reverie-me

a nice walk along the bridge; a walk to remember...

the best pasta and salad i've ever tasted...

a stroll by the river, i will always remember...

why oh why?

when the only person i deceive... is none other than myself.

sleep, i need sleep.

maybe it was just a dream
and i hope i will wake up from the dream soon.

I thought it was over but... it was just a replay.

does having fun means getting hurt eventually?

time will heal all wounds... I sure hope it will, one day, some day...

fairytales only exist in movies, unfortunately life is not a fairytale. life is life.

i knew i was in trouble but it was all for the fun of it.

I should just learn to be less playful, that way, there will be less chances of me getting hurt.

forget and let go, go back to 1.5 mya...

lovely day

McRay: "maybe if i go i could stop looking..."

with all these things happening, is it still worth chasing your dream? i dunno. in the practical sense, maybe not but if i were to follow my heart and do what i like, i guess my answer will still be a firm YES!

itwasallforthefunofit.

living (in) your dreams...

living your dreams, living in your dreams...
sometimes i feel like i'm in a dream... how long is that? I don't know...
maybe one day i won't even be able to tell if i'm living my dreams or in my dreams...

hope

A little hope, a little dream, a little disappointment, a little hurt.
you know you're gonna be hurt but you allowed it to happen...
what is wrong with you?

Always aim for the Sky

for if you can't reach it, you'll land amongst the stars...

Iamstillindreamland

missing

Hmm, it's been bothering me for a while... but I've yet to figure it out. maybe i jus need a holiday, chan yaak bpai tiaao kon diao na

I wanna escape...

Can I?

Love this nice cool weather, it jus reminded me of the Mae Sa days...

A year on...

Time flies, don't you think? It's been a year since I officially graduated and hmm, sometimes I wonder what have I been up to the past year? I've definitely learnt a lot and been through a lot as well, both good and bad.. I'm still in the midst of adjusting to working life and I must say this: Life as a student is still the best! And if time could stand still, I would like to turn back to honours year again (even if it means geog thought A & B all over!)...

The Will to Win

If you want a thing bad enough
To go out and fight for it,
Work day and night for it,
Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it

If only desire of it
Makes you quite mad enough
Never to tire of it,
Makes you hold all other things tawdry
and cheap for it

If life seems all empty and useless without it
And all that you scheme and you dream is about it,

If gladly you'll sweat for it,
Fret for it, Plan for it,
Lose all your terror of God or man for it,

If you'll simply go after that thing that you want.
With all your capacity,
Strength and sagacity,
Faith, hope and confidence, stern pertinacity,

If neither cold poverty, famished and gaunt,
Nor sickness nor pain
Of body or brain
Can turn you away from the thing that you want,

If dogged and grim you besiege and beset it,
You'll get it!

-Berton Braley-

when all these things makes forgetting difficult. argh..

Undo

There are times when you can't just hit the 'undo' button and hope that everything will be back to normal, cos it ain't gonna happen.

You know, it's really upsetting when someone you're quite close to isn't really who you think (s)he is. Sometimes, I feel the more I know a person, the more I don't seem to understand the person. Ah!! What a contradictory statement! Oh wells...

And somehow I'm trying to detach myself from all of you. I wanna escape...

Last yr this time

Last yr this time I was in the Land of Smiles.
Last yr this time I was doing fieldwork in the mountains.
Last yr this time my life was so carefree and sabaay sabaay.
Last yr this time my life was much simpler and I was happier.

Ignorance is bliss

And I guess the above statement is true...

Knowing too much is not a good thing, esp. things I don't wanna know. Why did my worst nightmare turned out to be true? Ouch, It's really painful...

There is no real trust in this world.

Why am I always the one getting this shit. Tam mai na?

Time

Sometimes, when it hurts so badly, you no longer feel the pain...
Time will heal all wounds? Is that right?

with every sunrise, we start anew...

view from my house at 6:43am

Escape!

10:56, 39:55, 11:37, 10:23
appreciate it loads.

How far will you go?

How far will you go in search of your dream?
How far will you go in search of fun?
It is fun but now what?

sweet memories...

...which will be locked in the memory bank.

A new beginning

Sometimes you just got to learn how to let go and move on, only then will you be able to see the beauty of life again. Oh well, it's easier said that done, it takes time and will probably take a long long time........

