eastern Europe in August 2015; I stayed on in Malaysia</li>
<li>I moved on in my career to do Brand Marketing for Comfort, a Unilever brand in September 2015</li>
<li>I decided to change my career and joined Shell Malaysia in April 2016</li>
<li>My boyfriend relocated abroad to Western Europe for his career in April 2016; marking the start of a year and a half Long Distance Relationship</li>
<li>I turned 24 in July 2017</li>
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Every number in the timeline is a story in itself. </div>
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What triggered me to write this post is, the trigger that made me write what I wrote back on 21st July 2013, as I turned 21. I overcame it yesterday. I forgave the person and moved on. I went and confronted him again, I forgave, I will forget and it's liberating.</div>
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That moment, signified how much I have grown since then. It made me realize, 4 years from now. I would have learned new lessons and have different stories to tell. 4 years from now I will look back at today and have the exact same thoughts - I have grown. </div>
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This, is exciting.</div>
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As always, I am grateful for the people I have in my life. And as usual, I will mention their names and thank them for being a part of my story:</div>
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<li><b>Richard Moh</b> - a mentor in life, he taught me resilience, patience, to be tough and to strive for what matters most</li>
<li><b>Soo Ee Lyn</b> - more than a friend, she taught me what it means to overcome any challenges in life, she inspires me to be better day after day, to do more than I can and she's always there for me</li>
<li><b>David Nge</b> - an inspiration, someone who is so passionate, he taught me to always be neutral, to judge less and understand more</li>
<li><b>Yuet Ting</b> - a lifetime companion, someone who has taught me what it means to be rational, she taught me to be objective despite the toughest of times</li>
<li> <b>Amanda, Tush & Omar</b> - my mentees, they opened my eyes to something new, they have shown me what it means to be a team, they have shown me what it means to be humble, to be hungry to learn and to not be afraid to say "I don't know this, please teach me"</li>
<li><b>Imran, Kavidha, Alex, Carmen, Raymond, Elicia, Gabby, Wan Sin, Bogdan, Albert, Li Shan, Eian, Soo Shin, JH, Peggy, Esther, Laura, Lavania, Alissya, Alia, Wai Yee, Yen Li, Marcus, Xing Yi, Jimmy, Jovian, Jayson, Wen Kiat, Leon, Jien Yue, Stephanie, Adrian, Jo Yi, Kenji, Suang Fu, Kent Kam, Sean, Sze Li, Sue Ching, Mad, Ruel, Jian Xin, Zoe, James </b>- they have all played a part in my life the past 4 years in big ways or small</li>
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And also, to the people who inspired me, they taught me who I want to be and who I do not want to be in future. </div>
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To the future Amy, I will say this again just as I have said back then, "This is you right now, you have not learned all that you have to learn. Keep moving forward and may you learn more there is to life in the days to come and more".</div>
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Cheers,</div>
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Amy Lim (24 years old, 3 August 2017) </div>
Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-68172131089901060972017-01-18T23:24:00.001+08:002017-01-18T23:35:14.682+08:00Day 1: Everyone Can SucceedInspired by Coach <a href="http://coachbrandonlim.com/tiny-letters/" target="_blank">Brandon Lim</a> and his Tiny Letter challenge. I would write tiny letters on days that inspired me.<br />
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Today, I was inspired by someone whom I have a lot of respect for in the past 8 months.<br />
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Someone who believes that we must support each other to succeed. Instead of creating a system that indirectly forces us to compete with each other. We compete with ourselves.<br />
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And for this, I am inspired.<br />
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For this, I will continue to compete with myself. With the Amy yesterday and the Amy who make mistakes.<br />
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Watch out Amy, I'm coming for you.<br />
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Cheers.<br />
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<br />Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-33977175768355486122017-01-02T05:57:00.000+08:002017-01-02T05:57:04.695+08:00Ask me about year 2016!<div style="margin: 0px;">
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Getting rid of bad habits.</div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Reuniting with my family and boyfriend during Christmas.</span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">16. What song will always remind you of 2016?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Fight song.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner of fatter? (c) richer or poorer?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Happier, fatter and richer.</span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">18. What do you wish you'd done more of?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Reading.</span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">19. What do you wish you'd done less of?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Worrying.</span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">20. How did you spend your Christmas?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With my family and boyfriend (!) for the first time ever he celebrated Christmas with me. </span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">21. Did you fall in love in 2016?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Yes, I did again and again since 21st July 2011.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><br /></b><b>22. What was your favourite TV program?</b></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No one, I eliminated them right away.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">24. What was the best book you read?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">None. This is sad.</span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">25. What was your greatest musical discovery?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">N/A</span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">26. What did you want and get?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">My current career opportunity. </span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">27. What did you want and not get?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">N/A</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">28. What was your favourite film of this year?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Star Wars - Rogue One.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">29. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Finding myself again in my current job with people who believed in me and what I could do. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><br /></b><b>30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016?</b></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Genuine.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">31. What kept you sane?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Love.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">32. Which celebrity/ public figure did you fancy the most?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Angelababy</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">33. What political issue stirred you the most?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">N/A</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">34. Who did you miss?</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My beloved late grandmother.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">35. Tell us a valuable lesson you learned in 2016.</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I learned that our past only get us to where we will be at present but where we will be in the future is the sum of our effort in the days to come.</span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.</b></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is my fight song,<br />Take back my life song,<br />Prove I'm alright song,<br />My power's turned on,<br />Starting right now I'll be strong,<br />I'll play my fight song,<br />And I don't really care if nobody else believes,<br />'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Happy New Year 2017!</span></div>
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Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-23587750991739827742016-01-01T15:25:00.000+08:002016-01-01T15:31:05.859+08:00Ask me about year 2015Happy new year 2016!<br />
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As usual I will complete an annual, "Ask me about the year" fact sheet.<br />
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<u><b>Ask me about year 2015</b></u><br />
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<b>1. What did you do in year 2015 that you'd never done before?</b><br />
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Good realization, I did not do anything in 2015 that I'd never done before. It must only mean one thing, I did not push myself out of my own comfort zone. </div>
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<b>2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?</b></div>
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I achieved 3 out of 4 new year resolutions. The one I did not achieve was 50% out of my control. I must say I did pretty good!</div>
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<b>3. Did anyone close to you give birth?</b></div>
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No.</div>
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<b>4. Did anyone close to you die?</b></div>
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Yes, my beloved grandmother. Someone who have taken care of me before I could walk. Carried me on her back to school, fed me when I am hungry, rubbed my tummy when I am sick and means the world to me.<br />
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It taught me one thing, family comes first. Everyone else does not matter, at all.</div>
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<b>5. What countries did you visit?</b></div>
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I visited Singapore in May with my family. During Christmas we were at London, UK and Paris, France as well. </div>
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<b>6. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015?</b></div>
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Increased ability to have an IDGAF attitude towards things and people that do not matter.</div>
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<b>7. What dates from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?</b></div>
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30 January 2015 the day my grandmother passed away.</div>
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<b>8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?</b><br />
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Eliminating toxic people and distancing myself from people who were not very positive in my life.<br />
