Looking back on 2008 and resolutions for 2009

looking back on the past year, i started to do some reflections and thought back on the events and incidents that made it special, made it different from other years… during the year (2008), there were times when i felt down, mood-wise and feelings-wise, but still got through those times… there were also happy times, such as the celebrations, chilling-out sessions with close frenz etc…

come to think of it, it seems so recently that i last did a reflections/resolutions for the new year… i still remember what i wrote for 2008… anyway, its a new list of stuff for 2009 (well almost most of it)…

 

lets look at the reflections or highlights  first:

1. Had my first UOL exams at the start of the year… didnt fare well at all… thus i had to retake modules in my current year… kinda disappointed as i didnt expect it to be that bad, but i gotta make full use of the chance that im given again and not brood over it… yea… i will fare much better the next time round !

2. Got into a relationship as well which didnt last very long due to differences in character… i agree that we shouldnt rush into things… take time to fully understand what you really want first before deciding whether or not to go into a relationship… there’s no need to rush into things…

3. Had 2 big outings with my C7 frenz… a bbq in June as well as a chalet in December… was memorable and fun… made many new frenz along the way some of whom are pretty close to me now…

4. 2weeks holidays to Utah (USA) in June and a 4day trip to Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) during Christmas… looking forward to my Paris and Europe trip somewhere during the first half of the year…

something which i am pretty thankful for are for my family and frenz who have always been around for me during the past year, whether i am feeling down or not… i enjoyed the times we hang out together and stuff…

 

for my 2009 new year resolutions:

1. studies!!! i need to work really hard and concentrate on my studies so i dont let history repeat itself during the exams again… this time things will be much better…

2. stop procastinating !!! yea… especially on the important stuff…

3. past my IPPT (which unfortunately is due before my bdae in Feb and which i have not started to train for it)…

4. pick up a new language (just for the heck of it) =pPp

can’t think of anymore atm… but will update along the way should i think of something else…

 

*taking.one.last.look.back* – 3.42pm

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Avril Lavigne – All You Will Never Know

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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

had a short vacation with family in Ho Chi Minh City… 4days 3nights… arrived on Xmas day and reached back last night… alot of walking, sightseeing and not much shopping (partly because it was expensive)… joined a tour on the 2nd n 3rd day to Cu Chi and Mekong River respectively… had lots of good f00d to eat… yummy !~ bought 3 t-shirts at SG$2 each =X … bought some movies, and a pair of slippers… nothing much cause the rest of the stuff was either expensive or didnt catch my eye… heehee…

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Mekong Delta, My Tho

Vietnam’s ‘rice basket’, the Mekong Delta is a watery landscape of green fields and sleepy villages, everywhere crisscrossed by the brown canals and rivulets fed by the mighty Mekong River. Its inhabitants – sterotyped as friendly and easygoing – have long toild on the life-sustaining river, with their labours marked by the same cycles governing the waterways.
The delta, which yields enoughh rice to feed the country with a sizable surplus, was formed by sediment deposited by the Mekong. The process continues today, with silt deposits extending the shoreline by as much as 80m per year. The river is so large that it has 2 daily tides. Lush with rice paddies and fish farms, this delta plain also nourishes the cultivation of sugarcane, fruit, coconut and shrimp. Although the area is primarily rural, it is one of the most densely populated regions in Vietnam and nearly every hectare is intensively farmed.

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War Remmants Museum

Once known as the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes, it is now the most popular museum in Ho Chi Minh City with Western tourists. US armored vehicles, artillery pieces, bombs and infantry weapons are on display outside. There is a model of the notorious tiger cages used by the South Vietnamese military to house Viet Cong prisoners on Con Son Island and a guillotine used by the French on Viet Minh ‘troublemakers’.

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Cu Chi Tunnels

The town of Cu Chi is a district of greater Ho Chi Minh City and has a population of about 200,000. At first glance there is little evudence here to indicate the intense fighting, bombing and destruction that occurred in Cu Chi during the war. To see what went on, you have to dig deeper – underground. The tunnel network of Cu Chi became legendary during the 1960s for its role in facilitating Viet Cong control of a large rural area only 30km to 40km from Ho Chi Minh City. At its height, the the tunnel system stretched from the South Vietnamese capital to the Cambodian border; in the district of Cu Chi alone, there were more than 250km of tunnels. The network, parts of which was several storys deep, included innumerable trap doors, constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centres and kitchens. The tunnels made posible communication and coordination between VC-controlled enclaces, isolated from each other by South Vietnamese and American land and air operations. They also allowed the VC to mount surprise attacks wherever the tunnels went and to disappear suddenly into hidden trapdoors without a trace.

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Im Back !

im back from Vietnam not too long ago…

just finished resizing the photos which took me around an hour -.-

will update my trip tml when i wake up… im super slpy right now…

stay tuned~

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Happy Birthday Bro !

Happy 24th Birthday to Khairi !!!

have a fun and enjoyable day ahead =)

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Dinner and Prawning and Supper

picked up the tour voucher from City Plaza on my way to school in the afternoon… bumped into yj just outside the tour agency… was pretty surprised to see her… didnt really chat much as we were in a rush…

dinner-ed with jo n cyn at Kim’s Hokkien Mee along Yio Chu Kang Road… its supposed to be famous for it fried hokkien mee according to cyn… we ordered that plus sambal kangkong, hotplate toufu and a chilli stingray… but the stingray was practically tasteless… it didnt taste as good as the normal bbq stingray u have outside… :( the kangkong and toufu was nice though…

went to J8 as they wanted to get xmas gifts… played the arcade basketball with them… lolz… was fun playing together…

waited for seng and cat to come to bishan so we slacked at mac chatting and luffing… jo gave us a lift to the bishan pond and left with cyn soon after that… kel, feng, feng’s gf, mel, andrew and 2 of their other frenz were there… prawning at bishan is way better than prawning at pasir ris… lots more prawns… lolz…

had supper at Jalan Kayu… *yummy* …

shared a cab with seng after that…

 

*when.memories.come.back.to.haunt.you* – 4.01am

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