2008.

2008.

1  Stay healthy & happy.

Healthy part is definitely a no-no, i have been sick quite a few times this year, partially perhaps due to stress, as what my mum says, cos i always fall sick during critical periods, and havent fell sick once in the holidays. but 只要大病一场, everything’s fine again i guess.

Happy perhaps is a lil’ harder to define, its so intangible. hmm, perhaps its the company that im with which is more important? i mean the surroundings and other such things can be shit crap, but being with somebody who i can talk to is definitely a good thing. perhaps i just hate the kind of people who is so pretentious, until a certain level that i just tak boleh tahan. i mean if i have to just put on a mask to talk to you, can i just dont talk to you at all? i mean no point trying to hide my real feelings when you are too, and make both of us go so crazy about just trying to please each other. i feel like giving you a smack in your face.

But there are still happier times. Trips abroad perhaps put a smile on everyone’s face, and relieves everyone of all the pressure. 2008: Netherlands & China. Both are relatively good experiences and enjoyable, meeting great people too. But Australia has to be da best, perhaps its because we all come from different schools and such, thus we just show all our true selves, 没有自己的保护色, and just have a great time together, getting to know each other, having experiences that no one will get, and will still remain as memories only 19+3 of us will know. (:

Overall, i’m (: (: (: (: (: (: (: / 10 plus one (: just for you

2  Good relationships.

Relationships with family is still at an all-time high, no big crises or anything cos im like such a 乖kia at home. perhaps relationship with bro improved a lil? as we talked and conversed more and more. as for my extended family, its even better. learnt more about my heritage and family history and such. and really bonded with all 4 of my grandparents alot, esp. the time when my ahma is in hospital, it really made me realise that i must 珍惜 what i have now, and not wait until everything’s over.

Marc’s words really made me think of my future and how to approach life. listening to his own story and seeing who he is now is really jolting for me. life is unpredictable, you never know what to expect, who to expect and how to deal with it. he said ‘go for it’, for you never know when you would. if everything went wrong, there always time. live w/o regrets and do the things when you want to do them, for life as a teenager should be colourful.

With regards to people in school, perhaps once an anger is settled in, its hard to take it away. im actually quite a 随和 person (i hope you think so too), as in i wont say no, no, no and i’ll just listen and talk. but the problem is i just hate people who is so fake. like plastic-fake. i mean ok i admit that im also sometimes fake, but its to people who are fake. you wont be able to see my true self. one thing about society is that you lie in someone hands ultimately. and undoubtedly, i think some people just have the upper hand and what you can do is just limited.

the 4 people that had received the note i sent to you. you are the four people in school that i absolutely can open my heart to. you have brightened up my lives, and im glad to have known you for 4 and 2 years respectively, with no regrets at all. thanks for all the sacrifices you’ve made and such, and i hope this healthy relationship can go on forever.

as for the better and closer ones, every single one of you that reads this, i need to thank you too. for this blog address was given to you, cos i know i can share it with you. to those unidentified people who just happen to link here link there and get to this place, im sorry but can you please stop tracking every move i make?

no matter how the future will take us to, 疾风知劲草、路遥知马力，we will get there ((:

3  More money.

money-wise, im also financially healthy from all the angpaos, gift vouchers and from work. with some occassional splurging, esp. during the holidays, i’m quite satisfied. working has taught me more stuff than i knew and here i come, third job!

4  Dont stress myself too much

i’m a person who gets nervous easily, and i learnt to be more 豁达 with regards to specific stuff. academic-wise, i believe that the stress to perform well is still there, but im able to overcome it ^^ hehe. although sometimes there are still those stressful situations, but i managed to learn from it. cos i realise that there is no point being a high-achiever and achieve all this and that. what matters most importantly is that you enjoy every single process and remain happy.

the other one must have been from projects and other long-term stuff. tahlglsc has definitely been a project that i enjoyed doing most. with people that you love, and doing the things that you love while helping others, i mean it has been a perfect opportunity for me to spend my time with, and the satisfaction after each event carries on successfully is priceless, especially doing this in mind without the notion of wanting to 沽名钓誉, for we know the 8 of us are enjoying the whole process too.

i still remember how my thumbdrive has folders named ‘Mad Fridays’ and crazy wednesdays. esp, T3W10 has been whole hell of a ride for me, and im able to escape unscathed, though a lil disappointment and such. but what i have learnt is to take things in my stride, and enjoy every process.

