Probably no sugarcoated entry for the start of 2017.
How was my 2016? A brief recap of the year brings me memories of my constant struggle to write, rewrite, and send emails to a lot of universities. 2016 is when I started doing a PhD hunt... again. 2015 when I was told not to delay the plans, January 2016 when I started doing the communication extravaganza. I started "dreaming" 2013, about to send a futile fan-girl email to a university professor when I diverted the thought by writing the Luntiang Pook Proposal Draft -- all drafted in the framework of words I hear at her youtube videos, read at journals and university web pages that she is part of. The Luntiang Pook project, from my point of view, although young, is a success (or atleast I think so). Its growth into what is now an annual organization project (with a lot of support from other companies and organizations) has been my constant source of positive energy. Last year, I had to learn to let go of things, this included. By mid-2016, I was sent a reply with an unconditional offer to start my course. It was one of those days when I divert my zen by praying to the Divine Being. That day, I received a message from another university professor to divert my dissertation full proposal to another topic that is not close to my heart. It was a heartbreak. Around July, I went to my zen writing place (a coffee shop) to stay the whole morning to write (yes I do that). And just after my Starbucks cup with my name (not spelled correctly ofcourse) was given to me by the barista, I went online, and saw the confirmation email. PhD is a yes! Ofcourse I had a rejected offer (this was constant), a set of emails with no replies (and the heartbreak continues) , and a couple of PhD confirmation emails that came after that (huhuhu. New Zealand! You came in later. Another punch to the heart), but knowing I got accepted to the school I originally planned to go to (and have been eyeing for its countryside "papers" and "research" appeal), I am most grateful for my crazy PhD acceptance last 2016! The ecstatic feeling of finally getting it through all the 10-20 pages of writing and fill-up-that-form-again. I am starting my PhD degree in a couple of weeks at the University of Edinburgh! So yes, you'd probably see a lot of travel posts in a few days. Neighborhood images and whatnots. I may have a lot of time to spare when I'm alone writing and reading and thinking. I'd have less photos and more words. I plan to make that a habit for 2017. What else? 2016 was also a very challenging year for my heart. The great move for 2017 had some repercussion that probably others haven't discovered of me yet --- the tears and the constant battle to get through all of this. Also, the "we" in my life had one big misunderstanding that made me think again about my life plans. Ofcourse, 2016 ended with a bang. And this went straight to the heart. Bittersweet. Happy. No more sugarcoated posts. I'd write a lot for 2017. That is my resolution every year. Never happened (PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN). |
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