The Year That Was...

Oh boy. There're only 4 hours and 58 minutes left til 2004 is officially over. Is it just me or has this year passed by at the speed of light? I'm still wondering where all that time went.

I have just spent the last day of the year in the kitchen. Tried baking cupcakes. They sucked. Waaay too sweet for my liking. AND I'd already halved the original sugar quantity specified. Eek. (Makes you wonder how some people actually manage to swallow their food without "krenasi-ing".)

My mum says they're good but heck. She's my mum. Doubt she wants to be responsible for a bout of low self esteem or something. Also helped mum make New Year's Eve dinner. They cut, I fry :) Couldn't ask for a simpler job than that. Hehe.

Anyway, here's a recap of the memories from this year that I treasure the most...

1. Being in the same class as all of my closest friends. I couldn't have asked for a better way to finally come to the end of official school life. MGS and all its quirks will probably be what I miss most about 2004.

- To the junior MGSians... Keep the spirit flying! We've always been top, make sure we remain there okay? (That means not relying too much on the "last minute boleh" ability we seem to have, ok? :P)

2. Chinese New Year in Malacca and our discovery of the "Jetty". Probably one of the best CNYs we've had in recent years. This was also the last CNY spent with Mama and nothing will be the same without her.

3. Mama's passing and how the whole family rallied together to look after her. The hospital staff were astonished, but what can I say? Our family has always pulled together and supported each other.. And I'm sure we always will.

4. Malaysian Idol. All right, so I may seem like a lifeless fool, but MI has nonetheless brought more colour to my life. Mainly because of the many new and different people I've met through the MI Forum. All I can say is, it's been a fantastic experience and I'll never regret the day I chose to join the forum. THANK YOU GUYS!! This year meant so much more to me because of
you guys. Here's to more fanaticism in MI 2005 *grins wickedly and raises glass*

5. Insanely Sane :)

- Xin Yi... Form 6 eh girl? Guess we'll still have a lot in common. It's just a waste that I won't be studying with you anymore. But count on the fact that I'll be picking your brain whenever I can ;)

-May and Jen... I'll miss you guys and your impersonations! But more importantly, I'll miss the closeness and how how you guys were always just THERE.

- Ju... I swear, no matter what, we'll find time to hang out. Even if it means sending you to college (or have you not yet recovered from my attempt at driving like a normal human being? :P).

- Priya... All the best! I hope you have a good time in Australia and come back with top honours. I'll be waiting with my newly acquire Golden Retriever. *grins* Well, I can dream, can't I?

6. Meeting Duane again after 6 years. I'm just really sorry that we couldn't see Ava as well. Sigh.

7. The Asian Quake. I can only pray that God will give peace to all those affected and help then to rise again from the tragedy that's hit so close to home.

That's just a gist of all that went down throughout the year. If I were to list everything down, my fingers would never recover from the strain :)

That said, I have only one regret from the whole of 2004 and it is that I wasn't as prepared as I should have been for the SPM examinations. But with that in mind I'll try and make sure I don't make the same stupid mistake again in Form Six.

Hey! My very first New Year's resolution! (Oh dang. Now I'm gonna have to keep it. Sigh.)

A Blessed New Year to all and may the hand of God be upon you and guide you through the year safely.

CHEERS!!