42 mins before reaching the last day of the year..2005 has really been an interesting year in many ways…especially with this blog as well… Switched hosts a few mths ago, and still enjoying the flexibility of wordpress.. Especially love the categories function, which makes it easier for blogders and myself to find posts pertaining to a specific topic..

A new blog is a new start, i’m kind of semi-anonymous here in the sense that ppl who dunno me will probably never find this site by googling my real name… of cos to frens and to ppl who have been reading from my old blog, it’s damn obvious..but i’m fine with that..

Academically it has really been up n down..after riding on the wave of yr 2 sem 2 when i did well..i was really hoping for something better last sem..only to be disappointed to a large extent.. Some things are just meant to be, modules which i tot can get a decent grade, end up kanasai. so i guess i wun be doing hons..plan B is ready liaoz… got offered contract teaching for a yr by moe, before going nie…gonna take it up n then use the 1 yr to look for other jobs.. it’s not that i hate teaching, hence only using it as a temporary sampan.. i enjoy working with kids n youth, but to do it in the long time as a teacher..it still needs quite a bit of consideration.. n surely u want me to consider properly, in case next time i ruin the life of ur kids..

Another personal milestone is in ushering… my 2nd yr in ucc, 1st as a senior.. most of the work have been good, especially during commencement when everyone was slogging like nobody’s business to make sure that we meet all the timings and requests of dunno how many nus offices… we did that, for 21 sessions.. UCC is not a smooth journey anyway, there are still humps n bumps to clear.. i could not agree with the reasoning to do the straits time show for free.. eventually i never signed up for the event, just nitpicking on the conceptioon of the plan… but whatever it is..it’s over and looking from another perspective..the favourable media coverage probably enhanced the image of us ushers..

Started work @ indoor stadium in june i think? For the low pay, not many ppl would wanna work there..but then again, the job’s pretty relaxed and more than often, u get to watch the concerts..so i can’t really complain… esplanade was a pile of shit to start with, the kopi session and the hoohaa over my old blog.. things are definitely better and i’m startign to make frens there… of cos the main attraction there is slightly better pay and more work..

Biking is monumental this year for me.. finally got acquainted with the small community of riders on campus, and with our co-operation and KB’s extensive help and experience, we finally got the NUS Students Motorcycling Interest Group aka NUSRiders started in September 2005. Looking back, we actually have this gal from science to thank, after she passed away in a riding accident when she was on her bf’s bike.. thanks audrey.. Teething problems aside, we are happily establishing ourselves as the main body to represent the interests of bikers on campus, and trying to pull more ppl into joining our activities. My main concern is how am i going to hand over my presidency in the coming semester, with nobody stepping up to take up the slack.

Not alot of trips this yr, just a few makan trips to kulai/perling..a short ride up to malacca solely for chicken rice balls n chendol (too much time on my hands) and who can forget the kuantan solo trip (really really too much time!)…now that was really crazy..750 km covered, of which 600 was on trunk roads and in the rain..

No more trips for now, with the wife deciding to retire, all due to a stupid $5 chain breaking within the engine, and causing hell of a damage.. imagine spending 4000 dollars to repair when it cost me 1000 to buy the bike in the 1st place..all good things must come to an end i guess…it’s been a good 1.5 yrs of riding the All Blacks Bandit..

On a personal n spiritual note, have i grown? The next YEP has been postponed to dec 06.. Good co-leaders are worth waiting for, and i believe that ziwei or joce would be up to the task.. china, india, sri lanka…take ur pick

The social circle remains more or less the same, i’m still a loner @ heart i think… of cos i enjoy good company but it’s still pretty much enjoyable being on my own… no worries, all my frens..i still love u all especially the physics ppl… u ppl have brightened up my life, esp all the crapping n joking in lab…

I’m no longer seeing getting attached as a short-term goal for now, after realising that i can never give a gal the proper attention once semester starts… i’m more than happy now, meeting up with different frens now n then…the lack of a steady commitment allows for that to happen… the right gal is out there somewhere, and until her identity becomes obvious, i’m content to wait..i still have 9 yrs before i hit my target age to be married by, and there are so many things to do b4 then..

What better way to usher in 2006 with making 2006 resolutions… kidding..

Resolutions (Ver. 2006)

happy new yr to all