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According to today's issue of 'Mind your body', experts said that feeling nostalgic is actually beneficial to our health. 'depending on how it is embraced, they say nostalgia can be a healthy emotion that buffers people from loneliness and eases them through hard times.'

2009 had just started and i've already starting to miss 2008. i'm thankful for all the wonderful and unhappy memories of 2008...

Spent the first quarter of the year 2008 working. i used to dread working every single day because it's yawn-inducing and time moves like a trickle. I spent most of my time glancing at the clock, wishing hard for time to pass more quickly. When i was working, i missed school life. Not that i missed the studying aspect but more of my friends.we used to sit around the gleaming circular metallic table in the canteen and talk nonsense. Remember how the rattan chairs in the canteen used to give us rashes... haha!!

spent the second quarter of the year slacking at home and of course, pondering over which university to go. Initially wanted to take psychology in NUS but the fear of unknown held me back... Psychology is such a new thing to me. Of course, i had reasons for my own hesitation. Had a hard time deciding over which school to go to. It is through elimination method that i decided to take biological sciences. For the love of bio!! Ya..right... *rolls my eyes* but i was generally living like a pig at home. eat, sleep, watch tv, play computer. it was enjoyable... I'm missing that sort of life. Which explains why i got my chin chin aka double chin.

Since we were recommended into hall 14, it was mandatory for us to attend FOC. I remember dreading going for FOC, complaining about it because i know during FOC will definitely do a lot of crazy stupid things which i don't like. Now that i think of it, i'm glad i had attended FOC because from there, i had made many friends which kind of ease the transition into hall's life. i think FOC is more effective than any fad diet la... lost weight during that one week. Due to lack of sleep and the physically intensive activities like amazing race... haha! i was labelled the 'forfeit queen' cause i'll always be stoning/my reactions freaking slown thus always kena forfeited. And, there were many freaking embarrassing things i had done during FOC.

I can't remember exactly how i joined the DnD comm with my roomie. That should be how i got to know SW... if i'm not wrong... :P ( my memory sucks i know...) Somehow again, i managed to pluck up the courage to join JCRC even though i loathe campaigning because generally, i'm shy. even though i don't appear so but please do not judge a book by its cover. a person who appears brave may be doing so to mask his fears. the same reason applies to me. And god knows what retarded things i've said on stage for the QnA session. I have no wish to recall... by some twist of fate, SW also joined JCRC and that's how we got to know each other better. right? ( i rock. now i'm questioning myself...)

i remember roomie and i were gossiping in our room like what all other normal girls will do. roomie was browsing through some photos taken during orientations and she was introducing to me all her seniors. her cursor hovered over SW and she told me 'that's songwei' and i mentioned something like 'he's quite cute.' ( i bet SW will be damn happy if he reads this. some kind of bestest new yr gift ever.) don't know why i said that and why am i even blogging about this? oh ya... i'm reminiscing... from friends to more than friends... haha!

i remember the mid autum festival. The unforgettably funny chinese dance. Celebrating alvin's bday up at ADM. Romantic, touching, nice. I remember the beautiful lantern displays at chinese garden. That's when i asked the question much to my own surprise. (where on earth did i get the courage?)

Did i forget to mention about the greatest softball team ever? Team 14's softballers! Our 'never say die' and gracious attitude already proved that we're winners! Great job guys!

2008 wasn't entirely smoothsailing... had my bouts of emoness... Thankfully, i had lucky stars to by my side to support me.

Thanks to mingyan and alvin. both of them are the informed ones who will tell and remind me the things to be done. Without them guiding and helping me, i would have suffered a horrible death in ntu. i'm a blur mootood. a big thank you to them for their support and encouragements and all the fun and laughters.

Thank you huichan for being my listening ear, for encouraging me when i'm down, for being there for me. With that, i shall allow you to continue to suan me...

Thank you mel for sharing the truths and also being there for me. really appreciate the help and advice given frm you. Love u loads and jiayou! i'll always be there for u too!

And my delphi friends too. motivating and helping each other! delphi rocks!

Thanks to mummy for being there, never giving up on me, for her love and care and accompanying me without complaints even though it was 4 am in the morning. Mummy told me that it hurts her to see me struggling like this and for looking tired and pale most of the time. her voice kind of broke when she said that and my heart pained as well...i'm sorry for making her worried. I love my mummy!

Thanks to SW who is always there for me! It means a lot to me. My new year resolution is to become tougher and stronger but i've decided to scrape the idea. If i become stronger, you won't be able to act as my hero... HAHAHAHA!! (i can picture you rolling your eyes now) ok la... i love you!! :)

i didn't attend any countdown party this time round. I dislike the crowds. haha! but the fireworks were really spectacular and the i guess it's not as nice as shown on tv. Maybe next year, i shall go join a countdown party. Nevermind the crowd. Just to bask in the atmosphere.


Happy New Year!!