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The great cool and cloudy weather is creating the perfect atmosphere for me to articulate my pensive mood.
Although I've expressed this many times, my feelings are still overflowing! ( Don't ask me why, my period has ended too. Weird.) I'm immensely grateful for the tremendous amount of experiences, new and old, and positive vibes that I've been receiving from friends, family and colleagues for the past few months that has been shaping my character and enriching my life.
JL for one for keeping me company thorough our respective ups and downs this period, for motivating me with such wisdom and courage at such a young age. F for her crazy antics and ever-inspiring tenacity and zest for life and my girlfriends who had impacted my life and made me who I am today. Being able to walk through the years and grow with my BFFs from our fun-loving-crazy-emotional teenage years to adulthood, from finding our paths to settling down and becoming parents, from playing around to celebrations, from breakups to union, from loss to birth, from grief to joy....is simply amazing. I can’t believe that even the pigg squad has been watching each other grow for the past..7-8 years? And studies have shown that friendships which have held on for 7 years can last forever. Unbelievable. If only I could retrace my lost friends from my childhood, Racheal, Maya... eliminated by (the lack of) technology.
Of course, not forgetting my parents who have been supporting and taking care of my primitive needs the whole while.
What will life be without them? Thank you for making my life so meaningful, each and every one of you. You guys deserve the best. 
On the other hand, I need to learn to sleep and rest more. It is in sitting down that we can reflect on and add significance to our lives. Even with that said, I am guilty of filling up my schedule for the rest of the year and can't seem to stop doing so...oops. Argh, resting shall be my upcoming resolution. Maybe I will have the sensibility to prioritise medical appointment over training sessions instead. :X
Alright, I am so ready for my meditation session with Sherri. Ohmmmmm.
Reeling from the effects of the awe-inspiring historic Olympic gold medal win of Joseph Schooling for Singapore and the legend that Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympic athlete ever, has left behind, emotions were stirred up in me, finally putting me to work here to write.
July was back to the swing of work and training after my relatively laid back May and June and the awesome break. No, correction, I’d still worked on my leaves to make sure that everything at work was in order and also attended almost all the DB trainings in June. I’m a highly responsible being alright.
Anyways, no one has ever regretted working hard for something, and that was what happened - pushing myself all the way till the night before I flew off: forcing myself to attend trainings post nights, pushing myself during the killer training regime (special thanks to Sharil for his patience in pacing me, giving me tips and igniting the fighting spirit in me when I was flat-dying-busted in the scorching midday heat, for pushing me through the physically most challenging time of the year. Oh wait, but the chendol treat from boss made the suffering worth it, so, woots. ), the sleep deprivation in midst of preparations for audit and my trip and the failed carbo-loading haha. Really pleased with the performance of our mixed team especially, I think we did well making it to the semis under such unfair circumstances. Go team!!
CKR was surprisingly manageable, wow. There were some slightly rough times throughout the month, but man, I’m so proud of ourselves. Well done, buddy!
And of course the other highlight of the month was my trip to the beautiful land of Myanmar. It was a challenge to be alone lost, unfamiliar and not knowing the language, it seriously doesn’t help that they write numerals in Burmese and they don’t have the habit of labelling every street. And yet, it was so exhilarating be free to explore whatever I wish and go all out to discover the wonderful people and culture; to experience their faith, to feel their quiet strength. The random adventures, the acts of kindness I’ve received and warm hospitality - from the family who squeezed out a seat for me on the train, to the Indian Muslim meat stall uncle at the market who chatted with me and treated me to tea, and of course the lovely hostel staff who were so conscientious and helpful, all of them made my days there warm and fuzzy. Mingalaba & kyay zu tin ba de!
Of course, my trip wouldn’t have been that memorable without the company of my dorm and hostel mates who not only took care of me but also provided me with gainful insights through the lazy rainy morning and afternoon chats. <3 ( night was for partying and salsa, if you are wondering, lol. ) So grateful, love y’all!
Looking forward to many more experiences with friends, loved ones and personal challenges over the next few months. It’s going to be tiring but all well worth it as what I had demonstrated and what Joseph Schooling had too.