Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 2:44 AM
recollections of a past year.
last night the family went to Oriental Hotel to makan at the Melt Restaurant for a buffet dinner! ( in lieu of my birthday ) (:
we were quite early and took a brief look around the hotel at first. the hotel's design was quite interesting; it made the hotel look taller than it really was. the 25 storey building looked as if it was 40 storey skyscraper! the lifts were like the Solero Shots in Genting! ( cheers junxin! )
food was great -- a range from local, japanese, western, thai, indian, to a large dessert room filled with large chocolate fondue fountains and mini delicacies.
heaven. oh the wine was fanastic too, i think i drank a bit too much. white wine, vintage 2004, Reslin. and dad went recollecting his travelling days -- he said he was flying on SQ when he unconciously finished two bottles of Reslin in a row. the stewardess went to him and said, "Sir, you have finished two bottles of white wine. Would you like another?" no sarcasm intended, i guess. but then, wad was she thinking? my dad replied, "why not?"
anyway, its another year past. full of sorrow, joy and recollections.
i am happy to have progressed thus far; i recognize the fact that not many youths at my age would have experienced the luxuries i have. i am, in fact, luckier than most other kids. then again, i should not take it for granted.
i have never regretted any decision i made, (probably except the one i had to because of you), especially the one to quit running for Student Council and to remain in AJ Wushu. the people i have met, befriended, and eventually became a part of, have all been an essential part of my life. now as we progress on to our next and final year, i am sure that we will perservere and remain united as a team. those who did not make it to J2, i feel for you. i do not claim to comprehend the feeling of being retained, but i know, as long as we work for it, together, nothing is impossible for us.
to my best friends, a year has passed so quickly. although we are not separated, let us strive again to accomplish the goals we have set -- we can make it!
and finally to those people who matter to me, be it my friends near or far, wherever you are ( oh man so cliche ), you will always have a place in my heart.
the thought of us.. hurts TOO much.