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<b>9. What was your biggest failure?</b><br />
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Nothing, I did not fail at anything.<br />
<b><br /></b><b>10. Did you suffer illness or injury?</b><br />
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No.<br />
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<b>11. What was the best thing you bought?</b><br />
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3 days of unpaid leave for year end.<br />
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<b>12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?</b><br />
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N/A<br />
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<b>13. Whose behaviour made you appalled?</b><br />
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No one because those who matter did nothing appalling and those who does not matter can be as appalling as they can be and IDGAF.<br />
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<b>14. Where did most of your money go?</b><br />
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In my savings bank account (true story).<br />
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<b>15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?</b><br />
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Reuniting with my family during Christmas.<br />
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<b>16. What song will always remind you of 2015?</b><br />
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N/A<br />
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<b>17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner of fatter? (c) richer or poorer?</b><br />
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Happier, fatter and richer.<br />
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<b>18. What do you wish you'd done more of?</b><br />
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Seeing my grandmother more often when I had the time to do so.<br />
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<b>19. What do you wish you'd done less of?</b><br />
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Working inefficiently.<br />
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<b>20. How did you spend your Christmas?</b><br />
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With my family as always.<br />
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<b>21. Did you fall in love in 2015?</b><br />
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Yes, I did again and again since 21st July 2011.<br />
<b><br /></b><b>22. What was your favourite TV program?</b><br />
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The Legend of Qin<br />
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<b>23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?</b><br />
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No one, I eliminated them right away.<br />
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<b>24. What was the best book you read?</b><br />
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David and Golliath by Malcom Gladwell.<br />
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<b>25. What was your greatest musical discovery?</b><br />
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N/A<br />
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<b>26. What did you want and get?</b><br />
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I wanted my boyfriend to get into a good job at a huge corporation and he did. In fact, he did very well. Better than I had in the same year.<br />
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<b>27. What did you want and not get?</b><br />
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N/A<br />
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<b>28. What was your favourite film of this year?</b><br />
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The Martian.<br />
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<b>29. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?</b><br />
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My boyfriend got a very good job.<br />
<b><br /></b><b>30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015?</b><br />
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Adventurous.<br />
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<b>31. What kept you sane?</b><br />
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Love.<br />
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<b>32. Which celebrity/ public figure did you fancy the most?</b><br />
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Michelle Chen Yan Xi<br />
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<b>33. What political issue stirred you the most?</b><br />
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N/A<br />
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<b>34. Who did you miss?</b><br />
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My family.<br />
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<b>35. Tell us a valuable lesson you learned in 2015.</b><br />
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I learned that in the corporate world, genuine people are hard to come by. People are selfish. Therefore, if you find someone who is genuine to you, hold on to them and be genuine in return.<br />
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In addition, I learned that letting go of people who are not good for your soul is very refreshing.<br />
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<b>36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.</b><br />
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And then a hero comes along, with the strength to carry on, and you cast your fears aside, and you know you can survive. So when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong, and you'll finally see the truth, that a hero lies in you.<br />
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Happy New Year 2016!<br />
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Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-33893711694193173492015-07-31T22:06:00.000+08:002015-07-31T22:09:06.086+08:00Bucket ListI took a trip down memory lane and revisited all my previous blog posts. Sure, I didn't write much but it was enough for me to see how much things have changed. Also, I stumbled upon my bucket list from the past! I wonder how many were fulfilled?<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">For my family</span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Purchase a home my parents could retire in (I am working on this)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">My father and mother's dream car, something with very high safety features (Also working on this)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Grandchildren my parents could play with (Will work on this when the marriage part is completed)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">College and university funding for my brother (The time will come)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Healthy financial inflow for my parents so that they would not worry about a single penny at all in the future (I am still working on this)</li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, FreeMono, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Other things on the list</span></span></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Organize and maintain a children project </span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Run a marathon</span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: magenta;">Find someone I love</span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Get married</li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: red;">Meet S.H.E in person </span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: orange;">Experience a 360 degree roller coaster</span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: lime;">Dance in the rain</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Kiss underwater (Updated July 2015)</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: orange;">Experience a White Christmas (Updated July 2015 - experienced in Korea 2012 and Japan 2014)</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">Visit Disneyland in Japan (Updated July 2015 - experienced in Japan 2014)</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Visit ALL the Disneyland in the world *new*</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Visit Santorini, Greece *new*</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Visit Japan at least once in 2 years *new*</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Complete a doctorate *new*</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Run a marathon AGAIN *new*</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Visit Korea at least once in 4 years *new*</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Travel with Wei Lim at least once a year *new*</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Spend every Christmas with my family (parents, sister and brother)*new*</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Have dinner with kaufu (uncle) at least once a week *new*</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Learn coding *new*</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Start and maintain a successful fashion line with a purpose to empower woman of all sizes to appreciate their own bodies *new*</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Start and maintain a successful food & beverage food chain that will disrupt the food industry *new*</span></li>
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I could sit all day and list more and more down but all talk and no action is not going to get me anywhere. So this is it for now, wish me luck!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Amy Lim.<br />
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<br />Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-63847485529947354892015-03-15T01:37:00.003+08:002015-03-15T01:37:44.731+08:00I love you, I miss you and I am sorryA friend asked me, "What 9 words are used a lot but when stringed together in one sentence is rarely spoken?". That one sentence is, "I love you, I miss you and I am sorry".<br />
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I said that sentence recently... when my grandmother passed away.<br />
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I knew I loved her dearly. When I was in Australia I have always missed her. Some days when I was struggling with coursework or health problems I would reach out to my phone and want to give her a call. I wanted to say, "Popo (I call my grandmother popo), I love you and I miss you". Then I will continue to tell her about my life in Australia but I never did....I never made those phone calls.<br />
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I did Skype her once or twice during her birthday and sometimes when my sister was over during weekends but that was it. As usual, I used my busy and stressful schedule as an excuse.<br />
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During her last days when she was struggling to stay alive while fighting cancer I cried very often. That is when I said it the most, "I love you, I miss you and I am sorry".<br /><br />I said in between my sobs while I am alone, "I love you popo, can you not leave me? I miss you (her healthy self) and I am sorry".<br />
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The "I am sorry" part hurts the most.<br />
