one day

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2020 was a year that I have to wait until it became the past to write about, because there were just so many unexpected things happening, until even the last day. So let's just take a look at what happened in my life this year.

• Went to Taiwan in February and met Ellie again yay! This was a year when masks literally became gifts. Even though, no matter how cruel Covid was, we had a fantastic with just unforgettable memories. Ughh I'm missing the sunset in Tamsui right now.

• Got my Wechat account blocked: I was able to maintain contact with some of the very old friends due to mutual friends or another messaging platform. However, I lost contact with some very important friends and also everything I saved in the Favorites. By everything I mean years of collecting cool things too do in China :<<<

• Went to the South in August then Ha Giang in November

• Finished that damn middle-distance running course: I had to wake up at 5:30AM on Monday and Wednesday to go to that PE class and it was not the first time having to do that. It's just a nightmare thinking back. Wheww..

• PASSED CORPORATE FINANCE and graduated on time: Not really on time because we expected to graduate in June but we got delayed until late July. No graduation ceremony though. If I had known that, I would have written “Attend the graduation ceremony” instead of “Graduate on time” on that lantern in Taipei :<

(Fact: my internship report was actually copied from multiple sources without even paraphrasing and it was about just a surreal job. The only real thing was the stamp which came from my sister's friend. Well, creative writing sometimes helps a lot.)

• Met some cool people: Some became good friends, some became memories. It's just like what they say, each person coming into our life is either a blessing or a lesson.

• Did job-hop a lot: I switched for like 3 companies within less than 6 months. Could do a review about different office zones in Hanoi though I guess :)))

• Successfully waited for my Korean friend: He was back, after 3 years of hope in vain and a lot of worries. I still can write a lot more about how it feels but well, I think as for now, I can say that everything's worth it.

• Moved to a new district, start living by myself

• Moved from Thainguyen to Socson

• Finally found this platform and resided here: write.as has everything I need. It's got a private corner and another one for shareable thoughts. It's markdown based so I had to learn to compose my posts.

• Got 7.5 for IELTS

• Got my card information leaked and all of the cash stolen. Managed to request a refund though. Wheeeww.....

• Read something cool that blew my mind: The most recent one is entitled World order.

• Watched some cool dramas and movies: Most of them are Taiwanese; like I never thought I'd consume that much Taiwanese entertainment. I can pick out 想見你 and 我們與惡的距離 for namely TV drama and film.

• Listened to some songs that spoke my feelings: Playlist shown at the end.

• Realized that we can still be happy with failed plans yet never lose hope for upcoming ones

Ahh it's been quite enough for this year I think. Thanks for being patient enough if you've scrolled wayyyy down here.

Happy 2021!

-Phuong 🐯