new year, new fringe?

So it's almost the end of January 2013, same old line - I can't believe how fast time flies. I cannot entirely recall what I did for the past twenty five days; probably counting down to bkk trip, or probably looking forward to school and then looking forward to days without school the moment lecture starts. But anyway, January has treated me well so far. Met up with a couple of friends on separate occasions, and have been spending quite a lot of time w Van recently cos she's now working at B.A. too :) Yayness.

And yes, so a new year brings upon impulse decisions such as chopping bangs.

Haha, don't ask me why or how I came up with that decision - I had no idea either. Impulse decision, remember. 

K here's another picture, heh:

I once mentioned that December is like a month of reflection; to look back at the past months and try to prepare yourself for a brand new year. And now that January's here, my mind has been working non-stop. Been feeling pretty unsettled about many things! :/ I don't like to be restricted by boundaries or structures that people have made for themselves in order to live satisfactorily.

Woes of a perfectionist, boo. So difficult to pen down a blog post. I have this sudden feel to blog, I begin typing, a draft is then automatically saved. I read it from the top, about to publish the post, and realize that certain lines or words are causing a part to be disjointed. So I make amendments, save the draft, publish. Read it as objectively as I can like a third-party and realize that certain words don't seem to be used appropriately etc. And I begin ransacking my limited vocabulary for better words as a substitute and the whole editing process begins again. At the end of the day - I realize that maybe I didn't even manage to bring out the feelings I had before creating the post. Words and feelings always seem so different in my head and when they're being expressed. People ask why I prefer keeping things to myself - this is why c: Go figure.

Anyway, am heading to Bangkok on Saturday morning w the PF girlfriends! Am so glad our plan materialized :) It's our birthday trip cos three of us are actually February babies. Yes, I know it's still January, we wanted to head overseas in the month of Feb itself but a pity ticket prices aren't really reasonable due to CNY (I guess).

So glad that I've requested to not work tomorrow, I totally want to just sleep in and laze around before getting up to run some errands and pack!

Till then.

A new year x endless possibilities

"Cheers to a new year, and another chance for us to get it right", Oprah Winfrey.

2012 is history now, hello 2013! :>

Spent NYE x the first few hours of 2013 with the legendary bunch of choral peeps :p It was really good talking about old times, testing each other's memory about the past, reviewing our history and past activities in AHS Choir, our Malaysia and Europe trips, fund-raising events and about a certain teacher we would always want to run away from, heheh. I love how comfortable we are with one another, coming to a conclusion that we can be classified as 老朋友s (old friends) now :') 8 years of friendship already! We've been through so much together; seen each other's most cui moments, cried together, supported and stood up for one another, laugh at all our retarded jokes etc :p

Am so thankful AHSChoir brought us together, so thankful that we're from the same batch that came together, getting closer and closer as time passes. Choral music's something that we all have so much passion and love for, I'd never forget how I'd get goosebumps every time the 4 sections we belong in come to perfect harmony. Neither will I forget how hard we fought for all the glory and pride in competitions whether locally or overseas, for the school, for the choir, for our teachers-in-charge, for our conductor and for ourselves :) Our voices were our instrument, and thinking back - we'd even avoided fried and spicy food just to protect this precious instrument so that we'd be in perfect condition for performances/competitions!! All the memories, :) A few of us have left the choral scene after leaving AHS but it's definitely something that we still hold close to heart.

Anyway, countdown! :>

60%! Missing Cheryl, Chuinch, Kaho and Jem!

A final group shot before the countdown begins!! :)

HAPPY TWENTY THIRTEEN! ♥ 

Second day of the new year today! :> Am going to be diligent and do some early spring cleaning for my horrendously messy room!

X

Christmas x 2012

Happy 2013!!!!! :>

Am a little lag but I'm only getting to post about Christmas now, opps. It's already 2013 but Christmas 2012 has been really awesome :>

Had an early Christmas dinner x gift exchange with the lovely polyforum girlfriends! Am so glad we managed to get together to celebrate Christmas, it has been a hectic year for all of us as usual and yay to  this really fantastic bunch of girls! Had our dinner at Paris Baguette cafe, Wisma!

Haha, yes yes we're all instagrammers :P It's the take-a-picture-of-the-food-first-before-doing-anything-to-it routine.

Secret Santa x gift exchange time!!!!

Cheers to friendship! 

We made a lot of noise at the cafe, hahaha. Started squealing at the presents and the hand-made cards! Had lots of fun with them that night and am glad we all managed to catch up with one another and I can't wait for our Bangkok trip at the end of this month!!!! :>

25 December was spent with the family as usual! :> Loveeee it, the atmosphere/feeeeel and the food were really great! Black angus beef for our main course made us all happy folks, major yums!!

The spectacular view that accompanied us for the night.

And we celebrated Nik's birthday! :> Special request by the boxing day birthday boy to have gummy bears on his cake! Nom. 

There's so much more to Christmas than just giving/receiving gifts, feasting etc. Having family and lovely friends around being all happy and healthy beats all kind of presents hands down. It's always good to learn to count our blessings and be contented with what we have cos there's no point harping on issues that will cause you to be unhappy :> I'm glad 2012 ended on a good note and I'm happy with life as it is right now. Amidst all the crazy work/school schedule, I am thankful to have regular (or rather, as regular as it can be) meet-ups with friends and I am grateful towards friends around who have been really supportive and understanding all these while, friends who know my character (sometimes even better than I know myself) as well as my family. I haven't been spending much time with them during the end of the year as much as in 2011, boo. 2013!! I shall and I will! :>

Have a blessed year ahead! Stay healthy and chirpy :>