Prologue:
This post is written over the period of 2 days (in office). I have to dig out couple of entries to find out what I was up to this year. I’m lucky that it’s not those years when I have more than 100 entries to read up.
Start of Rewind:
The year began after the countdown at Teck Whye with best friends over 7 years. For January, I was challenged to something I’m not so good at – Tour Guiding! It was a big pressure for me to make sure Alessa’s visit is memorable. I also managed to polish some of my Singapore’s landscape knowledge as my sister and her family came for 3 days visit.
February was a time for family gathering. I was back to home sweet home, getting some red pockets, and visiting my youngest niece, Jadyn – the latest addition to the big family. Come mid February, I went to Germany for a week to meet my team members. I’m thankful that I got to gather with them one last time before the changes which happened afterwards.
March was my birthday and the month of biggest roll-out (yet) for my project. Both of them fall on the last week of the month. I was so occupied that I ended up spending my first few hours of Birthday in office. The roll-out went out very smoothly. I was happy. But looking back now, I’m not proud of my decision to stay in office. I guess my perception about work finally changes :) On the same month, I had a gathering with previous AMGTO. I got a chance to meet up with Lisa sis when they came to Singapore, and went for a short break at Southern Islands in Singapore - Pulau Kusu and St. John.
In April, we had our high-school reunion at Cumi Bali Restaurant. It’s nice that we still stayed in contact after all these years (7 years after graduation!) We took our own path after high school, but now half of our class is actually staying in this tiny little red dot. Other than gathering, I joined Inche and visited Malacca for the first time. I will always remember the Satay Celup I had there :p
In May, we went to The Pulai Desaru Beach for a short gateway. We had Fendi and Tomy to thank for the nice trip :) It also marked the first time I bought something from Groupon, and then queued for an hour to use the coupons for my second buffet of the year at Joaquim. In office, we had a batch of Interns joining us and they can’t stop telling how old we’re. Oh well, I can’t be mad at them. I would have said the same thing to someone who is 24 if I were 19.
In June, we had our SCE reunion at Garuda Restaurant. While most of my high-school friends are coming to Singapore, some of our college friends are actually flying out from Singapore. I missed couple of faces, and we could only guess that they might have gone back to Indonesia. Couples of friends are attached, and some are getting married. Oh, some are actually married! Congrats, Maria and Freddy! In the same month, I also went to watch Badminton live match for the first time – Li-Ning Singapore Open. Indonesia won gold medal for mix double.
In July, I had my first 10 KM run at Jurong Lake Run. Other than that, we tried out the IMAX 3D for Harry Potter last installation. It was mind blowing! The movie was great but I believed the technology played a big part of the experience as well. At the same month, I visited Medy's house warming. He bought a condo near Bukit Batok. Congrats to the (not so) newly wedded couple!
August is the right month to feel patriotic (Happy Independence, SG, IN, ID, MY, CN!). I visited Istana, Asian Civilization Museum, and Art Science Museum. I had my first Chalet experience at Costa Sands Resort at Pasir Ris. Gathering is always fun :) It’s one of the biggest Blazers gathering for the year. In the later part of the month, my parents and I went to Australia to visit bro. He took days off and we traveled around Melbourne, Canberra, and of course, Sydney. I revisited Sydney Fish Market. The food was still as good as how I remembered it.
September denotes the start of spring in Australia. I was lucky enough to feel the transition from winter to spring. After another week in Australia, my parents and I bid good bye to bro, and we flew straight to Hong Kong. I attended my cousin wedding and got into VIP table! Wohoo! Back from Hong Kong, I went to Batam on the next weekend. I nearly passed out after the travel triathlon. Near Sep end, my childhood friend, Eka, came to SG and I finally got to meet him, after 10 years since junior high school graduation.
October marked the last quarter of the year, and about the time I noticed how the year is coming to an end. I went to NTU iGave Spooktacular – an event dedicated for those loyal donators over 3 years to NTU. I went there as a guest of Peko. The event was well-organized; the presenter was even more awesome. It's no other than Hossan Leong! Near October ends, my parents came to Singapore and we went to Korea for one week trip.