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"I am sorry I did not spend enough time with you. I am sorry I used my busy schedule as an excuse to not see you enough. I am sorry I had time to spend with my friends but not you. I am sorry, I am so very sorry. Can you give me another chance to replace lost time?".<br />
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Obviously, the answer was no.<br />
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The days leading up to her death was so painful....<br />
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The first two weeks into my job, day by day, she was slowly loosing her battle and every time I stopped by to see her after work....she became skinnier, her consciousness started to fade and up until the day before her death she did not even open her eyes to see me.<br />
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I saw it coming, we saw it coming but it still hurts.<br />
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That morning....I thought to myself, "Maybe not today, Amy. Maybe popo will leave tomorrow. You can still see her one more time after work".<br />
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Then my mum sent me a text on Whatsapp, "Amy, popo is no longer with us".<br />
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It was the worse feeling ever.<br />
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Until today, I still whisper this sentence in my heart, "I love you, I miss you and I am sorry".<br />
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Sometimes I still imagine what if, what if popo was still around then she will attend my convocation in April, we will spend lots of time together, she will be smiling at my wedding and take care of her grandchildren.<br />
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We learn from all experiences. Loosing my grandmother taught me that in life, we often neglect the people closest to us. Some people, we spend most of our time with but could not care less about us but then we have the people who love us whom we take for granted.<br />
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Family is the most important thing in our lives, you may not understand it but for me, I never want to say these words in the same sentence anymore. Never again do I want to be in a situation that will have me saying, "I love you, I miss you and I am sorry" to someone dear to me.<br />
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<br />Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-74361819457286878082015-01-02T12:20:00.001+08:002015-01-02T19:37:23.045+08:00Ask me about year 2014Happy new year 2015!<br />
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As usual I will complete an annual, "Ask me about the year" fact sheet. So, here goes.<br />
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<u><b>Ask me about year 2014</b></u><br />
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<b>1. What did you do in year 2014 that you'd never done before?</b><br />
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I went abroad to Australia and studied there for a whole year by myself. I guess that includes, staying on my own, house hopping on my own, managing bills on my own and a lot more things on my own.</div>
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<b>2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?</b></div>
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I did have new year's resolutions set up for year 2014 but I cannot remember it (this is why I never make new year's resolutions). So, I guess I did not keep it.</div>
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<b>3. Did anyone close to you give birth?</b></div>
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Not yet but I sure do hope it's soon. </div>
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<b>4. Did anyone close to you die?</b></div>
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Thankfully, no and hopefully, not this year either. </div>
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<b>5. What countries did you visit?</b></div>
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I went to Melbourne, Australia for a year and in between visited Sydney, Australia as well. In addition, my family and I went to Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto in Japan for holiday.</div>
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<b>6. What would you like to have in 2015 that you lacked in 2014?</b></div>
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I would like to have improved health, mindfulness and inner strength. </div>
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<b>7. What dates from 2014 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?</b></div>
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9th December 2014 - I obtained my final semester results and is officially a graduated from Monash University, Australia. </div>
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31st July 2014 - The night I had a panic attack due to high fever and dehydration. It was traumatic and my mum took the next flight over to see me, which I think is the most touching thing ever and it showed me how unconditional a mother's love is for her children.</div>
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<b>8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?</b><br />
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If I were to choose between winning Microsoft Protege 2014, Australia (a national level competition competing amongst Australians) and graduating.......GRADUATING.<br />
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<b>9. What was your biggest failure?</b><br />
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If I were to choose between my health problems and not spending enough time with my family....not spending enough time with family.<br />
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<b>10. Did you suffer illness or injury?</b><br />
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Yes, I did suffer illness. I have (am still having) acid reflux problems and gastric.<br />
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<b>11. What was the best thing you bought?</b><br />
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Definitely the couple rings I bought from Tokyo Disney Sea for my boyfriend and I because both of us love Disney very much (our bucket list is to visit every Disney theme park in the world). Also, a tuna sushi strap from Japan as a Christmas gift for a friend because it was so funny and spot on according to his vision board it was almost, genius on my side (haha yes self-praise, don't mind me).<br />
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<b>12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?</b><br />
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I wouldn't say behaviour but rather character. My landlord (not the first one, the second one) named Toan has one of the most pure and kind heart I have ever encountered. His intentions are so good willed and his attitude is so pleasant it was almost impossible to believe such a person existed. He made my experience in Australia a really good one and I am very grateful for that.<br />
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<b>13. Whose behaviour made you appalled?</b><br />
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There were two people who made me rather disappointed. One was a close friend, which I am not sure if I can consider close anymore but he was rather....disappointing as a friend. Then again, I am not someone who holds onto broken plates so let the bygone be bygones. The other person is my first landlord, she made my experience in Australia a living nightmare and I am so glad I moved out of that place. Who hurt more? At this moment, none of them because those who do not give a damn (mind my language) about me does not deserve my attention or time. As Richard and Alex always advised me, "Let it go is the best solution".<br />
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<b>14. Where did most of your money go?</b><br />
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The later half of our Japan trip but it was money well spent. My accidental Christmas gift for the family hahah (but now I really have to replenish my savings account and find myself a decent job).<br />
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<b>15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?</b><br />
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Same as last year, DISNEYLAND (or to be precise, Tokyo Disney Sea).<br />
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<b>16. What song will always remind you of 2014?</b><br />
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Hero by Mariah Carey.<br />
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<b>17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner of fatter? (c) richer or poorer?</b><br />
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Am definitely fatter and poorer in health but not in wealth, which is sadder.<br />
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<b>18. What do you wish you'd done more of?</b><br />
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Seeing my grandmother more often when I had the time to do so.<br />
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<b>19. What do you wish you'd done less of?</b><br />
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Focusing my time and energy on people who did not matter.<br />
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<b>20. How did you spend your Christmas?</b><br />
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With the people I love in a foreign country (family trip in Japan).<br />
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<b>21. Did you fall in love in 2014?</b><br />
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Yes, I did again and again since 21st July 2011.<br />
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<b>22. What was your favourite TV program?</b><br />
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Big bang theory (but it's starting to loose its appeal)<br />
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<b>23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?</b><br />
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I did, then I let it go. So no, no hate. Instead of spending energy to hate I am channeling that amount of focus to love the people that deserves my love.<br />
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<b>24. What was the best book you read?</b><br />
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Nothing in particular. All were kind of normal.<br />
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<b>25. What was your greatest musical discovery?</b><br />
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Sadly, none. The industry is going down hill.<br />
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<b>26. What did you want and get?</b><br />
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I wanted to graduate and I did through my own hard work and effort.<br />
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<b>27. What did you want and not get?</b><br />
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I wanted to score Distinction for one of my subject and didn't. Also due to my own doing, so nothing to feel bad about here.<br />
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<b>28. What was your favourite film of this year?</b><br />
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Big Hero 6 (I CRIED BUCKETS).<br />
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<b>29. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?</b><br />
