Sunday, January 27, 2013

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Samuel Wan <sam@samuelwan.com>
Jan 27
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U were my best friend how could you treat me like that. I thought you were my best friend. I haven't cried until tonight. I am so hurt. I know you need to heal too from both our mistakes but I can't respect myself if I didn't tell you that what you did, you did to someone who if not a lover was at least your FRIEND and had your back.
Alice Hoiyin Lo <hlo@lohoiyin.com>
Jan 28
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You are right. I was horrible. I am a terrible person. You should tell me that. One of the main reasons that I got into the depression was that I got stuck on a destructive way of thinking, and I kept looping. Whatever happens, I just hope you won't be stuck like I was. If you consider the whole thing through the lens of friends, yes it was terrible, but was it the only lens. I know you don't want to hear that at the time I was very scared you'd leave and not come back. But that was precisely why it hurt so much and it was so scary. Not because I don't want to get your back as your friend, not because you just want to just go and not come back, but because we needed each other but we couldn't be there for each other. 

But of course I am a terrible human being. And you should tell me about this. I just pledge for one thing: 

Please don't be like me. Don't be stuck. Don't loop in one speck of thinking. It's a horrible place. I've been there for too long.

I was mad but I didn't want to leave you or you to leave me. That's why I called you right after to ask you to leave the things. I am just a terrible person. I am a terrible person.
Samuel Wan <sam@samuelwan.com>
Jan 31
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I don't mean you throwing me out the last day we were together. I meant you treating me worse than crap whenever you're unhappy, instead of asserting yourself calmly. You don't do that to anyone else, not your parents, your brother, your cousin, your friends, or your co-workers.

-Sam
Alice Hoiyin Lo <hlo@lohoiyin.com>
Feb 3
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I took some time to think this through because I want to give this careful thoughts.

There's another person that I do this to: myself.

It was not my "treating you", but a reflection of my low self-esteem. And I saw you and me as us, others as the outside. It was not right. In a horrible way of negative, self-destructive thinking, I did horrible things to myself, you and us. I am sorry. I am a degenerate. 

You should not be there while I self-destructed. I am beyond sorry. I am working hard to pull myself together, change myself. 

I've created a tracker, which breaks my demons apart piece by piece. I list all issues I/we have, write down fears and demons related to the issue, then make sure I come up with one to two constructive thinking or resolutions for that item. Whenever I find myself in negative thinking and cannot get out, I look up my tracker to change my pathway of thinking from negative to constructive.

I am not sure how it has worked so far. Seeing therapist next week.

Not trying to change subject. I am grateful that you are telling me how you feel. Just want to share where I am at past the issue level. Please don't be oversaddened by my degeneration, and please don't count everything out yet. That's the most important. I am sorry. 

Hope your leads had great development. Best of luck

Saturday, January 26, 2013

more referrals from my aunt


Samuel Wan <sam@samuelwan.com>
Jan 19
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Dr. Tso Kwok Chu (male)
room 823 Leighton Centre 77 Leighton Road  Causeway Bay   2915 6711 2915 6722
 
Dr. Lai Tai Suam Tony  22558048
Room 807 Crawford Building Central

-Sam
Alice Hoiyin Lo <hlo@lohoiyin.com>
Jan 19
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Thank you. I am doing some research online too. Will collate and call all the doctors at once.

I bought this book "The Decision Book: 50 Models for Strategic Thinking" from a bookstore today. It lists all the useful strategic thinking tools developed by historical figures like Eisenhower or research institutes like Standford. I just started but found it quite helpful. It'd not cost effective to send it to you from here, but check it out. It may help you too.

Best,
Hoiyin

Thursday, January 17, 2013

What I'll do


Alice Hoiyin Lo <hlo@lohoiyin.com>
Jan 17
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Hey Sam,

Hope your flight wasn't too tiring. Here's the email I was going to send to you.

What I am going to do in the coming months:

- Will see cognitive behavioral therapist. Resolve my psychological knots and learn problem solving skills
- Will think deeply about being together. Will not get back if I can't participate in our lives or take care of you
- Will evaluate what I can offer to the relationship
- Will take your advice of being in the moment, doing something about my life while focusing on one thing at a time
- Will track progress over time and email progress.

I'll email again soon. Let me know how you are if you get a chance.

Take care,
Hoiyin
Samuel Wan <sam@samuelwan.com>
Jan 18
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Thanks for the email. I arrived in Portland, figuring out what to do next. Lynda.com received $103 million in investment, so the company culture will change a lot, not sure what that means. Might still visit them. Might still go to SF.

-Sam
Alice Hoiyin Lo <hlo@lohoiyin.com>
Jan 19
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It's nice if you could check out Lynda for yourself so you know what the options are. Different CA towns might offer different cultures and opportunities too. Wish you the best with visiting CA~
Samuel Wan <sam@samuelwan.com>
Jan 19
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Thanks. I'm going on Jan 27 to stay with Devon in Orange County for 3 nights. Santa Barbara is a 2.5 hour drive away, so I'll get to drive through LA to experience what that's like.

-Sam
Alice Hoiyin Lo <hlo@lohoiyin.com>
Feb 13
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