Memories, seem always so new and so old..
There are some days in life that we’ll remember forever. I mean literally Forever. And this day is one of those. The photo was taken in an impromptu picnic with Natalia one afternoon after work. It was Thursday, the 25th June, the date I received the result of my dissertation. As time goes by, I might not remember the number any more, but the feeling of that day will forever remain.
I went home after the Film Festival in Hyde Park - it was another lovely time that I’ll cover in another post. It was midnight of Thursday, 25th June. I was a bit tipsy, a bit tired, a bit hyped after a happy night. I suddenly remembered that the final result of my dissertation was supposed to be released that day. And I just checked. I tried to calm myself opening the Evision like any other websites. And there you go! The result was more than what I was hoping for during my failure panic attack (this has always happened to me since I went through primary school to university entry exams.) I was so released and relieved. I was so hyped and so calm. And proud and happy. And excited and thrilled. And everything in all that I couldn’t help myself sleeping that night.
The day went easier after that at the intern place. And on the way heading home, Natalia just texted me if I wanted to meet for a drink, and the weather was beautiful, and I just asked her to sit in the park instead.
So we sat down at Victoria park. This is the golden life of the 8-ish pm sun. It’s so crystal, so warm and so indulging, isn’t it? The children were playing balls and swing near by, a couple of groups chilling around like us too. We caught up what we’ve been missing from each other since the last meeting more than 2 months ago. Natalia got a graduate job after her internship, and hanging around with a guy that has made her happy and easy and smiling whenever she’s talking about him. But she’s still struggling with her life, and thinking of moving back to Milan - where she’s got her own car, her own studio that she doesn’t have to pay for the rent, and a potential better-paid job. I have just graduated, and looking for a job, or a new path that I’m not really sure where it would lead me to. It sounds thrilling and exciting and daunting at the time for both of us.
However, no matter what we were worried about, I just very knew that we both enjoyed the weather, the lovely British summer weather that day. We also hopped on the Barclay bikes and rode along the canal home - it was the first time ever I was on a bicycle in London - the to-do-list thing was ticked. I was so excited and couldn’t stop ringing the bell along the way. That day, I was wearing my favorite skirt that my mother and sister chose and tailored for me, which made me see everything so lovely as well.
That day, I felt like a girl, like a woman, like a child, like a mature, like a student, like a graduate, like a romance, like an adventurer.. I thought of you, of family and friends. And I felt I’m so blessed and happy.
