In addition

Something that I need to add to the previous post. In hindsight, while I was blaming everyone, I have to admit that I hadn't been all that great. During the time in HKUSU, my self-righteousness and arrogance had made me looked stupid. I had no patience for people whose opinions were different from mine. Stupid, but anything "in hindsight" is pretty pathetic.

We get to move on.

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