Summer's coming to an end. I guess I'll have to bid this sunny island goodbye in approximately 5 days' time. I wished I had rested more in summer, bum by the sea, cosmos in hand. But I guess this summer was eventful enough and I'm thankful for all the awesome learning opportunities I had. Seize the opportunities and live for the moment. That said though, I'm not so optimistic about going back. Sometimes I just feel I could have accomplished so much more if I stayed here. Continue pursuing violin (my first love), master French, get involved in church, etc. So many of which I can't do when I go back. And then sometimes I eat the bitter pill of regret, wishing I had gone somewhere else instead. But I guess ultimately, God's in charge. We might take life by its horns and twist it in our favour, but fate and the will of God have their way of making themselves felt, sooner or later. I figured it's pointless beating at the sack, wishing life could be different, fighting with God and the circumstances. Maybe accepting it and seizing every opportunity would be the better choice. I took the path less travelled, maybe not by my own freewill, but I'll make the best of it and emerge from the dirt track with priceless memories and experiences I wouldn't trade anything for. For better or for worse I'll walk down this dirt path and see the light at the end.