Dear TwentySeven-Year-Old Me,
The year 2009 started not too bad for us! We left a horrible spa company that is all about hard selling. We even managed to visit Japan and Taiwan for the first time, our 2 favourite countries now!
You know the 'Daddy' you just got attached to? I know you are currently very happy and enjoying the relationship, but just know that he's not the one for us. In fact, he will break our heart so badly that we will take very long to recover. If you could, don't agree to the BTO he proposed. There will be a lot of loose ends to tie up after our breakup. He is also the only regret to date and because of him, we've missed out & lost a lot of things and made some "not-so-ideal" decisions in life.
You will join some shitty MLM company that requires you approach strangers on the streets to donate to charity. A total waste of time and effort. I don't even think we got any money out of it. People whom we've known there are also not too necessary in our life. Definitely didn't value-add to our life and it's super unnecessary.
You will then go into a watch company that doesn't appreciate us. In fact, they will override your decision to get our friend in. I don't know if I should discourage you to join this company, cos we will meet some really good friends whom I'm still in touch 10 years later. And you will have the opportunity to organise your first media event! So I guess some good things came out of it.
Fast forward 10 years to now. We're in working in a rather big lingerie MNC, which taught us a lot. We've had the opportunity to participate in TV productions, organise big fashion shows, understand various media platforms, and many more. We've met many fabulous colleagues who became friends. We've "outlived" many people here in a good 8-year run and it's time to move on. In about 1 month plus, we will move on to a local shoe company. I'm sure we'll take a while to adapt back to the SME way of working, but it's definitely gonna be hell of a experience for us, and I'm really looking forward to it!
We're married, to a most unlikely person. Can't say it's wrong decision but I guess we have our issues and problems. Not sure if it's gonna work out. I've set a deadline to work this out by September this year. So we'll know how it turns out in a couple of months.
Financially, I think we're doing ok. Definitely not the richest 37-year-old around but managed to start saving, so we'll probably not starve to death if we lose our job tomorrow. At least, we've started to set aside for that rainy day before we hit 40. Better late than never I guess.
Health wise, it's been good. Besides the occasional flu and minor illnesses, we're rather healthy! Really thankful that there has been no major ailments so far. *Fingers crossed*
Weight is probably more of a concern to us. We've put on more than 10kg for the past 10 years, and we almost hit the overweight BMI for Asian women. So these days, we've been drinking more water & green tea and cutting down on sugar drinks. We've also ordered meal plans for some periods, but the weight loss has been slow. Lost probably only about 3kg so far. Have also signed up for a Piloxing class with Sze Hui & Soo Eng. Hopefully in 2029, we will still survive to see the world.
Social circle has significantly reduced, but I guess it's really not the quantity of friends but quality. I can proudly say that we've managed to keep a good bunch of quality friends. These people will probably be the ones who will stay with us for the rest of our life.
Something that we really need to work on is family. We need to stop being so lazy and start working on the family. Parents are getting older and we'll never know when they will leave this world, so don't regret only when they are gone. Friends cannot be there 24/7 but family is always there. So we need to stop procrastinating and spend more time with family!
Lastly, thank you for being me! Thank you for the wonderful memories you've created for us. Thank you for journeying through the last ten bittersweet years to come to what we are today.
THANK YOU!
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