Today marks the beginning of the 60 days countdown for my 26th. I like my age now. 25 sounds cool, not too old and not too young. It officially marks the beginning of an adulthood. Some even said it's the most prime time for all women and after that everything will deteriorate exponentially (taken from cosmetic ad that I think is purely of commercial purpose). Aged a-quarter-of-a century also makes you sound a bit wiser.
Whatever it is, looking at the calendar today, there're still 59 days left before my age number increases by one. Don't get me wrong, I'm not grieving about my age at all. In fact I don't think turning 26 is so much of a big deal either. I think 26 is an auspicious number too. Usually I am not so concerned about my age and birthdays. Maybe one week prior to the day, I would only begin to realise the day's approaching and perhaps I may have some moments of nostalgia. Almost everyone has those moments, don't they?
This year I've decided to take a different approach. I've decided to have a countdown two-month prior the bday. There are two reasons for this. I'm actually focusing on the countdown for my conference trip in venturing to another continent in the other part of the hemisphere of this world. I'm very much looking forward to the trip though almost everyone else who is aware of it seems to be more excited than me. I'll be spending my actual bday in the country's capital city immediately after the conference ends. The countdown's supposed to kick myself work harder from now on to squeeze some more results for my research project that I'll be presenting during the conference. I'm not being tough to myself. It's meant for a good purpose. I am flabbergasted to be selected to give a talk on this project. It'll be my first formal oral presentation ever in an international scientific conference. I'm sure I'll feel all jittery when approaching the trip. But this has definitely injected a strong dose of motivation to me and of course the trip and the talk will be divine experiences too! *grin*
As for the other reason....does it have something to do with age? Well, partly. I come to realize that I'm really happy with the number 25. But what bouys me up is the grasp of appreciating every moments I'm living right now. I look back in the past year. Though I made no great accomplishment, I realize I did make a lot more personal developments/discoveries, granted some professional trainings in getting closer to my dream career and also I got to make more new friends of diverse backgrounds. All these are definitely no mean achievements. And I'm really grateful for them.
The countdown's aimed to remind myself to constantly appreciate what I'm having each day and to see the ebullience remains regardless of me being 25, 26 or even 80.
What do I look for when I'm 26? A witty charming 26yo Jade! That's for sure! *lol*
♥ every page of my imagination
