first entry 2007... a recap on 2006
a very happy new year to you, my audience, and all the best wishes for you this coming year.
2006 frankly has been a very long year of hurdles, challenges, trials and fortunately, rewards that waited at the end of the race. i'm attempting to recount each possible significant event that has ever happened to me in 2006. perhaps i should start from january and go down the months.
jan: a fateful month which now resides in my mind as a blurry image. i've talked of this enough times with my close friends and it's something which i still do think of once in a while, but the associated feelings have gone, leaving only traces of memory. perhaps what was said was right. let them be just memories. haha i vividly remember my god-sis telling me on CNY day 1 to get a gf soon... haha... of cos i never really did tell her what happened exactly a week ago (how's that for a CNY present...) but i just returned a smile. weak smile.
feb - april: i do not remember much of this period. the only things i rem are late nights spent on catching up on studies, persistent memories of the said event in jan and tormenting dreams of lousy results again. i muz say i went to bed basically every night with the number 2.75 in my head (my first yr, first sem gpa) which haunted me. i did not know what would the sem 2 results yield, as i did not have much hope too. juz realli concentrate and not think about other things. which was ok cos the thing, though it was in my mind often, was actually the spur. i can only say it was a mixture of loss, hopes, love, hate. i really cannot say which is more dominant. luckily, the results that came out were good.
may - end july: i was working during this period of time with my friend from sch. it was a very nice place with lots of nice ppl that made life consideraby easier. i was sorting through some papers yesterday and saw actually how many times i OT-ed during that period. of cos that earned me a lot of money which proved useful for my vices in yr 2. i left the place contented and happy that i've made several friends and contacts which would definitely be useful some time later in life. dunno when, but sure it would. good to noe more ppl tt's wat i always think.
august: i signed up for the 07 freshmen orientation program. which was a big step as i usually click delete on such email solicitations. i was interviewed by my econs tutor and had a long chat with her. basically, it revolved around the idea of reaching out to others. there was training of cos, and at the end of the day my group secured 2nd place in the poster design competition. very very rewarding spiritually. of cos, it also meant the increase in contacts again.
august / september: i had the honor and chance to acquaint myselves with the best people i have met around in sch yet. they are my 4 seniors (marketing majors) who invited me on several occasions to outings and a in-hall housewarming party. haha. i love this group of ppl who are juz simply great. Very lucky to know you all and you still are the best. Fun, outgoing, helpful... kudos and thanks very much for what each of you have done for me.
same period as previous + oct: i met this girl. haha. how should i say it... gorgeous. hmmm. but nothing la.
november: exam time. i remember i fucked 2 of my papers. research methods and retail management. but in the end i got a B for both. not too bad really! expecting B- / C+ though. i muz say i am very lucky... thank the gods for this! it muz have been an answer to my prayers and to my "honesty".... read my previous entry. really nothing below B- this time. improvement? probably. lucky? definitely. happy? of cos.
december: went back to working again and now established even more contacts with ex-colleagues (then become colleagues) and made new friends. it was a long and hectic month, plus having to commit to an external competition. very enriching life as i gained an insight into what real marketing is. its not "smoking" through, not just 4Ps and SWOT and simply just that. very in depth. basically gave me an idea into what my future career possibly might be like. anyway. haha. leave it till then.
2006: in summary, ups and downs. very very fortunate to have picked myself up and made new friends and living an enriching life day by day. it wasn't a particularly good year (not talking about a good year for wines) but not too bad either. bonds were strengthened and horizons expanded. not too shabby i thought! i know that no one year is going to be perfect but it really isn't too bad. lets make 2007 a better year for all, including you who is reading this.
thanks to my friends who stood by me when i was down and have to bear with my recounts of a sad event. maybe what they say is true:
smile, and it'll go away. it really did. thanks so much again.
2006 frankly has been a very long year of hurdles, challenges, trials and fortunately, rewards that waited at the end of the race. i'm attempting to recount each possible significant event that has ever happened to me in 2006. perhaps i should start from january and go down the months.
jan: a fateful month which now resides in my mind as a blurry image. i've talked of this enough times with my close friends and it's something which i still do think of once in a while, but the associated feelings have gone, leaving only traces of memory. perhaps what was said was right. let them be just memories. haha i vividly remember my god-sis telling me on CNY day 1 to get a gf soon... haha... of cos i never really did tell her what happened exactly a week ago (how's that for a CNY present...) but i just returned a smile. weak smile.
feb - april: i do not remember much of this period. the only things i rem are late nights spent on catching up on studies, persistent memories of the said event in jan and tormenting dreams of lousy results again. i muz say i went to bed basically every night with the number 2.75 in my head (my first yr, first sem gpa) which haunted me. i did not know what would the sem 2 results yield, as i did not have much hope too. juz realli concentrate and not think about other things. which was ok cos the thing, though it was in my mind often, was actually the spur. i can only say it was a mixture of loss, hopes, love, hate. i really cannot say which is more dominant. luckily, the results that came out were good.
may - end july: i was working during this period of time with my friend from sch. it was a very nice place with lots of nice ppl that made life consideraby easier. i was sorting through some papers yesterday and saw actually how many times i OT-ed during that period. of cos that earned me a lot of money which proved useful for my vices in yr 2. i left the place contented and happy that i've made several friends and contacts which would definitely be useful some time later in life. dunno when, but sure it would. good to noe more ppl tt's wat i always think.
august: i signed up for the 07 freshmen orientation program. which was a big step as i usually click delete on such email solicitations. i was interviewed by my econs tutor and had a long chat with her. basically, it revolved around the idea of reaching out to others. there was training of cos, and at the end of the day my group secured 2nd place in the poster design competition. very very rewarding spiritually. of cos, it also meant the increase in contacts again.
august / september: i had the honor and chance to acquaint myselves with the best people i have met around in sch yet. they are my 4 seniors (marketing majors) who invited me on several occasions to outings and a in-hall housewarming party. haha. i love this group of ppl who are juz simply great. Very lucky to know you all and you still are the best. Fun, outgoing, helpful... kudos and thanks very much for what each of you have done for me.
same period as previous + oct: i met this girl. haha. how should i say it... gorgeous. hmmm. but nothing la.
november: exam time. i remember i fucked 2 of my papers. research methods and retail management. but in the end i got a B for both. not too bad really! expecting B- / C+ though. i muz say i am very lucky... thank the gods for this! it muz have been an answer to my prayers and to my "honesty".... read my previous entry. really nothing below B- this time. improvement? probably. lucky? definitely. happy? of cos.
december: went back to working again and now established even more contacts with ex-colleagues (then become colleagues) and made new friends. it was a long and hectic month, plus having to commit to an external competition. very enriching life as i gained an insight into what real marketing is. its not "smoking" through, not just 4Ps and SWOT and simply just that. very in depth. basically gave me an idea into what my future career possibly might be like. anyway. haha. leave it till then.
2006: in summary, ups and downs. very very fortunate to have picked myself up and made new friends and living an enriching life day by day. it wasn't a particularly good year (not talking about a good year for wines) but not too bad either. bonds were strengthened and horizons expanded. not too shabby i thought! i know that no one year is going to be perfect but it really isn't too bad. lets make 2007 a better year for all, including you who is reading this.
thanks to my friends who stood by me when i was down and have to bear with my recounts of a sad event. maybe what they say is true:
smile, and it'll go away. it really did. thanks so much again.
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