Heavy Heart

This journey away is awash with trepidation and a heavy heart. Looking back, it stands in stark contrast to my other trips. The first time was full of adventure and freedom. Subsequent trips signaled the start of new purpose or a brand new year.
Perhaps its the gloomy weather, the clouds and rain. What we normally associate with London rather than home. Home in Singapore. Where its supposed to be sunny, bright and full of life.
Perhaps its the brevity of my return. Just a week to meet my friends and family, settle what I have to do.
Perhaps its the fact that this time, I will be reaching the end and climax of my last three years of existence. Its a prize we've worked so hard for. Its a prize I sometimes do not wish to yet receive.
Perhaps its the fact that this time, I won't be returning for a year. I will be leaving behind my student years and will be venturing out into the working world. Its a journey we make with many friends; its also a journey we make alone.

Goodbye. To Home, Friends, Family, Innocence.

Someone Like You

I've been searching a long time
For someone exactly like you
Ive been traveling all around the world
Waiting for you to come through.
Someone like you makes it
All worth while
Someone like you keeps
Me satisfied. Someone exactly
Like you.

Someone like you

2 Cakes and 6 Muffins

Dear Ninja

14th Dec comes again. Age doesn't matter (42?!!) and when it comes down to it the presents don't matter either. Birthdays are not milestones, birthdays are not signals of maturity ... what they are however are opportunities to have fun, catch-up and good times with those you love and those you care for. I hope you had that and more!

Happy Birthday Ninja

Love
Alien

A Good Term

HE never ceases to amaze me because truthfully I am far from the best, I am also not the strongest christian but time and again I have been blessed. I guess I need to start working on some payback.

At the end of it all ... the final day of term and the end of this endeavour ... I wish to convey my gratitude to:

HIM - it took me awhile to gather my faith ... but I think I learnt that I needed to trust that HE always sets the right path ahead for me
Bennifer Aniston - my constant partner and buddy who prepares me for my trials - GO FOR IT!
Victor Boy - my coach and tutor in IN100 - would not have done it without the training
Nolly Bolly - for managing to confirm my faith in Him and for your pointers and tips
Hien - the ultimate coach - never apply for a job without him - always willing to help and never selfish about his ideas or knowledge
Ninja - my little friend who never ceases to bring me down to earth, who is ever supportive in her special, unique way and who with her talk of dreams and goals somehow induced in me the believe that I too could be the same - its been a crazy term bee ... but you are right its been a good one! ;p
Dad and Coach - for always believing in me even when I stopped doing so
Many other people - who have helped one way or another

5 Facts About Moi

1. For some remarkable and inexplicable reason I find myself becoming addicted to Warcraft III all over again. Just when I am swarmed with work ... or maybe BECAUSE I am swarmed with work! Slowly progressing with my Collective Action essay.

2. Pretty good dinner at Belgos Beat The Clock ... a humongous plateful of mussels and listening to Mash (yes, he is here!) and his friend's Arvin's highly amusing stories of their exploits around Zouk, Singapore and Europe. Sometimes you wonder what to make of these guys. Do you want to laugh or do you want to hit them? ;p

3. Man is never satiated ... its a typical affliction that drives ambition but also makes a person never satisfied with what he has. Hence I've always been driven onward to achieve more ... which is why not being at the top is frustrating. Which makes for a second cause of concern - I'm second guessing my actions ... which is hardly a good thing.

4. Despite the huge work load I have, I'm looking forward to going to the States. Going to be my last long holiday for a long while to come. First stop however, is HOME. Which after 10 weeks of slaving like a bloody dog, is a place I am really starting to miss. I saw Cass today and she said she'd not been home in over a year! Its a feeling I'm gonna have to get used too :(

5. You psycho ninja! Me loves you! ;p

The.Shit.Never.Ends.

I don't mean to complain but I have only one thing to say:
THE SHIT NEVER ENDS

After operating at close to 100% capacity for 8 weeks ...
1. Stacks of uncompleted hw await me
2. Still undecided about many things
3. Got a three-week holiday coming up which will be fun certainly BUT with all the backdated work I don't know how I'm gonna enjoy myself!
4. Taking a 1.5 day break I feel completely guilty

I need a vacation from life.