6 more days to 2007...

What have I achieved this year? Modules bidding for the next semester starts today... My results will be out at 4pm today... Today is Boxing Day...

Thought of doing a reflection of my year 2006 :)

1st January 2006... no partying, no clubbing, no pushing around to watch fireworks.. I welcomed the new year by watching TVBS Asia the whole night til the clock struck 12 (plan to do the same this year).. watched the fireworks from the window of my apartment at level 9 with my parents while my sister was sound asleep... the ships nearby sounded their horns and the trains nearby sounded theirs too.. it was a heartwarming feeling :)

2006 is the year I (in no particualr order..typed as they came to my mind):

• turned 22! o_O
• got more interested in Korean dramas... and is also the year i watched most K-dramas to date :) - Goong is still my favourite..watching "Sassy Girl, Chun Hyang" on 8tv now... the lead actress is so cute! \(=^_^=)/
• went sailing :)
• visited the "Land of the Rising Sun", Japan!!!
• stepped into a Disneyland :)
• took the bullet train.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
• sang Karaoke in Kyoto -lalalala-
• had my first concert tour... had many many first this year which are all related to the Japan Concert Tour.. by know you should know how much I absolutely LOVED that trip, so I shall not elaborate more... :)
• ate my first Japanese buffet :) - in Singapore not Japan..hehe...
• learned a foreign language formally- German :)... It was a very fun experience! If not for the heavy workload, I would have thoroughly loved it! :)
• celebrated my birthday on Esplanade's Rooftop Garden :)
• had my first Precious Moments figurine... and then a PM chest.. and then a PM mug!! Thanks everyone :)
• cried for the longest time on the phone :( -almost had a breakdown i guess..
• made my first police report at JB for lost passport :( :(
• had a transparent umbrella..haha :) and the I got a second one because *ahem* someone lost my imported one.. :(
• planned my own holiday to Langkawi .. yeah! haha.. kinda old to be happy about planning my own holidays... ;P -previous holidays without my parents were all planned by other people and I just joined them.. :)
• worked in a community pharmacy.. in fact, i worked in two pharmacies- one in Funan IT Mall and another in Orchard Centrepoint... did many new things like arranging and rearranging stocks, became commercial spy, filling prescriptions, called doctors, entertaining customers on the phone for a very long time, counting tablets, sticking labels etc.
• ate lunch alone.... :(
• got to know some very nice pharmacists :)
• tried snorkelling!- what i saw? erm..some corals and a type of fish only... the water wasn't very clear either.. and i spent more time trying to float in the water than actually looking into the water.. because I was scared! >_<
• became aunt for the second time to an adorable nephew, Teng Zheng... :) Baby nephew is going to celebrate his 1st month this Friday :)
• had a BBQ Xmas Eve party with a bunch of people I do not really know..haha.. they are my sister's friends... had fun, got a present and more than enough food :) and my parents seemed to enjoy themselves very much too... they like to have guests :)
• attended ONE session of Japanese Tea Ceremony... wanted to attend more but the time just couldnt fit.. whoops..
• learned YOGA! It's fun and very relaxing.. can always sleep very well after Yoga classes.. will continue next year... :)
• tried D24 Durian birthday cake.. made with unbelievably delicious fresh durians.. with fresh cream...not that durian cake which is dark brown in colour.. those are usually made from less fresh durians..
• got permanently addicted to YouTube.. point of no return...
• got coffee-withdrawal syndrome... a day without coffee is a day without happiness and energy... - well, luckily it's only in NUS that I have that syndrome.. I'd gone coffee-free for most of the time at home.. except the time when my dad insisted that the coffee shop's coffee is very "kau" (thick) or when he insisted that Old Town's coffee is really smooth and fragrant.. hehe.. or that first week I got back home and I subconsciously ordered ice coffee during breakfast... or erm, that time we had buffet breakfast at Langkawi and I happily filled THREE cups of coffee... (for the 3 of us lar..haha)... well, that's all the exception i guess :)
• watched my 1st Japanese movie in the cinema and i totally loved it! - Death Note... can't wait to watch Death Note 2 when I get back to Sg :)
• dyed my hair... and it's DIY by my lab partner CM..haha :)
• pierced my ear again on the right side.. so there are 3 holes now.. (do you call them ear holes or earring holes..haha)
• did not buy a single CD or VCD or DVD.. hmm..
• finally attended a NUS Wind Symphony Concert... It was nice...
• worked for a event-planning company, me being involved in the Girl Guides' Camp...
• am officially certified as a first aider for 3 years from now :) - I think I can still remember my CPR steps.. and also for choking..
• watched a Dance Performance by a Dutch group (I think so..can't remember now..)- It was by far one of the most 'cultured' performance I had seen..haha.. It's something new to me anyway..
• survived a year of Pharmacology... it was indeed a very very difficult year in my pharm-ing life in NUS... I forgot what was day and what was night.. spending around 2/3 of my day in study room or the library everyday!! way way before Reading Week started... memorising drugs after drugs.. Mechanism of actions, PK, PD, Adverse Effects, etc... studying had never been so torturous before....
• extracted one of my wisdom tooth.. finally!! now, i'm 1/4 less wise... :)

I had experienced many new things this year... tried many eating places which serves really delicious food.. :)

I had my most down time earlier half of the year.. had my most memorable time in May.. and had my most stressful time in June and July.. had the craziest sem in Aug-Dec... and had my happy time in this Dec hols... just like my weight, they all went up and down throughout the whole year..haha ;P

I did not set any resolutions earlier this year.. So, I could not measure how successful my year was... but all in all, it was a fairly good year... quite extreme at times but it was O.K ;)

Wishing for a better year ahead... and for more happy people next year!! yeah! :)