2007-what a year

as 2007 draws to a close and 2008 draws near, i can't help but think of what has happened in the past year.



indeed, one year passes so fast. i was so caught up with everything around me this year that i hardly had time to catch up with many friends. at least i managed to squeeze some time for those whom i haven't seen in ages and i'm glad i did. i must say this year has been a blast! i'm so thankful for so many things that i don't know where to begin. though some things have changed, some will always remain the same. like how i have a fantastic team with many many great best pals, how someone so idiotic can turn out to be one of the best pals i have and how some have stood by me through thick and thin, including those ij girls whom i hold dear and can't wait to meet tomorrow. of course, there's family, some who i've just gotten to know this year. this year has certainly made me realise how important family is to me. i'm so glad i've grown closer to them. after all, blood is thicker than water. i love all of you, family and friends alike. thank you so much to all of you who have made this year fun, bearable and most importanly, memorable for me. i know that no matter what happens next year, you guys will always hold a special place in my heart.





to all my special friends, i really must say thank you for being who you are and standing by me all this while. i really appreciate it especially since this year has been an emotional roller coaster for all of us. so from the bottom of my heart, thank you.



to my family, i love you and i hope we can catch up soon! thank you for standing by me, helping me and listening to my constant blabbering. first cousins!


to the friend whom i've just caught up with, even though you will probably never see this, thank you for today! it was really a blast. i hope 2008 will give us more time to catch up again!





to everyone, i hope 2008 will bring you happiness and love.





oh what a year! so here's to 2007, a year i'll never forget!

i love all of you long time!

xoxo,

mar

a very special christmas

dear ruggers,

i had a lot of fun yesterday at our christmas party, although it wasn't as loud as all our other gatherings cos stupid baoface isn't here! it was really great catching up with you guys and learning about what's up in your lives. i especially thank sammy mummy for organising this, without which we would never have had such a great night. thanks, too for all your notes, which were really touching and sweet and yes, they almost made me cry. almost. haha. i'm really looking forward to more good times to come with you guys and we'd better keep in touch even though we might be in different corners of the earth soon. ok? and to the idiot bao, please come online soon and don't forget our 11pm routine or i swear, my contacts in xinjian will hunt you down in a jiffy. love all of you long time!!

xoxo,
mar

p.s: please upload the pictures soon! (:

merry christmas

yep, i'm finally back from prague after freezing my ass off there for two weeks. aside from the blistering cold, prague was a lot of fun. food wasn't my taste but the desserts were swell :) just spending time with the family was a joy on its own. to make things better, prague was beautiful. all the history, art and culture was really breathtaking and wonderful. i'm just really glad i went for the trip.

christmas this year was great too (: catching up with the family was good too! we only catch up with my maternal side about twice a year. i'm glad that i'm still able to talk with my cousins about almost anything under the sun. family is really important to me. so spending christmas with them is always heartwarming and it makes christmas all the more special (: to top things off, i received a message from marie! that really made my day (: i miss my family in australia! i really hope i get to meet them again next year! i shall save up and plan, which reminds me, i need a job.

well, now that all the festivities are over, it's time to get cracking on my application. that's the bane of my existence. i can't wait for the application to be over. i'm only halfway through the application and the uncommon application is proving to be very challenging. i just hope i get through the application on time and get into the universities. i'm keeping my fingers crossed.

since we're still in the festive mood, i'd like to say my thanks to everyone who has sent their christmas wishes. i really appreciate it.

i guess it's because i'm reading a million little pieces right now but i'm starting to appreciate a lot of things around me. despite the controversy surrounding it, it's a really inspiring book. although it's a book about rehab, i feel like i can relate to him in many different ways. it's a really touching book and it's highly recommended.

merry christmas everyone, may all your wishes come true and all the best!

xoxo
marianne

omg i love westlife's face to face album i'm belting out change your mind now like a real pro. i adore westlife. adore adore adore!!!! anyway this post isn't about westlife.

let me tell u what i did today.

i woke up at 4pm(shameless!) and walked into the next room to say hi to my brother, only to be informed(YAY!) that a pizza has been ordered for lunch. i then wash up and head outside and plop myself on the couch to watch some concert for english royalty. after an hour the pizza finally comes and we pop an ER cd into the vcr while we wolved down pizza and coke lime. then it's back to the comp room where bro does work/play shooting games/watches 300 and I download desperate housewives while randomly trying to read articles to prepare for the interview. this continues till about 11 when the brother announces he's going out for supper and I go shower and rummage through my cupboard for a friggin pair of shorts. yup and bro isnt back yet. boring day. no party no full family. but i had my bum of a brother and that made it pretty good for me already. it's all about being with the people u care about, not about what u do. it's all about the feeling not the action.