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Every time I came home after being away for so long (The home cooked food, the love from my parents, the laughs I shared with them and the cuddles I got from my boyfriend).<br />
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<b>30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2014?</b><br />
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Comfortable clothing.<br />
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<b>31. What kept you sane?</b><br />
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Love.<br />
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<b>32. Which celebrity/ public figure did you fancy the most?</b><br />
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Gui gui, Aaron Yan & Michelle Phan (but all kind of so so now)<br />
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<b>33. What political issue stirred you the most?</b><br />
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MH370/MH17, not really political but it was national tragedies that made me really sad.<br />
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<b>34. Who did you miss?</b><br />
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My family and boyfriend but not anymore because I'm back.<br />
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<b>35. Tell us a valuable lesson you learned in 2014.</b><br />
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I learned that strength is all you need to find when the going gets tough and the tough always gets going but sometimes, it goes away really slowly and the journey is excruciating but you just need to find strength and persevere. Also, family is the most important thing you need to focus on in life. Nothing else really matters.<br />
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<b>36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.</b><br />
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And then a hero comes along, with the strength to carry on, and you cast your fears aside, and you know you can survive. So when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong, and you'll finally see the truth, that a hero lies in you.<br />
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<i>Cheers 2014, welcome 2015! :-)</i><br />
<br />Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-79527878147618822502014-09-27T17:57:00.000+08:002014-09-27T17:57:52.643+08:00Why Malaysians should go back to MalaysiaHey guys,<br />
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I have been in Australia for about 8 months now and I realised my perception towards Malaysia has changed.<br />
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Prior to my journey in Australia I had always have negative comments about my own country. However, after spending 8 months abroad and looking at Malaysia from afar I realised, "Hey, Malaysia is amazing. We just don't see it until we look at it from afar".<br />
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Here is the thing, every country have problems. If I were to ask, "What complaints do you have about Malaysia?", there are probably a list from A to Z you could list down.<br /><br />The question is: <b>WHO IS GOING TO CHANGE THAT?</b><br />
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If you have the opportunity to study abroad, learn the culture and ways of doing things there but you do not come back and implement these new found knowledge to help create a better Malaysia then Malaysia will never improve.<br />
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Malaysia will only improve if we, the children of Malaysia come home and help improve it.<br />
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The temptation to stay with the supposed promise of a better career choice in Australia was strong in my first months in Australia.<br /><br />However, as the months passed by I realised, Australians will always look out for their own country. Why am I, as a Malaysian not doing the same for my own country?<br />
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Maybe, maybe Malaysia is not as good as we want it to be now but if we start now, if our generation starts making a difference, slowly but surely, Malaysia can change.<br />
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Today, 27th of September 2014, I had the chance and opportunity to attend Graduan Australia Recruitment Drive and listened to a lot of passionate individuals from Malaysia speaking of their aspirations and dreams to make Malaysia a better nation.<br />
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The time is now, we can change Malaysia.<br />
The moment is coming, Malaysia is the future.<br />
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I have my dreams and goals. As a Malaysian, I will contribute back to Malaysia because this is how it should be. Perhaps I will not reap the benefits of Malaysia today. However, slowly but surely, the future in Malaysia is bright.<br />
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Love,<br />
A Malaysian who cannot wait to be back in Malaysia; Amy LimAmy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-24471509689974605282014-09-15T22:38:00.002+08:002014-09-15T22:41:50.765+08:00[Event] Hebe Tien (S.H.E) concert in Malaysia 2014Hey everyone,<br />
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Good news, good news, good news!<br />
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Hebe Tien (S.H.E) is having her solo concert in Malaysia.<br />
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Entitled If Hebe Tien Live in Malaysia 2014.<br />
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Tickets are for sale now.<br />
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<u><b>The details are as below</b></u><br />
Date: 13 December 2014<br />
Venue: Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia<br />
Time: 8P.M. GMT+08<br />
Online Purchase: <a href="http://buytickets.com.my/en/concert/if-hebe-tien-live-in-malaysia-2014" target="_blank">Buyticket.com.my</a><br />
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<b><u>Seating plan</u></b><br />
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Personally, I would say invest in a little and go for RM398 if you really want to get the full experience out of her concert. S.H.E is the One World Tour in Malaysia was held at the same venue as well and I sat at the RM398 zone (shown in picture).<br />
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They were not that close but not too far. Close enough to see their faces clearly and its really worth it if you are a hardcore fan like myself.<br />
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It is so hard to find good music these days. There is just too much crap coming out of the industry. Why not indulge in good music by Hebe?<br />
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Her music videos are always on replay for me. It is just therapeutic for my soul.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Amy Lim<br />
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<br />Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-39338219553982881652014-07-24T01:12:00.001+08:002014-07-24T01:12:14.380+08:00Ask me about my year 2013I realised I did this every year BUT I FORGOT to do it for year 2013. Hopefully, I am still able to recall highlights of year 2013 since it's half gone in 2014 already.<br />
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">4:</strong> Did anyone close to you die?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Thankfully not</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">5:</strong> What countries did you visit?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Paris in June (with my boyfriend aka. Wei-Lim & David) & Hong Kong in October (with family)</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">6:</strong> What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Health conscious </li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">7:</strong> What dates from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">The day we were crowned champions for L'Oreal Brandstorm (I cried buckets), the day I got one of the best results in Monash (I cried buckets here too)</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">8:</strong> What was your biggest achievement of the year?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Winning L'Oreal Brandstorm Malaysia with Team ARTENTECH</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">9:</strong> What was your biggest failure?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">To be honest, this year was amazing and so I did not feel that I have failed in any way</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">10:</strong> Did you suffer illness or injury?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Injury yes, I injured my back after climbing the Notre Dame tower, couldn't walk for weeks</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">11:</strong> What was the best thing you bought?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">I discovered laptop cooler, that's the best thing I bought in year 2013, laptop cooler</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">12:</strong> Whose behaviour merited celebration?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">N/A</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">13:</strong> Whose behaviour made you appalled?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">N/A</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">14:</strong> Where did most of your money go?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Clothes. I was starting to get addicted to fashion.</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">15:</strong> What did you get really, really, really excited about?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">DISNEYLAND</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">16:</strong> What song will always remind you of 2012?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Rum Pum Pum Pum- F(x) *I liked it so much it was on replay for months*</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">17:</strong> Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? (c) richer or poorer?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Happier and thinner. I'll answer richer or poorer when I start earning my own money</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">18:</strong> What do you wish you’d done more of?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Putting in more effort for Brandstorm international finals</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">19:</strong> What do you wish you’d done less of?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">-</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">20:</strong> How did you spend Christmas?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">With my family in Kuching but my back prevented me from doing anything at all so most of the time I was pondering what was going on with my lower back</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">21:</strong> Did you fall in love in 2012?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Yes I did, again and again since July year 2011</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">22:</strong> What was your favourite TV program?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Doctor Who, Big Bang Theory and Lan Ling Wang (Chinese drama) </li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">23:</strong> Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;">Nope, no hate. Nobody this year as well.</li>
