បាត់ដំបងដែលទេសចរមើលរំលង

 

My Personal 2023 Reflection 

This is my personal note for what I have been through during 2023 and what my ideal goals for 2024 are. I am going to leave and share it here and in case you are interested to read lol. 

I guess this is, physically, mentally and emotionally, one of the most active years in my life so far. My life has been better comparing to my first year moving to South Korea, due to my commitment to changing daily life routines for health and social engagement especially but has also been emotionally struggling. 

I started my 2023 with seeing the first sunrise at Seoul Tower alone (with the big crowd though). I forgot what I wised back then, but I remembered I did not wish for myself, but my family and friends. Following it is a home visit, something students studying abroad always look for. The new semester started in March, everything was a bit rough because of some difficult classes, but I finally dropped one class, which was something I never expected to do at all here but got relieved at the end. Despite to some emotional struggles, I managed to complete all classes, passed the language test and comprehensive exit exam as required to start my master degree thesis by the second semester of the year. I also failed to take some language classes such as Spanish and Korean, which I aimed as new resolutions this year. To sum up for the academic work, it has been great as I expected and I cannot wait to Strat my thesis. 

In terms of social engagement, I could not believe that I have been so active that some people think I am not studying but always going on trips. Many opportunities came racing from speaking context to an international workshop in Korea and Vietnam. With this, I cannot deny for much support from our Student Association here for paving some ways to those opportunities. 

Health is of course the biggest achievement in this year as you my friends can observe. I have been thinner and much healthier. I don't know, but honestly I was about to enter a relationship making me willing to change myself by adjusting my exercise and meal routines (also started to use some skincare products lol), and it has been very satisfying to see the results. Even though, the entrance to that relationship was blocked, I am still grateful for how I could turn disappointment (not heartbreak) to self-improvement. 

Also the biggest lesson learned for this year is the matter of romantic relationship. I decided to enter another relationship, and I did not know why I chose to do so while I did enjoy my own company and happily see the improvement of my health a lot back then. "Let give myself another try" maybe. However, it turned out to be so rough. It was a long distance, and sometimes it was uncontrollable, emotionally damaging some good moments that we should have deserved. However, without this rough relationship, I would not learn how to love and practice my ways of thinking. A lesson learned is that "Do not enter another relationship until we get no longer attached to the previous relationship and feel ready to take another one". One person immediately could become a victim. If you asked me if it was a heartbreak? >> it was. 

But anyway, I have also found intimacy with some friends here and there. They listened to me and gave me advice, this is what I advise you too "Don't be afraid to ask for help". I am so grateful to these people. 

So 2024?

• Renew many language proficiency tests both English and Korea lol 
• Dedicate most time and be committed to my thesis  
• Still, keep socially engaging 
• Travel and enjoy things as usual has ha. I mean to keep them up. 
• New relationship? >> Optional 
• Some secret private plans >~< 

Thanks for your reading. I hope you learned something from my note. See you 2024. Be prosperous!