With the year closing, I must say that 2007 has been an eventful year.. with goods and bads of course.. Bad being the death of my Grandma.. Mr Tham.. and Alex.. good of course is the birth of Javier.. n erm... maybe Elaine's refound freedom? Also.. Deborah's graduation !!
That's really majority of what I can remember from the year.. but I must say that December has been a good month for me.. if not, it is probably one of the best in the year...
Firstly.. after a couple of visits to my chinese physician, I did not get the horrid cramps that troubled me for the past couple of years every month without fail.. Im goin back for another consultation this evening..
In the month of december.. I felt like i have friends!! Met deborah finally after our last meetin on my birthdae... but like i always say.. no matter how long we haven seen each other for it always feels the same.. yea.. see I have friends!! I'm meeting with my L4 and Shancai on 30th too to celebrate Deb's 22nd Birthday! it's probably been quite some time since I celebrated her birthday.. cos i missed her 21st last year..
I also met up with the devils.. Cindy and Jieqi's present were super belated.. but that is how often we meet.. Had fish & co.. and my fave tea at Olio dome... will always look forward to our next meetin.. which is probably after a couple of months...
Company lumch was ok.. nuthing much to rave about.. but its freakingly expensive.. even though highly recommended by kevin's friends, the food was only ok, but the lunch added up to 180 bucks!! and it was just a normal thai restaurant.. i definitely wonts wan to go back there again..
And of coz, how can I be completely happy without Javier and the IJRC girls rite? We had a mini christmas party at Sy's place.. though I had to leave early.. I still had fun.. many many presents.. thanks Yx for the toiletries.. I will definitely use it.. and one of them is in my fave pink colour.. n the bag of sweets too!! Thanks jean for the bag.. I reallie appreciate that you make us something for christmas every year.. thanks laura for the hand sewn tag with the cute colourful bobble.. (but remember to bring ur exchange gift next yr k =P).. thanks elaine for the hand made cookies.. its reallie reallie very nice.. n i just found out that the necklace is magnetic!! thanks hk for the pink cat purse! lastly thank you sy for the candy cane... THANK YOU ALL OF YOU TO CREATE ANOTHER CHRISTMAS FOR ME!
so reason for rushing off from the party is becoz of my cameron highlands trip.. the bus journey was pretty loooooong... the weather there is good... slightly cold in the morning.. but come afternoon.. a t shirt is just fine... to tink i brought 2 jackets on the day trips.. end up i dun think i wore them very much... and I even got sunburnt for standin 5 mins in the sun... stupid.. n everyone was laffin at me.. it's not my fault that i get sun burnt k.. its reallie pretty sunny even if its 5 min!! the trip was pretty relaxing coz everything was just looking n movin on.. saw many many strawberries.. tea leaves.. vegetables and fruits.. oh yes.. cactus too... that's pretty much all they have there... think city dwellers who go there will not want to stay more than a couple of days.. their main town is probably like the downstairs of the hdb flats.. some shops n eateries.. that's all.. no shoppin malls.. cinemas or other forms of entertainment... but still it's another kind of enjoyment altogether.... got to go on one of the day trips with 2 cute little boys.. yi heng n yi xuan.. reallie adorable!!
Back to Singapore was like fallin back into the hot reality.. hot weather.. n work waitin to be done.. but thank god xmas eve was half day.. so i was pretty much slackin off a bit... n i think by now most of u have realised.. boxin day is pretty slack too!!
im amazed.. this entry is pretty long... more photos will follow when i upload them!!
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Something to think about again...
Credit to 'Eugene Loh, 938LIVE, a station of MediaCorp Radio'.
Three Principles for Fulfilling Relationships
There are three principles that we should understand well before committing to any romantic relationship. If you're already in a relationship, studying these principles intimately and practicing them will help ensure a lasting, satisfying relationship.
Unrealistic expectations are usually what drive a couple apart, so the first principle to understand is that your partner does not owe you your happiness. This may sound strange because why else would we want to enter relationships if not to find happiness?
Sure, we should derive joy from our relationships but our partner should not bear the duty of giving us joy. Joy should be the spontaneous consequence of two people sharing feelings of love for each other, not the result of one party constantly striving to fulfill the other's needs. When we expect our partner to make us happy, we set up opportunities for failure, and each time our partner fails to meet our demands, we lose respect and affection for him or her. Besides, love doesn't mean consistently giving in to our demands. And love doesn't mean always making us happy. What gives our joy may not always be in our best interests. And love can sometimes mean hardship and pain.
The second principle for fulfilling relationships is to love your partner for who they are. Don't love a fantasy version of them you hope will emerge in the future. Many people enter a relationship thinking that in time, their partners will change, but this often doesn't happen. Your partner entered the relationship believing that this is what you fell in love with. He or she doesn't see any reason to change.
Loving your partner for who they are also means accepting their flaws, or what you deem to be flaws. Each person has attractive qualities as well as some habits or characteristics we may not find so beguiling. But we should love our partners in spite of the qualities we don't appreciate as much as the others. There is no perfect lover, like there is no perfect gadget. You're always going to have to trade off certain features for other ones you find more suited to you. And when you run into conflict over those undesirable features, your love for the whole product should be more than enough to make you overlook the flaws and still embrace your partner. So ask yourself "If my partner upsets me, will I be able to look past the words and actions and still love the person?"
The third and final principle is to love and respect yourself as much as you love and respect your partner. This is because if you feel inadequate compared to your partner, you might become obsessed with fulfilling his or her needs and neglect your own. Over time, your partner will learn to take you for granted and you will no doubt begin to feel like you got the short end of the stick.
Maintaining fulfilling relationships is no easy job, but understanding and practising these three principles should help you a great deal.
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01st December was a much awaited day for me because it was Xiaozhu's concert.. this is probably the only concert I've been to after my F4 one.. which was eon years ago... realised that maybe im past the concert goin age.. wasnt very "high" throughout the concert.. wad's more.. i tink the audience werent very considerate.. tt totally put me off... since u paid to have a seat.. den sit.. with such good seats.. y do u need to stand? haiz..
but xiaozhu was reallie handsome.. n i tink his singing improved loads.. though not all that great.. but good enuff for me.. n off coz his dance was impressive as usual.. esp the chair dance that i loveeeeeeeeee....
If i go to his next concert.. i will buy the first row.. coz i dun wanna stand up n block pple... eeeeeee.....
once again.. xiaozhu is reallie very handsome!
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