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「長髮短髮捲髮, 記住每個瞬間 / 直髮黑髮白髮, 直到我們白髮漸漸 / 百看不厭妳容顏, 一輩子都不變。」 While I waited for the sunset, there was an old couple sitting nearby which is pretty usual. But, they're special - they've been coming to the pier every single day for the past forty years of their marriage. And I guess they remember me still because only a handful of people call me by my taiwanese nickname. If they didn't, I would've never noticed - although they're healthy and strong, you can tell that they've aged since six years ago. We exchanged a few small conversations and I caught them up on what I've been up to since I left TAS. When I told them that I was at the pier to bid farewell to my old friend, a-ma (taiwanese for grandma) just held me tightly. At that moment, whatever I was worried about didn't matter - just seeing the cute interactions between a-ma and a-gong was enough to cheer me up :) These past few months, whether I was in s'pore or somewhere across Asia - I ran into people who left me with stories to tell. Though some events were heartbreaking, most put a smile on my face. Like Aidan said during our unintentional reunion in Hong Kong, "this opportunity for you to be abroad is not just life-changing, there's so much more to it - the people you meet and catch up with through you being here, the things you discover spontaneously, the everlasting memories that we both know you won't forget, it's a raw human connection that you of all people always appreciate." It's friends like him where I always have to pinch myself every now and then, to tell myself how fortunate I am to be able to witness the places I've been meaning to go but haven't gone in a while. And in those places, are people who I either care about or have become friends with in such a short amount of time. Thank you. Currently typing this in the hospital due to the amount of check-ups I need to do before I depart for Hawaii in about two weeks. And aside from being a responsible human being, it's been a slow week in Taiwan. My daily shenanigans consist of bribing my cousin to get him to finish his homework, waiting for the rain to stop, cafe hopping here and there, but mostly catching the sunsets when I get the chance. After a semester of no accounting, I've been trying to catch up on my studies too. If I feel like I studied enough for the day, I either hike Xiangshan or rent a U-bike and bike down Tamsui River. These are all just things I would do in Taipei if I actually lived here every day. Today also marks exactly a month since I left Singapore. Though I left, my group for MNO 3303 still keeps in touch with Mr. Koh on Project Dignity. They update me as well and for all the hard work that we put into creating our presentations, I am content with the final grades that we received for that module. There's more adventures to come next week, and if you want to see those pictures, just hover over the "TPE" tab and click on "TPE PT. 三"
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Apa Kabar, Ni Hao! My name is Irene Chen. I am currently a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa pursuing a BBA in Accounting & Finance. Join me on this journey through Singapore!
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