the past year. the year 2004.
i might not be able to blog in tomorrow since i`m not gonna be home so i guess i`m blogging in today for the last time of 2004.
2004 - a whole year of big changes. and it sped past just like that. it just seem like yesterday i just left fairfield. crying out eyes out of us when ms lim showed us the 2nd half of the video at the ava room at the pathetic run-down commonwealth holding school. that school that made up more than half of my pleasant and unforgettable memories. sigh. it`s been a year.
this year there were many ups and downs. in fact, it seem to happen for every single year doesn`t it? but still, i should say it. alot of parting and reuniting(literally) and new bonds are formed everywhere, regardless where you went.
looking back, this year manage to develop my character and personality, i`m not sure for the better or for the worse, for perhaps both in different ways.
i spent the entire of january working with gg at jurong point. stuck in front of long john silver`s trying to sell out our collectible items coins. many others like kim and wai went off for first three months. it was then we stomped our feets and realise how good fairfield was and why we(me and gg) didn`t study hard enough to get to anywhere. but 15 days of work was quite worthwhile.
spent febuary doing a lil bit of survey interviewing and celebrating chinese new year. and not forgetting 9th of feb, when the 2 smallies left singapore for aussie. where the adventure began for them. (: the time of their lives.
starting from march onwards, i was introduced to a job at esplanade by zhiyuan and dellia joined me. started work and it was hell of an experience where there were good times and bad times. misunderstandings happened and new bonds were formed. and it was time to receive our bombshell - our o levels results. it was an experience hard to forget. all our faces all green when ms elim was hinting us about how badly we all did. managed to scrap through the exam and could enrol into jc. stupid me placed pj as my first choice and yup. made it. and withdrew about 2-3 weeks after school started since i manage to appeal into business studies at ngee ann. it made me sorta cranky since i had to tell lies to sign out to head for work at esplanade. yes. i was still working then. and it made me admire those who can cope with working and studying at the same time. it`s tough work.
with my spot secured at ngee ann, i spent the next 2-3 months working at esplanade without fail. it was a time of my life. earning my own money, spending what i call my own, and self declaring that those clothes that i bought were truly mine. foolish it might sound, but it make me feel accomplished. `cause i guess working changed me. it made me realise that the outside world is so different from fairfield, that place i consider my second home. it can be dangerous and filled with backstab. but i grew up from all the working experiences. for sure i did. and i`m really glad for that. and not forgetting to mention, i met him. he make me grow up too. ((:
started ngee ann journey on 28th june this year. there was matriculation and orientation before that of course and i got to know some of my classmates. thank god dellia was with me in my new class, if not i would have felt so helpless. i hate adapting to new places. sem 1 was okay. i was very spurred on suddenly to put in effort into my work. prolly because i learnt my lessons from secondary school. i had slacked enough for the past few years. it`s about time to buck up and be serious in my work. and through school i managed to know lotsa new friends, and i began to enjoy schooling with them. they are a great bunch of new found friends. my efforts paid off after the sem 1 exams and i`m encouraged by my results to keep being this focused. being this sensible.
sem 2 just began. although i`m a lil or alil bit more than lil bit discouraged, i`m still trying hard to keep myself on track. for all i know. i want to do well. `cause i know, you`ll never regret for getting good grades but you`ll always feel remorseful for not putting in enough effort to do well.
2004 is a year i strengthen my friendship with seance as well. although smallie adel is gone, we still met up often and conference calls continued, on regular basis. and i`m sincerely thankful for that. thankful for them. and now that`s the 2 smallies are home, it feels so good. and i`m ever so grateful. thanks guys, for making such a difference in my life. like what adel mentioned in lingxuanfen blog, i`m proud of you guys, and i have no words to express my thanks. you guys have been an excellent bunch to have. i love you pple.
2004 is also a year with loads of big news. the collaspe of nicol highway, the loss of huang na, massive blackout and so on. and the latest tsunami. it`s freaky with all the natural disaster happening in our very planet. watching it happen make me treasure my life more. and want to be closer to my loved ones as much as possible. i very much appreciate your presence. yes you. the one reading this.
sorry for the long entry. it`s just been a long year. a year of difference. a year that without you, wouldn`t be possible. so thanks. for just being there.
