this will be the year of building up my character, to search my soul of who i really am and what i wanna be. i am shy, intolerant of shouts and afraid of debates. but i've gotta stand up to what i believe in, and have confidence and conviction in my words. i've gotta filter out the negatives, put the past behind me and take a strong stance.

some of the things i learnt in '07:

• i was more independent than i thought i was
• don't be afraid to turn from situations tt sting, for the next turn harbour happier things
• when ppl change for the better, it doesn't mean tt in time, they won't change for the worse again. change, is still constant as always.
• absolutely nothing can be taken for granted. treasure and appreciate the simple things in life. take a look around, and hug the ppl who were always there no matter what.
• endure and persist are lessons in life that can never be discarded

anyway, the last few days of 2oo7 were spent in the company of close ones.

NYE's lunch was @ Ritz and then dinner was @ Timbre. yay! finally tried the food at the latter which is pretty famous for its pizzas. wasn't exactly fantastic but still a nice place to chill and is best to go about 9-ish, ten. after the dino's dinner, went to join a bigger party!

thx to Feng, Ly and San for then coming down again to go 85 for supper. the place was strewn with party poppers and confetti. oh, and it was one of the worst food we've tasted in tt place. at 2am, you bet the good food were all sold out. the one which was recommended by channel U was totally horrible perhaps bcos of the continuous stream of orders. but still, no excuse.

some of the few things to do in '08:

1. dedicate and spend more quality time with my family
2. travel and explore unfamiliar landscapes with family and frenz
3. eat healthier
4. exercise more frequently and tone up the body
5. take part in various runs this year including half marathon first, then see if i'm up to the full marathon (same as Nitz. u there girl?) =]
6. learn much more and take up more responsibility in my line of work

1st weekend of the year went well, with Nitz and i trotting over to 85 to eat ah balling! had this craving for the longest time.. and i was sooo pissed with the bus driver for going at a super duper slow speed when i was really kan cheong to catch the last bowl before the stall closes. *whew* we were the last few customers. and we chatted till we were kinda chased away by the cleaner cos he had to clear up. as we walked to the crossroads when we had to split to walk different directions, really didn't feel safe w Nitz walking quite a distance back. and her dad drove by in the nick of time! haha.. truly coincidental!

the next day was Mahjong with the youngsters of the Coy. i am no MJ fan and need guidance. played a few times cos HM and i were more interested in the telly. haha.. a truly slack and relaxed day. our first time going out and made a new friend too. nice!

and i had a lovely dinner with my whole family present eating our favourite guo tie! *grinz*

Have a GreAt YeaR ahead peeps!