2005-- A new continuation or an old begining?

___I always believed that the years we go through as like Chinese cuisine dishes. They come in orders, one after another, plates after plates. Some dishes are hot while others are cold, but one similarity defines them together: each and every dish begins on a 'clean slate', on a plate of its own, completely clean and unmixed with previous items.


And that is why people always make new year resolutions. In hopes that their resolutions can keep their dish clean. However, this year, I really feel that this is not so.

Life is linked in decades,
decades in years,
years in days,
days in hours,
hours in minutes,
minute in seconds.
Everything and anything is closely linked to each other. An old year does not end and a new year begins independently, instead, they simply transit from one to the other, second by the second. Although I believe that every second is another chance for change, I must agree that like a child's game of dominoes, every flick we carried out last year will link and link to this year's. To have a blind new year resolution is to delude myself into believing that I can press a reset button and reverse all the falling dominoes. Everything I did last year cannot be ignored and changed, the person I was last year will still be the person I will be this year. The bitter and the sweet. I therefore, unlike every year I have done before, have not a new year resolution. Do not get me wrong, its not that I dont give a care about improving myself, its just that I have finally realised that a resolution cannot be used as a reset trigger. (and hence I will not continue with a resolution until I have finally feel satfisfied with what it means) Anyways, I feel that I should not rely on a resolution to trim myself.

now on to more serious matters:


Orientation 2005: MosAiC
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To my Tiripscaian of ZIRKAI:

You Guys TOTALLY rocked!! I am not saying this cos I'm your mehv but seriously, you guys are.... *wow* The whole reason orientation was so damn cool was cause of you guys!!! I never ever expected you guys to be so VeRy **GROOVY**and SOooO** N2**
I am not bullshitting when I say this but, you guys have Serious potential. Although it has been barely a school week, I can already see many of you as future student leaders, OGLs and councillors. Keep it Up! remember, you guys are ** N2**
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To my fellow Mehv:

Rou Hui, Daph, Thank you guys so so much for helping me out with everything. If you guys weren't there to support me at times, I'm sure I would have broken down from all the work. I must thank the both of you especially on the days where you had to handle the Esprit single handedly... wooo :-D Once again, Thank you.

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To Orientation Adhoc and Fellow Councillors:

I really gotten to know you guys better during this time. The bonds, the laughs and the eaten biscuits, all these experience are truly unforgetable. The late nights we had, the panic we went through when Sherman's hideout was discovered....
I would really really really miss these times. Even in planning time of december itself; I would still slightly tear at the memoriers of us slacking in each other's house and the council room thinking of the kooky Esprit names, the LAME storyline. Ohh, who could forget our proposal for Chancellor Grendalis to wear a grass dress with a coconut bikini top that leaves splinters? Hahaha.... I would miss everything.

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To my classmates of AA2:

Shit! I miss you guys so damn much. 2 months without your shit is really awkward, it there is any reason to look forward to school again is because of AA2. Looking to you guys' lameness and gang-up punching and stuff....

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To GOD:

Dear God, I give most thanks to you. Everything above is possible due to you. The miraculous holding up of rain during orientation, my damn N2 OG, my friends. Everything is possible in your name. Screw Adidas, All I need it you and impossible is Truly nothing. I love you AMEN.