I had a good old chat with my sec friend last week. I must say it was a heartfelt and somewhat inspiring chat. We have so much more in common that we would ever have thought. First, we both used to be high flyers in school. I remember back in AHS, most of the time, either she would top the class or I would. We both graduated with good grades in 'O' Levels and I went on to TJC while she went to VJC. I believe she must have also aced her 'A' Levels and then we moved on to different unis. She majored in chem engin while I chose to study mass comm.

Who would have known that fate would bring us back to tiny Karlskrona after over a decade? Life is indeed unpredictable. 

The thing is, well, we are both kinda stuck in the same boat now. 

Dunno what to do when we go back sg.

Dunno how to pursue our passion in life.

Scared that we will fail in our ventures.

Scared that we will be stuck back in boring office/teaching jobs which is not our ultimate goal in life.

Worried about where life would take us after next year.

Worried that enthusiasm in our hobbies is not enough to take us to the next level.

Apprehensive whether it's wise or not to go back to boring jobs just so we can have a steady, dependable second income. Doing for the sake of doing never makes anyone truly happy.

I like to write. I like to blog. I like art & craft. Basically I like DIY stuff.

She likes fashion. And has a flair and passion for doing makeup. She is very good in craft too!

We both don't wanna give up our passion in life. If not, it probably will be a deepest regret in our hearts. But sometimes we wonder, does life give you a choice?

The thing is, there are many things that abide the saying, if you don't try, you'll never find out. We can sit and talk for all we want, lamenting about lost chances and pondering about a bleak future. She said something very true, if we had instead spent all this precious time into realising our dreams, even if it means doing background research or goal-setting, we would definitely be a step closer than where we are now. 

So coming to Karlskrona sacrificed 4 years of my life. Not that I'm complaining because life is so good here for my family. But, other than obtaining my online MBA (which isn't that hard after all), what else have I achieved? Yeah you would tell me, I have a child and I am a mum. Honestly, I'm proud of it and that is probably my deepest consolation that time is well spent here because come on, I raised my own kid!

Still, the day when we would return to SG will come very soon. And I start to wonder again, where is life gonna take me?

After that day, I realised that instead of just sitting around and daydreaming or playing Bejeweled everyday, I probably should do some serious thinking and set out what I really wanna do. Really. 

So yeah, ft, thanks much. I hope I inspired you just like how you have motivated me. Let's both jia you and ganbatte ne! I don't believe we will be jack of all trades but master of none for the rest of our lives, and we definitely have the ability to make our dreams come true. =)