Just Dance.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Somehow i feel like i should blog an end-of-year post. im feeling lazy. but ohwells. i shall get started anyways. :)

SO. 2008 has been a rather eventful year for me. let's see.

January.

When i still held 2 jobs. that, might i say, was the time of my life. when i was still surrounded by all the people i love so very much.

ah ma's birthday.

with my borders crew,

and skm mates. (michelle's birthday!)

Febuary.

Still the same 2 jobs, having more fun as the days passed, but starting to tire out a little. and so, slightly reluctantly, i quit SKM.

CNY 08'.

That sacred valentine's date.

wendy's surprise birthday celebration. :)

BUT. towards the end of feb, i took on another job - teaching.

March.
Piano teaching getting more frequent, still holding borders job.

at the same time, was starting to get prepared for that course at TP that i was supposed to get into.

Thailand trip towards the end of the month.

April.

Still holding both jobs.

18th birthday!

The arrival of Dusty baby. :)

and shortly after, mugen!

Found out bout UB @ SIM, withdrew from TP.

Talked about this blogshop with tong and js that never came through.

Start of netball league.

May.

Still holding 2 jobs.

and SCHOOL STARTS. (as well as my agony.)
e4 gathering at mdm chai's. (which i can't seem to find any photos of.)

haji lane and lots of fun with my dear 809-ers.

(i kind of miss seeing my name there actually.)

and finally after lots of consideration, quit borders. :(

tong and chan's 18th birthday celebration at the end of the month.

June.

Teaching, and schooling.

Starting to mingle around a little with the schoolmates.

Netball league intensifying.

(mr elmo over there is ryan. :D )

(BeeHiang & jr. :P)

went to watch the evil one at fort canning with lulu.

Start of Soul Fusion.

Love's Labour's Lost going into intense rehearsals. (rehearsal camp week.)

(21st)

(28th; and i will never look at sparkling h2o the same way again.)

Soul Fusion's 1st and 2nd performance at the end of the month. (21st and 28th, to be exact.)

July.

Netball league still going on.

(doing comms project)

school getting shitty. (with true colours shown and all.)

809bbq.

Soul Fusion's final perf. (1 day after the bbq. woohoo.)

(Jean's expression obviously reluctant! haha. :P)

Jean leaving for melb.

Shape run.

Sotong Pai's 4th birthday celebration.

August.

1st sem finals, followed by SCHOOL HOLIDAYS YO! (i could finally breathe.)
finally met up with aly and chanel.

met moo for tanning, followed by mocking bird the next day.

end of the month, back to school & LLL rehersals intensifying. (and when bonds really formed for the love's entourage.)

(YOU TELL ME WTIH THESE CRAZY PEOPLE, HOW NOT TO BOND! haha. :D )

September.

Love's Labour's last minute rush and rehearsals. (and all the little misc. things such as haircuts!)

LOVE'S LABOUR'S PERFORMANCE! (and all that mad rush backstage!)

Love's Labour's cast party!
Post love's syndrome.

Chad's birthday at some place near cityhall.

October.

Hari Raya at Lyn's.

filming at bollywood farm.

Perrine's 18th birthday! (LIKE FINALLY.)

Last young co. session for the year/Sue's farewell. (well, kinda.)

Newfound friends at school.

HALLOWEEN. (okay, so it was a flop, but so what? :P )

November.
FOH for Avenue Q.

Caught Avenue Q on its last day with moo.
School study break.

December.
2nd sem finals. (as well as that major issue.)
sending laufun at the airport.

Penang trip with all 7 once again since 4 years ago.

Aunty Teo's farewell.

Christmas celeb at mich's.

Christmas day at the aunty's, cooking for the grandma. :D

and so its the end of the year. again.
i think i've learnt and experienced a lot this year. A. LOT.
with that peak period between june and july. I think i've seen so much this year. be it good or bad, it has been a year that i've seen, heard, felt, experienced, learnt, so much.

I've learnt to see the true colours of people.
I've learnt to not trust easily.
I've learnt that as you grow older, the world gets less forgiving.
I've learnt the importance of setting priorities.
I've learnt that sometimes, albeit important, sleep may not be the most important thing.
I've learnt the importance of family, because they are the ones who will always support you.
I've learnt the significance of good friends, true ones, because they are the ones who will be there for you, and pick you up when you fall.

I've learnt who are the ones who say they will be there for you, and really will stick by you.
I've learnt, so many things.

I've experienced loss. loss that still brings tears to my eyes when i think of it.
I've experienced despair. desperation.
I've experienced both extreme fear, and extreme happiness, the type of happiness that makes you cry. it was a first for me.

