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Finally i have completed the arduous journey of my university life in london... alot of ups and downs..
looking back at the photos which i took at the first departure in Changi Airport brings back lots of memories.

A recent quote from a HK drama-
Be happy with what you have. Don't be sad with what you have lost.

Certainly there are losses and gains in life. I am still thankful for the experience I had so far in the past 4 years. This time I am going back for good. There are alot of anticipation and anxiety definitely. In career, in friendship, in relationship. Everything around me seems vulnerable. Any moment you can see an abrupt totally unexpected change happening. It just take a little triggering factor. Scary? I think that is what make life exciting.

I definitely have realised the laid back culture, partying craze of the brits. Maybe I have some of those genes in me now. But what lies deeper in my body is the my brought-up by my parents. Whatever i have been exposed so far be it among my spendthrift friends, rich kids, pple from humble background, fortunate and unfortunate (not many) have indeed left scars and marks on me.

Nothing is right or wrong- you can choose to club day and night, you can stay up all nights for business, for studies, for career, you can ditch the guy out of fear, out of absence of love, out of tiredness etc.  No one knows what is right or wrong. So why care what others think as long as you know deep inside you that you have caused no harm- especially those invisible long term wounds.

I have indeed chilled and recovered fully from the aftermath of exams and final year project. Its time to regain the momentum of life- exploration & seeking dream happily.

Ironically, it is this time of leaving college that all my coursemates have just got closer and form a bigger clique with east and west.  Perhaps this is the perfect ending.  I will definitely miss people here. My singaporean and malaysian friends who are going to work here. And many others who are scattered around the world.

It is strange how we, from all parts of the world, are brought together into this college, into this course and survive through the tough 4years and finally graduated together. Fate?  Perhaps!  I am quite lucky to know these people, even if it is just a acquaintance, there is sth i have gained from them. 

I don't know what to say but parting is never easy or a good feeling. May everyone live a exciting happy life after college and we will perhaps meet somewhere, in some countries! =) 

We will definitely need facebook to keep in touch! =p Gd invention during my college time.


 

A very touching song i hear in the HK Drama... to all my friends esp falo.. Happy Belated bDAE!

TRUST
A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call.   She answered, 'Public Utilities Board.' There was silence. She   repeated, 'PUB.' There was still no answer. When she was going to   cut off the line, she Heard a lady's voice, 'Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is.'

Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if   the telephone operator answered with just 'hello' instead of 'PUB'.

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NO POINTING FINGERS

A man asked his father-in-law, 'Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?'
The father-in-law answered in a smile, 'Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you.'

We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves.

If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.

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CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?

A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested 'I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one.' The SDU officer said, 'Your requirements, please.' 'Oh, good looking, polite, humorous , sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest.' The officer listened carefully and replied, 'I understand you need television.'

There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband, because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up a nd discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.

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NO OVERPOWERING

Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another, or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage. Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that 'It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character.'

It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness.

It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations. .

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RIGHT SPEECH

There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that 'A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation.' Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other, we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party.

A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted, 'Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school.' On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, 'Luckily you married me. Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker.' She answered,'You should appreciate that you married me. Other wise, he will be the millionaire and not you.'

Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.

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PERSONAL PERCEPTION

Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, 'Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey? 'Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, 'The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?' Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.

Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, 'How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman.'
The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, 'Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you.' Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.

It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a nar row bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.

Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..

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BE PATIENT

This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, 'Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck.' Then he asked, 'but when are my fingers going to grow back?' The father went home & committed suicide.

Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.



'Good Life starts only when you stop wanting a better One'   
'Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away '

 

omg! finally i have a proper decent good dinner of lamb shank cooked by my dear housemate liwan! yum yum! havnt been eating regularly or properly beside eating sandwiches in school library! haha

the library is forever packed with crowds of blacks and whites! of cos not to forget us, the yellow skin! I was there yesterday sitting in front of a white gal.. realise i met her last yr in an event but she may have forgotten about me. Her complexion is so white! like a piece of paper.. thin and most impressively, she hang on doing her work for so bloody long!

pity i cant rem her name except her course. =p i thought i was studying like a wild mad cow from 1pm-9pm.. ok she is earlier than me and still doing when i concede my defeat n retreat to my nest. power! respect! Every1 seem to be hanging on..overcoming the slpiness, boredom, headache, temptation.. just to spend quality time studying and revising in the library. Of course, me too! going there early to grab a good scenic seat to see my beloved queens tower with the nice blue sky as the backdrop! haha if i have to go through pain, i would rather do in a nice environment. Occasionally looking at the green queens lawn to soothe my eyes =p

ok great! i'm going to play badminton tmr! Just watched Jap drama Ace on crunchyroll.com, I was not particularly driven to polish my tennis skill but I was totally touched and impressed at the never-say die spirit of Oka. Her tremendous growth in tennis skill drove her from a totally amateur who doesn't know how to restring her racket to a superb 1st Japanese international player! In just 1 year, she started learning and going through the pain to enter the national team! amazing! I didn't personally know the story of my national players. certainly my short netball career can relate some of the pain that athletes have to go through. 

its often the mental and the physical. while Exams only demand the mental (for me la, i m healthy to take it wo physical struggle) sigh.. abit regret of quitting netball.. my coach was a terrifying person! that's all i rem. Right now, I would gladly have a strict coach to train me and point me the way.

