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| i'm setting myself this goal.
That is, to start shooting again. I shall head down to Haji Lane and Bali Lane this saturday. Taking the chance to shoot, while accompanying my brother to look for a nice cafe for his 21st celebration.
hopefully, great pictures await!
School is certainly taking its toll on me. Not to mention, work.
But alas, work is ending for me soon. And i will certainly miss the inter-cruises people. Saturday was particularly memorable. We were checking in guests when a group of people for Spain and Chile checked in. They spoke only spanish. And i managed some smattering spanish conversations with them. Well if you didn't know, Chilean people speak spanish too.
I have to conclude that its one of the most beautiful languages on Earth. My rusty spanish hasn't been of much use until this group of people came up to me. And they were friendly as hell.
Albeit all the stressful times and testing times, it was a pleasant experience with these people. 2 years of working certainly bonded us. It helps that most of them were australians or locals studying in australia. We were talking so much about Melbourne etc etc for the first 2 weeks of work after I came back from Melbourne. PLUS, I can confidently say that I've probably spoken to people of more nationalities than most of my peers. Language barriers or not, I spoke to them, made eye contact with them and tried my best to make them smile.
Lastly, I've seen and handled passports of more countries than you can rattle off-hand. Also, the good company.
Good things must come to an end and I doubt my life as an auditor would be as interesting as this.
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| Happy Lunar New Year!!
its the year of the OX, finally. My year!!
this probably hints at why I'm pretty much optimistic about the year ahead. No more lists in this post this time round, although making lists and wishes seem to be the order of the day. But its gonna be the same one I put up weeks ahead.
And I thank you people for all the marvelous accolades my list has garnered.
Given that is the CNY, lets be todos tradicionales.
The day started with me running the usual errands, driving my mum to the market, supermarket and my aunt's place. Giving the car a wash and topping up the petrol. This year, the reunion is to be held at my place. We booked a cosy room by the pool and brought down the steamboat.
Grandma was with us this year, just like the previous years. But she's enjoying the food much more. She used to be easily tired and listless during family dinners. Most of the time, she would finish up her meal quickly, and her appetite hasn't been amazing. But tonight, she really enjoyed the food. And when I put down my chopsticks to signal that I was full, there she was, still fishing vegetables out from the steamboat. My dad noticed it, so did my uncles and we agreed that this was one of the rare occasions that she actually enjoyed the food, and perhaps the company.
Call it the age-gap closing, but I am able to talk about so much with my cousins who came down for dinner. Work, school, traveling, or life in general. Stupid movies, soap operas and silly pranks we used to pull off with finesse. My cousins from Melbourne came down to join us as well. And we were reminiscing about the Melbourne days. Hell, I miss Melbourne so much. If budget wasn't much of a hindrance, I would have flew down this May to visit my cousins.
Dinner can never be complete without wine. Bottles of chilled Chardonnay and that vintage Shiraz was passed around. We did the traditional toast. And I loved the conversations over wine, after dinner. Perhaps this was why the CNY is one of my favourite time of the year, other than Christmas. Makes us rethink the importance of the family. Recession or not, I realised how important and special this bunch of people are in my life. And how special I was to them as well. Perhaps I've been away too long, in hostel, in school, in clubs that i failed to realised how long I've not caught up with my family, toasted my grandma and wished her happiness and health. I've never talked about anything and everything with my cousins for a long time.
Maybe this is why CNY is extra special to me. I used to have friends around me who couldn't understand why I will be so busy, devoting the entire CNY break to my family. Some people wondered why I couldn't make time for a simple gambling session, a nights out or a simple dinner (at extravagant prices due to CNY). I couldn't find an answer too, till now. Its not about the traditional food, practices, customs that define these few days. Its the people. Its the cozy, fuzzy feeling of being surrounded with love. And surrounding others with love and wishes as well.
This year is going to be an exciting one for me. My brother's 21st, more photography sessions, and PARIS!! My dad has kindly decided to cover the expenses for my trip to Europe =)
Happy Lunar New Year folks!
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| i didn't get my photography elective in the end.
it didn't help that the reason for rejection was totally lame, cold and templated.
NTU is just a huge DOUCHEBAG.
and seriously, i can't see myself donating to the 'graduation fund'
slowly settling into the final semester. thankfully for derrick, i managed to get a replacement elective which wasn't so bad. throw in the fact that I have S/Us left, I could well be practically be a bummer/slacker/gamer/drinker in hostel.
and oh, beat this! i end my exams on the 16th. hur hur.
wait a minute, i start on the 15th. did i just typed EXAMS?!
the weird thing is, i've been enjoying my lessons. maybe because of the fact that i'm trying to relish the final schooling days of mine, or perhaps i've been enjoying the company of people around me. The usual bunch that i see everyday, and the unexpected ones that i bump into once in a while in school.
somehow, i appreciate the practicality of the subjects i'm learning now. they are more finance based, which to me, is more interesting.
other that the mundane happenings in school, i've been starting to plan for the europe trip. apparently we have quite a huge group. but still EUROPE.
oh my gawd. it is going to be terribly sinful and lovely.
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