2011; An Overview

Always wanted to do a summary of this year. I've been pondering over how to begin this post as there are so many feelings and it's so hard to justify it with mere words. I guess it's the writer's block.

2011 seems like a transitional year for me. It seems as if someone up there wants me to grow up faster in time when I reach 21, and made me grow/mature so fast within such a short span of time. I'm still the same person, but just.... a lot more different inside?

Many great events happened to me this year; I've graduated with my diploma, went into a new institution, Sunny went into NS, reconnected and lost some friends.  This made me realise how things are - People come and go, but you can choose who is worth staying.

I faced countless rejections even though I fought hard. But I'm proud of it. I'm proud of failing, it made me learn to accept things faster and I've learned precious lessons from them. I don't regret, because I think I really did my best.

There were times though.. where I felt that my heart was just waiting to explode. There is just too much to contain and you feel like giving up..

However, I've learnt to be stronger inside. They say that when a door closes on you, a window opens. I guess for every bad thing that happened I always managde to find a glimmer of hope. That keeps me strong. When things appear bleak, I learnt that you always have to believe in yourself. Be the bigger person. Do the right thing that benefits everyone and not just for the mere minute of satisfaction. Stay calm, and do not act rashly. When you are being emotional, it is the most unwise to make decisions. I learnt to be rational.

'Anything that's worth having, sure enough worth fighting for'

Heard the song 'Fight for this Love' by Cheryl Cole on the way home,  and can't help but feeling that this song truly speaks to my heart for this year. I guess for everything it's worth, you gotta keep on fighting.

I want to be forward looking. This year has not been a very good year, but I'm glad it happened because it made me who I am now. Stronger and better. I am grateful for keeping my friends, bf and family together, in spite of all the negativity that had happened. They make me a happier person, and they give me support.

Sometimes, it's not about what happened, but what you choose to do after that.

This year 2012, I want to start afresh. Empty my heart and embrace new beginnings. I'll hope for the best, and prepare for the worst. I hope me turning 21 would be more exciting. I want some 'push' in my life. Being a bit spontaneous would be great.

Life's an occasion. Rise to it.

PS: New blogskin to welcome the new year! I love it because this is the first time I sorta 'designed' it from scratch and not take it from blogskin websites! xD

Christmas

Spent the christmas eve with my sisters~



Watched Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol starring Tom Cruise. Btw my mom's friend has no idea how to pronounce his name so he calls it 冬菇 LOL

Show was really exciting, had me sitting on the edge of my seat for the whole 3 hour plus! Wanted to walk around town but we ended up at starbucks to chill as it was raining! went to orchard for a while and mom fetched us home. took many photos!























Met sunny around midnight and ate supper while having we talked about... stuff. I love talks like this. We ended up talking till 3am plus before heading home~

Spent Christmas day itself with sunny going to his house playing video games and stuff. Was fun! We exchanged presents!!



He gave me the polaroid months ago because he was afraid I would buy it first and he bought the additional polaroid cover for me which i totally LOVE!!!!!!

Asked him to take a photo of me and i got this



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Much better!

Bought him his favourite PS3 video game~ Little Big Planet 2.



Now he has 2. Im glad he likes it!

Bicky's farewell dinner + Other randoms

Back to blog, want to clear out all the past events before the new year!
2 weeks ago, we went to a restaurant near Changi for Bicky's farewell dinner. Miss her very much and can't wait for her to get back :)





















Can tell we ate ALOT HAHAHA love it love it love family dinner like this!

Of course, didn't forget about sunny. we spent some time out too~



Other times, i stayed at home and do chores - doing the dishes, washing the clothes, walking/bathing the dogs, buying groceries, etc..

Went with LW to buy groceries at Sheng Siong the other day~



And today's another wonderful day as well. Went shopping in the day with sisters and saw some familiar faces - Casslyn and Lingle! It's really nice to see them, albeit a short while.





Bought some shoes this week for $15, what a steal :) Liwen had some awesome buys too, shoes at 24$ which i find was a good buy as her shoes looked really cool :)

Dinner @ Nan Bei today was great as well. Talks with parents teaching us about life lessons are really great. From dining to rides in the car, we couldnt stop asking questions and we paid really great attention. Glad that this week turned out great. I love me some family time.

Here I Am

Finally, back from hiatus after ALL that studying. I'm seriously glad that the tough times are over. I think I did my best in the exams so I am extremely happy that I get to enjoy the holidays. Well, Bicky went back to Philippines for a month so our family had to do the chores. It's a bit tiring although therapeutic LOL. I miss her a lot but she called back so all's good.

Let me update on some of the outings with my friends during these past months~

PSS OPENING OF CAPSULES FOR CLASS 2007

Yup, went back to school after 4 years! Glad to see that some things never change. Got to see many of my old classmates and some really changed! But it was a very good reunion though. Definitely brought back the memories of the secondary school days. Would really love it if I had a chance to be a student for JUST a day. No responsibilities... ahhhh.







Helped Sunny to collect his because he was still in camp



















To our dismay, many of the mural paintings that Candy, Christina, Mr Lim and I helped to paint were gone. This was the only one left I think.. But still I'm very proud of it! :)



MEET UP WITH YIXUAN

Met up with Yixuan before school to help her out on her fashion assignment. I really hope I helped! *crosses fingers* Haven't seen her for a long time and she is thinner now and looking more like a chic designer! :)






GATHERING WITH GANG AND CHONG


Met up with friends at Punggol Riverside w Chong. Was quite fun and had quite a great time chatting, walking around and just laughing loudly. Had to leave early though, due to studying zzz.



CELEBRATION OF CHERELLE BIRTHDAY


Met up with the gang after my school at Cineleisure. Went with the guys to get Cherelle a cake!

















Also went to celebrate my family's birthday cos November is the birthday month! And also ate dinner with family recently before Bicky left so there's still more to update! But next time.. tired. Still gotta wake up for chores tomorrow!