Friday, December 31
Year 2004......
Stepped into a new chapter of my life, into a class full of faces i've not seen before. Not knowing what to expect, days went by, orientation was fun and it was certainly a time of bonding for the class. Stacey was the first person for 09/04 i spoke to and to think that i initially thot she was the quiet sort. My, was i caught by surprise. All the silly things we did like kicking bags, singing in class and just going crazy together. Also not forgetting those 'clubs' like barking dogs and toilet brigade. 1st 3 months passed like a breeze. Never have i dreamt of being so close and having so much fun with friends i've just got to know in such a short time. TJ rocks!
Soon, 09/04 had to split up. Some of us went to other colleges. (Daphne, i miss ya so much!) And the rest of us were split into 09 and 08. I was torn between the 2. I had so wanted to be in the same class as vivien but yet did not want 09 to split up. But in the end, i guess that this arrangement was a blessing in disguise. Quote from one of the guys : 'had we not been placed in 08/04, we would not have known so many friends.'
Time passed really fast. Soon it was JCT and then promos. Really glad and surprised about my marked improvement from JCT to promos. Have to thank those who studied with me and helped me along in our little study groups. Most of all God, truely He is Lord over the impossible. Nothing is impossible with Him. If not for Him i don't think i could survive this hectic year. not forgeting abt my piano exam panic.. i passed!!
Band has been really fun too. Prelude'04 was the best and most enjoyable concert i've played for. Also, our efforts for stageband played off. I think both the audience and we, ourselves enjoyed it. Yeps, Trumpeters Rock! To the year 2s, i miss you all. Things just seem different without you guys. To my batchmates, i thank God for putting me in the same section as you all. Nina, my sectionmate for 5 years, enjoy all those endless crapping whenever you're around. Sandy, for being a bundle of joy to the section, you do have your crazy moments. Rency, aka hotdog aka introvent, haha, the way you make friends! you have brought lots of laughter into the section by your silliness. Ofcourse, you have also abandoned the section at times -ahem-. Last but not least, our admirable sl, Lookit, who is already famous for his jap graf solo. Haha, yes, all your silliness like your flying trumpets and bakkwa. But the seat beside yours still has no value.
This year has really been challenging intellectually, haha. ok, it has been fun too. this holidays must have been one of the funnest and busiest one, probably because i slacked alot due to promos aftermath! went sentosa with 09, wasbe - band fest, my bangkok shopping spree, band camp, fiesta concert, christmas concert, chalet.. haha. learning something new too, learning guitar!
2004 has ended with a catastrophe. it's really freaky. so many lives claimed in the matter of hours. nobody knows when the climbing death toll will stop. those luckier ones who survive face the threat of potential diseases and all. the thought me possibility being on one of these islands is scary. after the bangkok trip, i had mentioned to my dad that i wanted to go for a holiday at one of these resorts, just didn really have the time for another trip this year end. i feel so fortunate to be in Singapore. Thank God for His protection over me and my family. Now i know the importance of being in the right place at the correct time.
Year 2005.....i foresee a mugging year ahead. the dreadful A levels. help.
Dear God, please give the the strength and the courage to face this coming year. It's not going to be easy. But i know You'll help me through. I pray for peace and joy to fill my heart amidst all the trials that is to come.
okay... i wanna.......
-be more consistent in having my quiet time.
-prioritise my time well.-spend more time with my family.
-study hard for the A levels-
treasure my time with my classmates and bandmates (things will never be the same after next year)
-work on my trumpet playing (syf coming!!)
New year countdown later. no telecast of the new year celebrations and organised had to modify their programmes. i wonder what i shld do. the usual ppl will be going seregoon there to countdown and pig out. shld i go? my poor toe will hurt. maybe i shall have my own mini countdown at home.
haha. long entry, compared to my previous entries. nevertheless, to those who survived this far, Happy New Year!!
sheryl @ 12/31/2004 07:57:00 pm
Wednesday, December 29
just came back from chalet.. we went downtown east for band chalet. terry recommended us to haryl's chicken wings. indeed so. only found out today tt hozanna and haryl are siblings. so cool. silly me. haha, played bridge and tai ti all night. and after a night of intellectual games, we ended up playing who opens the biggest number. good thing that lasted for only a mere few rounds. then we headed off for a little cycling trip. before we could even make our way out of downtown east, i kicked on some stone or the drain or the bench or wadeva it was, and my half my nail split open. yes, it bled. never cycle in slippers!!
sheryl @ 12/29/2004 01:02:00 pm
Saturday, December 25
Merry Christmas Everyone!!
sheryl @ 12/25/2004 10:12:00 pm
Friday, December 24
went for guitar lesson. today was my last guitar lesson rounding up the holiday guitar crash course. i liked the the smoke over waters song from school of rock. so i was really tempted to continue on learning guitar and i guess i gave way to temptation and immediately signed up for the guitar beginners course.
dad was having his former collegues over for a christmas cum farewell dinner. mum and busy preparing for it. turkey. ham. salad. meatballs. pizza. sounds like a nice christmas dinner. reminds me of being in UK. we sure do need a little winter here in singapore during christmas to boost up the festive season! imagine... sitting in your warm fuzzy home infront of a fire place, look out the windows and you can see the snow fall, the roads and pavements are covered with a sheet of white, you are just sitting around with family and friends enjoy this wonderful christmas day... something not experienced in singapore.
sheryl @ 12/24/2004 01:22:00 am
Sunday, December 19
grafito's over... some how, i'm no longer looking fwd to concerts.. it's a mixed feeling kind of thing.. because each concert tt comes, it means tt it would be one less concert to my last concert in tj.. arhx.. it was a good thing that our cheers didn flop.. it was great to be precise.. haha.. anyway, to those who came to support, thank you!! and thanks for all the flowers and chocolates..
sheryl @ 12/19/2004 11:28:00 pm