10 yrs down the rd...

And I wonder what will happen 10 years down the road... Would I have:
Gotten my MA?
Gotten my own apartment?
Taught in an orphanage?
Been on road trips and visited the national parks in Canada?
Gotten my diving license and swim with the wild dolphins?
Still be in Singapore or working somewhere else in the world?
Travelled the world?

Promise

The promise we made will be kept safely in my heart.

Falling...

falling

Don't give up

It's takes time but don't give up... Yar, I won't give up no matter how tough it is! :)

And I've been thinking, bkk, sydney, chiangmai or toronto? I wanna visit all of you but who first? hmm...

Seeing the world

Sometimes, you've just got to take the bold step and move away from your comfort zone, only then will you be able to learn more things and realise that there are many more things out there waiting for you to explore! Now I know why you asked me to get out there, to see what the world is really like... And I'm glad I did that :)

Thanks for being there for me...

It's been 8 months since I started work as a research assistant in NUS. My work wouldn't have been so enjoyable if not for the wonderful friends around me! A very big thank you to the following people for being there for me:

- Niang: for listening to all my whinings, those lunch-cum-gossiping sessions!
- Hanshe & Uncle Alan: for the lessons about life, teaching me all those very cool stuff, giving me advice and for lending me a listening ear! cheers to many more movies, beer and pool sessions!
- the research cluster peeps: for the lunches and the many gatherings we've had! you've been great!
- Boss & geog dept staff: for their guidance & corridor chats & esp. Shir boss for her patience and encouragement the past 2.5 years.
- FS & Geog Soc peeps: my working life wouldn't be so fun without you guys popping by my office, meeting for lunches & coffee breaks and all the other FS & GS gatherings! love ya guys!
- lastly, not forgetting Janice, PX, ZR, Erin, Tim, PL, Wins, Jess and all my other wonderful friends.

Working life wouldn't be the same without you guys! I will miss all of you! Hugs!

A geographer who wants to teach in a village, travel around the world & (dreaming of) a farm of her own! :)

thanks

We all need a shoulder to lean on sometimes,
someone to assure us everything's gonna be fine.

thanks....

How true!

back!

I'm back! what a great way to start the new year with your own birthday celebration at the beginning of the year! ok i simply love meeting up with friends and catching up with one another, be it gossiping or just simply whining about work or sharing our travel tales!

the very first gathering for the year:

yikang's birthday which makes it another cluster gathering!

I couldn't wake up for brunch and was late for an hour. opsie. sleeping in on ny's day! haha. and met the the loveliest geogsoc peeps for dinner!

2.5 years on...

tried working from home for a few days but was distracted by cougar town. haha and was out most of the time during the 1st week of the ny! went picnic @ ecp with the 2 lovely girls! thanks much for the get together!

picnic @ ecp with the 2 girlies!

went for a haircut at far east, pris is as cool as always! shall highlight my hair when i've confirmed a job! dinner at soup spoon with with one of mt fav girls!

one of my fav gossip buddy! haha.

Birthday dinner missing bro...

birthday dinner!

We miss the beach and we wanted to go somewhere so that we can wear our singha singlets (that's the main reason)! haha... and it was a great day at sentosa catching up with the loveliest people yet again!

Sentosa with geogsoc peeps!

Birthday dinner with the wonderful research cluster peeps followed by drinks and pool!

another cluster gathering!

my birthday present... :| !!!

many more outings to come and cheers to many more years of friendships! hugs!

Jules to Grayson: "... you're gonna end up being a stronger person because of all the stuff that you've been through"

yeah, i hope so!

i'm addicted to cougar town! grayson is so charming! haha.

I wanna...

1. Get my driving license
2. Learn diving (and see the dolphins!)
3. Trekking in Tibet and visit the Potala Palace
4. Holiday at some beach resort (white water rafting!)
5. Visit Piiya in Chiangmai (movie & shopping at airport plaza, massage by the blind), visit Doi Inthanon National Park and maybe go further up to Chiangrai
6. Trekking at Phu Khradueng
7. Visit C.a.n.a.d.a
8. Backpacking alone!

let's see where the next chapter brings me to...

the 5 ppl u meet in heaven

"That each affects the other and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one."

drinking ahead..

networking, cool acads, great company, loud music, soccer match, stories, gossips, pub crawl, pool, north indian curry, drinks (eh, no, i don't drink! haha..) - a good ending to a not-so-enjoyable work week!

