2 years on..

Recently, a friend of mine declared over Facebook that she would like to do the Camino some day. I got all excited an offered my help on it, knowing how difficult it can be to sift through the plethora of information online. Couple of hours later, I was talking with another friend about my Tour De France cycling trip when she suddenly mentioned that there's one trip she would love to do some day and that's.. *drumroll* the Camino.

Having the topic of the Camino coming up twice in a day really made think again about my trip. Before I knew it, it's been 2 years since I did the Camino. 5 days of walking through Spain, through trails and expressways, solitude and company, happiness and frustrations. I certainly learnt a lot about myself and in some ways, a lot about God in those 5 days. Yet I wonder how much of these lessons have I retained?

I read my last blog post prior to writing this one. Those worries were very real and they continue to remain fresh in my mind. Upon returning from the Camino, I took up the job at the Firm. A local one of decent repute. It is probably not my no.1 choice and in those 3-4 years of law school, it certainly was not one that featured in my mind. More importantly though was my relationship with V. I think subconsciously, I could not bear to take myself out of Singapore for another 3-4 years when there was that someone who had waited for me for so long. Although things never really worked out with V, I stand by that decision, I'm glad I tried. I'm glad we had that extra 2 years.

So that's as much as I am going to say to bridge up the 2 year gap between posts. I took the job, I worked hard for 2 years and now I'm 1 week away from my bar exams which I am scared shitless from. Chances of a repeat "2:2"-like failure is high, but there's a resit option available. And in any case, when you have done the Camino, nothing prevents you from moving forward. Veni, Vidi, Vici!