2010!

first post of the new year! hoho. so 2009 is over. transition year, separating army from university life. made so many new friends, from iras peeps to university friends, and meeting many old friends that i've previously lost contact with.

overall, it's been a pretty good year. at least, i think i'm more or less where i expected myself to be. actually more=P. unexpected stuff do happen, and fortunately, its the positive kind of unexpected stuff. hopefully, 2010 will prove to be a good year as well=)

spent new year's eve at yan's house eating steamboat and playing bridge and rock band with the EE gang. haha. it was fun, and for me, quite heart-warming. better than going to crowded places and shouting yourself hoarse while squeezing with the tons of people around. or just staying at home and stoning =P

at the same time, held a belated birthday celebration for dearest at yan's place. after some time of meticulous planning and present-making by the EE gang, it was carried out to near perfection. the only non-perfect thing? not enough cake on her face=D. oops!=P

and the Z monster figurine was huge! lol. taller than her=P. and some kids were staring and pointing at it while we were on the train. quite funny lol.=P

hope you enjoyed your birthday this year, dearest. next year will be better=)

went out with s21 peeps on the 30th. i laughed so much my stomach muscles got cramp=P. LOL. from burning chopsticks to observing global warming in candle wax, to cam-whoring along clarke quay, to finding subtle ways to ask about 'forbidden fruit'...i just laughed and laughed.

good friends are hard to find, and even harder to keep. treasure them, for you may never find another like them again.=)

does the winner take it all?

The winner takes it all---ABBA

The gods may throw the dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear

The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
It's simple and it's plain
Why should I complain?

The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
That's her destiny...

such a nice song, so true too...the winner takes it all, the loser standing small. that's the natural order of things isn't it? can't be helped...

but to me, what's important is to not take for granted what you have now. it's a blessing, and a gift, to have people around you that care. it isn't a right. in fact, whoever's above always have a way of telling people that it ISN'T a right, by taking things away when it matters the most. a not-so-gentle reminder, just when we start to get complacent.

treasure everything you have. because regret is a terrible friend to make...

life's like that; one second you may feel like a winner, but how long does it really last? or rather, do you really think you are a winner? and vice versa, do you really think you have lost?

i don't know. because i've never really lost something i've felt is extremely important. and i don't wanna know.=X

but i feel, you wouldn't really have lost everything, unless you have given up on yourself. you can lose your wealth, your friends, your loved ones, but what you have left, is always yourself. trust yourself, trust that you can overcome all obstacles in front of you by yourself. because you have never really lost totally, unless you have given up on yourself.

it may seem too idealistic; how many people can claim to be so strong to stand up again after failures?

but do you have a choice? when left by yourself, do you actually have a choice, except to stand up again, and tell yourself, you must do it?

stand up and fight. because you know you must.