Friday, September 26, 2008

Five Years Ago, I Would Not Know That...

my dreams to study in the States would come true.
I would give up my dream of wanting to study in Stanford.
I would have the guts to take the SAT, not to say even GRE.
I would achieve such outstanding results during my secondary school career.
falling in love hurt me so much.
I would meet so many new friends and new people.
I like to play badminton.
I can actually cook.
he would have left me behind.
he has actually inspired me to become a great scientist.
I would want to do research for all my life.
I would actually join Tzu Chi after I come to the States.
living in the States isn't as glamorous as everybody thinks.
I love staying in Malaysia so much.
I would give up my dreams for the sake of my family.
I would cry so much.
sleeping early and waking up early is not as hard as I thought.
Tzu Chi really influenced my thoughts so much and my thinking really matured. (Not doing any adverts here, but this is the truth)
there are actually so many people that care so much for me.
I would drift so far away from my secondary school friends.
I have such a great family.
I would write a blog.
I would actually regret not spending more time with him.
how life is like without talking on the phone every night.
how is it like to be contented with life.
I would be grateful to all the things I have.
I would be thankful to all the people I have come across in life.
I would stop losing temper uncontrollably.
I would become the person I am today.

There are a lot of things that I took five years to realize and learn. I regretted a lot. Talking about regret, a person shouldn't regret what he has done, instead, he should regret about what he has not yet done in his life. Have you actually sat down and thought about things you were thinking and wishing of five years ago? Did all of them come true? Do you have any regrets?

5 comments:

  1. Looks like you've really grown a lot ;) And it's a good thing. I've grown a lot too, in the past 5 years. And I actually think it's good. I love who I am right now. =)

    Anyways, the past is the past. What's done is done. There's no use regretting. Regrets will distract you from the present. The most important time is now. The most important person is whoever that is with you right now. We can still do whatever we can right now. But there's nothing we can do to change the past. So, there's no use regretting. =) Our failures/successes in the past will only serve as our guidance in the future.

    Smile. Laugh. And be yourself. =)

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  3. hmm...
    5 years ago I would not know I will be doing Hospitality in Uni and actually liking it...
    and also I would not know I wanted to become a patisserie (a person who does pastry, dessert, baking, etc. just in case you don't know :P)
    and I would not know I like baking :D (and wish to own my own bakery one day)

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  4. Hey teammate (volleyball)! You are heading to the right direction la. It took me more than 5 years to figure out what you figured out. ;)

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  5. Five years ago I thought our friendship would not be as strong as what we had in high school. I was right. It is stronger. much much stronger. Have faith kiddo. Lots of love,
    nini

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