This year is kinda full of photos. Lol! With more activities and stuffs since A Levels was over and we are all very free. And that awesome, awesome, awesome 7 to 8 months. And and too many favourite photos of the year. LOL! Usually, there will be one but I can't really decide which ones I like more 'cause there's really too many nice photos. Haha!
So first half of the year. Or rather, life up until university started. Haha! First job experience, first time driving a car, first overseas trip without any adults' supervision, first time dying my hair, first time going USS, first time donating blood, first time paying money to run/walk/have colour flour thrown at you, first time going for actual POP, first time being someone's date for some event, first time trying to bake something alone, first time staying out until 2am plus just to talk. I realise, there really are too many first times this year. And I'm not including life after university started. That's kinda cool. Haha!
I guess those 7 months were really pretty awesome. Haha! Ups and downs and stuffs. But all in all quite alright. I think I shall just go by months already. LOL! I'm trying to figure out how to go about doing this but it's really hard to make it generic because yea, too many things happened. And yes, I'll bring the photos along too!
January
Chalet with my favourite people. =)) This would most likely be our last chalet in a long long time. Probably next chalet would be after the guys all ORD-ed. And hopefully the girls are somehow free too. But yea, kinda my favourite chalet actually. We actually HTHT for the first time ever and it was kinda nice. And yes, building sandcastles too. HAHA! We honestly do quite strange yet fun stuffs together.
Hair Chalk!! Something we greatly regretted. LOL! Something we wanted to try so much before As ended and got all excited and stuffs but it all turned out to be great disappointment. Haha! But oh well, still kinda fun yet frustrating and very very messy. But yes, adding them colour on my hair. Only to wash it off less than a few hours after.
FIRST GRAD TRIP!! =D And erm 5 of us were squeezing in that unstable basket. Jiesi didn't want to risk her life. Haha! But yea, felt kinda nice to just go overseas with your friends though Bangkok is more of a shopping place than a holiday place. Haha! We tried to go to some museum but failed. But yep, still had a great time with them. Pretty annoying people but yea, still love them. Haha!
First time going USS to play. Actually, first time going USS ever. Haha! Yes, I wanted to go ever since it opened in 2009 but never got the chance to until 4 years later. Lol! Had a great time with them though. It's really like going there with a bunch of kids. HAHA! But yes, really had a crazy time even though I kinda just got back from Bangkok that early early morning. Lol! So yes, I was running on adrenaline to keep me going the whole day. A little crazy but still fun. Heh.
First job experience!! Had my first job training on 14th Jan. Junyuan also had training the same time as me so I had a friend. Haha! Though he quit like after that week of training. Tsk. But ok lar, it's honestly not the kind of job he will like anyway. More about my job experience later~
Really lucky 19 year old girl, blessed with really incredible friends who are very free. HAHA! Yes you all are honestly very incredible. To come to my house at like freaking 12am just to surprise me, to wake up early at 8am just to cook for me, to plan all these stuffs even though 19 is a really insignificant year to celebrate but you guys did it anyway. Haha! So yes thankyou. Still really grateful to all of you. =)
You know, I think I cannot continue doing this month by month thing. Lol! There is honestly just too many things that happened. And I want to explain them all but it's really too much. So I'll just stop at January because it's my favourite month. =D
And actually, most of the more significant events from this year I've already mentioned them in previous posts. To some extend. Haha! But ok, here's a more detailed summary-ish I guess?
In those 7 months, I learnt driving and got my license at the first try. HAHA! Yes, I'm kinda proud of it even though many people do it too but yea, first person to get the license out of all my primary and secondary school friends. =D Yes, that, you have to boast. Heh. Not that I've drove them around before but oh well, it's still quite an achievement.
