Happy new year everyone! It's 2009, finally! Forget all unhappy things, only keep the good memories with us! Looking back, 2008 has been an interesting year, and an eye-opener. Of course, every year we experience new things. The 1st half of the year seemed to have passed really quickily. Although, the initial waiting period for our A-lvl results was rather gruelling. Later did we realise, the true meaning of GRUELLING, i.e. the mere FOUR mths of life in uni! Well, at the start of 2008, still fresh fm JC, some of us had a taste of working life, we also worried over results. After getting results, we worried abt our choice of course in uni. Until now, many of us are still uncertain if we have made the right choice. Is this course really what we enjoy doing? Or what we see ourselves doing in future? Not just 1 or 2 years, not just a holiday job, but possible for half of our life? But at that time, we had to make a quick decision, and then moved on, not wanting our 8mths hols to end tt soon. Well, orientations we went for, got us more mentally prepared to start sch. This time, sch for most of us meant..more than 2hrs of travelling everyday!! Gosh, the thought of having to be best friends with my fav 151 again in 12 days time is rather upsetting! Anw, our sem started in a hurry, and without us knowing..seriously, it was the fastest 6weeks ever, we had our 1st mid terms. We barely got to know our way around the huge campus, and just starting to talk to the pple in our tutorial classes (tut started in week 3). Anw, mid terms were totally not prepared for, and many of us kinda screwed up. Somehow, the guys seemed to fare quite well although they spent 2yrs away fm books. Demoralised and worried, we still pushed each other on. Tks gals for being my pillars of support too! There was no time to be upset for long, and another 6weeks passed ever so quickly again. 5modules tt each seems like a year's work, and by end of nov, finals are here. Recounting back, there are too many things which had happened over the past 4mths, all of us know, tt it's not been easy. Whoever who said JC was the worst, and uni wld be a breeze, tt's TOTAL CRAP. 1 sem in uni is 10times worse than 2yrs in JC, at least for engin. Fortunately, we managed to survive thus far, we still keep in touch, we still meet regularly for lunch in nus, we find time to meet and chat and complain, which really made life better. At least we knew tt we were in the same shit together. Along the way, we made many many new friends, ur social circle widens very easily, friend's friend, friend's friend's friend, here and there.. but widen mostly meant, knowing more hi-bye acquaintances, having a closer grp of good friends is what matters more. Anw, just like how the 6wks in uni passed so quickly, our 6wks of hols are coming to an end!!! Oh no.. A new sem, new modules, greater level of h*ll. No matter how bad we expect it to be, we have to keep a bit of hope. 2009 is a fresh and brand new start, we have control over our life and time. So, let's all jia you together! And make it work out well this sem!! Gotta spend our time wisely so tt we wont panic and regret again when results are out the nxt time!! I guess, we really slacked quite a lot in sem 1! Haha!! Pull up our stockings! Buttons up! Haha! 2009 will be a good year for us, I hope! To the guys, hang in there too, uni is 2 yrs away, still excited to start sch after hearing so much? Anw, u all are almost halfway through NS, so keep it up and live well too! Lastly, wanna wish everyone success, and a great year ahead, stay in good health, and may happiness be with us always! Not forgetting, continue to stay in touch and attend class outings regularly! Looking forward to our nxt chalet in 2010, one year wont be tt long ya? All e best in everything! Happy hols!
Lotsa Love,
Shu Yi =)
