summing up the semester..

Okays, the semester has ended.. guess i shall do a small summary of the semester? haha
This semester has been one big one, and fast..
Every single thing jus seem to fly.
The semester started on 2nd wk of Jan 08, with 6 modules.. 5 core & 1 GEM.
Yes, Heavenly Mathematics.. haha

Many many many things happened in this semester..
To list everything, it'd take a long time to write.. haha.
Many things crossed my path, good ones, bad ones, happy ones, and sad ones..
The happy ones lifted me up when i was down, when i was dragging my feet in the sand & mud..
and i'm really thankful for the opportunity that i had to experience those times..
and gave me the chance to go through them & enjoy them ..
But when the rocks (some seemed more like boulders) hit me, it reali pulled me down..
and along the way during the semester, i lost my sense of direction totally..

Nope, it doesnt mean that im bearing grudges, and just simply forgotten memories..
No, they're not forgotten..
In fact, quite the opposite.

I still miss those times.. I really do. Many a times, i wish and wish for it all to rewind again,
that everything would be the way it was right from the start..
Those were my happiest times, and i never regretted spending those times..
or sacrificing certain things to make those times happen..
Yeah, perhaps they werent spectacular, but they meant everything to me..
and up til now, if there was anything i could do to have it all again, I'd do it..
& i'd never forget the foodfair at Suntec City that day..
That was the last time I was really really happy..
for the rest of the semester, things flipped..
I tried to pick myself up and move on.. It was the hardest thing i ever did.

Academically, things werent simple.. In fact, many things sucked. haa..
Getting lost in notes, and getting even more lost as time went by..
Studying was accompanied by sweets, books, youtube, dvds, Prison Break,
and more recently in the weeks leading up to the end of the sem, I got introduced to Friends..
and i'm simply hooked on them :)
It's a happy show, hilarious, yet certain things which they experience in the show,
actually we can relate to them as well..
Am now near the ending of Season 4..

Along the way in the sem, I strengthed friendships,
and made some new friends as well..
But now that the hols are here, some are going away, most wld be busy,
in fact, i'd be back at work tmr as well, 8-5.30 each day..
plus i'm helping Sara with Engin Camp tis yr,
so there'l be meetings and dry runs to attend as well..
which im not sure if i'l be able to attend alot of them, (or any, for that matter)
(cos i only have 6 days of leave, 5 of which would be for the camp..)
So i guess this 3 mths, i'l jus juggle my time all over..
I wanna keep myself busy with things,
find myself again, and yeah.. keep my mind preoccupied with things,
even if its jus watching dvds or Friends.. haha
Perhaps i'l even take up a course or learn something new.. hmm.
Bottomline is, I dont wanna waste my time bumming & stoning around with nothing to do..

One of my closest friends will be flying off on tuesday for grad trip, gone for a month..
guess i'l miss those times we spent..
another few friends would be going overseas as well, namely Mel Liping Calvin (& Jian? haa).
so i guess i wont be seeing them for sometime as well..
Yet another friend's gg back to HK on wed and probably staying there for the rest of the hols..
I still rmb, last yr, during this time after the exams, I went to catch The Phantom of the Opera..
This yr, I simply looked forward to after the exams last thurs (8 May),
and looked forward to spending time with 2 of my best friends Craig & Sara.
Thurs evening & fri was spent helping with moving out of Kuok..
while Sat was another great day out, first from Sheares hall, then to PS & Cathay..

Whether im gonna miss this semester anots, I dont know..
Well, definitely, i'm not gonna miss the lectures & modules (yuks =x)
But i know i WILL miss many other things..
But special thanks to the following people who made everything bearable:
(not in order of merit kae? haha)

The clique => Sam Kyrin Mel Calvin Liping Jian (always in lecture together..)
Sara Teo (our shopping at bugis! and for helping me so much, and tolerating my nonsense),
Craig (for the online disturbing and nudging and bantering, disappearing from lectures n tutorials, but yet always there somewhere..),
Weicheng (the occasional chat online as well..)
Roy (our occasional lunch kaki at Arts canteen on tuesday)
Elizabeth (who always dropped by via msn as well)
Ziqi (who was there no matter what, & always ready with alternative viewpoints which made me look at things differently and more cheerfully)
Weishan (whom i talked to here n there during the semester, and also my chui qi tong at times after my papers.. sorrie! haha)
Huixiang (whom i got to noe better since we took heavenly math together, & always sat behind him and his gang of hall friends..)
Y.Y. (whom i got to noe during the sem during heavenly math, though we hardly talked, til the semester ended.. haha. And thanks! for the tut stuffs! :) tink i'd be worse off if i didnt have them..)
Berlin (everything we had, I treasure them, alot.. :) )
Josephine (met her at CF last yr, but only started talking on 8March)
And Raynor Gan! would never forget his help rendered during the semester when i needed help as well.. and though we didnt exactly see each other often during the semester, he never hesitated to help me out..
and yea, Jasmine Loo, Jasmin and Marcus, though tis sem we hardly met at all, i'l nvr forget our superlong lunch last dec when we met to celebrate Jas Loo's bdae..
hm, for those whom i didnt list out, doesnt mean i forget them k..

hm okays, the end of a superrrlonngg post.. shall stop here i guess.
tmr will be the start of the hols (kinda more officially, since im gg back to work tmr! haha)

Happy Holidays everyone! =))

-Sirong- =)