Gathering at Hooters - Tingting, Meijia, Elysia, Changsheng, Zhiwei, Me and Jiarong
My EE bros and good galfrens...

Meijia and I at V8 last nite....food not bad....hahaz...

Sunday...

woke up todae feeling slightly better but was still feeling reali tired out frm the entire week's meetings....
i had to skip the CSC event todae as i had to go pray to my grandfather before i fly.....
todae was the onli other timeslot left dat i was available...and so between the 2, i definitely had to choose the latter.... =)
i had oredi made the promise to do so....and definitely i will....my grandfather doted on me the most when he was still here more den a decade back....

after the praying, i was still earli....and so i went to MOS burger at J8 to do some reading....
was smsing with XM for awhile after morn's smsing...
well, time passed before i even realised it and i made my way to Clarke Quay to hav my gathering with my EE bros and galfrens...

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I love this! Nice isn't it? I'm supposed to be the lizard...thks to them! hahahaz!

Meijia was the one who created the above piece of art...hehez....

i simply love it....it's reali nice....

on a piece of serviette, her handwriting's nice huh.....and the lizard was drawn by Elysia....hahaz, Zhiwei was laughing hysterically at the thot of me having 'soft legs' which was portrayed by the lizard....

i'm going to bring it to US with me....it'll be pinned somewhere in my space....my personal space....tis is sth close to the heart...

Aniwaiz, we met at Clarke Quay Mrt station at 7....everyone arrived promptly...and our organiser for the day, Mr Teo Changsheng, was the latest to reach....hahaz....

but i reali appreciate his help for organising todae's dinner.....

He suggested Hooters and all of us were for it....

the food was pretty nice...i ordered the fish thingy....aiyah, i forget the name oredi.....

but well, the chicken wings with samurai sauce were damn good....yummy!

after dinner, they presented to me the farewell gift they bought for me.....

i managed to guess wat it is after holding the box...hehez....

a tie! juz wat i needed! and it's a branded one somemore....

I tink Meijia was the one who decided on the gift....although they kept pushing it to each other....Elysia to Meijia to Tingting and back...hahaz....

but i reali appreciate it....cos she noes dat it's sth which i need....and it was sth which i was looking at yesterday while shopping at Bugis junction.... =)
Coincidentally, my mum was asking me tis aftn whether i've bought a tie....and i said no....
aniwaiz, i told them dat i felt 受宠若惊.... it's a phrase which i seldom get to use .... =p

after dat, we got some drinks frm 7-11 before heading towards the stairs beside the river to chit chat....
I started talkin abt my bros and the gals....expressed my heartfelt thanks and appreciation for them....
it wasn't planned and i juz felt like i needed to do so....cos i surely wun hav wat i've achieved over the past 1yr without their help, their encouragement, motivation, pushing, concern....etc....

i didn't drag it for too long though cos without any prior planning, i wasn't too fluent....
watever came to my mind....i simply said it....
the bottomline is dat....i'm reali reali reali thankful....to them....

I will surely miss them....
but i'm equally sure dat with todae's technology, keeping in touch has been made much easier and more convenient den in the past....so...i repeatedly reminded them to stay in touch....

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Abit of thinking space for myself.....

7th July is juz a few daes away....
A new chapter in my life is set to unfold soon.....
As Isabelle said.....it marks a new beginning in my life journey, and possibly the end of the old one.....

A new beginning it will surely be.....
As the departure date nears, i am being flooded by a barrage of mixed feelings....

Nervousness, excitement, anticipation, happiness, 'cant bear to leave feeling', 'wantin to chiong feeling'....and much much more.....
At the same time, i can feel the drive building up.....i wanna peak at the right time....
I can feel it coming....the drive....

I'll miss my mum the most.....dat's without any doubt....
Todae, my dad and my mum helped me to bring the luggage over to change for a smaller one....it muz hav been much trouble for them....
they r my main source of motivation now.....
I'm working so hard cos i wan to provide them with a comfortable life when i graduate.....
It's not juz the moral obligation of a son....it is wat i wan to do....and do to the best of my abilities.....

Elysia mentioned dat i seem to be pushing myself too hard....
While i'll not totally disagree with dat....i am still working within reasonable limits.....and apt amounts of pressure under the right circumstances will push one to greater heights without injury....
And i constantly make sure i stay within the safe boundaries....

I will NOT dabble in BGR during tis 1yr....
While there r many skeptics to wat i hav been telling everyone....i understand their point-of-views.....
But, i am very very determined not to....and although such thgs r often controlled by fate and destiny....I am at least very sure dat I will put myself into any situation which will make me more susceptible to falling (in love)....
Yes, i am very sure of dat cos i don even feel like starting a relationship....
Same thg which i often say...."anythg, when i come back to sg den say"..... =p

tis 1yr will be one of the greatest challenges to me to date....
it'll oso be one of the greatest tests for me so far.....

I will take the first step out with confidence, with hopes, with lofty aspirations and ambitions, with enthusiasm, with the right attitude....
I will carry with me throughout tis new journey the kind words and advices frm my family, relatives and many good frens....
I will bear in mind the responsibilities i am shouldering....
I will constantly battle the difficulties and challenges dat come my way with a never-say-die attitude...
Above all, i will try my utmost to become a better person who has much to contribute to NUS, to Singapore, to my frens and to my family when i return with the wealth of experience, knowledge and networks....

I will reali miss many ppl alot alot...
i'll make sure i come back a better person.....