Interview

I almost fainted when I knew who my interviewers were. him, of all people... omg! and I don't understand why you are so amused by it. grr. Wish me luck!

Trust

It's amazing how I can just easily give you that amount of trust when I've only met you for the very first time. And to some others whom I've known for quite sometime now, I still cant give them that level of trust. Is it you or is it just me? Oh wells..

And this reminded me of the pine forest in Mae Sa Valley (haha): Tall, Tall Trees
rian phaasaa thay yaak tae naa sanuk! enjoying it!

Any dream is possible

Love the musical film, Fame! It's all about having passion in whatever you are doing and most importantly believing in yourself.. one nice quote from Kay:

"Success is joy, freedom, friendship and love."

And here's another quote, from Jo:
"Others think they got it straight, only to make a detour later in life".

..........And I think I've more or less decided on what I want to do.. follow your heart yeah!

A nice quote

A nice quote from Uncle:
"The best things in life are:
a) still to come;
b) often learned by oneself;
c) discovered serendipitously..."

I sure hope the best has yet to come...

I'm back, finally!

ok, i'm back from my long break! Here're the major events that sum up the last few months! (all photos on FB)

April
Now that my HT days(daze) are over, i'm kind of missing it. But I'm really glad I did a phy geog HT and yes, I've no regrets whatsoever thou it was quite tough at times with Sup's disappearing acts. But I'm really thankful for the wonderful ppl ard me who've helped me thru the late nights of thesis-writing!

May
A busy month with lots of bimbo moments, sanuk (fun) and laughter followed by serious work - packing of equipments for FS and learning thai but it was an enriching experience nonetheless.

June

FS'09 - simply awesome!! What more can I say yar? I regret not going for FS during my undergrad days but I'm really glad I embarked on this learning journey in my final year as a helper and thanks Uncle for giving me the opportunity to hone my field research skills. And thanks also to Hanshe, Siling, Erin, Tim and the rest of the FS09 Team!

Physicals at Nong Hoi

:)

ADZ's Entourage - V.E.T

July
Back from FS and the start of my next phase in life - work. Work's been good so far. Very friendly and nice boss and colleagues, flexible working hours and I enjoy working on the project (that's why I'm here right!). And I've an office of my own with a really nice view, what more can I ask for yar?

Ok, not forgetting the event of the month, Commencement Ceremony 070709!

Geog Hons 0809!

loves.

bbss.

Thanks Uncle for flying back just in time for our graduation!

August
I'm still thinking if I should do MA or work. I've been an escapist the past month or so, planning gatherings to keep myself busy or bury myself in work (which i enjoy it - such a sadist, ok, i admit i'm quite a workaholic.) so that i don't have to think about what I wanna do in the near future. I'm kinda L.O.S.T., really!

MA - I do enjoy doing fieldwork and it'll be (purely) because of interest if I were to continue studying but... can that interest sustain for 2 years? dichan may ruu kha. Everyone's giving me differing viewpoints and I'm more confused than ever... I've always followed my heart when I have to make a difficult decision, but this time I really don't know...

It's over now!

It has been a long long while since I last blogged. Was real busy with HT and catchment but I'm really glad I did both modules, yes and with no regrets although sometimes I'll be whining about Sup's disappearing act and how disorganised catchment mod is.. but i'm really thankful for the journey and I'll be missing those days..

In the midst of thesis-writing, tired but happy.

the days in geolab..

And not forgetting my fabulous Catchment projectmates! Taken after our submission at 1am in geolab, our very last project in NUS.

HT, HT, HT.

Too many things happened the past 3 weeks but i have no time to blog about it.. will post again someday when i'm free (most likely after ht submission)..

3 more weeks to draft HT submission and I am still in the midst of doing labwork.. arghh.. I hope I can get the chemicals on time otherwise I'll be in deep trouble! Fieldwork started in Dec'08 and labwork started in Jan'09 and actual thesis writing started in feb'09.. I still need to go down to BTNR for 1 last time to get my measurements for topo and canopy cover of jungle falls. I think I'm losing my stamina from this never ending marathon!

