2008

Forever Young 

Thinking back on this year, I would have to say, this is one of the best years of my life. Not because it was the happiest, but because I changed the most. I've been thrust into an entirely new environment which forced me to mature, whether I wanted to or not. Or maybe it's because I made some real friends this year, and they've done much more for me than I could've have asked for. When I felt most alone, you guys were there to pull me up. When I was happiest, you guys were there to share it with me. 

Of course there were times when all I wanted to do was to go back, but I had no choice but to stick through it and I dare say I emerged a better person for it. If it weren't for my friends, I don't know where I'd be now.

To my friends, you know who you are, thank you.

flashes

Jose singing LOVE on stage to a girl in a very mini skirt. 

A red-faced Dr Underwood belting his lungs out to Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

VOLARE.

Jon Lee joke flirting.

Rachel's sparkly shoes. 

Ian and Rachel & David and Benita dancing together.

Avinash in a garbage bag.

Ernest in a garbage bag.

Zhen being pushed onto the dance floor.

Ernest jumping from the stage and guitar solo-ing.

Dancing to LOW LOW LOW

Cabbing home with chris and matthew and jing qing.

Sleeping at 3.

Waking up at 11. 

Ernest trying to cram a burger into his mouth. 

Bowling with jinx and sarah and juns and ernest.

Car racing with sarah and winning by a second.

doggie paddle swim racing with sarah and ernest.

Walking SUPER FAR to chris's house with ernest.

Chris's dad asking me why chris seemed to be picking on me alot.

Foosball! shut up chris. I could have won. 

Chris rushing me and jq to learn to play poker. 

Zhen desperately trying to steal my chips using the gasp-what's-that-over-there method.

"I'm not going to fold. Because of avenged sevenfold!" the words of wang. yes, a part of me died.

Guitar hero 4!!

Matthew going crazy with the mike.

Yinto stoning at the tv at 1am.

Guitar battling with matthew. 

Climbing over the gate to get to the cab.

blank. 

light

I'm not giving up.

I'm not on the thin wire anymore. 

I've found solid ground. 

don't crumble beneath me.

give up.

I can choose.
I can choose to be sad, or I can choose to be happy.
I can harp over the loss, or I can find reprieve in what else I've gained.

I'm on a thin wire, and I'm falling towards the wrong side of the ground.

force yourself back to the right side.

my shallow form of catharsis.

mary says: (9:12:16 PM)
i DID feel slightly happier when i saw patrick dempsey.
I stay and go: I am a pause. says: (9:12:29 PM)
ahahhaa see!
mary says: (9:12:37 PM)
i saved the picture
mary says: (9:12:41 PM)
i'm going to look at it when i'm sad.
I stay and go: I am a pause. says: (9:12:58 PM)
HAHAHA OMG ME TOO

what the world can do without

We all know jose has a reputation for his inexplicably perfect english. Here's a glimpse of the catastrophe that would unfold if he decided to start speaking in Singlish. 

Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:42:17 PM)

y0uuu sTtuuuup11d g1rLx lolxlxlx
Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:42:25 PM)
lolxzxzxz
mary says: (8:42:32 PM)
JOSE
mary says: (8:42:34 PM)
I'M CRINGING.
Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:42:47 PM)
I l1kez dat oso cAnn0T!
Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:42:55 PM)
h0w com aHH?
mary says: (8:43:00 PM)
i thought you were normal jose.
mary says: (8:43:03 PM)
i guess i was wrong
Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:43:53 PM)
lolxzxzxz
Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:43:59 PM)
maaybiii
Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:44:17 PM)
I cute cute or nooottt?
mary says: (8:44:34 PM)
oh yes, jose. just perfectly adorable.
mary says: (8:44:43 PM)
*note the sarcasm please*
Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:45:11 PM)
aiy00
Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:45:17 PM)
d0nt be so bAd laaa
Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:45:22 PM)
can onnot?
Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:45:33 PM)
hahaxzxz
Inopportune moments come but too many too many in a lifetime... says: (8:45:35 PM)
sianzz

Thank goodness Jose speaks english.