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<li class="chat_line" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(226, 228, 231); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 9px 14px;"><strong style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none 0px;">24:</strong> What was the best book you read?</li>
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Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-705951049702258902014-07-24T00:16:00.000+08:002014-07-24T00:19:17.797+08:00One lesson I learned as I turn 21 this yearThis is it, guys. I have finally turned 21 years old. At 21 years old, I do feel that I have changed drastically compared to if you would have known me 3 or 4 years ago.<br />
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At 21 years old, I have learned quite a number of things. Most importantly, I learned some of the knick and knacks of being human. In the beginning of this year, when I experienced health failure and eventually depression, anxiety and panic attacks, I learned that in life, there are people whom deserve to be in our life and some who don't. Those who deserve or simply put, are worth my trust and time are those who stood by me when I am at my lowest.<br />
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Then, there are those who truly just does not give a damn about us and thus, does not deserve to be worthy of our friendship. Along with this realisation, I also came to learn that the world does not owe us anything. The art of being human is simple, we are not obliged to anybody, that's a fair argument. Thus, some people despite being seemingly good to you at first could just turn on you for perhaps no reason at all because there are not bonded to you, right? After telling myself that this argument is fair and valid, I then, teach myself one thing, keep people who are truly sincere to you close to the heart and throw those who takes you for granted away as easy as throwing out trash.<br />
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Thanks to this early lesson in the beginning of this year it made my life very simple and from then on people who treat me like I am trash were discarded from my life.<br />
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If you are someone who have gone through health failure you will understand my new principle in life. When you are lying down in a hospital bed from morning to night, have needles going through your veins, going for surgery, looking out the window and wishing you weren't in pain and still have to take shit from people whom you thought was your friend then you will understand that it is okay to just let people go.<br />
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We do not need a million and one people in our lives. We just need our family members (who are probably the only people in the world who will never turn their back on you else your life is screwed up), your loved one and a few friends who are truly sincere to us.<br />
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Therefore, in celebration of my coming of age I would like to mention people whom I am grateful towards. I might have mentioned these people a few times already but in life, it does not hurt to show how grateful you are from time to time.<br />
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<b>*It is understood that I am forever grateful to my family members AND Tee Wei-Lim my boyfriend*</b><br />
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So here's a shout out to these people AND a little description to go along with it.<br />
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<li><b><u>David Nge Chee Keen</u></b>: He's quiet but at 23 years old I admire his thirst for knowledge & to be honest, his wisdom at such a young age. So positive and an amazing friend to talk to. </li>
<li><u><b>Richard Moh</b></u>: An old soul, fluffy on the outside but if you take time and listen to him, you will learn things you never would from text books AND how dull would my life be if I didn't have him to always keep me company?</li>
<li><b><u>Kavidha Natarajan</u></b>: Someone whom I will always call in times of need. She's level headed, she listens and does not act rashly. She's someone you need when you're messed up.</li>
<li><b><u>Kimberly Yong</u></b>: I love you dear, we don't see each other that often but it has never felt like we weren't there for each other even for a day. You're a kind and beautiful person. </li>
<li><b><u>Yuet Ting:</u></b> I've known her for 15 years. We've been together for 15 years. Primary school, high school and then now. She's still the kind hearted girl I met at 7 years old. I love you too.</li>
<li><u><b>Wan Sin</b></u>: When I see her I feel calm, I want a hug and she will give me a hug. She is an adventurous soul too.</li>
<li><b><u>Imran</u></b>: His wisdom reflects the years of learning he has had but again, so fluffy on the outside, if only we could take time to listen to what he has learned in life instead.</li>
<li><b><u>Alex Wong</u></b>: Is there a word to describe, funny, profound, slightly bimbo yet sometime serious, spiritual and charismatic combined? Oh there is, Alex. </li>
<li><b><u>Raymond:</u></b> Heart of gold. I will never be as pure and sincere as Raymond so I am so grateful for someone like him in my life. He reminds you that no matter how ugly the world is you don't have to drag yourself down to that level. </li>
<li><b><u>Carmen Lee:</u></b> I secretly want to learn from what she learns in her everyday life that she shares with us because I think someone who wants to keep learning like her is admirable. </li>
<li><b><u>Lilian:</u></b> What can I say, a good friend is hard to find. A good and selfless friend like Lilian is even harder to find. So I will keep you forever and not let you go. </li>
<li><b><u>Elicia:</u></b> We have common topics to talk about all the time *coughmainlyrantingaboutourboyfriendcough* What more can I say.... we understand each other's pain (kidding)</li>
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These are the people that I want to thank for being with me the past few years. Thank you for impacting me in one way or another. </div>
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<b>*There's also amazing people whom I treasure such as Yen Li, Wai Yee, James, Marcus, my current AMAXING team mates.... so to you guys, you rock*</b><br />
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I'm 21 years old now. You won't be able to find Amy Version 1.0 anymore but look forward to Amy Version 5.0 etc in the future. </div>
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To the future Amy, this is you at 21 years old. You have not learn all there is to learn yet, so keep moving forward and may you learn more there is to life in the future. </div>
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Cheers,</div>
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Amy Lim (21 years old, 23 July 2014)</div>
Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-28520816263311507052014-06-30T14:29:00.000+08:002014-06-30T14:30:59.139+08:00Not everyone is living lifeLetter to my future self #2<br />
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Dear Amy,<br />
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Yes, it is that time of the year again. Final exam period~<br />
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However, I just felt like writing to you another letter today because I overheard our dad said these few words, "Just live the days". You know we have always admired our dad, right? From time to time again he seem to give advices or say things that just makes so much sense. Amy, are you living life now?<br />
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Going to work from 9AM to 6PM everyday; earning money, spending money; meet new dead lines; meet expectations; repeat routine seven days a week, four weeks a month, 12 months a year.....this is not living life. If you are going through life repeating a day to day job then you are not living life. Living life is making a difference to the earth you are walking on; go out and plant a tree, support a recycling campaign, take the weekend off and visit the orphanage, spend some time at the old folks home, visit some old friends and see what is going on with their lives.<br />
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Moreover, are you neglecting some people because of your career? Do not forget, Amy that your end goal is not the pay check your job promises you; that is just a tool you need to achieve your end goal. Your end goal is to live a happy life and provide for your parents and family. Therefore, are you neglecting your end goal? Have dinner with your family every night, make sure your brother is adjusting to university well, do not forget to check on with Wei-Lim's well-being (is he stress up with work too?). There's so much one overlooks if they are too engrossed with their career, don't fall into that category.<br />
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Remember, the world we live in, the materialistic world that is, is created by humans. People created currency, big corporations, endless demand and supply cycles, commercials, technology. All these were created by human in vain. Do we really need to earn so much to fall prey to these endless and limitless cycle of cat and mouse? No, we do not. Life, just live it comfortably.<br />
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Do whatever it takes to provide enough for yourself and your family and live life the way you have always imagined it to be but do not forget your promises when you were younger. Stay true to your beliefs and principles. Do not let the ugly harsh poisonous world change you. Should there be change make it a good one. Change for the better and not the worst.<br />
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I know you can do it, Amy. Nothing has ever stopped you from achieving your dreams and goals so do not give up now.<br />
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Signing off, 20 years old Amy<br />
Date: 30 June<br />
Residing at: Clayton, Australia<br />
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Love you.<br />
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<br />Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-21939358642228420072014-04-28T20:55:00.000+08:002014-04-28T20:55:05.487+08:00The world owes us nothing <b><u>Letter to my future self #1</u></b><br />
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<i>Dear Amy,</i><br />
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<i>Hey, it's me, Amy in year 2014. I am currently in Australia. Easter holidays have just ended and classes are starting on Wednesday. I have been in Australia for almost 3 months now and the things I have learned are amazing. The reason I am writing this now Amy, is because I want to remind you that the world owes you nothing. Perhaps you might be going through obstacles in life right now. Perhaps you are unsatisfied with your job or maybe some things did not go according to plan but hey, it is okay. </i><br />
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<i>This letter should come in handy to serve as a wake up call, Amy. The world owes you nothing. If you want something, go for it, it would not come to you. If there is something holding you back from achieving something, face it head on and do not surrender. Often times, you might think your personal achievements is suppose to have everything fall into place by itself but that is not how it works. Nothing will or should go according to your favor just because you think you deserve it. Everything you want fulfilled must happen because of your own effort. </i><br />
