Saturday, December 31, 2005  2:45 PM
Two thousand and five.
As the year draws to a close, you start to wonder about the year that has gone by, and how irrevocably quick each year seems to come and go. This year has been a year of many changes - experiencing the taste of working life for the first time in my life, travelling with friends more than with family, more of my best friends leaving to study abroad, getting more involved with church, and University starting and making new friends in school.
2005 in a sentence: Worked at CPF and Scarlet Hotel (I can honestly say I wanna study for as long as I can because working life stinks), got the 'A' level results then jetsetted off to Hong Kong with April, Ling and Sarah, went to Taiwan with Shuhui, headed off to church camp at St John's Island where I got to know some really amazing people better, University started and I was thrown into an environment where I have to be dependent on myself more than anyone else, but over time met Mel, Jings, Jan, Luqs and Fel who are seriously the lights of my life when school gets dreary, headed to Genting and KL with them on a whirlwind trip on the last day of the exams, and the last six weeks have been the best of my life with the fun, partying, sleepovers and catching up with my various groups of friends.
It feels like my life only comes together once a year when my friends are all back in Singapore and it's when I'm completely happy because all the people I love are around me. Maybe it's the fact that I'm an only child and in that sense, besides your parents, your friends are your life. As the laughter faded away during Thursday night's dinner at Din Tai Fung with Al, Bo and Cheryl, I began to think. The four of us used to be the most close-knit, inseparable and retarded friends in Secondary 4. Things have changed. Our friendship has grown mellower, we're not as retarded and silly as before with the filming of MTV's, Star Awards and always loving to film our own home videos. But I still love them with my life and I know that when we come together, in some ways, some things will never ever change and the memories are forever there. With April, Ling and Sarah, the bond is stable and grounded and I have complete faith in them. Although April and Ling will be in UK most of the year, I have Rah with me in University and somehow the friendship with the SALA girls will always hold so special and true in my heart. It's been five years and counting. Shuhui's been one of my true blue's since we were eleven, and I cannot wait to room with her once again when school starts. We've been through alot and in many ways, we know each other inside out. With her, I have a clique with Bo and also one with Mae. The Glam Girls in church keep me close to God - Jules, Sharon and Shuhui most of the year and the 'honorary overseas members' being the two Beverlys. Church camp this year has also brought me closer to Nick, Matt, Jon, Adrian and my very own cousin, Mark. I'm so thankful for all of them. And not forgetting the Innies, I think they already know how much I love them and how my life has changed since I met the five of them. And it will be more sleepovers, crazy studying nights, Hong Kong/Japan (?!) 2006 and United States 2012 for us.
"You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you."
That's a quote from my favourite movie this year, 'Pride and Prejudice'. I love the love story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy, and the way the story was portrayed in the film. I remember reading the book when I was younger, and the movie brought out all of that and made it even better. The witty banter, and the clever epitomising of characters with the wonderful acting of Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen totally put me in a romantic trance for about five hours after that. There were alot of good movies this year, no doubt, but this one left me raw.
2005 was an unforgettable experience. To a new year, 2006 and with more fond memories to embrace.
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