And I've been watching drama to keep my mind off work (i need to relax too!).. I'm still watching 'witch yoo hee' and I dare not start watching boys before flowers in case i get addicted to it and won't be able to get my work done.. Kim Jeong Hoon is still as handsome and Han Ga In is really pretty! She can carry off the bob hairstyle much better than her original long hair! Currently, this is my fav song, Sarang Ah Nae Ge Oh Gi Man Hae, yes, and it is none other than witch yoo hee's ost!!

And here I am, back to ht writing! boo..

What an eventful friday the 13th I've had!

First, was dept lunch which started late and AZY purposely came late so that he can start eating immediately but the head was even later than him and so we couldn't start eating! Someone came in and Jo made such a fuss over it which I hope no one saw it! And that someone came over to ask me when Clar was when she was jus right in front of me! - ok val, stop it! I thought catered thai food will taste horrible but I was wrong! The food was actually quite good but because I had big breakfast in the mroning, I took only a teeny weeny bit which covered only half my plate. Skelton looks so cool with her sunglasses and was really funny and animated when she told us she gave a talk to the 'kids' at nyjc and the cab exp.. haha.. And most of the time I was talking to someone else's sup but mine. Sorry sup, I guess I will be avoiding you for now since I've not really started my 1st chapter. We won the speed quiz all thanks to Sup who answered the very last qn, which is worth 3 points! Thanks! Don't forget the lyrics, geog version, would have been more fun if we had planned it earlier.. But we've got to thank the profs for being so spontaneous and readily join in the fun so that we can have a good laugh!! haha.. And now we know the profs can really sing and dance (sh, adz, lk, tb, mr...) and there's even a dancing queen in the dept too! I heart the dancing queen. she totally rocks! - and yes, she still remembers the lunch treat she owe us since last yr (I forgot all abt it!), can we have Jap food pls?!

SIA and STB did not set up a booth at the career fair. Oh well, even if they have a booth there, I doubt I can get in too. I should just apply to Navteq, URA, MTI and CSC and hopefully one of them will employ me..

Dinner cum PL's 26th birthday celeb at Xin Wang and Swensen's! haha. every time we feel like celebrating someone's birthday and that person will be none other than PL!! lol.. "I love you yesterday, I love you today, I will love you tmr and forever more" Ngiam, 2009 to her special someone. haha. classic. you tarnished your own image. Pontianak, MBA (married but available) - now mrs chong also knows it! And now our dear friend has a new position, damage control asst director! I guess you wont be able to clear up this mess even with this very pro title! haha.

My Chinese New Year usually lasts 15 days which means i'm still in the midst of CNY visiting! When I was much younger, CNY means lots of new yr goodies and angpows and yes, I love it (i mean which kid wouldn't?) but now it means more than jus the food and angpow.. It's a time when you celebrate the beginning of a new year with your family and loved ones and catching up with your (distant) relatives and friends and knowing that they are all doing well and fine.

The 1st day of CNY is the busiest for me. I visited the 3 temples and pay respect to our great grandparents and after that, we headed to gong gong's house and finally granny's house. I went to granduncle's house on the 2nd day and we had a 42nd GSMC gathering at Cliff's house yesterday and today, I went to 3rd Aunt's house (thanks for the toy cow! haha.). Tmr, grandaunt will be coming over to visit us and next Sun, granny and my paternal side relatives (i think) will be coming over and after that we'll all head to grandaunt's house. Wow, seems like another busy CNY for me and I'm getting a bit tired alr...

Anyway, I watched 3 movies this CNY, Love Matters, Bride Wars and 家有囍事! I simply love Sandra Ng and Louis Koo! It's a really good comedy and I'm looking for the very first 家有囍事 movie (they always screen it on the 1st day of CNY but why not this year?), I want to watch it again! haha..

After watching Bride Wars, it dawned on me that maybe having a best friend is better than having a few good friends, having just one person whom you can always count on; someone whom you can really trust.. A loyal friend is hard to find and I wish I can find a friend like Liv/Emma, best friends who'd do anything for each other. Maybe, maybe it's time I learn to trust again, maybe it's time I learn to forget, though I've learnt that forgiving is so much easier than forgetting. I need to learn how to truly trust others again and not always draw a boundary and be guarded when someone knows me a little too well (I'm afraid, afraid of getting hurt once again..). I'll learn to trust again, but.. will you betray my trust? Where are you, my Best Friend??

