In Search of Lost Innocence

Today is New Year's Eve. And tomorrow will be the start of a new year and hopefully a blissful year ahead for all of us. I have become rather anti-social lately. I don't know what's the reason behind it, but I just feel like avoiding people and stay cooped up at home. Apologies to everyone for missing out on recent activities. Nonetheless, I still went for night-cycling with my brothers on Monday night. Considering that I haven't cycled for nearly a year, and my current fitness level, I am glad that I went through it without much difficulty. Actually, the speed wasn't very fast to begin with. Haha. Oh, on a side note, don't ask me why I never invite you to this event, when we aren't really that close in the first place. I will write down my 2009 resolutions tomorrow. And my Carmen's down with eye stye. Hope she will get well soon. =)

Well, I received a super belated gift from Brotherhood today. I am very touched by their efforts, especially my roomie, Wei Yen's. They made me a photo album consisting of all my major friends throughout my life so far. Haha. It's damn nice, trust me. =) I was very surprised too. And hiding it from a sensitive guy like me takes a lot of effort. Although when I think back, I could have caught him easily. Thanks a lot still! That being said, I must thank everyone who has written me a note in that album. Not in order of merit: From Brotherhood: Basically everyone. Haha. Alvyn, Jeff, Weiyen, Khong Ching, Shane, Sijun, Suping, Alex. From NYJC Band: Ruth, Ming Min, Yee Wen, Jun Rong, Hui Shan, Angeline, Hui Min and Cher Siang, Irene, Qui Fong, Tessa, Chong Ying, Junelle. From 04S6B: Wai Kit, Hui Juan, Qing Jing, Geok Leng, Wen Fang, Sharon, Karene, Yang Jie, Peng Keong, Nevin, Hui Ling, Kai Siang. From 04S3A: Sok Fong Surprisingly, Natania appeared in the photo album too. Hahaha. Tha...

Merry Christmas everyone! I had a wonderful gathering at Alvyn's house on Christmas Eve. I brought Carmen along and we sure had a lot of fun. It was a usual gathering, with everyone excited about eating and catching up. We played our usual game of Drunkard Elephant and forced Alex to drink some strange concoction that Khong Chin made. We included something new this year. We had a mini gift exchange. Haha. And I got a small octopus plush toy. I hoped everyone had a great time. And I hope she isn't too bored. Haha. I went to the church yesterday, and gave me support for my mother who was getting baptised. Now I know how a baptism ceremony goes. Haha. I just hope that she will be happy from now onwards. I think she was the happiest person on Earth yesterday. =) Hope I have not sinned too much this year. Oh, and I missed another CASTaway gathering. =( There are like 5 days left to the new year. And the 3 of us went New Year shopping today. Haha. I wasn't supposed to buy anythin...

Christmas is coming, and that may as well signify that the end of the year is approaching. Many are hoping to meet up with one another, to catch up on times lost throughout 2008. Time flew by, really. This year passed so fast that I have to come up with my 2009 resolution when I haven't thought of the one this year. Oh wells. I guess the World still spins in spite of your refusal to budge. I went running this morning (God knows when was the last time I did that). I ran to Jalan Kayu and bought Prata back for my family. But things didn't actually go to plan. My intention was to run there and run back, with fresh, hot prata, out from the pan delivered to my family. Then here goes. I woke up hoping that it was raining, but to my unpleasant surprise, it wasn't. So I reluctantly changed and went out. It was unbelievably far. Haha. I reached there, searched for the stall and got the breakfast. During which, I decided that it will be too tiring for me to run back, so I took a bus....

Many events have passed, and it will probably take a 2 page long post to describe them all. I had 3 birthday celebrations over the weekend, 2 of which are S3A people. Brotherhood went out on Saturday night to celebrate Alex's birthday at Manhattan's Fish Market. I must apologise to Xiao Hui for cutting short at her party for Alex's dinner. We went to Eski Bar after that. It's a really nice place, but it's way too cold in their cold room. Haha. We are actually shivering while taking this picture. I am still on a ban for drinks, but I did had one shot and a few glasses of beer. Haha. Oh wells. Zhen Cong's birthday was on Monday night, and most of the S3A people were present. Haha. And we did see someone that looked like Xie Qiang. I did see some rare faces at the party, like Pei Wen and Kevin. Haha. By the way, Xiao Hui is flying to Finland next year, so I think we should send her off. On a side note, CASTaway gang seems to be in dire states. Hmm. You are The Magi...

Just like the seasons, people do change. And in fact, I think I had. I no longer enjoy the thrill of making fun of people nor creating dumb jokes in front of them. In fact, I feel restless now. I think, I am old. I don't enjoy cheap thrills as much as before. I don't feel excited about drinking alcohol now. I don't feel adolescent-like anymore. I don't, feel like before. I think I am old, and I have began to settle down. This is not a change that I fancied, but I guess I just have to make do with it. Men, for one thing, are fickled-minded beings. They can't settle for one thing and convince themselves that the thing they have is the thing they want. They always have this "mai hiam buay pai" policy looming around down frontal lobes in their brains. And some, not all, use their little brother to think, more than the times they brush their teeth, not that they brush a lot of teeth either. In relationships, they aim for what they want, but they don't get i...

What a day it is today. First of all, I should start by saying thank you to the person who returned my wallet. I dropped my wallet at Bugis bus stop. Realising it's disappearance after 5 minutes, I went back to search but it was in vain. I thought all was gone and lost my appetite and the mood for games at Minds Cafe. On my way to the police station, my mum called and told me some kind soul returned my wallet to my doorstep. It's really really very nice of the person to do that. He didn't leave his contact details though and all I know is that he lives in the North. I am really very appreciative and grateful towards him for doing that. Thanks. =) Some Singaporeans are really worth commending. On a side note, many thanks to Wei Yen for helping me out with the directions and numbers while I was flustering under stress. And of course, dear Carmen for sticking with me throughout the whole disastrous afternoon. I would have died out there, if not for her. Thanks. Speaking of whi...

Today was a long day. I woke up feeling dazed. I think it's due to the Monday's Blues syndrome. Nonetheless, I went out to meet Wei Yen and Alex to sing songs at Topone. None of us had been there before, despite hearing good stuffs about that place. We went and it was really quite worth it. There is a free flow of drinks and you can sing from 11pm to 6pm for only $16 nett, GST and service charges included. Considering our status as paupers, it is really quite a good bargain. Still, it can never be good, singing with 2 other guys, especially when they start singing duets that none of us can hit the pitch. My ears almost got ripped off. Haha. Despite that, it was a fantastic time with them, as usual. We wanted to satisfy our craving for KFC but faced stubborn obstacles. As the outlet in Bugis is rather small, 2 women hogging the seats and refusing to give it to us will mean that we will have to settle for the floor. So left with no choice, we decided to put our army skills to use...