5  Grow

hmm. this is a lil harder to say. anatomy-wise, i think i grew a little, but i still want MORE! and reach at least the 50kg mark. but this requires perhaps fate, cos no matter how much i binge, there’s no improvement!

as for the 心理 part, i have 成熟, or at least think that i have. to see and let it be. for one cannot change fate, but can only change how you see it. i think i learnt how to accept things in my stride. though how the going may get tough/against you/stupid/unlucky even though you might be in the right or have done everything with your passion and soul, i know one day, everything will be fine, and 坏人是会有不好的下场的.

水落石出、柳暗花明。

perhaps i have already reached this phase of life.

6  Miscellanous

loved 3 shows in all: 小娘惹、三十风雨路、一房半厅一水缸 sorry, im a supporter of local dramas ^^

best quote: it’s better to have loved and lost, then never to have loved at all (The Leap Years)

7  Dedications

to better beginnings and futures ahead (:

knowing new people this year is definitely a plus-plus. thanks all for the sacrifices & compromises! let’s work to a better and colourful 2009 ahead, albeit except for you.

2008. 二零零八。it has been a year full of ups and downs, a year of black and white, a year of (: and ): , a year of surprises, a year of setbacks, a year of happiness and im proud to say i have salivated every tinge of it and

SURVIVED! ((:

looking forward to a whole new year ahead and 2009x loves,
nigel

cos you and i both loved;
what you and i spoke of;
and others just read of;
and if you could see me now

And with this silence brings a moral story;
More importantly evolving is the glory of a boy

latas

Outing.

so today was karaoke-ing again. i vow never to drink drinks again. quite fun luh.

the year’s gonna end. then there will be this super super long post on the 31st! (as usual) quite an eventful year i suppose. a year when i hated some people even more, loved some people even more.

在万紫千红的花卉之中，在汪洋无际的海洋中，在人头攒动的人群之中 … …

latas

Merry Christmas.

merry christmas to all & all!

hmm, christmas eve was spent with a family dinner at some peranakan restaurant! yumyum, all the dishes. apparently, i think those who throng there watch little nyonya too -.-’ wooo, and i found out that im actually an-eighth of a nyonya/baba! my mum was like sharing me with all the past and ancestry. my grandma shares so much resemblance to yueniang, now that i see it!

hehe. eve was spent watching teevee and such.

one fruitful week. (:

latas

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for now, it’ll just be 12Step. (:

latas

Work.

last day of work today. dont know happy or sad, cos the job’s tiring but the company are da best!

working has been a fun experience, albeit not my first one, but now really know 赚钱辛苦 its like an hour’s pay can just disappear after a meal. so now must be more thrifty and such. haha, and work is so much stressful too, thought it would be less than school but after all 熟能生巧 ba.

and i want to try sales too! looks like fun ((:

thank you for making it such an enjoyable stint. and you for being there with me during meals.

latas

181208.

what an eventful day. (:

thanks to all for those wishes/presents/cards! really appreciate them.  especially spamming my facebook wall.

today was a fun day! and it ended so nicely with a nice dinner with family and cake.

love y’all!

latas ((:

Tomorrow.

today will be the last one.

latas

Finished.

after months of planning, im glad that we’re able to pull the christmas party off, and that the residents had enjoyed themselves, albeit minor cock-ups here and there.

met wz at 1pm to start off the work first before more logistics and people started streaming in. then started the decorations, but perhaps a lil failure cos the wind was just causing everything to go haywire.

prepared until the last minute, and then went to change. emcee-ing i guess was fun. when you’re on stage, you just show yourself, nothing to hide nothing to bother. was quite nervous at the start, cos i didnt prep anything beforehand, so it was kinda in non-formal english. >.<

but the overall flow went quite well and it ended on a good note. but cleaning up was hmm. i think there will be a hard time. pep-talk session was cool, it was like listening to a true life story. quite inspiring perhaps.

was so shagged after the whole thing, still had to take MRT from lavender back. luckily, there were seats! but did not sleep when i reached home, cos there was SURVIVOR!! bob won.

he said,   “go for it, you never know what’s gonna happen in life the next moment”
i said,      “i will”

latas

Of Shopping & Wrapping.

shopping for lucky draw prizes might sound like a bore, but it was so fun having a shopping spree at ntuc. like you are some rich kid / big shot with lots of cash and you take whatever you want. haha. in the end it totalled up to a lil more than $100, just nice for our budget.

but maneouvering a trolley of stuff around amk is like hard shit. especially when you cant find the driveway.

and talking about wrapping, just wrapped finish all the prizes (:

and now for the delivery.

latas

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bleah, its only 3 more days. i dont know if we can pull it off, ultimately, this is one of the events that we are answerable to everything. i dont know if im forgetting anything. from what i have known, there are just too much crisis situations happening here and there. i still dont know see the overall idea materialising.

anyways, lets chiong for it.

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latas