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I really admire the physical geographers (esp lim, higgs and quek)! I really wonder how they are able to go down to their fieldsite every other day to collect samples and take measurements. Just doing recce at btnr and marking out our new 35m plot took us half a day! I hope i can get all my samples for the 2 fieldsites on friday, and if it rains- I'm still hoping that it will, someday next week and early feb, i'll head down and collect my samples and wheee, i should be done with fieldwork then! I'm still hoping and dreaming.. when will the day come?

It's the end of week 1 and I'm getting panicky and all stressed up with HT! there's no rain still and I guess it's time to change topic, which means lit review, methodology and all others have to be changed too. And I need to find another fieldsite so that i can do a comparison with jungle falls.. Thanks siling for welcoming me to the research world!! Now i can totally understand why you took so long to settle on a topic too! boo. well well, at least...

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!

As I sent my very last 'work email' to my boss, I've this mixed feeling in me. I do enjoy work although I whine about it at times. I quit because I felt that someone out there can do the job better than me, at least for this sem, and I really hope to concentrate on my HT for now. It has gone terribly wrong and there is nothing I can do but wait for the rain to come. And the monsoon season is ending soon!! urgh.. Maybe it's time I start thinking of plan B. the sem had jus started yet I have so many things to worry abt. I'm facing one obstacle after another! 1st was sup allocation (yes I am still upset I didnt get my sup - can I dump him for her?!?) then it's my topic and when I've finally settled on my topic and about to start fieldwork, there is no rain and I can't collect any samples (although I did collect some for my preliminary study)! argh... why is this never-ending? I'm really tired! Can I raise the white flag?

How far will you go in search of your passion?? I dunno, I really dunno! If I were to go all the way out, it means I'll be back in NUS the next 2 years. And I'll definitely want her as my sup and I'll definitely want to do that topic again or at least something related.

On a lighter note, thanks mrs chong for helping me "drop" HT so I can shop for other modules. And thanks ctmas for all those talk about Toy Celica, Audi TT, Nissan Fairlady, BMW Coupé etc.. And thanks for the latest teddy (Kodi) to add to my toys collection (yes, i still like toys even at this age! ha.)

Pls let it rain, not just some passing showers, but thunderstorm!! We need to do fieldwork and collect samples for analysis!!

I hope that the sky will be red tonight!

And I spent the entire day packing my room.. it's much neater now, ok, more of an organised mess, but I still can't bare to throw away my non-geog mods lecture notes and readings (geog mods lect notes and readings are too precious to be thrown away, even geog thought! haha). Somehow I have a feeling I might need that someday.. yar, just someday..

And I've a whole stack of newspaper articles ranging from tourism to hazards to anything that interests me... again, I've a feeling I might need them one day.. haha.

the very few I've arranged in themes.

And yes! something that is of interest to me!! When will I ever get to go C.A.N.A.D.A???

I realised I forgot to thank someone in my previous post! opss. Thanks so much Prof Chang for inviting us to your house for New Year Tea, thanks for being such a supportive Geog Soc Advisor and for planning the fass mentorship prog (my mentor is really great!)! And I'll be meeting my mentor again the 2nd time (both of us are so looking forward to see him! haha..) Oh yes, and thanks mentor for inviting us to the star cruises visit and career talks! :))

nicest ctmas (x'mas) tree I've ever seen! haha.

super cute justine and cheeky jordan!

the real toyota celica and many small toyota celica car models.. (too tiny to be seen here)

Thanks so much for the very unique & geographical gifts! :)

2008 wasn't as smooth sailing for me as the previous years. I faced quite a few setbacks and there were many times I so wanted to give up but thank God for sending angels to watch over me and help me through this arduous journey. Thanks to the loved ones ard me, I've become stronger and more confident of myself. And on this very day, I wish to thank all of you for walking 2008 with me!

