2005.

it's the time of the year again. one more day to a whole new year. wow.

looking back, i had the best and worst times of my life in 2005, honestly. it's been such an eventful year, in fact, the most eventful year to date.

- the birth of fairytale 617
- the great tragedy upon rich's mum (though it happened last yr dec, the lawyers' & doctors' visits, the hospital trips, the buying of equipments, the physio, the acupuncture, her return home, the signs of recovery - all took place this year)
- CNY eve at HongBao River with Rich (rem the god of fortune?)
- a night with the Hongkong dudes, gorilla and momo at esplanade [george just emailed me to remind me that he'll be passing me A&F clothings in London, for all 3 of us. ;) ]
- virgin experience as a bridesmaid
- FANTASTIC b'dae celebration at huishi's place with my fav darlings (the food was fantastic and the unexpected serenade was so beautiful it moved me to tears)
- caught my boyfriend on TV for the 1st time (remember Full Circle?)
- supporting rich at his 21km run (finally the days of training are done)
- BINTAN trip! my best holiday ever. - May 2005
- babytalking with rena (haha i was browsing thru my previous blog and one entry reminded me of this)
- NDP celebration with gorilla, momo, the kids and my baby the PTI, at yishun.
- received my diploma, finally. oh i graduated!
- sentosa trips with momo and gorilla, then huishi and mel! love them all.
- crazy late-night supper with choy, my other horny half. *wink
- the Tinkerbell days - my longest job so far (or is it my internship? hmm)
- got married. ;) - 24/6/05
- crazy day at wild wild wet with rich, strategising our attacks and defences against the kids.
- witnessed the ugly side of Chinese during a holiday with mum and sis in China.
- a night at Utt's place, with rich of cos.
- Lidya's farewell at Sushi Tei, the laughters and the tears. - April'05
- knowledge of the genocide in Sudan - realised how fragile life is.
- trips down to chinatown and the man in search of his sister.
- the acceptance into law in uk
- the best chalet.
- the heartwarming farewell party at my place.
- the heartbreaking farewell at the airport (i'll never forget the tears shed by those who love me - i love you too.)
- the 3-month struggle in uk without my beloved ones.
- the one regret.
- the longest wait home.
- the home sweet home.
- my complete and wonderful family.
- the opening of MOS (though i have not been there)
- the hardcore partying.
- the amazing christmas.

i wanna thank all of you - my family, my close friends and my lover - for all that you have contributed to the memories i have of 2005. i love every single one of YOU.

i love my life.

very merry xmas.

had a fantastic xmas with my beloved ones.

the mahjong was fun, the 'treasure-hunt' was even more fun, the cardgame was hilarious. and the food, oh yes the food, was fabulous.

and i repeat, the cardgame was hilarious. but of cos la, my idea wat! oh rach actually thought Tiger Airways is a travel agency and Toyota manufactures tv. erm erm... *absolutely speechless*

ok now to the yum yums..
rach's distorted gingerbreadcorpses were surprisingly yummy, rena's salad was refreshing, mel's xmas salmon was erm.. unique? cos i didnt try tt. oops. and the ribs were sweet. choy's curry was addictive, my mum's beehoon was out-of-this-world and my homemade soup kicks ass. heh.

erm rich? his presence alone beats all those delicious treats, no? of cos yes la!

too bad everyone got lazy after drinking a tad too much. i remember myself falling aslp ard 5am after hearing choy mumble sth about watching the sunrise. but i awoke 15mins later and everyone else was snoring away, including silly choy! and the sun hasnt risen yet. duh.

but all in all, it was great fun, with greater company.

spent 3/4 of the day in bed on xmas itself. awoke at 5pm! oh well i slept at 8am peeps. went out with boyfriend for a simple dinner in J8 then off to his place to get more rest while he watches tv. been so long since the last time i acted like a lazy bum. heh. but somehow i enjoyed the day. we need no lavish dinner or romantic picnics. just being beside each other is enough to beat any rollercoaster rides or restaurant treats.

in conclusion, i had a sensational xmas. and its not the end, yet.

living my life in paradise.

my 1st official entry since my return from uk.

it has been such a happening week that i dont even have the time to blog. everyday i just seem to love sg more and more. i love the clubbing scene here, the FOOD, my beloved girlfriends, my family and my one and only xiaotou!

everything seems to be perfect here. how? i dont wanna leave again.

