climb

So. I read some archives from my blog when I was a teenager/adolescent.

Looking back at these snippets of documentation from way back... Frankly, I never realised how much I did when I was younger. Photos that I haven't seen in a long time, events/concerts that I forgot that I participated in, camps, overseas trips, the first time I stepped into a real laboratory... Cue flashbacks. For a moment I was overwhelmed with emotions. I wished I never stopped documenting my life.


To summarise, I was: enthusiastic, energetic, fearless and involved. A far cry from what I am today.

I guess my boundless energy mellowed down through the years as I grew older (and wiser!). I evolved into a stoical soul. Stoic. I think it's by far the most accurate depiction of my recent self in word form.

Life was vibrant. It still is. I just wish that I had more motivation to see it for myself. Apathy and isolation - a poisonous concoction lethal enough to drive a human to the deepest and darkest abyss of loneliness. I need to learn that some words bear no weight even if they were harshly spoken. But sometimes I isolate myself because I want to. I thrive best in my own company. With a cup of tea.


I'm on a journey of self-discovery thanks to the power of the internet. Or is it self-rediscovery?