As we welcome the new year, I can't help but look at how the past year has been for me, so many ups and downs, so many new things learnt, new experiences, new failures and wins. Let's summarise shall we:
January: After an incidental chat with a group mate at Warwick Library, I realised I needed to do something with life after graduation. Taken the advice and acted upon it in less than 3 days. Alhamdulillah I can never thanked you enough friend. (I told him about this and hope Allah balas sewajarnya InsyaAllah).
February: Went for two nerve wrecking interviews and along the way had help from friends. Very pleased with the results and helped me concentrate on exams more. Got the best present ever for my birthday, a job offer!
A couple of weeks before the interviews, I had the most upsetting result for one of my assignments. It was really bad considering the amount of research and time spent on it. To be fair, it wasn't my best essay ever, but I really had numerous chats with the lecturer, more than I had with any other subject. Had even sought for moral support from the senior person, the lecturer himself, and my personal tutor. I knew then it was impossible to change the result, but I guess I was comforted by the fact that many shared the same fate as me.
It wasn't easy to forget, but I knew I musn't let it consume me.
March: No highlights? I was too consumed with work!
April: Trying to revise as early as I could, and exams came in early this year too!
May: Exams!
June: Lost 5kgs in time for graduation and before Mama came. All thanks to moving halls, panicking about not finding a place to live after graduation and work. What a shame that I have gained more than that since living in Luton with my parents! The cold weather doesn't help I tell you!
July: Graduation!!
August: Moved to Luton. Bade sayonara to my old laptop and bought a new one.
September: Started college and meeting new people, started a new routine of going to classes, with homework to finish and exams to sit for.
October: Raya in Luton with parents after 3years!. New experience for my parents and to a lesser extent, me. Not to mention the nerve-wrecking moments when Abah was stranded in Dhaka by British officers. Scary scary moments. Couldn't concentrate in class, but everyone was so helpful even my Law tutor tried to help by recalling his stories of being stranded in Korea. He always has a story to relate to everything!
November: The result came out! Alhamdulillah, passed all papers! Dreading the next phase!
December: Loved all the trainings, stayed at nice hotels, met nice people, lovely desserts. ahh bliss.. On the side: started client work.
Bring on 2009!
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