Here's to the Future

Guys, we've done it!

Past

Present

We've come a long way.

Past

Present

I'm glad that I've walked this road with all of you.

And when you guys go up on that stage, just know that I'll be one of those people down there cheering with the rest of us who were slightly more gung-ho.

It has been one year and four months now that I've been out in the "real world" and I must say that what I said exactly one year ago still holds true: That the best days of our lives are behind us now. Because the best days of my life was spent growing with you guys. They were the pinnacle of learning, and now those carefree days are gone. We are all "contributing members of society" now. We have to do "responsible" things now. We can't blame naivety or lack of knowledge anymore. We are now equipped for the real world.

And I'm quite confident that we're ready for the real world.

Why?

Because we have each other.

We've gone through sleepless nights together

P.C. Justin Hiew

And we've done some pretty crazy stuff together

We've gone places together

We need to do this again soon.

And we've celebrated together

And this is only the beginning.

Sure, we'll probably not meet as often and see each other's beautiful faces every other day that we use to. Sure, we probably won't be as "close" we once were, but what's the definition of close? All I know is this: You guys had my back throughout the last FOUR (yes, this is our fourth year knowing each other...omaigoshwearesoold), and I know that you'll still have it from here onwards.

We're not sure of where the future will take us.

We could be in a dozen different countries in five years.

We could be settling down with our own families in five years.

We could be famous people in five years.

The world could end in five years.

But what is important is this. That for that little speck in human history, with all the possibilities of our paths never crossing, our paths merged. Where it takes us now is an unknown, but where we have been, I will cherish for a very very very long time.

So when you collect your piece of paper that says that you have brains tomorrow, just know that I'm going to be one of the crazy people (probably with the rest of the other gung-ho crazy people) shouting and cheering you on.

Here's to the future guys.

#fellowpsychos

The Push

 "Running away when things get harder is a race you are bound to lose."

Life is difficult. That's the lesson of life. If life was a piece of cake, then you're not doing life properly. There's always something else to do, something else to learn, something else out there that tells you that you are not done. In the words of the once-innocent, once-country singer, "there's always going to be another mountain." and it is seriously about the climb. Every road we choose to take, every little turn in another direction could take us into new territory, unexplored places. These places terrify yet intrigue me. Taking shortcuts means you miss the wide open spaces. Taking the easy way out, means you may reach the destination sooner, but your life isn't richer.

Experiences grow us. We are creatures with the knack to learn, and learn quickly at that. We don't need to repeatedly touch a hot stove 20 odd times to know that we're going to burn our hands. These experiences break us so that we can learn to make ourselves again. People who do amazing things are able to achieve because they've had the rough edges polished. They had discipline. They had experience. Sure, talent contributed to that. Sure, might as well throw in genetics too. But honestly, talent and genetics is only a fraction of the pie, hard work and determination takes the larger chunk (at least that's what I feel).

Welcome brick walls, because they teach you how to climb higher. Welcome friction, because it teaches you how to run faster. Think of the future you want and then evaluate where you are now. If they are miles apart from each other, then something has to change. Start making that future today, because the sooner you can push yourself to that future...that's where the better challenges await.

This are the words of the voice in my head. It's my little personal life trainer, always telling me, "why have you stopped walking? You haven't reached the top of the mountain."

That's all for now, I have things to do.