My November started in South Korea. I supposed to experience autumn, but the weather was warm and sunny when we was there. Seeing new place is always nice, but spending time with parents is something I treasured the most there. Back from travel, I went to the first DnD I joined since I started to work. I won a bread toaster (Gift #38 over #70 gifts). I called it beginners luck :) Other than that, I also went for a sponsored lunch with LadyIronChef (winner of the Nuffnang best food blog for 2011). Free food with favourite blogger. Thanks SMRT!
December wasn’t started as perfect as how I wished it to be. There were couples of late nights in office during handover and first week of my boss’ leave. Other than that, I’m thankful that my boss approved my last leave, which was a bit ad-hoc. I disappeared for couple of days, for something only few people know of. I finished my second 10 KM run on Standard Chartered Woman's 10KM Run. I also attended the first (and maybe last) baking session in my life. At the same month, one of our Fighterz Crew, Ratna, tied the knot in Singapore :D Happy Wedding!
Christmas was spent in Teck Whye, the same way we celebrate the start of the year. This time, we welcomed the addition of turkey, ham, sausages, and vodka! I really appreciate how we stick together throughout the years despite all the constant changes :)
End of Rewind.
Epilogue:
As the year is drawing to a close, I hope it’s safe for me to say that it has been a peaceful rabbit year.
I looked back at my New Year resolutions... there are give and take, but I guess I met the objective to be a healthier person:
Now is time for a new set of New Year Resolutions!
Welcome, 2012!
ED
This post is written over the period of 2 days (in office). I have to dig out couple of entries to find out what I was up to this year. I’m lucky that it’s not those years when I have more than 100 entries to read up.
Start of Rewind:
The year began after the countdown at Teck Whye with best friends over 7 years. For January, I was challenged to something I’m not so good at – Tour Guiding! It was a big pressure for me to make sure Alessa’s visit is memorable. I also managed to polish some of my Singapore’s landscape knowledge as my sister and her family came for 3 days visit.
February was a time for family gathering. I was back to home sweet home, getting some red pockets, and visiting my youngest niece, Jadyn – the latest addition to the big family. Come mid February, I went to Germany for a week to meet my team members. I’m thankful that I got to gather with them one last time before the changes which happened afterwards.
March was my birthday and the month of biggest roll-out (yet) for my project. Both of them fall on the last week of the month. I was so occupied that I ended up spending my first few hours of Birthday in office. The roll-out went out very smoothly. I was happy. But looking back now, I’m not proud of my decision to stay in office. I guess my perception about work finally changes :) On the same month, I had a gathering with previous AMGTO. I got a chance to meet up with Lisa sis when they came to Singapore, and went for a short break at Southern Islands in Singapore - Pulau Kusu and St. John.
In April, we had our high-school reunion at Cumi Bali Restaurant. It’s nice that we still stayed in contact after all these years (7 years after graduation!) We took our own path after high school, but now half of our class is actually staying in this tiny little red dot. Other than gathering, I joined Inche and visited Malacca for the first time. I will always remember the Satay Celup I had there :p
In May, we went to The Pulai Desaru Beach for a short gateway. We had Fendi and Tomy to thank for the nice trip :) It also marked the first time I bought something from Groupon, and then queued for an hour to use the coupons for my second buffet of the year at Joaquim. In office, we had a batch of Interns joining us and they can’t stop telling how old we’re. Oh well, I can’t be mad at them. I would have said the same thing to someone who is 24 if I were 19.
In June, we had our SCE reunion at Garuda Restaurant. While most of my high-school friends are coming to Singapore, some of our college friends are actually flying out from Singapore. I missed couple of faces, and we could only guess that they might have gone back to Indonesia. Couples of friends are attached, and some are getting married. Oh, some are actually married! Congrats, Maria and Freddy! In the same month, I also went to watch Badminton live match for the first time – Li-Ning Singapore Open. Indonesia won gold medal for mix double.
