Wednesday, February 13, 2008
sometimes we can't make it on our own (II)
today i celebrate my 1 month anniversary of SURVIVAL- Outwit Outlast Outplay, BOSTON.
credits for this creative idea of putting red eggs go to mabel khong. :)
you know how babies celebrate their 1st month??
then i skyped with 2 very special people.
laine and crosby!
oh man. i think i miss crosby more than elaine.
i totally miss seeing elaine bully crosby.
so funny.
hahahah just kidding laine.
then i talked to kimbhave in stockholm.
she's LIVIN' IT UP in sweden man....
totally enjoying herself.
not studying..
watching grey's anatomy and gossip girls!
and then we realised tt we've left singapore for like sooo long.
don't think the people back in singapore will have as much fun without us.
without bhave and me.. how can the vj gang be fun?
right BHAVE? hahah.
so anyway, i've come a long way.
i can still remember the night i first stepped into my hall and was totally creeped out by the scary toilet. hahaha.
i read this post on laine's blog recently.
and i agree with her! :)
sometimes we can't make it on our own.
i got so far because of everyone's love and support for me.
so to mummy and daddy, and all my friends, a big thank u!
you are remembered.
i survived one month because you guys were always there for me.
here's an excerpt from laine the roomie:
sometimes we can't make it on our own
A couple of days ago, I was quite intent on bitching about school and my horrid timetable but I've had a change of heart. It's just too self-centered of me to go on and on about how this new semester has dealt me a bad hand and that my 2 closest friends in school are off gallivanting...er studying...in another country.
Then, I took long soulful walks this past week.
Taking the scenic route to Kovan after tuition, past the old places that Holes and I used to hang out at. Strolling with a Marigold yoghurt to a bus stop along Pasir Panjang. Drinking teh peng out of a bag and ambling down Macpherson.
Also the Aussie friends are back! The bestest people to be with ever. Tan and Jess and lots and lots of suan-ing on Wednesday night. Holes and I hanging out tonight and I am so darn happy for her. My blissful longtime homie.
I am so grateful for all my good girlfriends. Char on Skype chat. Kandy and I having a long phone conversation last night and making plans. Em and I a couple of weeks ago after an almost-crisis. Talking until the wee hours of the morning. Ng's regular emails. Chipmunk's funny smses. Seehwei's heart-to-hearts.
I think that God is giving me this opportunity to appreciate my friends more. I don't think that I've talked so much with my friends in the latter half of last year as much as I had in this short one month. My girl friends who don't talk rubbish like the boys. As I get caught up in my gender imbalanced Poli Sci classes and only seeing Ethel, who is my sole friend from pre-uni years, on Fridays, I am thankful that I have had quality time with the girls in my life who matter so much. Honestly, boys just get so tiresome after awhile. Except for Crosby, my dad and Ow Yau Png. Even the latter two can be really annoying with their monkeying around.
I put this down to the girls' school syndrome. When's all said and done, it's the girls who have been there for me and who will continue to be there for me. I can continue to lament that half of them are halfway around the world. But I haven't exactly been the greatest friend. With age comes the drift. And finally, this IS life. So the precious time with them is always gladly held on to even as they fade into memories.
It's wonderful: being alone daily as I commute from place to place, being around noisy schoolmates who tease superficially, and the special feeling of closeness with another soul, are all so separate, so markedly different, yet they all contribute to making me snap out of my whiny mood, put things into perspective, and I can't help but say again that everything is so much more than okay.
TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS
11:53 AM