merry xmas :)

i have been slothing and slacking like a big fat pig. i havent ran for ages. good lord! i promise to stop once its 2008. yes i do! i need to prepare for my interview. but i'm too lazy. everytime i think of what i'ld respond to the query "why are you interested in our school" i cant think of a good answer. i usually end up rambling away and talking rubbish. i'm worried. cause i want this very very badly. i want it so badly i seriously think that i'll be extremely depressed if i don't get it. i think i've been getting my hopes up too high too fast. i've been thinking of life there,imagining myself there. that's stupid, huay shan cause then it'll hurt more when u don't get it what's so great about you anyway you can't even find a true sincere answer to the qn "why are u interested in our course". what makes u think they're gonna like you. yup i'm pmsing now it's the time of the month, first day actually. and somehow i think nobody actually really cares, in fact some may be happier if i don't get it and don't leave. i don't know if there's actually one true person out there who is really genuinely rooting for me to get in. sharing my anticipation. feeling the urgency, how much this really really means to me. i'm so close dear God two steps more. please guide me through both cause although i have no definite answer as to why i want to do this i feel and i just know that i'n not destined to do anything else and i cant do anything as well and as happily as this. help me! one of my most personal entries. hmpff pfft.

i am jobless and searching for a job. but recently i've been doing things one usually expects a travel agent to do and as i was sitting in 196 today gazing at a VERY empty pastamania and wishing i were inside munching chicken sausage, i shuddered as i imagined doing a travel agent's job for the rest of my life . shudder. been trying to find the cheapest airline ticket and nearest hotel and cheapest rate in london and birmingham and i can go nuts. firstly google map is stunning and totally useful but after awhile it gets plain frustrating trying to locate the places i want to locate. i haven't been to uk and i already feel like i can be a tour guide using the image of the google map that is currently plastered, probably for months if not permanently, in my head. i think i've memorised half the hotel names in london. no fun. no fun at all. thank goodness the airplane tickets are settled and ONE hotel is booked. all travel agent yuen is left with is one more hotel to book. speaking of which i am pretty proud of what i've done. i've mercilessly scanned google map and come up with a convenient route to follow! though my family thinks im a bum with completely no street-smart skills,i am utterly convinced that i can survive on my own for at least a week if i have a credit card and internet connection. WHEE! hire me somebody! seriously i want a job. okay goodbye happy hols :)

oh marianne chang yes after 20th, sureee.

i have edited this. miss singapore!!

my lovely class. elise and lina were at the reception!!

ho i'm cool!

felicia chin whoot! she's nice,pretty and she's extremely humble. way to go!

of course my kayak girls. wish the rest were there too.

yah a few pics from prom, random ones! please note the one with jessica tan and felicia chin! one thing about them i wanna applaud is their friendliness and down-to-earth-ness. they were not snobbish at all and were extremely obliging when i literally lifted my skirts and tripped over my heels to take a photo with them both.

post prom was hot! yes i danced like a hot-girl-wannabe-cum-monkey-that -just-stepped-on-hot-coals and spent half an hour the next day rolling around in bed praying nobody paid too much attention to my boogy-ing but it was fun. i think a large part of the fun was due to the vj ppl around. i mean, everyone was just shaking and dancing awfully(well not everyone elise the geek is hot on the dance floor) and it was fun bumping ppl and suddenly realising they're your friend haha. it was like bump bump bump, eh it's you, hello! then bump bump to another corner and suddenly hey its you,hello! haha amd lots of OW! and whoops sorry haha toe-stepping :D anyhow had fun. miss school a lot already. miss the beach too. never regretted the past two years.

anyhow i'm bored to death now. well, drop me a message! ask me out! and don't forget me cause i certainly won't be forgetting a lot of you. if anyone's reading this i notice the tags have been very dead :p miss my ij ppl too. oooo and clarissa!

:(

i miss bao, terribly!

baoface, if you happen to see this, please give me a call or message with your china number! i can't seem to e-mail you! will try again! bao face!! i have so much to tell you!! most importantly, i miss you!

love you longest time!