There’s always going to be bad stuff out there. But here’s the amazing thing — light trumps darkness, every time. You stick a candle into the dark, but you can’t stick the dark into the light.
- Jodi Picoult

Just signed up for driving recently (again) and by hook or by crook i'm gonna make sure i get my license by latest June! Gonna try my luck at manual driving and well if all fails..there's always auto right?

Also borrowed books from the library a few days ago..it's been so so long since i stepped into a library or touched a book and the feeling is really good, to immerse myself in stories once more.. Will definitely be bringing some of these books to Bali to while my time away beside our private pool heheh...

Speaking of which, i'm leaving for Bali in less than 8 hours..it's gonna be 3 days and 2 nights of sheer bliss and relaxation..I can hardly wait :)

And Chinese New Year, my favourite holiday! Tis' the season to be jolly, stuff myself with tonnes of unhealthy and rich food, wear pretty clothes and catch up with loved ones..

January is gonna be a fabulous month..and rightfully it should be if i say so, seeing how I'm probably not gonna be able to have another 'school holiday' for the rest of my life mm.

Till then, goodnight world :}

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“It’s suspended there to remind us before we pop the champagne and celebrate the new year, to stop and reflect on the year that has gone by. To remember both our triumphs and our missteps, our promises made and broken. The times we opened ourselves up to great adventures or closed ourselves down for fear of getting hurt. Because that is what New Years is all about - getting another chance. A chance to forgive, to do better, to do more, to give more, to love more. And stop worrying about what if and start embracing what would be. So when that ball drops at midnight and it will drop, let’s remember to be nice to each other, kind to each other. And not just tonight, but all year long.”

- Claire Morgan (Hilary Swank) - New Year’s Eve (2011)

2011 was an amazing year by itself. I learnt the real meaning of independence; being alone away from home, I learnt how much my family and friends at home mean to me, I made some lasting friendships with the girls for which i'm thankful for, I was so blessed to have Adrian over for 1 whole month showering me with lots of love, attention and tidiness (as he helped me to sort out my drawers and tidy up the house :P ), so lucky to turn 21 with the company of my best friends who specially flew in just for me and with the girls who gave me the most memorable 21st to remember, I graduated and became a degree holder with my parents by my side and in between, I travelled to various parts of Australia and all those memories will always be etched in my mind :)

2012 will be fantastic too with so many things to look forward to. January is already filled with Wicked, USS and Bali, and while i try to maximize my hols now there's the exciting and nerve-wrecking prospect of starting work next month and realizing that i'm now going to be working full time..

Some resolutions I do hope to abide by in 2012..

1) Learn the art of photography. I have a spanking new compact slr now thanks to YT and my sisters hehe..so I must not make their money go to waste by learning to maximize the functions of the camera.

2) Exercise regularly. Living in Australia was abit contradicting for my health..I was initially on a healthy diet of wraps and chicken soups until i started hanging out with the girls alot hahahaha and they introduced and brought me to places with oishiiiii food and that's when i lost it. I remembered one of our crazy stints of baking 4-5kg of large prawns in seasalt (yummiest shit ever) and how I had chest pains and shortness of breath afterwards. I have since put on a few kilos and my health is now in a perilous condition..which reminds me, i need to go for medical check up soon. I promise to exercise at least twice a week by running/cycling an hour or so.

3) Get my damn driving license. 'Nuff said.

4) Hopefully drive my dad's car afterwards hehehee. Regularly. *shifty eyes shifty grin*

5) Enjoy all the delicious Singaporean cuisines at a healthy moderate intake. Ever since I came back home, I've been inhaling and vacuuming every kind of edible thing that's within sight at an atrocious speed/amount. Need to refer to point 2.

6) Be happy. Do what I love. Love what I do.

Sooooo I'm finally done with the last exam, ever. This is it, the end. There will be no more 'next sem' to look forward to, no more assignments in which I'll lose hair and sleep in the process of attempting to finish them before the deadline, no more exams to cram my head with information 5 hours before the paper and then going into the exam hall to spit everything out in my illegible handwriting and pray that my tutor can read..i dunno, braille and decode my encrypted words, no more academics.

So here lies the end, and also a new beginning. I'm afraid, excited and still soaking in the surreality of never having to face another book ever again, and perhaps a slight tinge of sadness..I'm very certain i'm going to miss studying even though now i'm quite sure i don't want to face another policy book or deal with another strategic management assignment again, not for a long time. I'm also at a crossroad, the same place i was in barely two years ago, having to make a decision about which course to further in and that seems so trivial as compared to what i'm about to decide next..

What are my career options? The safe route or the unbeaten path? Security, stability, normal working hours, safe income as opposed to crazy hours, unpredictable income + security BUT interest? Then again, I might even love the safe route and I wouldn't know till i try it out right? Except that if i don't, there are gonna be undesirable consequences i'll have to face up to..I know what my parents want, I know deep down that if i'm going to be rational, I will take this way out and avoid having to fight with all the grads in SG..I know that this is the smart option..but if this was the last day of my life, am I going to take the safe way out or actually do something I like and maybe, just maybe, find out that i'm really good at it and may possibly even succeed in what i love to do?

And of top of everything else i have to do, that includes packing up and shipping home 1.5 yrs of my life here and the remainders of my sis's belongings...this ain't gonna be easy for the next few weeks. Well, with the exception of Melb and Gold Coast.. But until the delivery guy comes with the boxes tmr, I shall be finishing up Nikita with sweet sweet pleasure :)

Came across this Love Language test that I've been meaning to do..and i finally got down to doing it heh. For those of you who don't know what it's about..it's basically five different ways in which we identify and express our love.

Pretty true for me..although I didn't realize how touchy/how much I crave for the physical touch till i did this heh. I mean I've always loved hugs and kisses but I wasn't aware my desire was THAT much. And this is especially interesting since I'm in the midst of a LDR now haha..well at least I know A and I aren't having any problems with that..as of yet :}
But words of affirmation? Definitelyyyy..words mean a whole lot to me..just a single compliment can send me to the moon for days mweheheh.

If you're interested to find out your love language if you don't already know (cos sometimes by reading the explanation of the different love languages, it may already have given you an inkling of your language), you can do it here. :)
Have fun!

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