It has been almost a year since I returned to China. Life has been great over here - I've made new friends, met my current boyfriend and living together in a rented apartment, adopted a pet dog and a rabbit, travelled to more countries and getting a car in a month or two.

Some have asked how I managed to leave everything behind in Singapore and start all over again in China. Well, almost everything found in Singapore can be found in China. And as I grew older (and perhaps wiser), I came to realise that one doesn't need too many friends. A handful of good ones is enough. And this 'handful' of friends of mine have been keeping in touch with me in the past 1 year. This is more than what I can ask for. Furthermore, as I finally ended my tragic relationship with XXX after 4 years, I wanted to move out of Singapore so that I can heal faster in a new environment. I wanted to breathe.

So I left.

The first 3 and half months here were tough. I had no one to talk to, literally no one. I had to hide the fact that my boyfriend broke up with me from my parents because I wanted to be left alone. Anyway, I was pretty much busy with work then. There was just too much translation to do everyday so my brain was sort of drained at the end of each day. All I wanted to do was to rest, read, and sleep.

If I remember correctly, 1.5 months after I left I actually did contact my ex for a patch up. I was emotionally unstable then due to PMS and that was the only time I cried over the break up. (Seriously I must be out of my mind to have asked for a patch up, to think of it now.)

Finally in mid October, a friend of mine, Joseph, who is working in Shanghai, contacted me for a meet up. It was my first time meeting a friend in 3 months. I've know him for 12 years and though we were never really close, it felt great to have met someone I know after 3 months.

It was in late November when my live changed forever. I was talking to Steve one night, telling him how difficult it is for me to meet new friends in China. He casually told me that he heard of a social networking mobile App called Imomo. Coincidentally, I've heard of this App earlier too so I decided to give it a shot.

On the very next day after I'd downloaded this App, I came to know my current boyfriend, Sean. He's the host of a group chat so I applied to enter his group after chatting with him for a while. There in the group I got to know more people whom I've met up with numerous times later on for dinners and group activities. At the same time, Sean and I got closer and closer as we were neighbours staying 2 streets apart. We met up for suppers frequently and eventually on his birthday, he asked me to be his girlfriend.

We rented an apartment nearby and the rest is history =)

Soon we will be celebrating our 8 months together. I've never been happier. Of course we do have ups and downs but I know he really cares for me from the bottom of his heart, unlike my ex. It's the difference between a man and a boy - the level of maturity and the sense of responsibility. And you know what? Ironically, Sean is 4 years younger than my ex.

Life has been kind to me. I've never regretted the choices I've made.

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Side story:

I returned to Singapore in March this year for holidays and met up with Jimin, my ex's brother's girlfriend for lunch. She told me that my ex has a new girlfriend since last year and she is someone I know. She turns out to be the China girl who is the friend of my ex's best friend's girlfriend, TD.

TD used to visit my ex's house quite a few times together with my ex's best friend and girlfriend so she has seen me many times.  Not long before our break up, my ex said that due to work issue, TD had to return to China but would be coming back. It was after TD left when my ex mentioned before she left she invited my ex, his best friend and girlfriend for dinner. And the 3 of them went to send her off at the airport. I asked my ex why she invited only the 3 of them though she knew my existence. Anyway, the main point is not about the dinner. The second question is, why he didn't tell me about the dinner and the send off prior to their occurrence. Clearly, he/she wanted to leave me out for some reason.

There was another incident occurred 1-2 days before he asked for the break up which I do not want to talk about here. Anyway, I didn't feel right too back then.

Now, linking up what happened and what Jimin told me, I understood the whole story. I guess I don't have to explain further here.

I must have been blind during those 4 years to have wanted to be with him, considering he had actually been sleeping with a mother of 2 for half a year just before becoming my bf. \0.0/

Photos:

It was Chinese Valentine's Day last Saturday. I said I wanted to take of photo of us wearing our couple rings. He laughed at me saying what's there to take, and then grabbed my hand for me to snap a picture (＞﹏＜)

The best thing is wake up in his arms every morning and greeted by his cute face.

My custom made necklace, with my name. Cheap and nice.

Y^o^Y

Meet my first puppy, Cookie. It's only a few months old.

I highly doubt the owner of our apartment will return our deposit at the end of our stay. Look at what Cookie had done to the sofa! \o.o/

Healthy fruit tea. I need to lose weight. My bf is almost 20kg lighter than me. omg.

Meet ups with friends.