[[*Endless Road_______Endless Journey]]*

Thursday, March 22, 2007

[[In Taiwan]]

Hey hey. I've managed to find some time to blog while I'm in Taiwan!

Haven't been up to much for the first week since I'm here、but the exercise is going to start tomorrow. So yeah、it's going to be a really busy、hectic and tiring week until next Thursday.

The place has left a very positive impression on me so far. The weather is really cooling (perhaps a little bit too cold for me most of the time)、the people here are friendly and things have been relatively cheap and affordable. Maybe that's because I'm not yet in Taipei yet.

Have been spending quite a bit on food thus far、hopefully I haven't gained too much weight. Can't help it lah、the chicken cutlet and instant noodles here are pretty irresistable.

Kinda missing Singapore a little. Not so much of the place、but more of the people. Mum has been pretty worried that I didn't call back、but I've sent my regards via my sister through MSN、so I guess that's pretty alright.

Hopefully all my friends and loved ones are doing fine. Can't wait to see everyone when I'm back.

But till then、I'm enjoying my stay here. Will very much look forward to coming back here on April 20. Sometimes I wish I could stay a little longer. The pace of life seems so much slower. Sunrise comes one hour earlier than in Singapore、and sunset is over by 6:30pm almost all the time.

Guess I shall end here. Hopefully there might be time again to blog.

I miss you、you、you、you and you. But most importantly、I miss YOU.

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|4:49 pm|

Friday, March 16, 2007

[[Taiwan]]

Six more hours andI'll be on board my flight to Taiwan.

Still trying to shake myself into the reality that I am really going there. It's hard to believe the time is here so soon.

Hopefully it will be a very fun trip. It's a trip of many firsts; first time on board an aeroplane (that sounds really sua ku eh?), first time travelling to a place so far away from home, first time leaving this tiny island for such a long time...

And maybe it will be the first time I see ㄚ頭 too! Haha...wishful thinking.

Be back on April 2. Till then, take care everyone! *sMiLeZ*

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|8:06 pm|

Sunday, March 11, 2007

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Probably the last post before I leave for Taiwan this coming Friday.

How this weekend has passed. So fast I could hardly believe tomorrow is Monday.

Watched three pretty good movies this week; Rocky Balboa, The Pursuit of Happyness and 300. Hoping to watch Music and Lyrics before I leave.

I don't know why but I keep getting this feeling of wanting a lot of things before leaving. It's strange because I'll be back on April 2, which isn't really long afterall. But still...hmm....

Anyway, wish me luck as I embark onto the land of 黑涩会美眉!! *bleahz*

Hopefully I'll have many positives to talk about when I'm back.

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|9:37 pm|

Monday, March 05, 2007

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I can't believe I've gotten through a Sunday guard duty as guard commander. First time doing guard commander, and I must say I didn't do a really good job. A few mistakes here and there, but nothing major happened. So I guess it's still pretty much ok.

Hope I won't do another regimental weekend duty though. Such a waste of time my time when I could spend the weekend doing things much more meaningful.

Anyway, I spent a bulk of my time during my shifts reading a book, Tuesdays with Morrie. It is not really a very new book. It's been lying around my room for ages, and I've always been procrastinating about reading it. But boy, once I started, I couldn't really stop flipping to the next page, and to the next page.

The book is somewhat a thesis by the author (Mitch Albom), who drew inspiration from his dying university professor (Morrie Schwatz). Mitch had lost touch with Morrie for 16 years after graduation, and when he re-united with Morrie, it was a time when Morrie was suffering from an incurable disease called ALS. As death slowly creeps into Morrie's body each day, both decided to come up with a final paper, the theme being the meaining of life and death. And they met up every Tuesday to discuss the different aspects of life till the day Morrie finally succumb to the disease.

I'm not one who often falls for books on self-improvement and/or preaching about ways of life. But this is one that really touched my heart. Because of the way a man could actually face death face-to-face. Because of the way he made me realise that in this world, material gain is more often than not a substitute for whatever emptiness we feel inside us. Because of the way he enligthened me to the fact that it's only when we are facing death then we begin to cherish the small little things we had but never noticed.

And I could go on and on about the many different lessons I've learnt.

In short, it was tough holding back tears while reading. I could never imagine being in the shoes of Mitch, who had to watch his most beloved professor whithering week by week, the disease eating Morrie from the feet all the way up to the brain.

Anyone who has the time should seriously read this book. Even if you don't have the time, make some time for it because it would be worth your while.

Anyway, I had a ball of a time last Friday during Re-connect. In case you're wondering what Re-connect is, it is actually an event organised by SP and School of Business exclusively for Media & Communication graduates. It was fun meeting and catching up with classmates, coursemates and lecturers whom I haven't met in ages. A pity some couldn't make it because I wished many more would have come. Couldn't help but start reminiscing about the three years I spent in SP.

And I'm really thankful to everyone who made the event possible. Not just for the effort they put into organising the whole event, but also for the money the school had to fork out for the whole thing. Really hope that come next year, the year after next, and for many years to come, there will be Re-connect. Even if it means having to fork a small sum to finance the whole event because it really is worth it.

Not to forget the surprises I received. The two biggest highlights? Firstly, for Ms Phyllis Peters still remembering my name even though she only taught us for two law modules in three years. Many teachers who have taught me could barely remember (or even properly pronounce) my name even after teaching me for a year or two.

And the second? My Year Two form tutor, Ms Kwa Lay Ping, for actually commenting that I've slimmed down the moment she saw me. That must be the biggest joke of the evening because everyone believed she must be referring to Shifa instead. Granted she haven't seen me in like two years, but slim down? I would have been glad if I haven't put on that many pounds since serving NS!

It's been a long, long post. Feels like eons since I've written so much.

11 days to go before I'm flying to Taiwan. The anxiety is slowing getting into me.

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|2:19 pm|