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<i>Perhaps you do not remember what you have learned in Australia, let me remind you. Remember waking up to the days where you would find yourself unable to walk? Well, you did not let that stop you from going on about life as usual. You still had to do your chores, assignments, cook, do the laundry and etc. Remember that one night you had a panic attack? Well, you have to take care of yourself regardless of what happens because nobody is responsible for you. Remember those missed opportunities (conferences, networking sessions, study abroad in Italy) ? Those were missed opportunities because you decided not to go for it. Those opportunities were not obligated to be yours, if you want something, you have to work towards it, it does not come to you. </i><br />
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<i>There, there Amy, you might be wondering why is the world so unjust, unfair and biased. However, it is not. <b>The world works this way; it is an empty canvas, if you want to leave a mark on it, you have to paint on it with your own effort. </b></i><br />
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<i>That is all for now. Remember, "The world owes us nothing". Whatever you are going through right now, brighter days will come so just be a little braver, hold on a little tighter and everything will be alright.<br /><br />Love, Amy (20 years old; 28 April 2014 in Melbourne, Australia)</i><br />
<br />Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-82166514188739407552014-04-26T17:08:00.003+08:002014-04-26T19:03:47.171+08:00Personality quizzes: Getting to know me better There is a quiz trend lately by Talent Today, which have been spreading like wildfire. I never really find personality quizzes accurate but this particular one by Talent Today is quite surprising.<br />
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<a href="https://www.talentoday.com/" target="_blank">Click here to do the personality quiz </a><br />
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It has about 100 questions and a detailed analysis after the results are posted. Below is an analysis of mine and I thought it might be interesting to share a bit about myself through this personality quiz.<br />
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There are 5 categories that were analyze. I will start with the "yellow" category, which is "Communicate".<br />
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<u><b>Communicate 4.3 </b></u><br />
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<u><b>Ease in Public 5/10</b></u><br />
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You can be reserved but that does not prevent you from expressing your opinion in public or to new people.</blockquote>
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This sentence is extremely accurate. I'm an introvert and most of the time I prefer to stay silent and observe discussions. However, if I take strong interest in a topic or if a discussion concerns something I'm passionate about then I can become very vocal about my point of views.<br />
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<u><b>Opening up to Others 2/10 (Lowest)</b></u><br />
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You can be suspicious of other people's ideas, you find it difficult to pay attention to the ideas of others.</blockquote>
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I am not exactly proud of this because this stems from trust issues. Generally, I love listening to other people's opinion but because I have very strong individual personality. I tend to be very skeptical towards other's ideas and opinions.<br />
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<u><b>Diplomacy 3/10</b></u><br />
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You favor direct method of communication. You may sometimes be insensitive to your audience.</blockquote>
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Extremely accurate, I dislike people who beat around the bush or put up a fake frontal act. If someone is unhappy about anything I would love to hear their honest opinion about it and vice versa. If I do not agree with anything I do not hesitate to voice my opinion. In terms of being insensitive, I guess this is pretty accurate because if I were to be honest I would not care if I'm directly disagreeing with the CEO.<br />
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<b><u>Persuasion 7/10</u></b><br />
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You do not necessarily like to argue, but do not hesitate to defend your points of view when necessary.</blockquote>
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As mentioned, I can be very vocal in defending what I believe in, but I do not partake in childish and unnecessary arguments as it does not contribute to any greater good and is a waste of time.<br />
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<b><u>Manage 5</u></b><br />
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<u><b>Leading 8/10 </b></u><br />
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You are influential and like to make decisions in a group. You find it easy to assume the role as a leader.</blockquote>
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I would say this is a natural habit of mine since young. I have been actively engaged in leadership roles since primary school and thus, I tend to take up leadership roles wherever I go. Whether or not I am good at it all the time is another matter that could only be identified with results.<br />
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<b><u>Taking Responsibility 2/10 (Lowest)</u></b><br />
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You are careful and show restraint before committing to a project, you do not wish to assume sole responsibility for any failure.</blockquote>
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Extremely accurate. I used to commit to anything that came my way. However, after years of training with AIESEC and time management problems, I have learned to take careful considerations before taking up commitments. I would say this have taught me the importance of prioritizing.<br />
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<b><u>Organization 4/10</u></b><br />
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You are flexible, you rely more on your ability to adapt than on your comprehensive approach to achieve results.</blockquote>
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Extremely accurate. I guess this is a results of my project management experience. After managing a few projects I have learned the importance to be flexible towards situations and problems. Ever since coming to Australia on my own I have became more adaptable to just about any changes.<br />
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<b><u>Vision 6/10</u></b><br />
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You are able to focus on details and address situations objectively to be more efficient.</blockquote>
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Do I focus on details and address situations objectively? It depends, sometimes I look at the bigger picture instead of narrowing it down to details. It really depends on the situation on what I'm working at but yes, at the end of the day, I'm all about efficiency. (As Wei-Lim have put it, it is not that fun to work with me as I favor results above anything else)<br />
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<b><u>Dare 7.8 (Highest Area)</u></b><br />
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<u><b>Self-confidence 9/10 (Highest)</b></u><br />
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You are very self-assured and confident about your potential. You avoid questioning your situation when it is not necessary.</blockquote>
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There is no point in hiding this side of me. Yes, I am confident in my own potential. I may not be the best but I have always pushed myself to be closest to the best. I have worked hard towards self-development, gaining experiences and learning new cultures so it is important to be confident about all that you have gained.<br />
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<u><b>Independent mind 8/10 </b></u><br />
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You are not easily influenced and favor your own opinion. You are able to distance yourself from criticism.</blockquote>
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This is both a pro and con. Yes, I favor my own opinion but I open myself to understanding other's opinion because that is how I grow but I do not conform to majority. I have a very strong individual personality, which could be hard to deal with.<br />
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<u><b>Creativity 7/10</b></u><br />
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You show originality but without questioning established procedures.</blockquote>
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That sentence is self-explanatory. I am from a creative background. I love anything to do with using my creativity and I find it really hard to follow routine, too mundane for me.<br />
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<u><b>Autonomy 7/10</b></u><br />
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You like to develop independently even if you like sharing your achievements.</blockquote>
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Very accurate. It should be clear by now that I value individuality. Then again, yes, I love sharing achievements because that is what happiness is, to be able to share what makes you happy with the people you care for and love. To achieve dreams and goals with others is a blessing but at the same time I value individual achievement a lot. Best of both worlds principles~<br />
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<b><u>Adapt 3.8 (Lowest Area)</u></b><br />
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<u><b>Stress-management 2/10 (Lowest)</b></u><br />
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You are sensitive to stress, you may lose your cool under pressure.</blockquote>
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Everyone who knows me well or have worked with me will know I am really bad at managing stress. I work harder under high levels of stress. However, I tend to allow myself to be so stressed up that I will end up ill. How many times have I fell sick because of stress? A lot but I am working on it. These days, I take health very seriously.<br />
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<b><u>Responsiveness 4/10</u></b><br />
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You like to analyze situations and give yourself the time to make decision. You may sometimes lack spontaneity.</blockquote>
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Not that accurate as it depends on situation. If it is not urgent, then yes, I love to analyze the situation first before deciding on anything. However, if it is urgent and in dire need of attention then I am spontaneous about it. (This is according to what I have experience through L'Oreal Brandstorm)<br />
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<b><u>Patience 6/10</u></b><br />
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You like to swiftly obtain concrete results. You are able, however, to be patient and look ahead to the future.</blockquote>
