Best news this year: my ticket to NY has just been confirmed! Cannot believe I haven't been back since I graduated 5 years ago. I've been longing for a good enough reason to make the dreadful 16 hour trip to NY and now my wish has finally been granted (one of the best decision's we've made for work. More on this later)!
I can't wait to be back in NY, though I do wonder what this time round will be like now that my core group of friends are no longer there. In line with my ongoing effort to do things outside my comfort zone, I just got my hands on tickets to the Governor's Ball, my first music festival EVER (am actively ignoring the fact I will have to use a porta potty... #firstworldproblems). Will be one of the many things I plan on doing for the first time!
I used to avoid new experiences and tended to shy away from the unfamiliar. But then something excruciatingly painful and traumatic happened in my personal life early this year that left me absolutely devastated. Instead of allowing my grief to cripple and overwhelm me, I decided to channel my emotions into something constructive. I didn't want to sit around feeling sorry for myself so I decided to put myself back together by trying to reinvent myself. I realized that's what my 20s were for: discovering who I am and paving the way for who I want to be. Instead of allowing time to parade by while I grieved, I wanted to make small tweaks in my personal and work life that would lead to a better, happier outcome. No one knows what the future will bring (planning usually never works out) but at least I won't be looking back at my 20s with regret.
I used to avoid new experiences and tended to shy away from the unfamiliar. But then something excruciatingly painful and traumatic happened in my personal life early this year that left me absolutely devastated. Instead of allowing my grief to cripple and overwhelm me, I decided to channel my emotions into something constructive. I didn't want to sit around feeling sorry for myself so I decided to put myself back together by trying to reinvent myself. I realized that's what my 20s were for: discovering who I am and paving the way for who I want to be. Instead of allowing time to parade by while I grieved, I wanted to make small tweaks in my personal and work life that would lead to a better, happier outcome. No one knows what the future will bring (planning usually never works out) but at least I won't be looking back at my 20s with regret.
I've been habitually popping in & out of this blog. Glad to see how fashion is evolving in hk and how start ups handle the current climate in hk.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about what you have gone through. Wishing u a nice return trip to nyc.
just a question, if u may allow, as it keeps on dragging around. it's kinda a little suspense, u keep on referring to a traumatic experience of some type. health issues ? relationship ?
Hi Gareth,
DeleteGlad to hear you check out our blog every now and again! We are very excited about heading to NY for our incubator program.
And since you asked, someone very dear to me passed away earlier this year. Work has been a saving grace.
Good god. my belated condolences.
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