COUNTDOWN TO 2006

a few more hours left to the end of 2005.

quick evaluation of what i have done this year...

2005 - the 'leong-est' year i can ever recall since i started earning my own keep. so leong i couldnt even afford a new wardrobe.. and lots of other luxuries too lah... despite my stipend back then and tuition committments....cox i was (and still am) such a big spendthrift...

2005 - i finally graduated frm the doors of NIE in June , no longer as a diploma student... (flashback to 2001 when i entered NIE as a diploma student.. i told myself i would work really hard and prove my worth.. lousy A levels were the result of my playfulness..well.. jux glad itz over..)

2005 - the end of my TTC reign. i relli missed the times in TTC, with janice, shauna james and woody... esp Janice ger ger... itz thru TTC that we knew each other, also thru TTC that our friendship blossomed... went thru some of the worst patches of our lives in 2005.. the 'cohabiting' days too... wed nightz.. Indochine..lots of fun... thks gal for all these wonderful memories.. though we r far apart, u r always on my mind.. i read ur blog for updates on ur life.. and am glad that things are imrpving for u n En... jux rem that i'll be ard anytime u need me ok? hugz gal gal...

2005 - made lots of new friends too.. esp glad to foster such a strong friendship with Summer.. itz only been 3 months.. but we share lots of things in common.. jux hope our friendship will be stronger and stronger...

but though i have new friends it doesnt mean i have forgetten my old friends... my sec friends, my jc friends, my group of sisters and more...

i missed the hostel and gnnbccb days with ah yan soooo much... yan's one friend whom i have seen lots of changes in...but definitely for the better. i am sure. we went thru so much ups and downs together that i think one scrapbook wouldnt be sufficient for me to pen down all our 'past doings'... (jux take a look @ my archives and u can see that at least 50% of the entries involve her..haaaaaa) but what i m utterly appreciative of all that ah yan has done for me and for our friendship.. though at times she doesnt claim credit, i know that certain things were made possible becox of her.and though we are both volcanoes in our own rights ( am sure patrick and dear dear would agree with this statement totally), she nv once lost her temper once with me.. .. so of my life's lousiest days were made better becox of her.. at times when i really did not know what to do, she was the one who constantly advised, reminded, corrected, and supported me.. she's the only person who can complete the next half of my sentence, the one who can read my mumblings and hand signs... the one who knows the moment something is not right wif me... i'm relli happy for her, to see her every success now.. be it in academia or love life... and i realli wish that our friendship will become even stronger with each day to come.. despite our different committments now...

2005 - a year also where dear and i weathered thru some storms together.. at many times i was under lots of stress and placed in sticky situations, having to make decisions and stuff... itz all thanks to dear's 'few but powerful' advice which provided me with the strength to carry on and pursue my dreams.. dear's changing.. into a more and more independent and confident person i would say.. a vast difference from the shy guy he was 4 years ago.. on one hand i m really thrilled for him cox i noe that he will be able to make it far in future with such leadership qualities sprouting (D&D vice chairman, IH captain and lots more) .. but on the other hand i am also very scared of losing him for the very fact that he has become Mr Popular in his own circle of friends.. any other ger would jux feel the same too i guess. but assurance from dear (though a bit late at times, but still better than nothing) has relli eased my heart a lot.. esp the night when he told me abt our 4 year plans for e very first time.. his committments to me... and i finally can visualise our plans for the future together... and top it up with our very very 1st trip overseas together after 4 yrs...and my lot @ the Wong Tai Sin Temple in hk... and another trip overseas with his family... itz been a good year for us overall... i jus hope things will continue and head for the better in the year 2006....

2005 - my start to my career too. a magnificent bang i would say, beginning with me going back to my dream school... though itz not a bed of roses... i am appreciative to be in the big family, esp now that things are generally going well for me in my department... jux hope that i will have more opportunities to shine and prove my worth to my colleagues, HOD and principal... i relly love my kids sooooooo much... and they can feel it too.. looking forward to 2006, with a class of 30 P1 kids, as well as a P4 and P5 class...

throughout the year, i've gained some, lost some... but tatz the way life goes on.. you win some, you lose some.. there's no pt dwelling on all the sad things, but instead, look forward and embrace the new year with optimism, passion and confidence! thank you to all those who have given me wonderful times.

with this, i take my leave frm 2005 and await the arrival of 2006.