31 December 2011:
How has 2011 been for you?
For me, it's been an eventful year. I can't remember exactly what happened throughout this year, but I do remember certain details.... I have just spent a while reading through my archives month by month. I remember blogging about how we should read from our archives occasionally, and we can progress and learn from those posts. To be honest, I don't think I've actually grown much.
I don't think I have been successful in ridding myself of some bad character traits I have. Hopefully in 2012, I can further work on that.
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Today Straits' Times had this editorial where some senior writers summed up 2011 in a word. My word for 2011 is turbulent.
Please let me first break into a side note about Straits' Times. I am very disappointed that they actually placed news about Red Tours on its front page. I don't believe that Singaporeans and Malaysians going to China to learn about Communist and Marxist values is so important. On page 3 was something about specialised schools. I personally feel that special education is more important that that communist trip. No wonder people say that our media is so tightly controlled by the PAP Government, and others are saying that PAP has Marxist or Communist roots. Ew.
Please ST, less of Communist or CCP news. Thanks.
Why turbulent? So many events have happened this year. There was the Arab Spring (which unfortunately could not lead to a Jasmine Revolution), two elections in Singapore, lots of natural disasters, and other accidents.
There was a piece of news about how our weather this year is actually the worst since 1800 or so, when people started keeping track. I hope in 2012 our weather would not be as "eventful". Or is that what we have to accept as part of the whole global warming process?
In my personal environment, it has also been turbulent. Relationships were forged and others strained, or even broken. (Thankfully I think forged > strained + broken.) There have been skirmishes and other conflicts. Most (actually I think all) have been settled amicably, so I hope there's no bad blood between anyone. To the people that I have offended in 2011 because I was simply not using my brain before speaking, I'm sorry.
In 2012 I'll try to think more, much more, before I say anything. And yes, maybe it's time to learn how to be more tactful. The worst thing is when I thought people are okay with what I said since they don't look visibly affected, but actually in their minds they are probably throwing imaginary knives at me. So yes, more peace, I hope.
Speaking of peace, I would also hope for world peace. Of course, that's already such a cliched phrase, isn't it? "World peace", it's almost an oxymoron. With 2011 being so turbulent, how can 2012 be the year where world peace is achieved? That's true, though. It'll take a long time for world peace to be achieved, if it can be achieved at all.
North Korea seems good now, but it's still not on good terms with South Korea. But I'm glad that they have opening tourism on Jan 10, which is two days after Leader Kim Jong Un's birthday, if I'm not wrong. I would really love to go to North Korea in time to come, and experience a communist lifestyle for a while. Maybe I can appreciate the benefits of democracy in Singapore (although some still say it's not fit to be called a democracy) and complain about the government.
And speaking of complaining, I do hope lesser breakdowns will occur in 2012. (Ahem, SMRT.) Or rather, on the whole, just lesser national problems that the Government has to add on its platter. Already they have so many things like housing and "foreign talent" problems to worry about. It's no surprise that PM Lee steps down in future with a head of white hair. Or maybe even no hair.
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Okay, I think you must be super bored and unimpressed by now. I think my 3112 post must be the most sombre and uninteresting one amongst other 3112 posts. Anyways, happy new year. I won't be posting any new year post tomorrow, and it'll probably be another week till I do post again. 3 to 6 Jan is Orientation 2012, and I think I'll be too tired to even post anything during that time.
TTFN.
28 December 2011:
I don't want to sound emo, but
我愛你，你愛他，他又愛著另外一個她。怎麼辦呢？
在復旦的時候，我記得Ｄ友曾經鼓勵我要加油，追到那女的。我跟Ｄ友說：那是不可能的。
我也記得我跟ＪＱ友提過：對啊，其實，我也知道我沒能力有個女朋友。
現在我的心裡好鬱悶啊。
27 December 2011:
My last post was 1 month and 13 days ago.
A very big sorry to all the readers on my blog for deserting it for so long! I know I said before that I would blog at least once a week, but for the past six weeks I was in China, so I couldn't blog.Yes, I have returned (not so) peacefully from the Fudan trip in Shanghai. In the 37 days there, I have learnt a lot, and knew more people, made more friends.
I'll be back-posting my reflections on this blog, so hopefully it fills you in on what I've been experiencing or feeling for the past 37 days. But being the procrastinator I am, I really don't want to give a deadline. So just search in my archives and if you're lucky, I would have started posting my Fudan trip reflections.
How is life after Fudan trip? I am getting miss-Fudan syndrome, a very serious form of it. I really do miss the lifestyle there, and all the small things like crossing the road wildly. Of course if I do that here in Singapore, I'd get lots of middle fingers and curse words at me, that's for sure.
And by the way, I got stomach flu after coming back from this trip. Nope, I didn't get it from eating their food there. I coped perfectly fine with their kind of food, of course with some getting used to at first. But what made me sick (I'm 99% sure) is a cup of orange juice onboard the return SIA flight.
I came back to Singapore on 23 Nov, which means I have been sick for 5 days now. The first two days were like shit. On my first night back in Singapore, I woke up every 1 hour or so to lausai until I felt weak. In the morning I thought I was better but guess what, I vomited. It was some green liquid and I freaked out a little.
2 hours later and after a doctor's visit, I have 3 types of medicine to take: for vomit, lausai, and gastric. Today I have stopped taking the medicine, hopefully the condition doesn't worsen again.
Of course, I still have occassional lausai and still can't really eat solid food. But what made me so anguished is that I can't eat local fare the moment I come back! On Facebook someone was posting about how she ate local fare almost every meal, and I'm like argh I want to eat it too ...!
Never mind, once I get better I can start eating those again ... Oh. But I still have to 補齋 since I skipped it on 25 Dec. I didn't skip it just to eat turkey or something okay ... It was cos I was so sick and it's not that easy to find 齋 stuff suitable for my sick stomach. Maybe I should 補齋 only when school reopens, since it's easier getting 齋 in the canteen.
TTFN.