sigh 2weeks plus and i have to be at e dreaded airport once more, saying my goodbyes. this time, i know i'll be sadder cos i've experienced uk and how i wish i dont have to be back there again.

but at the same time, at least i've sorta adapted to the life there though i dont really like it.

hmm anyway today, rich just found out sth tt i've been hiding from him. of course, he didnt take the news too well and how can i blame him? im so sorry for puting him thru this emotional turmoil. he's feeling goddamn betrayed and im to blame. yet he forgave me so easily tt made me feel even more guilty. he said he's pissed with someone else, not me. but i know deep down, he's extremely disappointed in me too.

i did not really cheat on him but i lied. a big and terrible lie indeed.

put me in his shoes and i wld never have forgiven him. i would not have believed a single word tt he said there and then. but he still believes me. and i cant be more thankful for that.

i promise to tell him nothing but the absolute truth from now on. what he said is true, i shld leave him with some pride, much more than that actually.

i love him. i lied cos i was afraid to lose him. and u probably wont understand but trust me when i say i cant imagine life without xiaotou, without rich - my man. i just cant.

he's my one and only, my eternity.

world record.

wow i just stared at my laptop typing and researching away for 12 freaking hrs, straight.

the only ten min break i had was to cook noodles for dinner. i even ate in front of my laptop.

gosh i've never been so disciplined in my life, so determined to finish my work.

but it's all over now! im finally free from all those crazy essays, at least for now. oh actually i still gotta do some formatting here and there, but i'll leave tt to tmr. shldnt take too long.

tmr its down to city centre to get the stuff for all my beloved ones back home. hopefully, i'll be able to finish shopping before the shops close. ok if u have anything tt u want me to get from uk, pls tag me or leave a comment asap. tt makes things easier for me so i dont have to think abt wat to get. heh.

anyway im so happy! feeling so light n free now! yippieeeeeeee

alright time to snore. ooo here comes my well-deserved rest.

it's official.

i've officially changed my flight to the evening one. so i'll be back in sg 7hrs later.

sigh.

well at least its better than delaying it for a few days.

anyway im getting more and more excited bout going home with each passing day. so excited i cant even concentrate on my work properly, cant even slp well. how?

i've been waiting for this day for soooo long. gosh! it felt like forever.

hmm ok anyway i'll be going down revo tonight again. oh yeah. at least sth to look forward to in boring old uk. and our theme is hawaiian! cool.

alright see u ppl soon!

a news like this.

when u know u'll be back in 6 days time. and u cant wait.

then someone tells u "hey, we are changing our bus and air tickets. sorry."

ok so i've gotta leave my room at 3am alone, take the cab to the bus station by myself, board the bus at 4.35am alone, spend 3hrs daydreaming on the bus alone, navigate my way to london heathrow aiport terminal 3 alone, spend 4hrs in the airport alone (we booked the much earlier bus to london as we wanted to spend some time shopping in the airport together), and the rest i was supposed to do alone anyway.

sigh the worst is to spend so much time in the airport alone. not tt i blame them. i cant cos they have an exam paper which the bloody tutor refused to allow them to take earlier.

told my parents about it and they wanted to change my flight, at least to the evening flight cos its supposedly 'safer' to travel to the airport in the day. but that wld mean i'll rch singapore 7hrs later. then one of my friends suggested i change my flight to a later date.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo!

absolute no. i've been waiting so long for this day.

so i have decided to stick to my original plan. i just have to buy more storybooks and d/l more songs into my ipod mini.

it's not tt big a deal to travel alone. i just hate killing time by myself in the airport.

so i'll see u ppl in 7/8 days time?

wait for me.

8days and still counting down.

hmm im so freaking excited. so so excited tt i cant even slp at night.

keep thinking bout all the things im gonna do and eat in sg, all the fun tt im gonna have, all the friends that im gonna party with, all the quality time i can spend with my family, all the love i can share with my beloved rich.

8 more days. 8 freaking more days. wheeeeeeeeee~

time seems to pass so slowly now. yet i've a million and one things to do. damn. i didnt even do any work this weekend. pissed off.

anyway here are 2 photos i took with one of the hongkongers. the rest are not with me. i only have photos taken with them cos only they brought a camera along. we really cant be bothered to. heh. the last pic just shows some of the hongkongers. oh and yes, i think i lost weight too. :(




next stop:

ZOUK!