2008 was a good year. A year of many firsts … many changes in ideals and dreams … many interesting meetings and sad partings … discovering new friends and losing old old ones …
It also was the year of the Rat. My year!
Didn’t update since mid of 2008 and so now I shall make a attempt at summing up what I remember happened…
- Won an overseas medal with some luck (gods help and luck of draw)… finally … (HKUST)
- Went for a recreational dive at Tioman in which there was a blackout…. ahahha
- Went for fireworks festival on two days… realised its more enjoyable if you’re actually watching and not taking photos…then went with friend to meet other friends at DblO.
- Went Mambo for the first time.
- Surprised a special friend at a hospital on the birthday day….
- Dragonboated, had dinner with family, went night cycling to Changi Village with friends and special friends night before my birthday.
- Cycled till early morning and had breakfast on birthday morning at McDonalds East Coast and waited to return bikes while watching the sunrise.
- Drove home and bought prata breakfast for my parents, then took a nap and watched Butterfly lovers with LZ at AMK. Then ate MOS Burger before she had to go to work before 9.
- Watched ALOT of Plays and Theatre productions.
- Celebrated Halloween and found out mutual stuff…
- Spent alot of time missing and feeling lost ….
- PARTY crazy during Nov and Dec …. KTV etc.
- Spent NYE at the Marina Barrage with LZ then at Lunar.
- Lunar plays nice music.
- Sent LZ off for CNY
And as we welcome in the chinese new year of the Ox … I wish all a Happy and prosperous 2009 ahead … may all my of my family,friends and loved ones find love, joy, peace, wealth and good health in the coming year!
Funny how when I’m stressed and not kept moving and doing things, occupying myself … I tend to ruminate on ideologies and analogy’s of life. Debating with Singwei on the night of his Bday at the Upper Thomson 24hr HAN’S with Xiuqi listening in (Bleah).
And while studying and a MSN chat with Serene G, I’ve found two analogy’s for questions I’ve always liked to throw up for discussion. Shall record them below for posterity ; p
“Hiking through a forest looking for exotic and beautiful birds. If you don’t find any, come back again on another hike, maybe a different forest. If you find one, see if you can catch it. If you caught it, bring it home and take care of it for some time. Then release it again. If it likes you too, it will stay as a free bird.”
“Chemistry defines good friends. Physical attraction defines the spark in addition to the chemistry.”
And on a side note. How can people be so upfront and not ashamed of shoplifting when they were young. So what if it was a long time ago… It’s not very repentant, in fact they were bragging about it as a part of growing up. BRAGGING. Like if you don’t shoplift you missed out on an experience. And one of the is an SAF NSman officer. A SAF Regular PTI. BASKET. I mean, doesn’t matter what vocation or occupation you hold. ITS BASIC HUMAN MORAL VALUES!
“The world grows a little darker every day” - Catelyn Stark
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It’s been a long road
Getting from there to here
It’s been a long time
Well my time is finally near
And I can feel the change in the world right now
Nothing’s in my way
And they’re not gonna hold me down no more
No there not gonna hold me down
On my 22nd I was supposed to meet with Viv and Si for dinner and a show but only Si could make it, we had dinner after at Mr Bean, Selegie.
This time, both parties weren’t around, funny eh. Spent my 23rd at class from 9-12noon, EA Dragonboating from 3-5pm and then Dinner with my parents at Vivo. After which I met the SMU fencers for their halloween party at Ryan’s place.
I’ve always told people I’m 23 ever since I turned 22
Don’t know why.
Thus I when I turned 23 a few days ago, I felt weird. When people ask whats my age.
I Hesitate.
Am I 23? Haven’t I been 23 for the longest time already?
Then it hit me early in the morning on the 28th (At the tahing session which I didn’t tah. At Ryan’s place. Gracious Ryan who hosted the SMU fencing seniors and 1 junior whose friends didn’t come along) that I never really lived as a 22yr old.
Yes I was denied entry to Dragonfly cause I wasn’t 23 when I wanted to check it out. But it never really occured to me that I was only 22. I suppose I just felt that my birthday wasn’t far away and it would come anyhow. And it did.
Was pretty disappointing actually. Planned a boardgames meet up party with the people special in my life. Those close friends that I felt deserved my company. Blah I sound “so great”. I just wanted to do something for them. Treat them to a night of fun and laughter.
Most couldn’t make it though. Made me question. Are they really my friends? Did they make up excuses? or could they truly not come. Am I not that important in relation to their other activities? *Paranoid thoughts* ahahha. sounded like I was going through some mini depression / mid-life crisis.
All the same. I am better than that. It’s just all part of life ain’t it. It sometimes really isn’t all about how many friends you have. How much money you make. What you have achieved. About your family.
More about what is enough for you. Are you content. Why do you want what you want?
Okay I just had to answer a MSN message. Interrupted my train of thought. Blah.
In short. I am 23 now. Never felt 22, so it’s weird that I am still 23 now after my birthday has passed and I’m still the same age as before my bday. Living as a 23yr old for 2 years! How cool/weird is that? Maybe I should say I’m 24 now eh? Guess I’ll do it when I feel it.
Did I want so desperately to be older back then? Why say 23? Do I desperately want to be younger now? At 23 what have I accomplished? Others at 23 have so much. Am I content? What am I to do about it?
We shall see.
“Happyness” to me.
The End of the thought train.
PS: Thanks all for the Bday wishes. If any were late / intended to be late. I forgive ya. NOT ; p AHAHAH roflmao joking dudes
Btw: Thanks to Jeremy and “Astral”/Marcus for the awesome kickarse Crumpler lappybag. I really wanted one. You guys read my mind. Bestestestest Bday gift in my life dudes. ; D Many thanks again.
and trying to live in the future.
Still pissed about cheap people doing cheap stuff.
Posers too. Pissing me off.
Am I trying too hard? Looking for a missing part when sometimes you just need to look inside.
We live. We Learn. We die.
There’s a hero. If you look inside your heart. You don’t have to be afraid Of what you are. There’s an answer. If you reach into your soul. And the sorrow that you know Will melt away … And then a hero comes along. With the strength to carry on. And you cast your fears aside. And you know you can survive. So when you feel like hope is gone. Look inside you and be strong. And you’ll finally see the truth. That a hero lies in you …
Oh great I’m into my mode again. lolz. Time for an MTV to chill.
