Thursday, June 24, 2004
4 more days left in T.O. been busy lately so haven't fully taken in what's about to happen yet. but now i'm alone at home and looking out of the room (to be yuandong's next year) window which overlooks the Toronto skyline and i'm starting to miss this place already. can't believe that i have spent exactly 1/3 of my life in canada including the one year spent here when i was 4. granted i am only 21 right now, but that is still a long period of time in anyone's life. so much has happened in that time span. i have been to many places, met tonnes of people, shared dozens of experiences, collected countless memories, made many new friends, and done a lot of things-- some of which i regret but have now accepted over time. yet nothing takes away the beauty of my experience here for the last 6 yrs.
on hindsight each moment good or bad has it's own beauty, and in a way they have collectively helped me grow into the person i am today. not that i am anyone great, in fact i'm far from it. but my outlook towards diff things and my goals in life have changed vastly compared to a 15 yr old me six years ago--just about to board the plane for another country where i will be left on my own without my parents and sister. i choose to believe that everything that has happened since then has all been for the better. and as i prepare to close this chapter of my life, i vow to make just as much out of the next phase of my life. if possible, to cherish every single moment even more. over time i have come to realize that happiness is determined by the individual him/herself. there may be many outside factors, some of them huge, that may affect our moods and emotions; but nothing can take away our happiness unless we choose to let that happen. so whatever happens these next few days i will make them good ones as they shall be my last in T.O. for a long time to come.
on hindsight each moment good or bad has it's own beauty, and in a way they have collectively helped me grow into the person i am today. not that i am anyone great, in fact i'm far from it. but my outlook towards diff things and my goals in life have changed vastly compared to a 15 yr old me six years ago--just about to board the plane for another country where i will be left on my own without my parents and sister. i choose to believe that everything that has happened since then has all been for the better. and as i prepare to close this chapter of my life, i vow to make just as much out of the next phase of my life. if possible, to cherish every single moment even more. over time i have come to realize that happiness is determined by the individual him/herself. there may be many outside factors, some of them huge, that may affect our moods and emotions; but nothing can take away our happiness unless we choose to let that happen. so whatever happens these next few days i will make them good ones as they shall be my last in T.O. for a long time to come.
yeongest 9:59 am