I've experienced fatigue. Not just normal fatigue, but somewhat like, accumulated fatigue.
I've experienced what its like to call for help, just to receive voice mail messages.
I've experienced what its like to panic, not for myself, but for others.
I've experienced what its like, to have someone there for you when you feel like everything has gone black.

I've experienced this form of pining so bad that i lost my fire for everything else.
I've experienced, so much that i've never felt before.

and long and wordy though this post may be, i still have to continue.

I wanna give much thanks, to the family, for always being there, supporting me through my ups and downs. (P.S. the evil cousin is included, for all that accompaniement and trust you've given me.)

I wanna thank my darling skm mates, (mich! esp. :) ) for being one of my blog readers that i know of. (HAHA.) no, its not just that. for always being there when i need someone to talk to, for being someone that i can always turn to. no matter for work, for fun, for whatever. thankyou, for always being there. and of course, that includes chiman, wendy, aunty fauziah, lijun, and probably grace as well. :)

My dearest 809-ers. B.queen, jean, azi, roach-ness, hotpeeenk, mrs lee, gordon, brown cow, uncle jade, lisa, and a couple others. thanks for always supporting me. thanks for suffering from my nonsense, and sometimes even joining in. haha. thank you, for being who you are. thank you, for being there through my suffering, sharing stories and joy with me. thank you, for letting me be who i am. thank you, for letting me feel at home.

My girls. My teammates. thank you so much, for being who you are. there may have been times, that.. i just didn't feel like a part. but thank you so much anyways, for sticking through thick and thin with me. my dear sotong pai. 4th year now, and more to come. thank you so much, for being who you are. thank you so much, for showing me, that night, how our chemistry has only increased, and not decreased. Remembering how we were, how i thought of the 3 of you when we were all in sec 1, is just plain hilarious. but i guess, somehow first impressions do really last the longest. this year, and the next, the next, and so many more, i want us to be like that. :)

The sweetest love's enotourage! Thankyou so much for those lovely memories. of that.. 5? months or so. thank you so much for this opportunity, to get to know so many of you so much better, thank you for opening up and being such good sports. Nik, Gilly, Chad, Lois, Sue, know that you'll always, ALWAYS, hold a special place in my heart.

Soul Fusion. Though we only have that 1 month of memories, i'll keep it always. the rest of you may not think so, you may all have gone on to greater things, have forgotten about that little part in your lives, but i've not. and this little part, will go on with me, to 2009, 2010, 2011, and for as long as i can. Thank you, for that little part of your lives. Thank you, for those wonderful wonderful memories i do not want to, and hopefully, will not forget. Those few songs, will always bring that hint of smile back onto my face. Remember, SHOES OFF! ;)

Friend, you know who you are. Thank you so so so so SO very much, for being there. even though you've annoyed me a plenty at times. i want to say, i'm sorry for having always been so harsh to you. i'll try to change, really. but sometimes, i think its because the more highly i feel of you, the more disappointment hits me real bad. i've been trying to change it now, so please be patient with me. and once again, thank you so much for your company, for your words, for everything. :)

Laufun! i know you're back in hk now. but you have been, and will always be that girl i've known since primary 4 okay! you know that your place in my heart is irreplacable wherever you may be. bffe? haha. :)

MISS OT. i hope you still remember our 76 year promise. hah. i know you're working hard and having fun, but please don't forget about your own health. please don't commit the mistakes that i commited, of neglecting family and friends because of work. know that though you may not be, but i'll always be here should you need someone to talk to, or just to lean on.

MOOOOLULU! haha. you busy poke. take care of yourself ah! and don't always get bullied by others! ahhas. oh and, stop adding colours to your hair you beehiang! hahaha. :P

i think, i THINK. that's about it. i think majority of the people who have dedications probably won't ever read this, but anyhoos, whatever.

this last 2 statements goes to all who have been part of my 2008, as well as all those who have dedications.

that includes all those i don't have dedications for, but have been equally important. Claresta, Adeline, all my primary school mates, e4 lovelies, res, siasialsiol-aisyah!, mr nsboy recruit chow, all the other family members, xingjie, phileo, and well, you get the gist.

Thank you so much, for being who you are, and having been part of my 2008.

Thank you, for letting me be who i am. :)

and with that, i end this ultra lengthy post.

HAPPY 2009 PEOPLE! :)

love,jane-
from the day that you were born, the angels got together,
and decided to create a dream come true.
now i only hope for you, baby, fly away. to a faraway land, where there is moon dust, golden starlight, and all things bright and sparkly.
i hope you're fine, baby. :)

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