Hakim looks like a monk. Honestly, I'm tired of having our weekly walks at the park. Where's the challenge? I want to go hiking. (Missing the old days)
What a year of not documenting my life... I thought it might be good to start with 2023. Summarising the Second Half of 2023 The end of an era finally came when Faten left for Malaysia. I felt like I lost a friend, but we still text nearly every day—just that she's not physically here. Jess came to visit in November, and we had a whole "Jess & Asma Days of Fun," filled with a lot of reminiscing and pure joy. One of my best nights was spent dancing and laughing with THG at Trev's. I played quite a bit of tennis, did a lot of walking, hung out with friends, worked on my career a bit, and became a permanent resident. I was in Malaysia throughout December and had an amazing time. I attended Hanz's wedding and that was chaotic; not the wedding itself but it was the whole situation with me trying to get to Malaysia. I ended up having to cancel my flight (which was booked well in advance) and got on a last-minute flight, which worked just well enough for me to get t...
Last week flew by so quickly, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope every week leading up to my flight back to Malaysia goes by just as swiftly. It was also incredibly productive! At work, I discovered an issue with my project. Instead of getting overwhelmed and overthinking it, I approached it like an experienced engineer and tackled it head-on. It's amazing how much stress overthinking can cause. Here's to more days like that! On Monday, Don and I went cycling. Initially, we didn't expect to cover much distance, but this time we went the farthest compared to all our previous rides. My favorite part was cycling on an actual road for half the route; it boosted my confidence riding on the road. Wednesday was tennis day, and I'm starting to really enjoy it because we had our own dedicated coach. We focused on drills to improve our ball-handling skills because I still can't keep a rally going. Friday brought us badminton and a game of "7Wonders" at Meriam...
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