Wednesday, April 30, 2008

i'm actually done with year 1 in uni, or at least i'm hoping and praying so. hardly feel like i'm 1/5 a qualified professional tho. lol.. it seemed not long ago that there was all the hype and excitement bout starting uni and entering a new course and mayb a new phase of life, and now we're actually planning orientation camp and what not for the new year 1s, juniors asking bout interview experience etc. and despite how this academic yr seemed to have passed so quickly, i think i took the whole year to get used to this new routine and lifestyle and environment. looking back, i might have spent a greater time of the year in a blur, confused and trying to sort a lot of things out for myself. for one thing, i never thot things of the past wld have such a great impact, but after all of it, i guess i can say that what can't break you can only make you stronger (with God's help too :)) experiences and memories can't really be forgotten, but at least i cld say that time does heal and if you try hard enough, it is possible to make some things fade with time...

coincidentally, as i type this entry, kevin kern's 'sundial dreams' is playing on my playlist. deb sent me the song long ago, one of her fav one's i think, it's such a song for reminiscing. speaking of which, i realize that i associate songs with certain events or phases of my life very easily, like there's a soft spot for songs that can bring back a certain point in my life so vividly. like how sclub7 and m2m reminds me of the china trip with my basketball teammates in pri 6. think those who had discman's at that time and shared them ard had those songs playing repeatedly on the coach as we went from shanghai to suzhou and hangzhou; certain hip-hop music and catchy tunes like the umbrella song (which i'm not very tolerant of) reminds me of the days i worked in the gym early last year. those memorable mornings when i reached the pitch dark gym at 5am to start things up and greet e crazy early gymers at 6am! ; certain chinese songs, like tong hua and yi qian nian yi hou (which happens to be playing now :))to name a few reminds me of the many kbox outings with my jc class. apart from those sessions, my exposure to chinese songs are almost 0... how the girls in the class will randomly gather ard the class bench to sing.. e girls in jc class can really sing, very well :); e song 'way back into love' reminds me so much of the adelaide trip with a few jc friends last yr and some other random things.. remember how during the adelaide trip, we'd put the song on repeat mode and play bridge at night, as the rest of the city came to a standstill at an amazing 6pm.. ; and now corrinne may songs remind me of that studying period before pros. as i walked down to law library in the afternoon and listened to her songs, or as i walked home after a day of studying which seemed to have passed so quickly but yet not quickly enough. and on the days when i was too lazy to go down to the library and listened to some music during my lunch break at home... clearly i'm quite gd at reminiscing :)

post-exams period has been quite exciting and fun, and i think there shld be quite a bit more in store. been out quite a bit with my og, it's fun! had activities like our mini sports days, when we played basketball, some-sort-of-soccer, attempted tennis, and learnt table tennis. sports is fun, esp when there are so many pple to play with. have been planning a couple of holidays to come too. that has managed to keep me rather occupied. so excited bout the trips, and i'm always reminded of how blessed i am to be able to travel even tho i chose to stay in s'pore to study. met up with primary sch and sec sch friends, watched a couple of movies, including definitely maybe, which i found a bit random and not terribly heartwarming (my definition of a romantic comedy :)) and little ms sunshine (which i'm still too perplexed about to comment), shopping (despite numerous attempts to be more disciplined and just walk away :P)... plan to do a bit more baking when i get back from my trips. and meet up with a few more friends..

think this is enough randomness for one night.
looking forward...