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okay... i realised i was lying when i said no flashback of 2006... actually.. truth is i just showered and had time to spare till my thick mane dries out... 2006 was a great year to say the least... i got most things i wanted... i finally turned 21... the comms and events i helmed turned out a-okay... if not fantastic... haha... made fantastic friends... and discovered online shopping... okay... this is turning out to be very juvenile... 1. JOBS... there was a total of about 4 sources of income for me this year... ad-hoc teaching of windsurfing classes at PAECSSC... 3 month stint at Milk as an assistant producer... tuition teacher to 3 young Cambodian kids... internship with a marine firm doing all sorts of things... think along the lines of sit-at-desk-and-look-busy-reading-wikipedia... truth be told... i relished every single one of the jobs... taught me different things... allowed me to meet different people... and most importantly... helped rethink my ideal career path...  i love the vibrancy of the creative industry... therefore the utter enjoyment of the 3 months with the fashion and advert photographer... i loved every second of it... the people... the stress... the high expectations... the drama.. it was even better than the first time i worked for him... this time i had more responsibilities... and responsibilities and work make me a happy person... even if it meant reporting to work at 5.30am in the morning... or wrapping up a shoot at 11pm... we work hard... and play hard... i guess that was what kept everybody going... in the midst of my present internship stint... i'm pretty sure that it isnt the right thing for me... people are great... but i cant imagine myself desk-bound... facing autocad or solidworks for the rest of my life...  there is one more possibility that i havent gotten a thumb into yet... and that is the finance industry... not because the guy's in it... but it sounds challenging... the kind of work i like... stress + stress = woohoo! and i heard the money's good... i reckon if the guy was going to spend all his time on work in the future... why not i spend all my time on work too... earn lotsa money... and work towards his dream of early retirement... restaurant/home by the beach... waiting for the wind... i'm gonna get my hands on every business mod i can take in the next 3 sems... make sure i get those interviews exclusive for the USP... and see how things go from there... 2. FRIENDS... 2006 saw new friendships and the strengthening of those already present... being in a sport which required long hours idle at the beach definitely helped... waiting for the all elusive winds... we spent time crapping... playing cards... doing everything else... while maintaining those from long before... like crashing serene's bed... literally... the bed fell to the ground... and bravely facing the music/the wrath of her sister together...  few individuals were especially significant... and one of those was John the Cycling Dutchman... and power windsurfer too... he's probably the best angmoh fren i have... and one of the few people whose letters/emails make me cry... our friendship started with chocolate connettos... buying a 3 for $dunnoe-how-much combo... where i ate 1 and him the rest... at first i thought he was just a funny guy who wore long black pants to camps... but it became more... meals in school... ice cream outside georgies in PGP... and even when he's far away in hor-lan now... i get sweet MSN msges and postcards from the big friendly giant... i cried when he left singapore... because he was the one who helped me pick up rubbish during sea sports camp... when he didnt have to... and he was the one who made me feel that all i have done for the windsurf club... was worth my while...  jasmine, from my time at milk, made a bigger difference in my life than she will know... probably one of my only colleagues who put us on equal ground... and gave me responsibilities with trust... quite a foolish act, if you ask me... thing is... her attitude to work... and how hard she works is really admirable... it made me realise that education is nothing... and a person can do alot just by putting your heart and soul into it... without her... i wouldnt have survived the 3 months... and i would never have learnt all that i have learnt in that time... even after i left... we still keep in touch and she keeps me updated with all the gossip and news... lots of effort to keep in touch with a small fry like me...  yxy... undisputedly my biggest hero of 2006... though our friendship goes way back to 2002... it wasnt till uni that we hung out together more... coz he's in Mech Engin as well... its a miracle that ANYONE would want to study with a noob like me... having a 5time/5time dean lister studying with me is a miracle x 10... and i have no word to describe that adequately... although he eats 5 of my Crunch minis at 3am in the morning while using my internet... calls me noob... asks me to "GET FAT PLEASE!" when i express interest in chocolate waffles at the canteen... he is hero coz i know he really wants to help me do well... even though he acts all evil all the time... it was lunches/dinners/suppers together that helped me through the exam period... yes yes, cry me a river... 3. MOVIES... undeniably... the guy and i enjoy movies a good darn lot... to an extent that i scrimp and save on money for clothes/shoes/stuff... but wont bat an eyelid shelling out 20 bucks for a weekend movie with the guy... one of the more important movie-related discoveries was Cathay Picturehouse... great seats... lack of un-cool crowds... UOB discounts + cheaper tickets... there was no reason for us not to love that place to bits... save for the fact they have special discounts for SMU students and none for us... truth is... i really cant remember what i have watched or havent... being attached to someone who loves movies and sitting 4 rows away from the screen just to have the whole screen engulf your senses meant a movie every week... or more during the holiday season... last week we watched 3... entertainment aside... it is a form of release for me... escapism... and most definitely some educational value... as with Blood Diamond which we caught as people counted down to 2007... i love previews and the ability to say, "hey i watched it!" even before it is out on the screens... i watched The Illusionist too... and lets just say the guy watched it on his flight to Bali... Leonardo DiCaprio is definitely at the top of his league right now... The Departed, Blood Diamond, Aviator.... all prove that he has come a long way since his Titanic days... 4. Exilim Z-60... my best camera thus far... not just because i wanna try my hand at arty farty pictures... albeit unsuccessfully... i am a sentimental fool... and love having pictures to remember things by... so here are some photos...                     all in all... year 2006 was a blast... in a good way of course... all thanks to my family, the guy, my friends... and life as a whole... contentment isnt the word... because i got more than i ever dreamed of... and for that i'm thankful... if 2007 could be half as good... it would be a good year already... wishing everyone a great 2007. ----Stef stopped rambling at 00:54 --Link to Post |
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