Anyway, this is 3 weeks since Christmas in a flash:
NYE party at padang with bern, JM and ming yan!
Met Belinda, her sister and Chong there too haha awesome.
The first week of school. That was a killer. Felt awesome to be back with the gang though. 605 got the fishbowl classroom, but on the bright side, it makes us unique and we have air conditioning whenever we want it. The sound system is awesome too, although i'm rapidly running out of songs to play.
Birthdays! SO MANY BIRTHDAYS. My wallet weeps in 10 dollar bills as time of celebration rushes past. First of the year: Ronald's birthday! We left him in school and hopped off to vivo for drinks and shopping. It was a blast and shopping for gifts are helping me cultivate fine taste, a great skill for later in life. We went over to Jaben's and got him a spanking pair of awesome headphones. SO JEALOUS. It sounds so clear and the sound quality is great, plus an amp the store manager threw in for his birthday haha.
Next one, Jing Min's birthday present! This has a special mention for the secrecy that we managed to keep it under. We planned it early, but somehow i managed to let it slip that xinyi and bernard were buying something :X Oooopss. So quick thinking, I told him it was Raghav's present from the exco, which is pretty reasonable, in fact, i wonder if they are actually getting Raghav a present... Anyway, the grand cumulation was in actually buying Jing Min's present while we were buying Ronald's present with Jing Min. Like ocean's 13 XD. The presentation was a bit flawed, but the look on his face was priceless haha.
Next up, Fabia's present. Or more accurately, Jing Min's present for Fabia. I went along, to refine my cultured taste for picking stuff, something Jing Min is way better at. And yet, I surprised myself and JM that day by picking out a reasonable notebook, a tasteful pen, and a flashy presentation of both together :D Another step on the way to be classy and cultured :D
Also, been planning for 403 Grad Trip. This is like choosing where to host the Olympics. And Australia was my vote, a sunny beach trip down the wild countryside and late night partying in cities down south. Switching between lazy nights on the beach veranda watching the stars, and dancing and clubbing in downtown Sydney and Brisbane. Sounds awesome :D
School's been pretty good to me so far, classes are ok, timetable is slack, homework is minimal, and tests are easy. But a more uncomfortable future looms. College applications. US has always been part of the plan. The plan. The acceptance rates has always been just numbers to me, but I found out the real human cost of Ivy League: 2 people, in the entire level accepted. I shudder, especially since these people are miles ahead of me, even the ones rejected. What's unique about you? Nothing much really, I'm a medium fish in an ocean of talent. Suddenly the future seems to be a lot harder. I'd always thought it was pretty clear, Ivy League, work a bit in the industry, found my own company, be a millionaire before 30. But now, its like, NUS, 9 to 5 job, 4 room HDB flat, get married, stay here forever. Mind you, I'm not complaining, the middle class of Singapore is still a pretty comfortable life. In fact, the future will probably be something in between the two, so its pointless to worry now. Just do my best and fate will take care of the rest haha. As long as I have my health, my friends and my family :D
Oh, and I'm regularly hitting the gym now. Wednesdays with Ronald and Thng. And running on Fridays. Goal for the year: Gold for NAPFA, bench press my weight, and go for runs with ODAC and DB people without worrying about collapsing. Minding your physical stature is important, but if I ever get to the protein shake drinking stage, slap me. Thats just scary :P
In other news, I'm not sure if I'm making any progress, but a challenge is a challenge, and sometimes, the challenge is the fun, and if I ever complete it, I may be stuck thinking what to do next...
I'll try to keep this more updated since the term has started, so you won't have to read such long posts.
So yup, if you're still reading this, you actually care enough about me to read this far. You are officially my best friend. Post "Ernest Huang is my best friend :D" on twitter on completion of this post. Each post costs 50 cents :D
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