its the time of the year again for my sum up of the year+ reflections + resolutions. hahaha. its like an essay title -.- but yeah. i think its good to do this (: keeps things in perspective and reading each entry as each yr goes by. its like a wj development chart, no? haha

anyway, 2008 has been an interesting year. full of ups and downs. excitement and well some drama -.- while i really feel this year was a wonderful year.. it did start quite badly. with some who weren't at all good for me. who hurt me, tried to push me down and all sorts of fucked up shit. i'm glad i'm over all that, and with the whole moving out of dorms, i'm able to keep my environment filled solely with ppl i enjoy spending time with (:

its really been a year of self-discovery and then self-contentment. i'm no longer afraid of being alone. i treasure my alone time actually. hahaha. i've narrowed my social circle over the course of e year too. to include only those i genuinely like and love. so yes, to you i love you (: i'm really happy to be where i am. more content with life than i've ever been in a long long time.

so many friends who have grown closer this year (: ppl who i hold dearly, and old friends whom appreciate even more with each day. you all are the sunshine of my life. and i can't do without all of you.

and i'm really grateful that two years has passed with no relapse. the danger period's over (:

alot of impulses and spontaneous activities this year. that i'm rather proud of actually. hahaha. my star, alot of shoes and bags and clothes, holidays, parties, friends. and the play. it feels so long ago, but it was just this year. that play changed something inside of me. i don't want to live in the shadows or in someone shadows. might be the last play i do, might not be. but ellen toh, ET, will always be hidden somewhere inside. haha.

holidays. i think i travelled the most ever this year in all my 20 years. but hopefully, next year will be more. let's see, athens with angela & kaylene, italy (milan, venice & florence) with ashraf & lydia (best trip EVER), france (aix en provence, marseille & paris) with mummy, taipei with ming & cass, nottingham many times to find angie (and subsequently po yew & john), stratford-upon-avon with sonya and lastly stockholm with shib. its been fucking awewsome.

and next year line up should run as follows, hk (leaving on thurs), back to london, dublin, new york, lisbon, MAYBE spain, greece (santorini & mikonos), perhaps eastern europe?, japan, hopefully korea, germany for oktober fest & helsinki to find cass. hahaha. possibly will squeeze in more uk weekend trips. including spore, that will mean i might clock as many as 15 countries if i plan well. WOOTS :D i love i love! hahaha, here's to beating chongs' record.

to the ppl who have pulled me through this year, many times having to drag me against the tide back to shore. i heart..

angie: you know my heart inside out love. you're good for me, i'm good for you. i love.

yipeng: old friends are the best right (;

ming: your letters and phonecalls have been my life (:

chor ming: friend & flatmate. who has to fetch a drunk girl at 3am then fetch water for her later in e morning cos if she gets out of bed she'll throw up. HAHA.

and all my lovely friends in lse who actually don't read blogs, but angela, kaylene, alex, allison & tsuki. you guys rock my world (:

new year resolutions.. hmms.

1. keep the self-contentment & happiness levels up!
2. study hard
3. play hard
4. travel more
5. stop cancelling on friends (heh.)
6. take better care of my health
7. not fight with my mum so often
8. lose weight (yes jeremy :p no snarky remarks)
9. love thy friends & love thyself
10. and because i'm ocd & like things in pairs, to do more spontaneous crazy things (:

got a new haircut today. its pretty short by my standards. hahaha. so a new hairdo for a new year. awesome.

so.. so long 2008, you've really been awesome (: and hello 2009! to be happy, healthy & worry-free!