Friends for Keeps

from L-R:  Mouna, Shajuan, Xuwei and I at Ooka.

After six (6) long months, I have met a lot of people from different parts of the world.  I have met different races but I always go back to where I truly belong...to my Chinese descent.  Yes, I never ever thought that the people I'll be very much comfortable with would also belong to the same race.  Initially, I've met my colleague from Cohort 18 of World Bank, an Indonesian girl who probably looks like my twin sister...Mouna...then, came my classmate, Xuwei...who became my closest friend here in Japan despite of the age gap that we got.  She already became my younger sis...and we got a 'mommy', my dear Shajuan...who was the first one that I've known before anyone else.  Recently, I became close to my younger brother in Japan, Bao...now I can say that I got my family in Japan.  Thus, homesickness is not an issue anymore...I just miss my daughter...but other than that...I can feel the warmth of the wonderful people that I'm always with...Although most of us will be bidding our 'goodbyes' in a while...I am looking forward that our communication will never end and the friendship will never fade despite of not seeing each other more often.  

from L-R:  Xuwei, Mei (yours truly), Mouna and Bao at Shibuya

Guys, I hope you'll be able to read this blog in the right time...and I hope that we'll cherish all the wonderful memories that we got...:)  Thank you so much  for making my life in Japan worth remembering...I'll surely miss you guys...and I'll always be grateful for having you as important part of my life.

MEILIN :)

My Japanese Life

Some people might thought that my Japanese life is all "bed-of-roses"...but it's not...I also experience some difficulties, confusion, pain, and frustrations.  It may seem OK at first, but in the long run...some things may also change.  I know that these are all the challenges that life has brought for me...and I know that God has His ultimate plans to make me a better person than I am right now.  There are so many reasons to believe that I have to enjoy my life anyway.  There are always a million reason to wake up each day and tell myself that life has so many surprises awaiting for me.  Lord, if this is your one way of telling me that there are so many reasons to feel happy everyday...please allow me to see the light...I can feel that I'm still in the darkness at this moment...still haven't moved on with the life that I used to have.  Although I'm trying my best to cope up with the bitter memories I got, enjoying what I have right now is all that I can do.  Lord, please don't let me move away from my priorities...particularly to my ultimate goals....please guide me that I'll not make the wrong decisions again and be caught unaware...I know that you have better plans for me...please allow me to take that path towards the better tomorrow...I'm still looking forward for that day wherein I'll find myself in the midst of happiness again...and find that one true person that God has planned for me.  I know that he's just somewhere out there...and please lead me the way towards that one true happiness that I've been longing for.  Thank you so much, Lord....

I just saw some sort of an inspiration on this picturesque view.
Source:  Instagram from "moonlightice"

MEILIN :)