2007

//2007//

I guess I better blog before 1st Jan 2007 is over.

I've been going out the past 2 days...Saturday it was with wilson ever and pauline...to sing and mug...and Sunday it was with the TIPpers...

It has been long since I last saw my classmates...I guess I was being a little irritating with my constant "In taiwan...blah blah blah..." talk but I just couldn't help it...apparently I'm still not back yet...

All sorts of things remind me of Taiwan...the basketball machine in arcade (which you can see EVERYWHERE from night market to arcade)...the doll-catching machine (which we love to play there..esp the yu cheng peeps cause of the tips we got from this master when we went for the recording of Guess^3)....

And coincidentally...when we walked from Suntec to Marina Square, I saw Conrad Hotel...the place where we had the Welcome Dinner when they were here...I've been to Suntec and Marina Square lots of time after they went back..but I never really did see Conrad Hotel again cause I always choose to walk via Citylink...just brings back memories...it seems like they came so long ago...

Sunday was an outing with the Taiwan Immersion peeps at Dhoby Ghaut...chio, kai herng, yuxiang, bing qian, alvin, chuan han and xinwei turned up...we wanted to catch a movie...but couldn't get tickets for the movie we wanted...so we ended up singing at KBox at Paradiz from 4.30 to 9...

After dinner...we just sat around talking at Istana Park...sharing "stories" would be the more appropriate term I think...at around 11..we decided to proceed to City Hall area to see the fireworks...and once again...I saw Conrad Hotel while walking to Esplanade...

The fireworks was...just a really special moment...

It wasn't like spectacular or really impressive...but it just felt so special...

I remember when the Taiwanese came to Singapore, we got to see fireworks display too when we were at Marina Bay...and I very clearly remembered my thoughts at that moment...

It's so beautiful, yet short-lived...

We were all enjoying the beautiful fireworks at that time...but before we know it, it's over...

So yesterday...at Esplanade...while watching the fireworks...the exact same thoughts were going through my head...except that I realised something else this time round...

Because it's short-lived, it's even more beautiful...

I learn to treasure it more...cause I know the fireworks display will be over soon...and that's what makes it even more beautiful...

36 days of TIP is just like fireworks...short but beautiful...

While watching the fireworks...I was wondering...is my buddy watching fireworks too? Since there's no time difference between Singapore and Taiwan...they must be celebrating New Year at that instant too I guess...

And it's really a great to end 2006 and start 2007 with people who share this wonderful memory with me...at least for this once...

To quote Chuan Han:
"A new year begins but memories of the past year stay..."

*I will be editing the entry with photos once I get them