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Have I ever mentioned I was 93KG back in high school? Yes, I think that is when I trained to be patient in achieving results. I trained 2 years to loose 45KG. My fittest self was 48KG. Self-explanatory, I can be very patient in achieving results. Then again, during that process I set mile stones for myself and yes, I like to obtain those milestones accordingly and if I do not, demotivation do set in often.<br />
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<b><u>Respect for Authority 3/10</u></b><br />
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You don't like organization that are too authoritative. You like to benefit from a certain freedom of action, sometimes to the detriment of applicable rules.</blockquote>
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Extremely accurate. Organizations that are too authoritative loathes me because I believe that in order to progress, innovate and improve is to be able to allow individual potentials to make change.<br />
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<u><b>Excel 6.8 (Second Highest Area)</b></u><br />
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<u><b>Determination 7/10</b></u><br />
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You are persistent and determined to meet your objectives, you do not give in when faced with difficulties.</blockquote>
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Extremely accurate. If there is one strength I am not humble about it will be my level of determination. Not to boast or anything, the road to being champions of L'Oreal Brandstorm 2013 was not filled with unicorns or rainbows. It was filled with high levels of pressure, fighting against time, lots of arguments, tears, frustration and personal obligations but never have I once gave up. When I set my eyes on something, I get it done. I have permanent prolapsed lumbar discs now. It hurts doing minor chores like washing a few plates but will I let it stop me from greatness to come? No. Watch out for me.<br />
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<b><u>Ambition 4/10</u></b><br />
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You wish to progress at your own pace. You do not attempt to climb the professional ladder at all costs.</blockquote>
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There is a difference between wanting to climb that corporate ladder and being successful. I have all the intentions in the world to be successful but just not in the rat race. I have no interest in being a chess piece for the corporate world. Backstabbing and office politics to climb that ladder? No, not for me.<br />
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<u><b>Work ethic 7/10</b></u><br />
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You are not afraid of hard work even if you like to keep time for yourself.</blockquote>
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I am someone who can work until 4.30A.M. to finish up work at hand. I used to be a workaholic but not now. If I were to burn midnight oil for work these days it is because it is necessary. Life cannot be all rainbows and unicorns. Work life balance is flawed. Efficiency and results speaks for itself.<br />
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<b><u>Competitive Spirit 9/10 (Highest)</u></b><br />
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You are comfortable in competitive situations. You like to be challenged and prefer competition to cooperation.</blockquote>
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Not that accurate because I am not only comfortable in competitive situations I PERFORM BETTER IN COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS. In fact, competition is my source of motivation. Competition fuels me. I love to be challenge and I love to compete. This attitude of mine have been cultivated since primary school and I am proud of it. It makes me challenge even myself.<br />
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That is all for now. Was it accurate? I would say, yes, this personality test is by far one of the most accurate test I have taken. As you could see, I have a lot of room for improvements. Being abroad in Australia have taught me a lot and I am still learning day after day. Perhaps I will improve in certain areas after this.<br />
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Until then, cheers.<br />
Amy LimAmy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-78797010924789127922014-02-04T10:12:00.001+08:002014-02-04T10:18:41.666+08:00Dedicating this post to the kindest people I know<div class="tr_bq">
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This message came into my e-mail box right on the dot this morning. Today, I finally am able to sit in my own living room instead of the white sheeted hospital bed in Assunta hospital that I have been lying on for a week. I will talk about the reason of admission on another day since most of you have asked me about it. </div>
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However, this blog post is for me to express my gratitude to a few (maybe more than that) people because the one thing that you learn from a traumatic experience is that the most important thing in life is <b>to have people that loves and care for you when you most need it</b>. After all, "A friend in need is a friend in deed", right?</div>
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Firstly, it is an understood gratitude that my utmost gratefulness goes to <b>my parents and my family</b>. <b>My</b> <b>father</b> stayed with me in the hospital throughout my stay. Also, <b>my mother, siblings, grandparents, aunt and uncle</b> came almost everyday to visit me. </div>
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Secondly, <b>my boyfriend, Wei-Lim</b>, who despite the circumstances he is in has come to visit me several times until I was discharged. </div>
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I also want to thank you, <b>Kavidha (my big mama)</b> for visiting me on the second day and bringing me a jar of positive energy. You also wrote an encouraging message and placed it in the jar which, lifted me a bit while I was at my lowest. </div>
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<b>Imran, Imran, Imran,</b> thank you for bringing me good books on the third day and told me interesting stories while I was beginning to feel depressed in the hospital room. </div>
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<b>David oh David</b>, your call. Thank you so much for calling me. It might be a small gesture but do you know how much impact it did for one person? Truthfully, it lifted my mood a lot and Kavidha was there while you called so it was double the comforting energy. </div>
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<b>My unicorn Alex</b>, it seems to me I will always be your unicorn too, right? Thank you Alex for messaging me such positivity. It contributed a lot to the healing of my soul. </div>
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<b>Elicia, oh my pretty Elicia</b>, thank you for wanting to fly over to KL to visit me despite being in Malacca. The thought counts and your message made me smile when it was hard to smile. </div>
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To <b>Richard, Wan Sin and Carmen</b>, thank you for all the funny puns and jokes. I'm not sure if it was intentional but it sure did made me laugh and feel much better. </div>
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To <b>the sweetest couple, Kristy and Elden</b>, thank you for giving me a surprise visit al though I was already discharged, which I sincerely apologize for not informing earlier. Thank you both so much for the kind and sweet surprise visit. May God bless both of you.</div>
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To <b>James, Man Dee, Zee Haw, Charlie, Melvin, and Thirumagall</b>, thank you for messaging me on Facebook. Thank you for your concern. I really want to thank you all very much. May all of you be blessed with good health this year.</div>
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To<b> Zun Zen</b> who has been actively wishing me to get well on almost every SNS I have posted on. Thank you dear. You are always such an angel. Thank you for your caring gestures. </div>
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<b>Sean, oh Sean</b>, thank you for your messages and blessing. God bless you too my friend.</div>
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<b>My dear Yen Li</b>, thank you for wanting to visit me. You're one of the sweetest girl I have met. The thought counts and thank you again dear. </div>
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There's a lot of people to thank and I won't miss out any of you. Thank you <b>Janice</b>, Sofea, <b>Wai Leong</b>, Athira, <b>Aunt Elle</b>, Uncle Kim Yew, <b>Andrew</b>, Xiao Hui, <b>Hema</b>, Sharinee, <b>Carolyn</b>, Zoe, <b>Crystal</b>, Vincent, <b>Sue Ching</b>, Lavanya, <b>Hong Kai</b>, Jacqueline, <b>Rahul</b>, Farah, <b>Jovian</b>, Pn. Ngau, <b>Melissa</b>, Dayang, <b>Mr. Winston</b>, Sabirah, <b>Syafea</b>, Aunt Debbie, <b>Pn. Sibyl</b>, Patrick, <b>Pn. Liew</b>, Katrina, and <b>Eugene, </b>thank you for wishing me on Facebook. Every small gesture contributed to a bigger impact on my healing. God bless you all.</div>
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To those who wished me on Instagram, <b>Ms. Chia Huey</b>, Kimberly, <b>Shereen</b>, Sharin, <b>Ethan</b>, Leeynesh, <b>Jia Jun</b>, Marcus, <b>Jolene</b>, Erica, <b>Kelvin</b>, Yuet Ting, <b>Venisa</b>, Snoopymin (such a cute nickname), <b>Mahirah</b>, Mun Yee, <b>Earlvin</b>, Angelina, <b>Daniel Thomas</b>, Sze Li, <b>Cafrey</b>, Binny, <b>Jordan</b> and Masuma, thank you for your concern, Like I said earlier, your small gestures made a huge impact to me. God bless you all.<br />
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<b>Uncle Raymond</b>, don't work too hard yea. You will always be someone who impacts me with your positivity indirectly or directly. </div>
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That's about it. I'm recovering at home now. I will emerge stronger than ever after this. <b><i>Just wait for the cheerful and hyper Amy back in awhile!!</i></b></div>
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Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-45778076941321142332014-01-06T22:39:00.002+08:002014-01-06T23:20:01.242+08:006.1.2014// The word today is kindness #100happydays<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="line-height: 31px;">Eventually, I found myself situated behind two separate couples at the check out counter on the left. I fiddled with my mobile phone while waiting and as the couple in front of me is beginning to leave I put my items on the conveyer belt. However, just then, a middle age looking woman was queuing behind me with only a detergent on her hand. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 31px;">Without hesitation, I made this hand gesture indicating she should go ahead of me. An expression of surprise panned across her face. Simultaneously, she was puzzled yet grateful towards me. I just smiled at her as she advances to pay her item while I patiently waited for my turn next. As the cashier was scanning the item the lady asked me, "Ni shi ben di ren ma?" (Are you local?). This was the beginning of a short yet pleasant conversation. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 31px;">I think she talked to me to fill up the waiting time since I let her go first though it was suppose to be my turn. Regardless the reason, it was nice to have had a quick chat with a random stranger who appreciate your kindness. Also, I did not stop smiling after she left because I could see the delight in her eyes when she thanked me again and said good bye. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 31px;">Sometimes, you just do not know when a random act of kindness could make someone's day. It could be allowing someone behind you to go first at a check out counter. It could be waiting for someone to enter the lift before pushing the 'close' button though they might be quite a distance away. It could be holding a door open for someone behind you at public complexes. It could be any random act of kindness!! </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 31px;">Go on, just do it, just do one random act of kindness and the pleasure of doing it will encourage you to make it into a habit.<br /><br />I myself, have three random act of kindness that I practice as a habit. </span><br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 31px;">I will always wait for someone to enter the lift as long as I can see them already from a distance</span></li>
