hello!
another year has gone by, and it's time to welcome yet another year.
goodbye 2014, hello 2015!
2014 has been one of the best years i've had throughout my 16 years of existence. it has been a rollercoaster of emotions, a journey of discovery and a stressful yet productive period of time where i learnt to push my limits and uncover my true self and capabilities.
here are 5 significant moments in 2014 that i will truly treasure forever.
(not in any order though)
1 ; primary school clique gathering
after 4 long years of being away from one another, we finally got a chance to meetup. we met at sengkang in the morning and trained to jcube for lunch and iceskating. to be very honest, we wanted a successful turnout of at least half the class but it turned out to just the four of us, close friends out on a small adventure. i learnt how to iceskate thanks to wenxuan. after that, we went to a railway near rail mall for a photoshoot session before heading for dinner and ending the day with a long, heart to heart catchup at a secluded area. it truly brought back many primary school memories while we were chatting. it's amazing what friendship can do, to be able to come back as though we never left one another's side through these 4 long years. im truly thankful to have friends that still stay true friends after such a long time. thank you to benjamin, wenxuan & liting for being some of the coolest and most amazing friends anyone can ever have.
w/ benjamin
(my bro since primary 6)
group photo in front of the breathtaking scene of the abandon railway tracks.
after iceskating session with the squad
(wenxuan, liting, benjaming)
#ootd
group/squad/clique/teammts
friends forever.
we iceskate cause we kool
(wenxuan, liting)
being a kid.
so hard to balance
(wenxuan, liting)
love you guys to the moon and back.
2 ; prom
i think this is an obvious one. every little girl wants to have the chance to experience a fairytale prom at least once in their lifetime right? well, i know that that's true for me. i've been excited for prom ever since it was brought up by the principal in 2013! prom was a magical day (Even though i didnt have a date etc) it was a fun night, pictures, events, food etc. well, i blogged about it haha (here) it was one last chance for us to be with our classes before we go our separate ways in celebration of the end of the major exams. everyone was dolled up for the event and i will never forget the whole process of getting ready for prom to actually being there at prom. im thankful for our school for letting us have such an amazing prom night.
3 ; Olevels
you only take olevels once in your life (usually). and i finally understood the importance of olevels this year. therefore my increase in focus to do well for it. i will never forget the amount of effort and hardwork that i put into this national exam. because of the drive that kept me going, leading up to the olevels, i did amazingly well throughout my upper secondary school years. i will never forget how much i invested into doing well for my examinations. i truly pushed my limits by sacrificing sleep and entertainment to purely focus on my studies. i look back and this will always give me that motivation, knowing that i'm able to accomplish anything if i put my mind to it. thank you to all the teachers and friends that never fail to support and motivate me to achieve my best through these years. this is one of the life lessons that i've taken away from 2014.
(i blogged about olevels here)
4 ; my grandfather's passing.
i'm 16 years old and i've never experienced being at a funeral or watching someone leave this earth with no return, until a week before olevels. i remember vividly that my grandfather's health condition was constantly wavering throughout the week and my emotions were very unstable, crying and being really antisocial in class. i didnt know how to react when my dad told me that my grandfather was going to take his last breath, and we were going to be there to watch his heartbeat go dead. i cried, i was the closest to him out of all his grandchildren and i couldnt bear for him to leave. i am grateful and thankful that i was there when he was leaving. i saw him take his last breath. the funeral wake was a disaster. it took me a full week to process the whole incident. i stood by the coffin day and night, talking to him, not believing that he was really gone. i remember not sleeping for the 3 days of the wake, just staying by his side, talking. i would look at his picture in the frame and still could not bring myself to believe that he was really gone. even after the cremation ceremony, i thought the whole thing was one long and horrible nightmare. i couldnt concentrate for a full week and it really threw me off my train of thought. however, this taught me that life is precious and we should spend time with our love ones while we can. people come and go, it's nature. we never know when someone will go, so if you have things to tell, do it while you can. my grandfather left when i still had loads to talk to him about. rest in peace, 爷爷.
(blogged about his passing here)
5 ; graduation.
graduation always causes me to think about my schooling years. i am very thankful for being in an amazing class with such amazing personalities that made studying fun! graduation reminded me of how far i actually came since i stepped into edgefield secondary 4years ago. ive grown so much throughout the years. i've become more matured, more responsible and definitely more decisive (i realised) i've never studied as hard as i did before i came to upper secondary and the teachers that taught me must be applauded for this amazing feat. im thankful for all the care that the teachers have showed towards me throughout the years, never giving up on me and showing me that anything is possible. now that i've graduated, it's another milestone completed. through this journey, ive found friends that truly understand me and accept me for who i am. im grateful for people like cm, sherman, vivian, xueying, weicheng, cheeyin, khengwuo, damien etc who have made an impact in my life, be it as a person or otherwise. thank you.
(grad post here)
now that 2014 has ended, i'll welcome 2015 with open arms as i anticipate the next chapter of my life. im excited to start school in a new environment, inching another step closer to adulthood. im thankful for a wonderful 2014, may 2015 be in my favour.
happy new year!
thanks for 2014!