Yes, terribly proud of this piece of paper. =D
Got the A levels results which kinda sucked. Shall not mentioned those unpleasant parts but yea you kinda realised how important your mum is in times like these and how she is honestly the superhero of my life. Haha! So it all seems kinda bleak but with God's grace, SMU accepted me and yea, that day was kinda awesome 'cause I got my license too. So it was kinda one of the most magical day of my life? The day where I honestly felt so surreal and so thankful for just everything. How everything just some how falls in place. Even though that past two weeks had been kinda horrible with 2 rejections from NUS and NTU, that day really just made up for everything.
And this screenshot. HAHA!
2 grad trip with my 2 different groups of people. =D Kinda awesome. Haha! Bangkok one I think I paid for the air tickets and accommodation but my parents gave me money to spend there. Korea Trip was one that I paid for everything with my own money. From all the savings and working. Yea, somehow, I actually really earned quite a lot from my work at USS. Heh. So yep, it was kinda awesome. And it's honestly quite nice to go overseas using your own money 'cause you know you earned it so you don't feel bad.
Both trips were honestly so awesome. Korea Trip felt more like a grad trip 'cause it's Korea. Heh. It's just kinda awesome 'cause it was something that we talked about ever since start of J2? I can't really remember when but we were quite dead on about it, though we know that we may not be able to go through with it, but we all still want it so badly. Haha! It's a confusing feeling actually. Like I know I really want to go Korea with them, but I know that there's a chance we may not be able to go. But I still want to. HAHA! Conflicting ah. BUT YES!! One night, we did it. We booked the tickets. Haha! Or rather, Sharon booked them. And and we were all crazy excited and nervous at home. I remember feeling this really super excited feeling at home. Going crazy when Sharon sent us the photo of the confirmation thing, which I still kept. HAHA! Stuffs like that are worth keeping.
So since the air tickets were booked, die die must go already right? Heh. So yep! We went on with planning our trip. It's honestly so fun to plan 'cause ok lar, I think I really kinda like planning stuffs like that. Lol! The itinerary and all that. Especially when it's a place where you've never been before and always wanted to go.
And so we went to KOREAAAA. Hehe. Had a really awesome awesome time with them. And we navigated to every place by ourselves. It's kinda amazing really. Heh. And it' so easy somehow. Ok, Seoul is honestly really easy to navigate around. It's quite similar to Singapore, just that you are overseas so everything is just cooler and nicer. And yes, Seoul is bigger. Haha! And I really want to go back again. It's the kind of country where you can go back a million times and still will want to go back again. Ok, that's me to everywhere in the world but that's a whole other thing.
Too many awesome photos from Korea already. =D This one, we are just too cute. Heh.
Anyway, something I did realise about this girls is that we will really do stuffs. Haha! Like though at some point of time, we almost didn't go and almost didn't have a grad trip with them at all. But in the end we did. And yes, recently, we said that at some point in our lives, we must go on a road trip together. Road trip around either Australia or New Zealand. Maybe not anytime soon because we really are students now and kinda have zero income yet still having to pay for many stuffs. But yes, somehow, we must really save up like crazy and make this happen. To be true, I really honestly think that we can. That this road trip will happen because we are kinda awesome. And Sim must come with us too. Heh. And we have 4 drivers among us~ So yes!!! We can take turns. =D
Doing really random stuffs like selfie with Santa with these people. LOL!
Plus skydiving and bungee jumping!! I realise Eunice's year had been crazy amazing. But that's her life so yes. HAHA! Mine ain't that bad too. Just that hers is really woah. I so applaud her for all that she had done this year, like bungee jumping and diving until 50plus metres deep. I think she's kinda crazy but yes she's totally living it.
Anyway, so yes, next is my job experience! I know I still kinda owed a post about my job experience but I think I may not continue on with it. HAHA! Ok until when I really have to mood. But all in all, I really like my job at USS. At times it can be quite dull and it became a routine, but when some tourists talk to you and smile at you, it makes everything bad go away. And interacting with people is honestly quite fun. Especially kids. Heh. I have a few of my favourite kiddos. Ok few is an understatement. Some kids really just make my day. And some adults too. Haha! Tourists are always kinda cute and fun to talk to. LOL! And how it made me realise that I really do like to work in the tourism industry and stuffs. So maybe I'll look into it and yea, we'll see how it goes. HAHA! And jobs allow you to know more about yourself too.