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<span style="line-height: 31px;">Perhaps I will add one more to the list of habits, always allow someone behind you at the check out counter to pay first regardless of the amount of items they have in their shopping cart. Simply because, it makes me happy to be appreciated and to see the delight in their eyes when you have done something kind for them.</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 31px;"><br />Cheers, Amy Lim Su Yen.</span></div>
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Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-63968330262026692812014-01-06T12:42:00.003+08:002014-01-06T12:43:23.953+08:00Protest here, protest there.<br />
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</section>Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-19313755585433332582014-01-06T00:46:00.002+08:002014-01-06T00:46:41.911+08:00Are you afraid?I wrote this in August 2013 on my private blog. Just thought I would share it with the world because I have overcome all these fear listed below.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">Fear is what defeats us.</span><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">I know it yet I still succumb to it.</span><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">I fear of failure.</span><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">I know it yet I don't walk away from it.</span><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">I fear heart break.</span><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">I know it yet I think of it.</span><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">I fear change.</span><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">I know it yet I don't want it.</span><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">I fear not changing.</span><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">I know it yet I want it.</span><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">Fear breaks oneself.</span><br style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">I know it yet I still fear it.</span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">Learn to overcome fear, with love.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy'; line-height: 30px;">Amy Lim Su Yen</span></span>Amy Lim Su Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822799476489067317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817574908523733540.post-23647669806990696652014-01-06T00:11:00.001+08:002014-01-06T00:28:03.170+08:00Chapter 1Happy new year everyone!!<br />
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I have labeled year 2013 as Chapter 1 of my life. Am not too sure why but it just is now.<br />
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Year 2013 was an amazing year for me as it was filled with life changing experiences. Also, the places I have been to last year was just surreal!<br />
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A little recap (and appreciation/gratitude kind of post)<br />
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1. Sabah team 11/12 trip<br />
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Last year in March, we, as a team went for our very first holiday together. Richard is from Sabah so we stayed with him. I'm very grateful for his hospitality and the amazing time we had together as a team. This includes the late night talks we had, random memorable moments and my first snorkeling experience.<br />
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2. Tracy's achievement<br />
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My younger sister's name is Tracy. She's two years younger than I am and just like any other younger siblings she has an elder sister's shadow to step away from (me). Though I don't show it but I'm very proud of what she has achieved last year. She was the Managing Director of AMCHAM's Young Enterprise program in her school and was awarded best entrepreneur of the year (an award I myself strived for before but never gotten myself).<br />
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Also, she obtained straight 7A's for her SPM examination (I took 10 subjects but scored 7A's 3B's so technically it is also something I did not achieve myself). How not to be proud of her? I'm grateful for her. She's always given me occasional praises and she has boasted about me in front of her friends on several occasions. Unlike many younger siblings, she is one that is proud of her own sister and like to tell the world about it. (You have no idea how happy I am) Ah, yes and she's studying a Law degree now, awesome, right?<br />
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3. Valentines Day in Malacca<br />
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My dear Wei-Lim brought me to Malacca last year for Valentine's Day. That should say everything on it's own already, right? I'm grateful to have him in my life and that was one of the best Valentine's I've ever celebrated.<br />
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4. L'Oreal Brandstorm 2013<br />
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L'Oreal Brandstorm was an amazing journey. I have learned a lot in the course of 8 months from preliminary round all the way to international finals. I learned that if you want to achieve your dreams, you have to have the right attitude towards it. You have to work hard for what you want and FOCUS.<br />
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I also learned that having someone to share the pain and joy with you is better than having it all to yourself. Obviously, it isn't pleasant to face hardships on your own but it isn't fun either to enjoy happiness on your own. It isn't happiness for me if I'm having it alone.<br />
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Lastly, it still is surreal to me that we did indeed win national finals and had the chance to represent our country, Malaysia in Paris. It is still surreal to me we were praised by top CEO's in Paris for our hard work. It is still surreal to me that a dream of mine has been fulfilled.<br />
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I'm grateful for all the people that has supported us along the way such as Leon (our hyper bunny mentor), Dr. Vicki (our cool lecturer), family, team 11/12 and friends. I'm also grateful to the people who has given us the opportunity to join this competition. Lastly, I'm most grateful to my dear Wei-Lim and David who has embarked on this journey together with me. Who has had to put up with my stressful and pressuring meetings and endless arguments that I have initiated. I will always be forever grateful to them.<br />
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(Oh yes and my first visit to Paris Disneyland as well, I love Disney and Disneyland even more now)<br />
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5. Hong Kong with my family<br />
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Another family trip and last year we went to Hong Kong in August right after my trip to Paris in June. I have always loved traveling and from time to time I have to remind myself to cherish each memory I can create with my family. We don't express our love for each other very well, especially myself but I love them like no other. I'm grateful we had the opportunity to create such wonderful memories together as a family last year.<br />
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6. Team 11/12 graduates<br />
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All of us in team 11/12 met while we were university students pursuing our degrees. However, last year almost half of us has ended one chapter of our lives by graduating and stepping into the working world. I'm very proud of each of their individual achievements. Wan Sin, Alex, Carmen, Richard and David are now on to bigger dreams in their lives. I'm grateful we get to celebrate and commemorate all these special events together.<br />
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7. Dutch Lady's Inspire Tomorrow CSR project<br />
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The semester after I have ended my L'Oreal Brandstorm journey was focused on studying. I rejected a lot of offers to participate in and organize a lot of various events and programs as well as the opportunity to run for student council elections.<br />
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However, hard work paid off as I obtained straight distinctions for all my units. Also, right after my final exam I was given the opportunity to be part of Dutch Lady's Inspire Tomorrow project as a youth mentor.<br />
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My job was to deliver sessions designed by Yuber in a three days workshop across five locations throughout Peninsula Malaysia. We went to five different children home that consisted of children who were abused, abandoned or of poor family background. There were good and bad times but at the end of the program I could only remember the smile on the children's faces after we conclude each workshop.<br />
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I can only remember them calling me "teacher" and asking me to come back for them. As a youth mentor, I did not only inspire them but was inspired by them as well.<br />
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In addition, I had the opportunity to work with new people in the team, which includes Wai Yee, Felicia, C.S., Shayne and Hannah. Also, I had such an amazing time with Yen Li on our various workshops together.<br />
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After the project concluded, we have impacted at least 300 children in three weeks. Furthermore, I was invited as a guest speaker on Capital FM's hot seat segment. First time on radio and that is an experience to remember!!<br />
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Overall, year 2013 was one of the best years I have had in my life. Not because of the things I have achieved but rather, the things I have done made me feel alive again. To be honest, there were some occasions in my life that has left me feeling like life is meaningless. As though, we are chasing a carrot that is tied to a stick, held by a string that will always have a 5 inch distance in front of our face. However, what has happened to me in the past year has opened up my vision of what I want to do in life.<br />
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Here's to another great year ahead!! May everyone have a wonderful year 2014, filled with thunderbolts and storms, rainbow and sunshines alike.<br />
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God bless, with love.<br />
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Amy Lim Su Yen<br />
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