looking back at 2006-

what an eventful year! from the time the clock struck 12 midnight a year ago, till the time we all cheered HAPPY 2007! my life has been like a roller coaster. one full of ups and downs, but more so exciting and worth the risk.

i've discovered so much about myself through the year, and while i'm solving mysteries about myself, i've been perpeptually posted with new uncertainties, which i'll be glad to uncover. sometimes its a lonely path i have to take on my own, but sometimes the path is brightly lit by the people whom i so greatly cherish. there are many people who cross the path in my life, but here are some very important people whom i'm immensely grateful to. for showing me the way, and never giving up on me. (:

my parents-
while we may be at loggerheads most of the time, i'm glad we always learn something from each other eventually. even though we may not have explicitly agreed on a peace treaty, i'm glad everything always turns out fine the nxt morning. this year has not only been a discovery of myself, but also a lot of my family. i start to understand many decisions they made and identify myself in them. thx for always being there for me! (:

my bro and sis-i noe you're smiling coz i FINALLY posted this pic. haha. though you were in germany most of the time...i think we become closer coz of the long dist. chats and constant updates. thx for being there for me all this while and for sharing with me ur experience in jc and in oac. you're the best bro i cld ever ask for! don't worry abt ur wedding...you have a very capable sis here! (: see ya in 3 weeks time!

you may not read this. but i'm really really glad i've got such a wonderful sister who dotes on me. haha. thx for sharing ur joys and telling me ur worries. thx for understanding my whines and for alawys welcoming me in ur hse. (:

EZOAC-through pain

through smiles

through the night

through the unknown

through fairytale

through the clouds

through rain

and shine

we've seen the sunrise

and the sunset

our journey will never end...

joining oac has been one of the best decisions i've made. i've done so many things i'd nv thought i'd LOVE doing so much. and its showed me that life is just more than one path. you may choose to take the shorter route to save time, or you may choose the longer route and experience more. you may make a mistake on a detour, but eventually you'll get back on track. becoz i have such wonderful batchmates who will never leave anyone behind. (:

there were many times when i scraped past the grasp of death. unnerving encounters. really. its not just the fact that i sprained my ankle or rolled down the slope which is unnerving, but the coincidental occurrance of all these in a year. i wonder why i became so accident prone. maybe its a sign. but what exactly, i do not know. and i hope there'll be no more signs for me to decode this year. haha. but anw, i'm really grateful that my batchmates are always there for me whenever i make such falls. i think i've put the first aiders to a test many times this yr. haha.

06a13-i still remember the times we teared when we thought we were going to split. i remember the times we got together to come up with petitions and plans to burn the admin down. i remember the time screamed and nearly broke the glass in fishtank when mr quek announced the forging of our 06a13 forever. no more breakups. and i'm glad i got to this class, for they make the mundance jc life worth looking fwd to. haha. all the late night crapping at the class bench, the stoning, the nagging at me to eat!...i'll remember all that. 2 years won't be long, but we've been through so much in 1 year. i'm sure our friendships will be there to last.

i really miss those first 3 mths when going orchard everyday after sch was like a routine. haha. (:

but life was even better when the 2nd intakers brought more smiles to our alr happy class. i love my class girls! our sleepovers and RT!! (:

junhua loves 06a13 too! (:

JTF-i believe this was our first pic together. the shopping clan! =)

tracee-- my dearest running partner! i rmb we were so crazy we ran EVERYDAY during breaks and any possible chance we cld. the class thought we were imba. hahahah. lol! and i rmb bringing each other on a sprint when we got our new shoes!! wooo- i miss those times. we shd run soon soon SOON!!!

fungg- my best going home partner! i love the talks on the bus and train rides home with you. even when we stone tgt sometimes, its great to know i'm not alone. haha. thank you for your presence all the time. (:



its amazing how the 3 of us clicked so well. thank fate we did...for my oac days and life in hc would have been so boring without u 2 arnd. (:

aresdramafeste chorale-one unexpected experience. haha. who wld have dreamed of becoming a cheer leader in a play. i wldn't. but in reality, i did it. hahaha. all the late nights were worth it...trump!!! XD

hcco and my dear trio-
i feel guilty for my perpeptual absence. but i'm really really grateful for the warm welcome everytime i do make my presence. you guys nv blame me for not being there (at least not in my face..haha), not feed me with updates which make me feel so at home everytime i go back. thank you. oh..i'm happy i've got such wonderful SLs! it feels great having an SL to 'bully'! XD

caina n jaime. even though we've drifted apart this year. i noe we're still there for each other when we need it. we may not meet up as often, we may not whine to each other as often, we may not get hyper together like we used to... but i noe we've nv stop caring for each other. if not we wldn't have had so many talks over our distancing friendship. people change, things change...but you guys will always be my bestest trio!

my dizi and yin lao shi-something i've finally admitted to not loving as much.
sorry lao shi for all the disappointments. i guess i'll have to end my journey this year. or rather, put a standstill to it for the time being. thank you for being the best dizi instructor i'll ever get. i've learnt so so much from you, not just the skills of blowing dizi, but life skills. thanx for so many wonderful stories. you're someone i respect, a lot. hope you won't stare at me not remembering who i am nxt time u see me. haha.

my beloved sec 2 buddies-tongchong n ck
eunice tok. haha...rmb crashing nj together on the first week of sch?
and yingxu and joanne hot
i'm really really happy that we managed to stay together after all these years. only goes to show something...our friendship is here to stay.

russia trip-
i've never thought of going there. it was like a dream...
it was really fun going there with this crazy whacky group of people. all the poison ivys and alex stories through the wee hours of the night. i'll never forget them. =)

sch's starting tomorrow. and i guess the main concern for most pple now is homework. haha. so is mine! haven't finished most of it. but oh well. what do i fear, when my friends are here. hehe. we'll brave thru this tgt. (:
frankly speaking, i've not much expectations for this yr. i'll be taking a positive attitude..letting things come and go as they're meant to be. life would be so much easier this way. i remember i was still dreading sch a few days ago, hoping to stay longer in this dream. but after reviewing 2006, i've suddenly seen the light. and realised sch's not all abt stress. i've got the oac bench to look fwd to, seeing my classmates 5/7 days a week, new jnrs, many major events... LIFE WILL BE SO EXCITING!!! =)

yayy..so i say. take it easy man. =)