Exclusive place in USS. =D
From my work, I realised that I can be quite impatient and in a hurry to complete and do stuffs. But some things need to be done slowly. And I need to be more flexible and able to multi-task. And just be fast. LOL! Yes, I can be really slow sometimes. Like the mind just doesn't click. But I guess it all comes with experiences and mistakes. I was quite lucky in a way that I got to experience some stuffs at work that doesn't usually happen. Haha! So yea, those are great learning points. But one thing I do know is that it's not a place to stay long in. Lol! As much as I do like it, it's the kind of temporary job that you do for awhile. But you know that you have to move on from it and find other stuffs. Maybe that's why the turnover rate there is quite high. But yes, I'm still glad that I've got that experience. And hey, I've actually managed to stay on for 6 months even though I wanted to try some other work initially. But yes, so glad that I stayed on 'cause this job allowed great flexible in schedule for me to complete my driving lessons and get my license. =D HAHA! It seems like everything boils down to this.
Going overseas with my dad for the first time! Though ok, it was Malaysia. Haha! And my mum and grandma and sister came to join us after that. But yep, it was still quite an experience? No connection to the world for about 4 days. Haha! And realise how I am so terribly dependent on wifi and stuffs. And finding my dad kinda annoying. HAHA! But yes, I realise I'm really a daddy's girl. No matter how much I get pissed off at my dad, he still kinda takes care of me a lot. And never get angry at me even though I was being a brat at times. Ok lar, he has 3 women in the house. 3 women who think quite similarly. So if he anger one, the other two will agree and yep, it's scary. HAHA! But ok lar, at times, my mum can be quite weird too. And my sister and yes probably me too. We are a very strange family who are equally stubborn and fight over the weirdest things like not drying our hair and toothpastes. But we still love each other nonetheless. Not like we have a choice. Haha! I kid. My strongest support system. People who will always look out for me no matter what. And yea, always take care of me because I am their baby. Sort of. Baby just sounds damn weird. Youngest also quite weird. Maknae lar. Sounds a lot nicer. =D
On top of some hill place in Penang. Haha! Probably that hill that is their only hill I think?
Blood donation! Haha! Ok, it's actually nothing much? Just that it was something I wanted to do since a long time ago. But because me weak with thinner and small veins, I couldn't donate last year when the blood donation drive went to AC. So this year I tried again because Sharon was going to donate. Haha! It's more of a I accompany her but still try my luck thing. And YES! I was really quite happy when they say I can. Haha! I think it's the kind of stuffs you know that you should do because it's good? Sounds kinda weird but you really feel good that your blood is able to help people? Like I don't really know how to say this but yea, it's just a good thing to do and everyone should do it. Lol! I suck at telling stuffs like that. But yes, blood saves lives and if you are good and healthy, why not do it?
Lame photo but my first time so let me show off a bit. HAHA!
So dye-ing my hair was kinda a impulse thing. Haha! And probably a bit 'cause of A levels results. And erm Groupon. HAHA! Yes I saw some really cheap deals of it on Groupon and it kinda made me want to do it. I guess A levels really was this quite big factor in all my decisions somehow. LOL! Like after going through such a crazy exam, you just want to go out there and start living and just do as much things as you can. Ok things that you really want to do. Lol! I always wanted to do something to my hair since it really sucks. But I don't want to rebond or perm 'cause yes, I'm stubborn about not rebonding my hair. It's this weird moral/pride thing of mine. So the next thing I could think of was dye-ing it. And ok, I kinda want to re-dye again. it's kinda addictive. Haha! And yea, kinda cool to have colours in your hair. It makes your hair nicer somehow. LOL! Or so I believe. And even though the purple kinda failed, and can only be seen under sunlight, I still like it. And I love how it faded until it's really quite a nice colour now. Haha!
YES THAT'S MY HAIR I'M NOT JOKING
Ahahahaha, this is kinda funny 'cause I still think it's funny. Lol! But yes, still greatly honoured. Though it was a favour. Haha! Yes, I'm a good friend. =D But ok lar, it's really quite a rare experience. Something that I don't think I'll ever want to do again 'cause it's not say that fun. Haha! And it's troublesome. But yes, my dear friend here tried to make it as least awkward as possible. And yes, flowers and macaroons. HAHA!
Awkward photo but ok it's kinda funny. Haha!
Colour Run!! Haha! It's really one of the most fun stuffs I did this year. To yes have colours thrown at you. It's such a happy run though. Like you really feel happy the whole day. Lol! And yes, so glad that we decided to dress up. HAHA! Though it's just pirates' hats, they are still cool. And those awesome water guns. Yes, I am a kid who likes water guns. But it's a water gun for $2. You ought to be happy. Haha! It's still funny how we walked through the whole thing but we still felt crazy tired after that. Haha!
This photo is nice because it was edited. Haha! Okok, it's really a very nice photo where Jordan got like ten thousand likes for it on Insta. And he complained that no one was liking it initially 'cause Insta screwed up a bit that day. Probably too many people posting about Colour Run. Haha!
Ok my 7 months still have many more events and what not. But there's just too many things to say already so yea. Lol! I had a good long break. And so yes, it was about time I went back to school. Haha! After rotting this brain, 19th August was the first day of school. And I spent it with no other than Felicia Sim Xin Yi! HAHA!
This part is going to sound a little bit cheesy, but I realise how we are really stuck for life. And it's going to be so weird if we don't. Haha! Like somehow, we are just supposed to be in each others life like permanently, no matter where we go. It's so scary though. Lol! Like I thought I was going to shake her off in university when she got accepted into NTU and I didn't. Haha! Ok I kid. But yea, I really thought that this is going to be the first time we would be in different schools like finally. Ok, at that point of time, I didn't really think much 'cause I was pretty much preoccupied with my own university stuffs. But yea, somehow, we just ended up together in SMU again. HAHA! And the scariest part is how we got pre-assigned to the same class. PRE-ASSIGNED. Among like so freaking lot of people in SMU. And it just so happened to be our first ever class in SMU. Haha! Yep, scary as hell. But yes yes, I am very thankful. Haha! I was reading this useless card she made me for this year's birthday and she said how it's always nice to have a friend you can never get rid of. HAHA! Yes it sounds more like an insult but I get what she means. Haha! We are honestly like some old married couple but friend version. And yes, I won't steal her away from Sweden. It's not nice to be hated by a country. (Ok yes, my brain now is a bit screw loose so please bear with me.) ANYHOW, we are stuck for life and yes, we are accepting it. HAHA! Both secretly kinda happy but we won't ever really truly admit it 'cause it's too gross and gay.
Because we just don't take nice photos together
So first day of school had lunch with these 2 idiots. And guess what, on our final paper day, we spent it together as well! Haha! We are so gay but I'm crazy hell so thankful for these two of them. In life, you need friends who you can just call up when you need someone to accompany you for something or to accompany you for a short while. They are those friends to me. =D
WITH OUR 1 FOR 1 CAKE and Swap's free drink
So school life has been quite alright. I wasn't used to it at first but somewhere along, you realised that it's not too bad. And there are still nice people around. Project works can be a bitch but you deal with them? And yea, it will all turn out fine eventually. Maybe things could have been better and you could have done more but what's done is done and the only thing you can do is to learn from your mistakes and never to repeat them. And yes, work smart. In uni, the people around you have to have similar, if not even higher and better, callable than you. So if you don't work smart and work hard, you will loose out and you don't want that. Yes, it kinda sucks that university isn't easy like what we used to have an impression on. But yea, it's not all that hard too. Just keep going and things will get better eventually and you will meet nice people. Haha! I'm quite thankful that I've met pretty great people so far. Some weren't completely pleasant but at least they aren't bad people. Or scary people. Lol! So yes, I still believe in humanity. HAHA!
And I believe that you choose your friends. And yea, somehow you will know if they are good or bad. Lol! This vibe thing never goes wrong. And some people you can just click instantly while some you just can't even if you want to. So yep, I guess it's ok sometimes if you just can't click with certain people. Haha! You can't click with everyone in the world if not you will never have time alone for yourself ever. Lol!
Heh. My favourite new friends that I've made this year. =D
OH RIGHT! I forgot about my 2 orientation groups. HAHA! Ok to be true, I'm really not that close to them. And it's kinda sad but actually, not really. LOL! Like I don't really feel much of a lost there but yea, they are nice people so that's good? Haha! Like I know nice people in school so that's not too bad. And there are some of them whom I can click with so yea, at least it's not completely zero. Haha! No lost, no lost.
Finals. Haha! That awesome awesome finals. Yea it sucked. Lol! And I only had 3 finals. Oh well, it's all over. I had good food to make me feel better after that so I'm alright now. Haha! Quite scary though 'cause for one, I really felt like killing myself after the paper. Ok, too drama. I really felt like what the hell. Like I can't even speak of it. But yes yes, it's all over. I didn't do completely bad for it. And my overall grade wasn't that bad so yes, thank you for other percentages of marks. Haha! But yes, this is truly a wake up call to up my game for the next semester. So yes, I kinda screwed up my first semester badly but I still have 7 more so it's not too late to work hard. And really study. Yep, things will be fine. Just don't let other stuffs distract you.
This is an example of a food that makes life so much better instantly.
To be true, I'm kinda scared for the next semester. I really don't know what to expect and yea, I really hope I won't drown in studies. And that yea, I would be alright. And that I have some sort of talent for economics 'cause we're starting on our core modules already. Which I am glad but still kinda scared about. I hope that I still remember some stuffs from JC and that it's not all gone. Lol! But yes, that's I will leave it to next year to worry. Haha!
Anyway, yep, I realised I've come to the end of 2013. Haha! Somewhat. There are still so many freaking lots of things that happened that I haven't really typed about. So yea, probably I'll try to be more hardworking in blogging next year. But yea, sometimes I think it's not exactly necessary to blog about every single thing of your life because some stuffs you'll just always remember. And most of the time it's really more worth it to go out there and live instead of sitting in front of the laptop to type about what you had lived. Lol! And yes, continue to take photos because it honestly nice to look back and smile at the photos or look back to remember the day. Haha! Yes, sometimes, your brain really can't remember most stuffs and photos help to jolt back the memory. So yes, photos are still very much important. Though now it's more of selfies instead of proper photography. Lol!
I guess something that I realise that I really lacked in doing this year is with my photography. Some things in life, once you lost it, it's hard to find it again. It's quite sad but maybe it's just paving the way for something better to come along. And who knows, if it's worth it and if it's something crazy important to you, it may come back to you eventually. In ways that you will never expect. If it's meant to be, you will find it again. If it's not, don't see it as a lost too. And to be true, I think that one day, it will come back, I'm quite sure actually. Just that yea, I won't wait around for it to come back. I'll just live life as it is and even if my camera remains unused for a long time, it may not be a bad thing? New things, better things. Holga. HAHA! I really kinda love my friends for ever being so sporting with Holga even though they hate it. Haha! And how I always gave the excuse of needing to use up the film. Which is a valid excuse by the way. Just that erm, I will never stop buying films because I kinda like them. Lol! So I will always have to "waste my film". HAHA! I'm quite sly in a non-sly way. Lol! I think I'm really tired now so it's all just typing what I'm thinking.
Clear example of film wastage but it has 3 photos overlapping into one and yes, it's kinda cool. =D
Now it's time for important people in my life!
Which I shall leave it to later in the morning 'cause I'm kinda really quite tired and lazy to like find photos and come up with more words. And lol, I realise I got naggier and naggier with my so called summary as I continued on. I really am super naggy.
