Thursday, January 17, 2008

Backkkkkkkkkkkkkk~!!!!

...after a 3-week hiatus. was busy travelling around with En over the new year, and after En returned, i was already so drained out that i simply didn't feel like doing much. now that my life is finally back in full swing once again, i guess it's time to catch up on this blog.

first, to look back on my 2007 and relive those moments...

~shanjae's 2007 in a nutshell~

Jan: simple life - work as usual, watched Ou Xiang Ju on YouTube at night, started mixi, Japanese class once a week, Hip-Hop class on Saturday nights, relaxed on Sundays.
Feb: 1-month trial at the nearby gym. my first CNY away from home. tried Kobe beef & skiing. kinda attracted to a few Japanese boys.
Mar: 1st trip back in Singapore!!! met up with many friends and visited Kukup. returned to Japan with a super bad cold and a heavy heart... cos i didn't know where i belong anymore.
Apr: farewell to old housemate and welcome new housemate. season of SAKURA - so beautiful!! attended BoA's concert. watched Yamapi's doramas. decided to join gym. planned and set off for my lone trip around Shikoku during Golden Week.
May: had the worst time of my life ever... cried for a whole week in silence... with the only comfort coming from my friends over the Internet.
Jun: finally found the reason to smile again. started playing Scrabble on a regular basis. hooked on "Huan Huan Ai" every week. completed my 6-month Japanese classes.
Jul: Singapore Tour with students - this time i didn't want to come back to Japan! wish i had more time in Singapore...
Aug: busy summer! intensive 3-week Japanese course every morning, attended dance classes in Osaka with Singapore dancemates over the O-Bon holidays, various events on the weekends... also joined FaceBook and got addicted to it!
Sep: regular life of work, gym, scrabble and dance. celebrated my 24th birthday and met up with many friends. shocked to find my picture appeared in advertisements in Singapore.
Oct: visited many places for free during Kobe Tourism Week. great 1-week holiday in Taipei! walked a lot, danced a lot, ate a lot and talked a lot.
Nov: studying and studying for JLPT1. permed my hair. spoiled my laptop and now the "c", "alt" and "~" keys are not working.
Dec: busy winter! nabe party, Xmas parties, Luminarie, planning for year-end trip. Tateishi-san visited from Hiroshima while i visited another Hiroshima friend Yoshiko in Kyushu. had a wonderful snowy experience in Toyama together with En.

next, to look forward to 2008 and set new goals...

~shanjae's resolutions for 2008~

- be punctual for work
- sleep early and get up early
- shed the weight that i put on in Japan, aka 3kg
- stop procrastinating!
- learn locking and punking
- try out new recipes
- go to the dentist (and get braces?)
- put in effort to keep in contact with my friends
- learn to express my true feelings
- pamper myself with some new gadgets (laptop, ipod)
- travel (Hong Kong, Australia, Korea, Taiwan)
- get a boyfriend! (after i go back to Singapore)
- find a job that can put my Japanese knowledge into good use

hee... i hope i stick to these resolutions. remind mi if i don't! =P

as for my 2-week winter holidays... i will try to update again if i get the "feel". =P meanwhile, check out my FaceBook photo album. the pictures basically summarise everything.

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