It's Almost Time to Bid the First Goodbye

I put in quite a bit of effort to blog because sometimes I feel a sense of urgency, an compulsion to pen down those wonderful moments in my life that I know would be hard to come by again. It's about the feelings in your inner self, when pure bliss and happiness meet the overwhelming realization of how blessed you are. If you understand what I mean :)

That's the urge behind almost every post of mine. My hope is simple, I envision myself going through the old posts one by one, giving them a silent smile as those good old memories flash by in like an old movie.

Wonderful time.

Tonight was one of those times. It's the same bunch of us, with Gin, Nish and Stefanie. Though dinner was what we went out for, the walk around the city is what totally captured the mood. Not so chilly night, four friends walking up a hilly street, each harbouring wild excitement about going home, some doing occasional hop and throwing of fist into the air (me!) because that damn good feeling is simply overwhelming.

Of course when you do that you know that you are having a great time, and having a great time isn't that complicated. A simple meal (albeit very very filling!), and walking up a street and catching glimpses of the entire city lights downhill is just sufficiently amazing. A few compliments from the gals about my new puffy "head-gear" added to making my day (or night!).

A few ideas have been hovering around, like house-hunting for next academic year, and gift-shopping for friends back home. But all are flimsy and short-lived because my whole heart and soul have been devoted to enjoy this pre-departure bliss, undeniably! I'm desperate to take in as much of the city experience I can make during the remaining time here as possible, before I bid my first good-bye.Like a fish gasping for air, I want more more more of Nottingham!

I may sound hyper but this is definitely spontaneous. I've realized this early, and asked myself what I would want to have done before leaving, when the time comes.So I made a list of all the things I want to do before leaving the lovely place (and snuggling under my blanket, typing away on my blog is definitely one of the best of them all!). The time is almost here, and I've done many of the things on the list, like catching up on work, jogging around Beeston and campus, having a lovely meal with the gals.

And of course, like so many times before, I feel very very blessed, and gratitude swamped my heart. Again. God! Every time! (Can't help it!) I AM indeed the lucky one, favoured by life itself, and having more than I can ever ask for.

In the words of my new-found favourite: " 2012 ist wirklich mein Glückstag Jahr! Dies ist, wenn mein neues Leben beginnt."

A blissful and grateful San.