Memories...
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
ON STOCK-TAKING FOR THE YEAR 2007During ROP Camp 2005, when I was re-running for 26th MC, there was this program when the ROPers had to sit in a circle, n draw out a progress chart of our lives from birth. There were inevitably highs & lows. When I look back now at 2007, I see again, highs & lows haha. It was a special year no doubt. 1st time in my uni life when I was totally free of MC responsibilities haha, unlike 2006, when I only stepped down in Sept. Let me take a look at the lows of 2007 1st, & what are the hopes I didnt realize:Firstly, I didnt slim down as much as I had hoped for. Haha. Yes I did exercise n jog much much more compared to 2006, but I m not sure why weight loss hasnt been as successful as my younger daes. Could it be that my metabolism rate is slowing down with age? *gasp* WAHAHAHAA. Secondly, 2007 did not turn out to be a safer place for Singapore in terms of reduced traffic accidents. In fact, I think the accident rate actually increased. And 1 of my friends' sister left becoz of an accident.Thirdly, the world did not turn out to be a much safer place as well. The gd thing is that more world leaders have recognized the importance of environmental security & climate change. But the sad thing is that terrorism continues to be rife in the world. The year ended sadly with Benazir Bhutto's assassination.Most importantly on a personal note, I lost the person I love the most. I didnt fulfill my hope of celebrating Christmas & New Year with Princess Shuang Er again. The phonecall I received on 18 July during Reservist training, was the most heartbreaking moment of 2007. The final night at Chijimes when both of us couldnt stop our tears flowing down..continues to linger in my heart.The pain. The agony. I ll never forget, but there was no animosity. The most important thing to me is that she's happy. And that still remains the same today.A few friends asked me whether I have moved on some time after the break-up. I never did answer their question, but simply shrugged. 1 of them, (I think it was Rabbit) asked me how does one really noe whether one has moved on, painful as it was. I replied saying that deleting all the past smses & messages in one's hp is a key indicator. The other key indicator is that u stop harbouring hopes of ever getting back with him or her. Finally, you stop having dreams of him or her. Only when one has fulfilled all these 3 aspects do u noe that u truly have moved on.Its funny I said all these, becoz until today, I still fail all these 3 indicators.What about the highs of 2007? =)Firstly, it ll be celebrating our 1 year anniversary with Princess Shuang Er, and all the little times & moments we spent with each other in the 1st half of the year. =pSecondly, it was the 1st time in my life that I represented my university & my country in the Global Youth Symposium in KL, in May 2007. I made tons of international friends at the conference, and realized that I could lead at the international level as well. That really boosted my confidence of being an international leader 1 day. Also, being given the honour to deliver the closing address with Jah on behalf of all the delegates really filled me with pride. It was really a wonderful wonderful moment of the year for me.Thirdly, the Singapore Model United Nations in June was a huge success, and I m glad my WHO committee went smoothly. I made even more friends esp from PS Society n fellow PS majors, esp people like Kelvin, Yong Keong, & Shaun, who have gone on to become closer classmates. And of coz, repaying my debt to Alvin haha. Fourthly, I finally fulfilled my dream of being a House IC before I graduate haha. FOP 2007, my very last FOP in university, was most certainly another high of my life in 2007. I got to noe the next generation of Arts Club leaders & affiliates much better, n made many many more friends & juniors. Spartan & Saofeng ll always be special to me. =) And i m so thankful to be involved as a house IC, knowing wonderful new friends n fellow House ICs like Julie n Michelle.The last dae of Arts Camp 2007 was very very emotional for me and Chonghan, for it was Arts Camp where it all began in NUS for us. Doing the circle of friendship for 1 last time was really heartwarming: Something i ll hold deep down in my heart forever, and i hope future generations continue this beautiful tradition of Arts Camp. The last Rag for me at the Padang was also a sweet memory for 2007. Pushing the float out 1 last time time together with the new generation of Raggers, n with oldies like Jianwu & Alvin..Wow, what a moment man. Memories like this u cannot describe in words really.Fifthly, Thank-You Dinner 2007 was another high, in the sense that it wrapped up nicely what the 27th MC had done. 1 of my hopes for 2007 earlier was that the 27th & Arts Club ll enjoy a successful term, and I m really glad they did. Every com got its ups n downs, highs n lows, and have their own imperfections. I m just glad they "survived" to tell the tale haha! Sixthly, I became the Returning Officer for the elections, another honour i take pride in. Seeing the 28th transiting from nominees to elects to ROP to finally AGM also warmed my heart very much =) I also got the chance to work with Bobsie, Guan Guan, Gandhi, JJ, & Little India for possibly the last time in uni haha. Seventhly, I successfully got the internship for CAAS, something which I really really wanted n which I prepared extensively for. =) Getting a taste of the aviation industry was most certainly a high for me in 2007.Eighthly, academic wise, I hit my personal best in 2007. Another 4.3 in the 1st half, n 4.7 in the 2nd, n hopefully into Deans List.Ninthly, I managed to fulfill 1 of my 2007 resolutions by keeping in touch with many of my old friends. Life moves really fast, but what is life without friendship? =)Last but not least, the final high of 2007 would be that my family, my friends, & all my loved ones remained healthy n safe for the past year. That in itself is a high n a blessing to me. n_n
