CO Memories

Hi Zewang, Shuzhen, Weixiang and all our other CO friends...hope that you have rested well yesterday. I slept a lot recently and find that it's so hard to get back on track again. But I am glad I have prepared a few chapters for my lessons in the holidays.

As what Shuzhen has said, we are moving on the next phase of our lives (a matter of time). For us, it's probably like marrying someone or having kids. But at the same time, our parents are also moving into a new phase - either getting retired, having grandchildren or getting ill (unfortunately).

Sigh....for instance, my mum has been suffering from back pain for the past few months. Just today, we learnt that the blood traces in her urine has gone beyond normal levels and she has been referred to a specialist on Thursday.

One more thing to worry about. But this is life.

Yingyi

Posted by Sean Tan at 1:39 PM | Permalink | Comments

Went to my uni friend's baby full-month party on 17Dec, was reminded that we have known each other for 10 years!!! Yup, it has been 10 years since we entered uni, and we are now leading our own lives, many of them married & with kids. How time really flies...

Had Christmas lunch with my colleagues last Friday in office, was a simple thing with plenty of food, gift exchanges and kids running about. The office looks like a childcare centre then.. :) But it was fun, a nice end to the year, since many of them will be on leave till next year!!!

It was a very peaceful Christmas for me this year. Was lazing at home on Christmas eve, watching the Korean drama "my royal princess", & on Christmas a short trip to raffles city, some shopping then back to my VCDs again... Got me thinking about how I used to celebrate Christmas with my uni hostel friends: we will usually gather at a friend's place (her parents will very kindly stay away for the night for us to create havoc), whip up a few dishes, exchange gifts and spent the night playing games like hide & seek, card games & "Truth or Dare".. Those were the days when we don't have to think much about commitments, money or anything of that nature... but now it is very difficult to even have a gathering since most of them have set up their own family and have a lot more commitments. How I miss those days...

Shuzhen

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Yesterday afternoon, I attended my 3rd wedding banquet in the whole of last week. One's my best pal Vincent, one's Zhizhong and another's my army pal Daniel. I was genuinely happy for each and every one of them, and really felt glad that I was there to share their joy. Prior to this, friends' wedding banquets were just 'fun'. Now, it's... well... meaningful.

I always look forward to watching the video montage and express highlights. These are beautiful moments that the couple will always remember for life. And the wedding photos are always something great to look at (I love looking at beautiful things - don't you see why I love perfect eyesight!?) And I for one would definitely love to have my photos taken while I'm still young. Don't wanna be old and then take those photos... Ah pek in 'gorgeous' wedding photos are not a good way to capture your youth... Or... alternatively, I could go pay and do a makeover shoot now [omg that's liek so loser!]. Something to remember my youth by... Or what's left of it... Heehee...

Even though I'm positively broke this month, I will proudly tell you: I'd definitely go for each of my friend's wedding [erm... if we're close enough - please, not the sudden 10-years-never-meet kind of friends...]. Yeah, I'd have to eat bread every meal for the next few months, but I guess it's definitely worth it to participate in their happiness. One of the most important moments of our lives... I guess seeing the look of happiness on their faces is more than enough for me.

Oh yeah, and by the way, if you're getting married, you might wanna avoid December (everyone gets married in December!!)... I don't get bonuses like you do, and I REALLY have to scrimp and save to share your joys.. so.... :P

Z

Posted by Sean Tan at 11:28 PM | Permalink | Comments

Hiyah! I just came back from Korea. Err.....I still like Taiwan more. You know, Korean looks very very much likem Taiwan, though Seoul has more trees along the streets. I didn't appreciate the food there, I got enough of Kimchi and steamboats liao. Really couldn't take it and started to want to come home on the third day of the trip.

Maybe it's the cold weather lah....as cold as -5 deg. My skin on my hands and face was so dry. The bed in the h0tels were too soft and anytime when one of us flipped, the other would be woken up.

I had nightmares about school work etc very often during the Korea stay. I guess I was very stressed still even on holiday. Last night I dreamed that I couldn't remember where my classrooms were and was walking up and down looking for them.

In Korea I dreamed of myself wanting to get a fruit juice from the nearby foodcourt before reporting to school, but by 7.45am when the national anthemn played, I was still struggling to get to school.

Another one I could still remember was that I was supposed to report to school in an afternoon to man my CCA. I took the train from Bukit Batok but after an hour, I still couldn't arrive at Yew Tee.

I really dread this job. I mean, I love teaching and I want to be a good teacher, but the price is really too high to pay. Sigh...my holidays are ending :(

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