In July, I had my first 10 KM run at Jurong Lake Run. Other than that, we tried out the IMAX 3D for Harry Potter last installation. It was mind blowing! The movie was great but I believed the technology played a big part of the experience as well. At the same month, I visited Medy's house warming. He bought a condo near Bukit Batok. Congrats to the (not so) newly wedded couple!
August is the right month to feel patriotic (Happy Independence, SG, IN, ID, MY, CN!). I visited Istana, Asian Civilization Museum, and Art Science Museum. I had my first Chalet experience at Costa Sands Resort at Pasir Ris. Gathering is always fun :) It’s one of the biggest Blazers gathering for the year. In the later part of the month, my parents and I went to Australia to visit bro. He took days off and we traveled around Melbourne, Canberra, and of course, Sydney. I revisited Sydney Fish Market. The food was still as good as how I remembered it.
September denotes the start of spring in Australia. I was lucky enough to feel the transition from winter to spring. After another week in Australia, my parents and I bid good bye to bro, and we flew straight to Hong Kong. I attended my cousin wedding and got into VIP table! Wohoo! Back from Hong Kong, I went to Batam on the next weekend. I nearly passed out after the travel triathlon. Near Sep end, my childhood friend, Eka, came to SG and I finally got to meet him, after 10 years since junior high school graduation.
October marked the last quarter of the year, and about the time I noticed how the year is coming to an end. I went to NTU iGave Spooktacular – an event dedicated for those loyal donators over 3 years to NTU. I went there as a guest of Peko. The event was well-organized; the presenter was even more awesome. It's no other than Hossan Leong! Near October ends, my parents came to Singapore and we went to Korea for one week trip.
My November started in South Korea. I supposed to experience autumn, but the weather was warm and sunny when we was there. Seeing new place is always nice, but spending time with parents is something I treasured the most there. Back from travel, I went to the first DnD I joined since I started to work. I won a bread toaster (Gift #38 over #70 gifts). I called it beginners luck :) Other than that, I also went for a sponsored lunch with LadyIronChef (winner of the Nuffnang best food blog for 2011). Free food with favourite blogger. Thanks SMRT!
December wasn’t started as perfect as how I wished it to be. There were couples of late nights in office during handover and first week of my boss’ leave. Other than that, I’m thankful that my boss approved my last leave, which was a bit ad-hoc. I disappeared for couple of days, for something only few people know of. I finished my second 10 KM run on Standard Chartered Woman's 10KM Run. I also attended the first (and maybe last) baking session in my life. At the same month, one of our Fighterz Crew, Ratna, tied the knot in Singapore :D Happy Wedding!
Christmas was spent in Teck Whye, the same way we celebrate the start of the year. This time, we welcomed the addition of turkey, ham, sausages, and vodka! I really appreciate how we stick together throughout the years despite all the constant changes :)
End of Rewind.
Epilogue:
As the year is drawing to a close, I hope it’s safe for me to say that it has been a peaceful rabbit year.
I looked back at my New Year resolutions... there are give and take, but I guess I met the objective to be a healthier person:
- I did limit myself to 1 KFC per month, but 1 buffet per quarter is really hard to judge, especially on those occasions (e.g. business trip, holidays, and trainings) where you have no other choice than buffet.
- I was really pushing my limit when I said I would participate in 10 KM run. Yeah, never underestimate what a year can bring!
- The promise to exercise at least 4 times a month was fulfilled with Distinction :D
- My only objective which wasn’t really met is the commitment of no more office mails after 9PM :( I have my thousand excuses, but well… missed mean missed!
Now is time for a new set of New Year Resolutions!
- Limit myself to 6 KFC per year! (It’s gonna be a tough year)
- Participate in 21 KM run
- As part of self enrichment… to learn all the country names with their capitals!
- (Still) on my commitment to reduce overtime. No staying until 9pm more than 5 times a month
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| Once Upon a Bunny Year (2011) - Credits to Helios for main pics |
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