Goodbye 2006

As the same ol' saying goes... Times flies... It really does. It is new year's eve once again. This year has been a pretty good one, without any major disasters and with plenty of things to be thankful for. I've been thinking about how the year had gone by and like any other year, there were plenty of ups and downs. But all these ups and downs gave me life perspective about life and made me grow as a person. Just to recap the ups and downs of this year...

Downs:
1. Left SG on Valentines, and my mum was the only person who sent me off because everyone was busy celebrating Vday with their other halves. I spent my Vday with the hot air stewards.

2. Arrived in Adelaide all alone and have to deal with matters that needed to be settled personally.

3. Quarrelled with the SG gals and left an indelible scar on the friendship.


I guess things will never be the same again

4. Got really sick during the winter holidays and spent 2 weeks hibernating at my new home all alone.

5. Failed my "ward allocation" (something like a practical test) - not happy


Ups:
1. Had the experience of travelling interstate to play games, made new friends, strengthened existing friendships and improved my own game play!


I love this line-up... I look like a dwarf with them


The team that played in Sydney!


The League team - btw the womens team came in first!


Thats me - cool huh!

2. Learnt how to bake - damn well!


Oreo cheesecake - just one of the many cakes I can bake =P

3. Mum came to visit me during exam period, helped me to cook and clean the house, then headed to Melbourne for a short shopping trip!


Melbourne - railway station behind me!

4. Found 2 fantastic friends to share the agony of never ending assignments with me!


Best friends - Shan shan & Zhixian

5. Met up with long lost friend, havent seen her since secondary 4!


Havent met both gals since the day we parted NYGH, really enjoyed the reunion..

6. Visited places in S. Australia with my new housemate Charlotte and Lam-pee

At Victor Harbour with Marabelle, Charlotte and mum and me!


At Barossa Valley with Charlotte, her bf, Lampee and me


At Mount Gambier with Charlotte, Joyce, Lampee and me!


Me acting crazy... whats new...


Rainbow taken outside my house...

Looking forward to year 2007 - hope theres really a pot of gold at the end of it!

Cobwebs

Its been eons since I last blogged, I mean a proper blog with proper words. Hur...

I've been back for almost a month now, I should be enjoying my holidays, afterall, there's nothing pressing that I need to do. All I had done since I came back were catching up with people I havent met in a while and hanging out with friends that I've been seeing all year round, and its all good.

I think I'm a workaholic (just like my mum.. sigh), I can't seem to enjoy holidays like others. I find it meaningless to spend my life away without a goal. I find it extremely torturous to wake up everymorning not knowing what I'm going to do for the rest of the day. So yeah, within 2 weeks of my short holiday, I've already found a part time job. Funny thing is, the moment I got the job, I started to dread going to work. I guess its all the ironies of life, people just want to get the things that they can't have.

I also wanna talk my love-hate relationship with "Saturdays". I love Saturdays, its the day when my working friends dont have to work, its also the day I dont have to work. Its rest day! Unfortunately, its also the day my friends spend it with their partners, so my Saturdays are either full on with activities or empty like a white sheet of paper. Okay, I'm being dramatic over here, but remember (refer to the top), I hate to spend my day doing nothing. And so, I hate Saturdays when I've got nothing planned... Good thing is, I can always count on a certain few friends who will make time for me whenever I start whining... Hurhur... thanks dudes...

Okay, next I wanna brag about my new phone. I bought this yesterday using some voucher, so I paid $0 for it!................. TADAH!!!!!



Its Samsung E900, for people who don't know, I have a fettish for Samsung phones. I think they have the coolest gadgets in the market (okay, maybe just behind Apple...) and someday, I'm going to be a Samsung shareholder... HAHAHAHA....

The phone has a 2 megapixel camera, which means I can now take pictures on the go, without having to bring my antique Canon camera out.. Haha! Yay... Maybe I'll uploads pictures from my phone in the next post!

Oh, I bought the red version of the phone, not black as shown. Gao & Lam said it looks like an ang pow, but I dont care, I think its absolutely fabulous!

Initially I wanted to get this phone...



This phone is soooooo TAI-TAI!! And it has functions like bio-rythm counter that can help count a girl's period... hurhur... so cool! But, its not available at any of the service providers, and my voucher can't wait... so... But E900 is damn cool as well... I love my new phone!

Okay, enough of blabbering now, time for my Sunday afternoon nap... zzzzzzz