touchdown.

it hasn't quite hit me yet; you know, the whole end of a school year thing. it's not like i'm graduating high school, but i do feel the need to celebrate the end of my junior year. it does mark the end of one year of IB. that's an achievement that needs to be commended! i don't really want to look ahead, because i don't really want to face that daunting summer to-do list; at least not at the moment. for now i just want to enjoy the freedom i've earned, and the the joy that will hit me soon enough so that summer will be as content as i want it to be. summer's about the beach, the city, the glams and of course the gossip and the flings! fortunately i will be exposed to the summer heat, gossip and above all the summer skyline when i walk down the city of lights, glam, alcohol and money..yeah baby - New York City. okay i admit i'm going to the States partly because i will be looking at Colleges (i'm driving from NYC > Boston > Rochester > back to NYC). But anyway that doesn't mean i won't be using the city to my advantage; give me some more money and i promise i'll get everybody souvenirs from NYC! ;]



junior year. was quite like a cliche. there were those inevitable ups and downs, tears and yells, and not to forget, depressions and pms-es. beauty sleeps gradually disappeared, and mornings became our enemies. friends grew apart, but some grew closer. we juniors are a small group, but we've relied on each other through our first year of IB. from the IB retreat to Malaysian Studies, and then to our first Prom night. this journey wasn't easy. there were many times when i felt like giving up, backing out of IB. there were times when things just weren't going the right way, and i needed to rehink where i was heading, or if i was heading anywhere at all.



decisions were made, but many regretted. sometimes you can be so preoccupied with yourself that you forget the most important people in your life; you forget your friends. i want to tell all of you that i will always remember those warm hugs, big smiles and continuous encouragement you have all given me. in all the darkness and gloom that surrounded me, you were the ones who brightened my day; you were the color pencils that brightened and sweetened my life.



amidst all the hard work, we did manage to pull off a few rendez-vous and gatherings: summer bbq party at Zennie's, my birthday outing, girly sleepovers, Laundry's mocktails, Sunway's ice and lagoon, beer with the Koreans, Ishida's visits...etc.




in the end we pulled through all of it, so let's not give up. for now let the work pile up on the farthest side of our working tables. grab a paper, and make a to-do list for summer - one that's NOT work or ib-related. :)