change

sometimes, change can be a good thing. the unknown and uncertainty is always going to be scary but what's life without a little surprise?

an ex-boss of mine recently made a move within the company from KL to head another team in Houston. which sort of triggered and made me think about how much change our lives have gone through lately.

all in all, he was a great ex-boss. sure, we had our differences but i don't think i'll ever find another boss that was as supportive and open as he was to his team. he was one of the reasons that made me think twice (along with all the friends i'd made at my old company) when i decided to leave. work is always gonna be tough but i had a great environment there. and i wasn't sure if i could ever have that kind of support at a new place.

at the end of the day, i'm glad i decided to make the move. i think career-wise, moving is inevitable. you can't let yourself be tied down based on sentiments. even if you don't see them on a daily basis anymore, real friends will always still be friends. a year ago, i was still serving out my three-month notice and doing knowledge transfer to the person that would replace me (who would eventually leave too, just a month after me haha). i'm happy where i am now. sure, the friendships aren't what they used to be like, but to be fair, i don't spend all my time at the office anymore too so we don't have that extra time to bond. i actually have a pretty good life now. and the colleagues may not be my best friends, but they're warm and supportive.

it also made me think about changes in my personal life. a couple of weeks back, we brought jigglyboo for her two-month checkup with her paed. i also had my post-natal checkup with my gynae on the same day. when i think back about it, it was kinda surreal seeing my gynae hold our two-months-old baby. the first time we met my gynae, he'd just scanned me and showed us a tiny blob in my tummy which turned out to be our beautiful, happy girl. i was having horrible sickness which didn't subside until the fourth month and all i could think was that i just wanted to fast-forward everything to where the baby is out. and here we are, holding a living, breathing, tiny human in our arms. life is good, alhamdulillah.

i am so thankful for everything we have. i hope i never forget that, and never forget to thank God.