Godma & Phoebe's mum: You both know me best!! Thanks for inspiring me and most importantly, believing in me and giving me the courage and confidence to face the challenges ahead of me. Passion, Perseverance & Perfection - that's what you've taught me throughout the past 10 years and they will continue to drive me to work.. And also to Phoebe - Thanks for being such a sweet angel! you're getting more and more cheeky but still as adorable!
Fiza, Hui Ying, Eunice: Thanks so much dearies for always bringing fun and laughter to my life, listening to all my whinings, always being there for me when I need a listening ear and taking such good care of me. I feel so loved! :)
Pei Xian, Zhen Rong, Pamy: Thanks so much for the many gatherings we've had, bringing me ard on eating trips and being so accommodating! I promise we'll go Tibet and Shanghai next year when I start working k!! Bhutan and Nepal soon to come to!
SH: Really glad & grateful to have such an encouraging and understanding 'boss', it's been great working with and learning from you and thanks for bringing in so much joy & laughter!
Nov, HL: It's been great working with you both! Sorry for not having done much for the research this sem.. And especially to HL - thanks for listening to me whine abt geog thot (even when you are in London. haha!) and those lunch-cum-catching up/gossip sessions!
Sup, self-declared 2nd Sup: Thanks for helping me to conceptualise my HT and giving me very valuable suggestions and feedback. And especially to my self-declared 2nd sup - thanks for the advice and your willingness to help even though I am not your supervisee.
Siling, Junhao: Thanks for motivating and encouraging me and helping me persevere through this very tough sem and always asking me how's HT coming along! haha.
Erin, Puey Ling, Tim, Joleen: Really thankful for having a grp of physical geographers to climb btnr (and guano!) and bash through the forest with. Thanks for always being there for me, even the day before exams to spot topics!! haha.
Janice: Thanks babe for being sooo encouraging, supportive and ever so optimistic! It gives me comfort to know that I can always depend on you and you never fail to put a smile on my face! :) let's enjoy our last sem taking catchment together!
Jess, Li Juan, Min Yee: Thanks girlies for the 4 years of friendship, for being the first few friends I met in fass, for being there when I needed someone to talk to, for whining together abt sch work and the gossiping sessions! haha.
Geog Soc 42nd MC: I'm really proud and honoured to be part of the 42nd GSMC, working with people who are full of passion, enthusiasm and crazy ideas (how come we don't seem to get tired? haha.). Somehow I feel a bit lost this sem with no geog soc meetings to attend and activities to plan.. I hope there'll be more gatherings to come and all the very best to those gg for SEP..
Geog Hons Class 08/09: And finally, my dearest (kinky) honours classmates, Thanks for all the fun and laughter and crazy plans we've had to delay submission of geog thought assignments (I guess that's what kept us sane)! the nights we spent rushing essays and projects in honours room, through msn, smses and phone calls, the many b****ing sessions we share in honours room and I'm sure there'll be many more to come next sem.. Thanks so much for everything and especially to Vincent neighbour (you stay 3 storeys below me but I've never met you before till this yr! omg!), Mr Ang Zheng Yang (the most thick-skinned guy I've met but I've really got to thank you for being such a wonderful projectmate! Strive harder next sem, I'm sure you can do it!) and Winnie, Sakinah calls her my twin, my only friend who gives me the courage to do frivolous things, haha, our dream came true leh!! :)))

A very BIG Thank you to all who have helped me in one way or another. May 2009 bring faith, hope, joy love, peace and good health to everyone!

As for my wishes for 2009, 1) I hope that HT will eventually work out fine, 2) my last semester in NUS will be a blast, not only for me but the entire class, 3) my plans for the first 6 mths after graduation will work out well, 4) get my driving license by the end of the yr, 5) get a job at a US MNC!

Once again, Thank you all sooo much!

xoxoxo
Lotsa Love,
Dearie Val

Merry Christmas!!! May this season of giving and sharing bring joy, love and peace to all. Thank you my dearest aunts for the lovely christmas presents!

And today's fair weather makes it a good day for cycling! We went cycling at Changi Beach and we wanted (ok, I wanted) to head down to ECP but Pamy called to say that she'll meet us at Changi Village in an hours' time so we had to head back instead.. we will cycle from Changi beach to ECP (approx 10km) someday!!

And I spent the past 2 weeks 1) Reading up for HT, buying fieldwork essentials and doing recce at btnr (only went down once). 2) Dinner and X'mas celebration at Granny's house. 3) Dinner with Godma and Phoebe's mum, both of whom I've known for more than a decade now, wow, that's really long... 4) Dinner and shopping with HY and Fiza. 5) Shopping with mum and sis 6) Honours Class Christmas Gathering at Mel's house.. 7) Watched romantic princess and love actually again on X'mas eve.. and many other random stuff.. The following 2 weeks will be even busier for me with so many activities, which i jus happily jot them down in my diary, without thinking and planning what i should do for the last 2 weeks before sem starts..

