New Year..

This being the new year, I think it's good I ponder over what I want to spend 2007 doing and what I hope to achieve. Here's a small list of things, and hopefully, I won't have too many undone when I review this list again at the end of this year...

I want to learn to be more patient with the people around me, and offer them the support they need whenever they're having problems. That means having the discipline to put in that extra effort to help people, because most of the time, I have the time and ability to help them, but laziness and procrastination sets in, and I end up messing things up even worse.

I have to spend more time on my studies, because I've pretty much learnt nothing over the past two years. Well... close to nothing. My head seems to be leaky, cos information seems to disappear very quickly after I've learnt it. Vanished.. poof.. gone.. Goldfish memory..

I want to find more ways to be active in church. I've already done so the past year, but I guess I can try harder. I also want to find out more about other religions, especially the main ones like islam, buddhism and hinduism, because I think they're all interconnected, and it's really fascinating to see how religion develops in response to changes in human society.

I want to spend more time with you, and understand you better =) Best thing that happened to me in 2006!

I need to get closer to my singaporean friends in Adelaide... cos no matter what, we're gonna be together for six years (four more!), and I think it's among them that I can find close friends whom I can depend on for help in Adelaide... not saying that the other people in Adelaide don't make good friends!! Haha.. but Singaporeans will always be Singaporeans.

I want to make sure I spend more time with my family. Family is very important, and even though at times, friends may seem to be more fun-loving, I've found that my family is one of the most reliable things in my life. And my parents work and sacrifice so much for me.

I want to learn to live simply, and be happy with what I have. I don't really need a luxurious or lavish lifestyle.

I'll learn to be contented with what life gives me, no matter good or bad. I'll really need it to achieve my dream.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Here's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The week before Christmas was packed with stuff, with me having some Unit dinner on Thursday evening at the Specialist and Officer's Mess. The food wasn't that good, but it was amazing to see almost forty log cakes neatly spread out on a huge table, and I got a nice T-shirt for free! The turkey they provided didn't taste too bad either.

On Friday, I had to attend a Formation Cohesion event at Bukit Batok. It was a bowling event, and I got a box of chocolates and a pair of pen and pencil for my amazing bowling skills (note the sarcasm laced in 'amazing', considering I didn't cross the 100 mark, despite bowling two games). Spent a nice afternoon with Bee, and the evening shopping for Yi Qian's birthday present.

Saturday was Yi Qian's birthday! Michael, Alvin, YQ and me met at Suntec, ate lunch at Marche, presented him with a cake and his present (a leather bag!) and lingered around while figuring out what to do. We finally decided to drive around Singapore (with me as the driver... how scary), and had dinner at the famous You Tiao king at Geylang road. We then wandered around the city trying (the keyword being -trying-) to search for some elusive gay pub (or pubs) or rainbow clubs or something like that. Our futile search led us several rounds around Lau Par Sat before we gave up retired for the night.

Sunday-Christmas eve!- was spent having dinner at my uncle's house, and catching up with my cousins, Eka and Dwi. This time, they're only back in Singapore for a week, and they're leaving just after new year, Eka back to UK and Dwi back to the States, so we barely get a chance to see each other once a year(!). It was great fun, and I enjoyed talking to them again.

Merry Christmas! on monday...

And left for India on Tuesday... more stories and photos coming up soon..