everytime i try to do my reflections for 2006 and resolutions for the new year, i find myself getting blogger's block. and now it's already 5th jan and i havent wrapped up 2006. i honestly still think i'm in 2006. must be cos hols are extended an extra week for us. i mean what's a new year when school hasnt started? omg eeks, i realise the last time i didnt start the new year with a new school term was like PRESCHOOL cos even this year, shit no LAST YEAR (2006), i started the year with a new school term at skps. WHAT A SAD LIFE.

anyway, because i'm a fan of only remembering the good things, i shall reflect on 2006 with the ten best things that happened (in no particular order, possibly chronological but then again maybe not haha). cos anyway, in general, 2006 was a really nice year. :)

(one) not being in acjc
because no matter how many times i reminisce about the good food and the select and very few good moments and how i am eternally grateful for the wonderful friends it gave me, i still remember how i generally didnt like it at all. and being out of it was just, liberating :D

(two) teaching at skps
even tho the first month was pure and complete hell and looking back, my incompetency was kinda embarrassing, this was definitely one of the best experiences of my life even. i learnt so much, felt so much and grew so much in those 6-7 months. being able to work with twinnie was great too cos she made the transition about a million times easier. :) the money was also veryvery good. heheh. and the children and fellow teachers, tho i might possibly never see them again, are people i'll remember fondly forever and ever. :)



(three) oweek and being in STEAMY and every single og outing after that
signing up for oweek and forging my mum's signature (with permission!) was possibly one of the smarter decisions i made this year. haha oweek, while not a complete blast, was pretty decent. especially so because, by very extremely good luck, shiwen and i were put in steamy together! :D and steamy, well i've mentioned many times before and i will again, are an absolutely wonderful bunch of people. and i love how our outings are not just movies and dinners and stuff but actual activities. given that it's so hard to make friends in uni, i'm really glad i have my steamies :) haha.



(four) year one, sem one with shiwen
i really have no idea how i would have made it the past 6 months without my shiwenie. i wouldnt have had joined any orientation camps, lectures, bidding, tutorials, EVERYTHING would have sucked majorly. our dependence on each other in school is so scarily strong that we have been seriously (i think) been called girlfriends and shadows of each other cos we pretty much dont go anywhere without each other. haha. it's not just that i have someone to walk around school with but that i've found such a good friend with similar interests and views on alot of things :)



(five) JASON MRAZ LIVE IN SINGAPORE
what can i say. one of my top-ten-things-to-do-before-i-died fulfilled. jasonmraz is simply the bomb. probably the best concert i'll ever have gone to in my entire life. unless i see another of his, and it's better. hahah.



(six) the other concerts
2006 was quite the year for concerts. getting to go for shinhwa's full-length concert was also a major high. cos even tho my love for them has waned, they're still a special band to me. and they are freaking good live which helps :D and getting to see hady live at hypeup the peak of my support for him was great too! it costing only 20cents was also a major major plus point. :D my only regret is not going for the jjlin concert. haha tho it's against all my "beliefs" to go for a chinese concert, i really am quite a big (closet) fan of his. but neverminds, cos i knew it was coming out on dvd anyways. hee.

(seven) buddy in singapore
one of the most pleasant surprises (?) of this year was how instead of losing, like i thought i would, my dearest buddy to australia, i became even closer to her. haha. june/july and december of this year have been some of the best times because my buddy was homeee in singapore. and as physically close as she was emotionally. heh. you know how much i LOVEEE having you around dont you my smiley on the outside, emo on the inside lovee :D



(eight) beanie parties
always great food, great company and great photos. hahah. special kudos to chris, grace, chels and kx for being great hostesses and organisers!



(nine) general hanging out with friends
be it shopping or mugging or JELLYBEANING (hee) or tanning or just walking and talking and eating junkfood. this year, friendships were renewed, strengthened and made. awesome :D

(ten) OH YES, GETTING A LAPTOP
which also means extended internet time cos no more do i need to fight with anyone for computer time. and no internet curfew cos i'm in my own room and not disturbing anyone. hurhur. also means i can happily save my pictures and songs without worrying about taking up space on the comp. brilliant or brilliant!

ok of cos the year wasnt all happy faces and good times. but well i believe i did my fair share of complaining about most of the shitty parts in previous entries. and other things are just better left private anyway. so hm resolutions (tho i know i will probably not keep them): study harder. be online less. accept. spend less. do not obsses. sleep earlier. eat more healthily. and love those who love me too :)

this blog entry took freaking forever to do. haha but now i finally feel like 2006 is over. here's just hoping that 2007 will be a good year too! will blog about buddy day tomorrow! :) (OMG LAST WEEKEND OF HOLS) for now, it's goodnight and goodbye 2006! haha.