so long, farewell/auf weidersehen, good-bye

dear readers,

you'll be the first to know; i'm closing down doingthekiwi.wordpress.

too much has happened in the past two years of its existence; i'm very glad it was there for me as a site of memory, and i still enjoy reading the entire collection of posts and whatnots, so it was rather a difficult decision.

having said that, i can't see myself staying there. i've changed so much in these two years as to desire a fresh place with which to work out Life, reflections and all that jazz.

dtk started out as a place for me whilst on exchange (and many of you will know i also did it as an open, unlocked site as opposed to this one) and now i realise its purpose might have been apt in more ways than one. in a sense, dtk also served whilst i was in transit, through the 20ish period.
i've done so many things in these two years, took in so many lessons, wrestled with so many issues. and while i'm definitely still in the growing, it's a happier one now. it's true, you know, that with the hard stuff comes patience, and patience, experience; and experience, hope. i've seen it in my own life enough to know i can sing a song of hope for the next few years while i yet grow more. and this is, i think, the crucial difference between who i was at the start of dtk and who i am now. i know, i know that there is hope. romans 5!

and so, i will pack my backpack, and move.

the current plan is to leave doingthekiwi and reopen this site(!). amazing right. haha. after 2 and a half years of being locked. cf july 11th 2009. however, i'm not sure if i will continue writing here, or begin at a new address. if i do the latter, i might not write here anymore. more than 5 years of process, this site holds. haha.

either way, i have at least a month to decide. will be away till early january, being in and out of singapore. chol! my retreat/refuge, am wholeheartedly looking forward to this. this entire year has been... intense. will reflect upon it when hiding in the mountains of chiang mai.

so anyway, this will remain locked till january, after which it will be reopened and possibly or not continued. whichever it materialises, you'll be the first to know.

because i love you most.

auf weidersehen, goodbye,

rachie