happy halloween weekend! seeing all those half-naked girls in costumes on the (chilly!) street tonight, i couldn’t help but remembering myself and my silly friends who were just like those in old days..
sometimes it is good to see people around you and think/know that “you’ve been there” – not in a snobby way but more like in a self-gratification that you already have passed that one test in life in the past.
on the other hand, sometimes it is very comforting to realize that i am lucky to have opportunities and goals to reach – that there are still so much that i haven’t done, yet there are still plenty time and chances waiting for me. having opportunities or goals can mean a lot more than that you already have achieved everything. you basically earn fuel to burn to make your life keep going.
while setting goals lies in the future, looking at people and remembering old days definitely comes from the past. people repeatedly say that we shouldn’t caught up in the past or live for the future but that we should live in the moment. true. but when you think about it, it is a good mixture of motivation for the future and gratification from the past that makes your present moment rich and well-balanced. without knowing what you want, or what you learned, it is hard to know how to live your life right, right?
just like we say, everything has its moment. also we say in my culture that you should see, experience, and learn more when there are more chances with your youth. i admit i sometimes get caught up too much in the past or miss my moment by looking out for the future. i would like to mix up my great lessons that i dig up hard with my tears and sweats with great opportunities lying out for me to make my this very moment special and memorable.. as a matter of fact, this weekend, i just had my first pumpkin carving experience as well as a corn hole throw game – living in another culture is great in a sense that you get to experience things that you wouldn’t really appreciate pass four otherwise, but it still gives you great sensation just like when you were a little kid learning and seeing things for the very first time. 
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