I guess i was still fortunate to have gui ren to help me along the way to become who i m now... from Mdm Ang (bedok north primary sch), Mrs Liang, Mdm Tan, Mr Leong, Lao shi (Mei Chin Pri sch) [ok both pri sch have collapsed!] Ms Chua, Mdm Aw, Ms Dorcus, Ms Leong, Ms Janet Lee, Mrs Neo (Crescent Girls) Mr Caleb, Ms Cher, Mr Lim, Mrs Leong, Lin Lao shi, Ms Chong, Mrs Ng (SAJC)...wow so many Leongs! =p

Now, Crofton, Heyes, Grosling, Cumpsty... Simos too! ok as long as u know my name and give me my marks! =p u rocks!  all the ang mohs surname now.. haha 

of course, Mr Jackie, Zong cai, zong cai fu ren... figures of inspiration...

though i may not like them 100%, its undeniably that they do mould me and influence me in many ways... sometimes, a good coach can be someone you both HATE and LOVE! u HATE them scolding u, giving u tough jobs but u LOVE them because they also went thr the shit for u! THANK YOU!

bleah looking at the list of pple.. hmm havnt been in touch for so long! so long since i left.. its time to get back in touch.. an alien is returning! me!

i called my dad n zen.. vented all my anger, anxiety etc on zen even to the extend i may no longer make any sense of my words. desperation and disappointment. no other words describe better.

read abit of 中庸stuff.. realise more often in this modern era, its jus so tough to gauge both the goodness and bad of an object. one may know alot of everything but fail to exercise the wisdom in daily life. it easy to fall into the trap of temptation, fear, anger. i fell in too.

I realise how important to find a fitting environment, finding your partner with common objectives and integrity.. everyone is working in their best capabilities to achieve, to excel.. we learn from each other, we learn together and hav fun in this whole process. of course there is inevitable amount of friction but they are overcome together with understanding and openness. OK! i seem to be talking about SWALE! OriAuto is not bad too.. a gd attempt for 4 really young n naive gals! hahaha

so much fond memories to reflect upon =)

anyway what's happening next...PhD? Work for my country...biz? there are definitely some feeling of excitement ahead of me. both pleasant and unpleasant. I realise how i should just do what i can do best and try my best. Don't hope and place too much faith in others. every1 is like a fluid. ever changing. no fixed form. Once i accept this theory, i guess i will not be too upset over what others have done or not done. What is done cant be undone. I jus have to look ahead and learn from my mistake.

Every decision to pick up and to let go take courage and wisdom. I know it. Picking up a challenge means to see it through and go through the shit. Letting go also means to forsake all the wealth, glory, comfort which make you look silly to do so. 我只想我行我素，问心无愧，做最好的自己,even if no one is supporting (which is more often the case in this past 4 years) I don't wish to run away or hide the truth.

so fun and nice to see annie in london again! its been so long! my secondary school buddy! the girl who sat beside me in class! who chitchat with me non-stop! haha its been 5 mth since i last seen her when she was in london for the 1st time in oct! time has certainly passed really fast!

like what she says... time passed v v fast for pple in twenties!  i definitely have to agree with her! twenties are the time of turbulence! u go uni, u coming out of uni, searching jobs, getting jobs, settling down in jobs.. ok i kind of missed out the turbulence in uni! tons of courseworks, reports and anxiety of grades!!!!

so tired till i jus stoning away.. knowing that i have things to do for AET, DAC exhibition...walk, graffiti, pdd presentation, exhibition, sculpture sad, essay, what other things have i not done yet?? MMS..ok thanks for the reminder sms.. ok not to forget the 1000 marks Fyp... l0l .. (this is not laugh out loud.. this is van Gogh scream painting!)  cries! 

so much to do that i cant settle to sleep.. just stoning away and decided to write a blog and tell myself.. GO REST!
tmr got 10am lecture and 1230 lunch meeting, find simos to sort out programming.. WOW! thu... project management.. fri finally can declare BREAK! sun..NETball?? singnite....it better be as good as its poster design!

ok maybe i shd go gym and vent my stress out! HAHA so much stress make me understd myself better.. cos under stress, we really can c the true self of a person.. 原来 I am the kind of person who need to have all the tools and options before i can start get inspiration to do sth!  hehe inspiration/motivation whatever! I realise i get happy over small things, likewise i can also get upset over small things! like my anticipated lunchbox but was gone! sad! nvm i got my paella! =p selfish me! nanana don't care...

Eunice is pampering herself in tough times.. i m looking forward to 11march! where all the above DAC stuff will come to end! I am tired of EXPLORING! at least not in this awkward stressful last term in uni, in my formal education lifetime! ok enough of complaining..

today is also quite a good day! nice weather! with annie in carnaby street! hehe beautiful day! i got A (finally!) for AET! thank u heyes and cumpsty! make it back for my previous C! my kew garden sketch was used in the DAC invitation poster.. I am quite stunned too! AET vs DAC... its like heaven and earth... nono its MARS vs Venus... universe vs core of earth! no wonder i am tore apart! annie reminded how i was like in secondary.. i didnt expect her to rem i was applying for design sch (or interested la) after O level.. only to realise i end up in JC, scholarship, overseas uni..

small little dream/ urge inside me? heheh we watched high school musical tog.. realise how much heavy movie i had in my comp! hahah the song break free in the movie is great! not too ez without the support of friends and family..

I hope annie will not b vexed over her problem anymore. somehow, I realise summer and annie came over london and we seriously chat about our problem and reflecting about some interesting life philosophy. So nice to talk / listen to them.. maybe cos they are mature and their issues don't just revolve with grades =p

jiayou! i will soon complete my 1st lifetime exhibition in imperial college! heheh with pple from RCA coming! cool la! it will b great if we can exhibit in RCA! love it! BO LEH! can do can do! jiayou! ok ibetter go oi oi!