hopefully i'll add photos to this at some point.

its funny how so much that have happened seem like they took place ages ago, but actually really happened this year.



January

-trip to Poland with hk and tianyi!
-Perspectives. that performance sure did change by perspective of dance.

Febuary

-performed at CNY Ball and the CUMSA Ball with haihan. yay partner! :)
-dissected 100 flies in one sitting.


March

-performed with the breakdancers at the Indian Soc Ball and Mastana.
-went to Valencia for dinner and lunch and dinner with xiaoen :)
-watched the Queen tribute musical We Will Rock You in london when my grandparents came over.

April

-finally got the flies with the correct phenotype, and got groundbreaking results for my project. whee.


May

-submitted the project write-up at last. all 43 pages of it.
-birthday!
-TRIPOS. last one ever.

June

-trip to Turkey with hx, eemae, darryl, eugene
-CF seniors farewell :(
-most surreal day ever in my life: tripos results day.
-graduation photo shoot with nat scis. super happy and sad day.
-St. John's May Ball
-Trip to Italy with parents
-Graduation


July

-back to s'pore. start work in biopolis.


and now... the reason why i've been so busy. i had to work and study and apply to unis. *faint*


August

- start dance classes at 0 school
- study for GRE general test


September

- sat for GRE general test and did well enough for a*. praise God :)
- study for GRE subject test


November

- sat for GRE subject test
- start working on uni applications
- the bf! :)



December

- visit to England
- almost complete uni apps
- dinner with linus and silvanus and the same place. so fun :)
- family cruise to thailand and msia




i think the most significant event this year was tripos.
the memory of the entire period leading up to it has been etched into my head.
never have i felt so helpless, scared and out of control before.
but it forced me to reflect on my motives for studying,
and taught me how to trust.
Colossians 3:23 became the theme verse of my life.

as i enter 2009, i really don't know where i'll end up for grad school.
but i know my future is secure in His hands.

i've flown over to the uk to visit a lab in oxford and also for my graduate admissions interview.

i really like england a lot. maybe cos i've been here so long its grown on me. the thought that i have to leave soon makes me sad.

but then again i miss my family and my dear bf.

i can totally see myself coming back to the uk for my post-grad studies.
but i'm still applying to labs in the US.
no point restricting myself to one place- should explore my options.