/ vendredi, décembre 31, 2004
2004 in perspective...
ahaha wanna do summary of the year must act pro a bit. but actually, i couldnt care less about the title lar. just there to look nice...after reading sum of my frens' blogs, i decided to do a summary of sum sort about the year thats going to disappear forever. whats left of 2004 will be memories, both good and not so good. for me, 2004 has been quite a fruitful year i must say. earning my first dollar, getting my A level results, being able to go to the university are some of the "good" things that happened in the yr. well nothing comes easy...so yea, i had to listen to ppl complain day in day out before earning my first month's salary. going to uni means i haf to endure all the nonsense of the bidding system, the lousy admin wing and sum nonsense from certain lecturers too...but overall, i think its been quite a good yr.
of cos, if i try to do a global analysis, or regional at least, 2004 has not ended on a happy note. for one, we were plagued by the bird flu for quite long. altho not many human lives were sacrificed, it did take a toll on the fowl industry. for the record, i dint eat a single egg for 1 whole month. more recently, we are now facing the consequences of what they call "killer waves"...when i first saw the expression on channelnewsasia, i tot they were talking abt killer whales. i didnt wear my specs u see. of cos, i did realise they were and still are talking about the tsunamis that have hit so many countries in the region. its really sth that has made so many people devastated and homeless. and the death toll is still rising. in malay, u'd say this incident to be mengerikan. loosely translated, it'd mean scary. but its more than scary. i'll just say i'm thankful to God s'pore is protected by other land areas. btw, i think mediacorp made the right decision not to televise the countdown show on ch5. cos the mood is just not right. even as we celebrate and welcome the new yr, many others are crying over their losses, in terms of housing, source of income, not to forget the loss of family members...hmmm...but it is a fact we all have to live on. for housewives who haf lost their husbands and kids to the tsunamis, they'll haf to look for a way to keep themselves alive, whether by waiting for aid to arrive or trying to find a job. of cos finding a job now isnt easy, with almost everything in their towns destroyed.
whatever it is, i just hope 2005 will be a better yr. before i leave 2004, i shall take note of sum of the things that happened to me in 2004:
the good things:
- getting over the wearing-the-uniform-everyday era. the downside of this, of course, is that i have to buy more clothes.
- earning my first month's salary. why first month? cos after tt i started slacking and of cos i earned less. they paid us by the hour. well, it wasnt only me...the other temp workers were slacking too...haha
- getting my A level results. my results arent fantastic at all but i was happy i dint fail anything and i got a B3 for GP. this was already phenomenal considering my GP tutor never tried to pass me for my composition. i did pass once or twice, but even then, she didnt give me beyond 25/50. what the crap...
- securing a place in NUS. the word "securing" may be misleading tho, cos i was not feeling secure at all. i waited v long for the reply ok!
- going for arts camp and O week. arts camp was more enjoyable tho, maybe cos we were truly freshies? during O week we'r considered like stale freshies and we had to get the OG organised and stuff...so there was more work to do. and i cant forget i had to tend to a disgusting station for the rush hour games. eeewww the things were stinky and slimy...
- buying my own things with my own supposedly hard-earned money. haha...i got a fossil watch, LG camphone, a pair of adidas running shoes, bought a few books to read before gg to uni...of cos i had to pay my own hp bills too. tat one not considered buying, but u know...its still my hard-earned money thats being spent.
- picking up new skills, including archery, bowling, pool and bridge. haha quite slow ar...2004 then learn how to play bridge when i've seen people play bridge since dunno when.
- having my family members well and healthy. its v important you know...
the not-so-good things:
- not being able to muster the courage to learn driving. i know i'll learn driving, but i just cant see myself doing it now...i'll give it a pass...until i graduate...
- teaching...altho it's just tuition, i still dread teaching. doesnt help that my first student just wanted maths tuition. tried to recall all those formulas all over again and i even did the TYS qns i gave out as homework before i go for tuition, so as not to lose face. u know, like just in case i cant do any sum on the spot. so its better trying it out first.
- having to go for an interview and writing an essay before gg to NUS. i know that in the end, the interview didnt matter much cos alot of other people also got in. still, it was a bad experience. they thought i have an idealistic view of europe. and i did myself in by not studying the STB[Singapore Tourism Board] webbie before gg for the interview. i said i wanna join STB but well, i couldnt give the figure when they asked me about the no of tourists who arrive in singapore every yr. boo...
- knowing that i have slight heart murmur. i'm happy its just a functional murmur, but still it was quite scary to have gone thru the echocardiography thingy. heart scan to put it simply. i could hear the murmur...its like loud...and scary...
k thats abt it. welcome 2005!
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