Sunday, December 31, 2006
THE 2006 RECAP
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A) Movies I've Watched in 2006
March:
1. Date Movie
2. Dorm
3. V for Vendetta
April:
4. The Hills Have Eyes
5. Typhoon
6. Eight Below
May:
7. The Da Vinci Code
June:
8. The Omen
9. Scary Movie 4
August:
10. My Super Ex-Girlfriend
September:
11. The Banquet [夜宴]
October:
12. World Trade Center
November:
13. Happy Feet
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December:
14. Curse of the Golden Flower [满城尽带黄金甲]
15. Death Note 2: The Last Name
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B) Performances / Concerts / Publicity Gigs attended in 2006:
March:
1. "Kelly Poon Campus Concert" at NUS
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May:
2. Workers' Party Rallies!?
August:
3. "ZPop Concert 2006" at Indoor Stadium (FishLeong/HarlemYu/JeffChang/JolinTsai)
September:
4. "Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress" at Esplanade
October:
5. "6th Global Chinese Music Awards Ceremony" at Indoor Stadium
6. S.H.E "Forever" Autograph Session
7. S.H.E Tong Le Hui
8. People's Association Youth Movement Concert (S.H.E/Singaporean Singers) at Expo
November:
9. Fish Leong "Kiss Kiss" Live Concert at The Max Pavilion
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Upcoming performances / concerts to attend in 2007:
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January:
1. S.H.E "Perfect 3" World Tour Concert at Indoor Stadium
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Mid-year:
2. Fish Leong's World Tour Concert
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C) Books Read in 2006
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1. A Caribbean Mystery (Agatha Christie)
2. Partners in Crime (Agatha Christie)
3. Before the Frost (Henning Mankell)
4. Between Gods and Ghosts (Jonathan Lim)
5. Vanishing Acts (Jodi Picoult)
6. The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
7. Making Cities Work
8. The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time (Mark Haddon)
9. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Finance in your 20s and 30s
10. Everything you need to know about money & investing (Sarah Young Fisher)
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Books i may read in 2007:
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1. My Sister's Keepers (Jodi Picoult)
2. The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
3. Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
4. For One More Day (Mitch Albom)
5. The grave digger (Sarajevo Marlboro)
6. The night watch (Sarah Waters)
7. Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
8. other titles by Jodi Picoult
9. non-fiction titles about finance & money
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D) 2006 in a few words
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Generally i feel that 2006 has been largely a boring year. Routined life throughout the year spells out everything. In JANUARY, i remembered how nervous i was before enlistment, not knowing what to expect and how everything would turn out. Then i realised that with good company around, time seemed to pass very fast and BMT seemed to be so short.
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In FEBRUARY, i got very worried about how my 'A' Levels results would turn out. That anticipation could really shorten one's life. And I was quite relieved when i knew the results, as it wasn't as bad as i thought..
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MARCH was the end of BMT, and it was kinda sad to part with my BMT-mates. I was surprised when i was posted to the Navy, and to date, i still don't know whether i was being lucky -or not-. I applied for scholarships, and was called up for 3 different interviews, and that was the end of the story. But i didnt care much, probably because i wasnt pretty interested.
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i followed closely with MAY's elections and attended rallies, which were a big eye opener. And because Singapore politics is ever sensitive, and because my knowledge of it is so superficial, it is never wise to elaborate.
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If i'm not wrong, i was accepted into my first choice of study in JUNE. i got into chemical engineering + business in NUS, and i've received conflicting comments on whether i should stick on to it. I didnt know why i chose that, perhaps its because i don't know what else to choose from.
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i got my driving license in JULY 19th, one date that is easily remembered. Because i barely passed, with 18 demerit points, i knew i was plain lucky. But i haven't got much chance to practice my driving skills since then, cos my dad always needs to use it for various purposes.
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In AUGUST, i entered the last phase of course in Navy and it was quite enjoyable. The course ended in OCTOBER and i was posted to my current ship. It wasn't until DECEMBER that i became a recognised ship crew.
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This year had also been the year that i've spent record amount of money on entertainment like karaoke. Maybe because it's the most convenient form of outing you can organise on a weekend, other than movies + food. Yes, for the latter 2, spendings had been on the rise as well.
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Sometimes it seemed that 2006 passed rather quickly, and other times it seemed to be crawling its way to the 31st of december. But in any case, we've really really really reached the very end of year 2006. It's time to look forward to a more exciting year ahead. For me, i'll definitely look forward to November 2007, when i can attain the freedom i desire so badly!
人生是黑白的.
3:00 PM <3
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