HAPPY NEW YEAR... and my resolutions!

First and foremost, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! Although the first day of 2007 is coming to an end soon, may all of you have a prosperous, smooth-sailing, healthy, peaceful, and [insert your own desired term here] year!

Please continue to guide me along in 2007!


Shinobu: Gambler-senpai, do I look cute in my kimono? Let's visit the temple later today.

Jokes aside, here are some of the New Year resolutions that I have come up with (though I doubt I can actually fulfill them).

-Firstly, it would be to stop procrastinating (not even sure if that is possible, but I can always try to reduce the level of procrastination).
-Secondly, start paying more attention to schoolwork rather than indulging in affairs of the heart. First Class Honours, here I come!
-Start treasuring the stuff and people I have around me, rather than wait till they are gone before starting to feel regretful.
-Most importantly, try to be a more sociable person in public places, so that I can find my "Shinobu"!

That's about it for now... Again, may all of you have a great year ahead!

At the heart of Life is one big "If'... (back dated post)

Time for me to get a little philosophical today.

"At the heart of LIFE is one big IF." Comment.

Some scenarios that I have experienced over the past few days made me come up with the above sentence (maybe someone already did so in the past). Hence, I would like to ask you people: do you believe that some of the situations that you have ended up in are solely coincidences, or were they pre-planned by what we call fate?

Some examples for further clarification:
Last week, I held a birthday celebration for one of my closest female friend. Our friendship begun only a year ago, yet we are able to get along very well. If she didn't speak to me during our university orientation, and if we weren't put together in the same sociology group (randomly picked by the lecturer), would things have been different? During my earlier schooling days, there were some students in which I was classmates with for about 4 years, but yet, we spoke less than 10 sentences to one another.

Earlier on, after my remedial training session, I headed down to Junction 8 to shop a little (and for dinner). I lingered around the Singtel shop for some time and when I left, I bumped into Hong Liang whom I have not seen for years. If I did not linger for that few minutes, would I have met this old friend?

On the last day of my remedial training session, while I waiting for the bus to arrive, I noticed a man wearing black, looking at the bus routes posted on the on the signboard of bus-stops. Other than the fact that he was totally dressed in black, I took no heed of him, till he turned around. Only then did I realize that he was an old camp-mate!

Think about it and you may be surprised by your very own examples!

Note: Of course, if I did not watch the Love Hina anime series, would I be the Shinobu fan that I am today?