Hope

i'm a little in the mood to blog, but yet feeling i have nothing to blog about. except that i really have this sudden urge to get well so i can start travelling again. it's been way, way, way too long. one and a half years may seem like nothing to most people, but to me, it's been the longest one and a half years in my life. i can't even believe it was that long since the fateful day.

okie, perhaps a little update on my progress (and to remind myself to keep working harder!):

wed, 26 may - walked home from school for the first time (not exactly, but at least since i was better) and took only 10 mins! *happy*

thurs, 27 may - walked to school in the morning for the first time too and took slightly longer, 15 mins. perhaps due to lack of food and greater inertia to get to work. also feeling ridiculously proud of myself that i managed to climb the overhead bridge (normally, that is, and not having to take one step at a time) and taking the mrt to orchard by myself! :)

fri, 28 may - took the bus for the first time since the accident! not by myself though. so will feel more accomplished when i do that.

sat, 29 may - walked ard vivocity without my walking stick! feeling so much more free that my hands were able to do what they like without having to use one hand to hold the stick, or looking for somewhere to place the stick while i use my hands for some other purpose. ah the liberation! :)

and so this past weekend marks quite a milestone in my recovery. suddenly i feel like i'm starting to see light at the end of a very long and dark tunnel. a tunnel which i've been walking for 18 months now. but i'm really glad that i'm not walking through it alone. thank God for my family, friends and colleagues who have been encouraging me all this time! we must definitely have hope in life! :)

"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain