what a year.

it has been a very exciting and happening year with lots of ups and downs for me along the way. but i had picked myself up, set my mind straight on what i actually wanted, and i shall work towards my goal.


first up is otc. the first and longest project i've taken and embarked in 2008. it is a mixture of new and old faces with many of the instructors coming from otc06, either as trainees or instructors. each of us have different motives in becoming instructors for otc08, but most of us have mixed well, and had lots of fun together as we went through long meetings, followed by long dinners accompanied with bitching sessions.

i would also like to thank the people who had inspired me during otc, some of them trainees and some of them fellow committee members. thanks for all the advice. (:

juliet08 has typically felt like a juliet06, in the sense that we are neither very bonded nor very apart from each other. we are just in between, be bonded when needed to be. the different standards in the trainees were more obvious to me when i was a trainee myself, which made me reflect about the training standards hq has set, and i eventually realised how powerless we are to change things that have laid stagnant for so long. but to stay long enough to change remains another question. i can't even decide whether to go for otc09 again. (jy has advised me not to go though)


the next longest project i've taken is ndp. it's probably the most no-brainer project to do, in the sense that we just need to ensure we have sufficient cadets to do the marching and that they are fit enough to do so. it's also the project that i've looked forward to since ndp03. it was then when i had started thinking about going for otc.

it was very fun with funny kids from both zone 3 and 4, and i had fun with the officers, and the army boys! it was a reunion of some sorts when i met joshua again. and i got very excited with the old chang kee and mr bean! (:

ncoc. the last project of 2008. like i've said in earlier entries, there had been too many things and too many emotions had been involved. nonetheless it had been quite enriching, as i became more aware of the things happening around me.

oh and the snco farewell cum new recruit welcome ceremony that i've chaired this year. abit distrastrous but i've pulled through. (:

then work. actually i'm quite sick that i've stayed in the same bank for a total of like 7 months! goodness. the short stint this nov-dec was simply because i needed the flexibility to go for my sjab commitments. and almost whenever i go down to export i would be asked if i wanna work there. i mean, i've said i would never work there again, and i would definitely mean it. i don't mind going back to compliance because it's more flexible and i would not see all the ugly office politics.

asjab. i've finally set my mind to go back this year and went for the two camps to observe both the ncos and cadets. lots of destruction have happened, and lots of construction work need to be done. 2009 will be a year where i would not have as much help as i had this year, but we shall see how.



travelling has always been a dream and love of mine, and i'm so exhilarated that i've flown twice this year, with one of the destinations a country that i've always wanted to go!

england is a very beautiful place. london may be full of hustle and bustle, but you can always find serenity in places like Hyde Park (when it's deserted. LOL) and i loved walking around under the spring sun because the weather is both cool and sunny. may is definitely the best time to visit London.

i was mesmerized with Edinburgh, with the perfect blend of the Old and New Town. while being modern, it has preserved its ancient root, making it one of its kind in Europe. Scotland is definitely a place i would go back and explore again.



Taipei! going with parents might not have been a good thing, but well, i've explored some of the places that i've wanted to go, and there's always time to go back and explore the entire Taiwan again. (:

met up with 6AA'01 after so long, and we are planning the third one already! it was really great meeting them again, and lots of memories just came back. (:

we are like finally reunited after so long! stupid weekeong for MIA-ing! can't wait for the mahjong session at celine's house on thursday! (:

HPY. a group that was formed on christmas day. we had lots of fun in the past few days, and may we have lots of more fun in the future!

i think i had told some people that 2008 is definitely a year i would always remember in my life. too many happy and sad things had happened in this short span of 366 days, but they are all memorable nonetheless. it was part of the reason why i've loved S Club 7's Perfect Christmas so much:

A perfect ending to a wonderful year

it has been a wonderful 2008 to me, and i hope that it had been a wonderful one to you too! thanks to all those who had been around with me, giving me advices and strength to carry on. i may have crapped alot to my groups to this year, but i hope that they had made some sort of sense! and sorry to the people whom i've disappointed this year.

2009 will be a better year!

8:24 PM