And today, I've learnt to be thankful to be able to lead a healthy and normal life.. A walk in the ICU showed me another side of life which I've never really seen before.. It's so painful to see the patients assisted by a web of intravenous tubes and lines, breathing ventilators and many other equipments, yet I can see the strength in them, their tenacious fighting spirit as they all stand firm and striving hard to win the battle.. Life is so fragile and we don't know what will happen to us next.. Let's pray that my sis's friend will wake up from her coma soon and pls do join in the prayers..

I just want to sit by the beach and relax and reflect upon the past yr and also think about my future.. (and I found a nice and quiet spot at Changi Beach)

Its been slightly more than a week since I ended my exams. phew.. Many thanks to all those who've helped me through this tough exams period (geog thot!!) especially Janice, Erin, Tim and Jonathan.

us after geog thot A paper! look at those wide grin, it seemed as thou our exams have ended! haha.

Yes, that was my last paper! after hazards exam with cyclone chen, me (volcano val), tsunami tan and drought deguang. haha

5 Dec
Met the GSMC for lunch at Terra Cafe again after our exams! The last time we had lunch there was after our AY07/08 Sem 2 exams! wow, time passes real fast!! And later that afternoon, I met Erin and PL to get Tim's birthday present, we bought him a black striped shirt from Springfield, i realised it's not that easy to get birthday present for guys (ok, maybe it's just Tim) and i kept wandering off to look at other clothes (for myself). And finally I met the girlies for shopping and dinner, more shopping to come when both of you are back from Bali!!! :))

burnout after exams but still must to go shopping.. haha.

6 Dec
Happy Birthday Chipmunk. Lunch was at fish and co and we (erin, pl and I) planned a surprise for him from the very moment we woke up from our sweet dreams.. Eh, are you touched? No photos to post here cos Tim has yet to send us the photos we took that day...

7 Dec
Was involved in the funfair yet again. Tiring it may be but it was worthwhile. I've found myself 2 successors and yes, you'd better take charge next year!

The rest of the week was spent shopping, packing my messy room, watching movie, transcribing, back to sch borrowing books for HT, oh yes, and i had ytf lunch with Harng Luh! No 4 hours lunch, just 2hr 45 min! hahaha. Thanks Prof for the silk bag from Vietnam and I think the pink bag is just oh-so-perfect for HL!!

After a rather busy week, it's time I start work again for HT, somehow it seems like a never ending marathon, exams, research, research, exams... I need to get my proposal done asap and start fieldwork real soon (I was so glad to get my nparks pass!). haha.

I'm kind of scared, nervous and excited about my research topic and I wonder how things will turn out to be... it seemed as though I'm embarking on some mega huge project (and adventure, think indiana jones! haha), climbing up and down btnr, bashing through the forest, up the steep slopes, collecting soil samples, doing chemical testing and analyzing the results etc... To me, it's like a dream come true to be able to do HT.. I ought to make the best out of this HT and contribute my teeny weeny bit to the field of applied physical geography! haha. carpe diem! seize the day, seize the opportunity! :)

reverie-me

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living (in) your dreams...

hope

Sunday, September 05, 2010

Always aim for the Sky

Sunday, August 22, 2010

missing

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Sunday, August 01, 2010

Monday, July 12, 2010

A year on...

Sunday, July 11, 2010

The Will to Win

Monday, June 21, 2010

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Undo

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Last yr this time

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Ignorance is bliss

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Time

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

with every sunrise, we start anew...

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Escape!

Saturday, May 08, 2010

How far will you go?

Saturday, May 01, 2010

sweet memories...

Sunday, April 11, 2010

A new beginning

Sunday, April 04, 2010

10 yrs down the rd...

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Promise

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Falling...

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Don't give up

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Seeing the world

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Thanks for being there for me...

Saturday, February 27, 2010

thanks

Saturday, February 20, 2010

How true!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

back!

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Monday, January 04, 2010

I wanna...

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

the 5 ppl u meet in heaven

Saturday, November 21, 2009

drinking ahead..

Friday, October 09, 2009

Interview

Saturday, October 03, 2009

Trust

Thursday, October 01, 2009