Now as the minutes run dry, and the seconds draw close, I feel it is about time to write my final post and reflections for the year 2007, the year that has been so good and bountiful in terms of harvest and experience.

I believe in the beginning of the year, it was a year of trials and new expectations, not just that, it was a totally different experience in terms of school work and aims. 5.13 started out strong, and still is going strong. At our first PC lesson, I wrote on the board and this remains etched in my mind "Treasure the times we have together". I think this is still very apt as the chapter of our class draws to a close in December 2008. We do not have a long time left before we guys go the army and you gals go to Uni. This year, I was shockingly made the Vice-Chairman of our class and to tell you the truth, I least expected anything like that. I have never held a position so high in the class comm since 2003, and the responsibilities this time were much greater. From the WoW trip and the gathering of funds, I feel that this was the most important task yet. I was honoured, and I believed many of you guys were shocked that an idiot like Leon could hold a committee position. Yeah I wasnt sure I was up to the task either. But telling you the truth, I enjoyed every single moment of it. Hope you guys still trust me.

However, I think the greatest thing that happened this year was still the fellowship and the strong bond that our class has. Trust me, even the guys in 4.17 06' that belonged to already such a great class thought that way too. It just got better in many ways. From the Feb birthdays I could tell this class was not going to be an ordinary class, and any doubts would be cleared by the time we reached WoW. I miss you guys after this holiday has started, and I wish the time of fellowship between us would never end, the song singing, the suanning sessions, the eating together and blah blah. And of course Ultimate Frisbee.

But aside from the class and what have you, I believe I must reflect on my personal life. My personal life has been an absolute disaster this year, and my grades has been on a downward curve since the start of 2005. I have never seen my glory days that I had seen in 2004 and I am not happy about it. It has gone to the extent that Jeremy asked me "Eh what happened ah?" Ya la, too lazy, too playful and what have you. Also the God element in my life receded in the past 2 years, and it was up to me once again to get my life back on track. I vow not to commit the same things again next year.

On the other hand, I have had some good times. My first Chinese pop song that I wrote was unforgettable. I still remember I wrote it before Church at Singapore Expo, in the Coffee Bean while my parents were having bible study. From the time it started to the climax of it's life, I believe I have seen success in many corners. An enjoyable song that is well liked by some of you guys, and the hauntingly highness of my voice. But the truth is, I must give credit to a few people also, namely my mom, who said it was nice and gave me the passion to continue, and Mr Wong, who helped me with the intro and the bridge of the song. And no Ying Hao he did not help me to write the chorus or the verse which was crucial in my opinion. I am now working on my second one.

To tell you the truth, even though music has not been going so well for me as a subject, I still find joy in song writing, and the pessimistic quality of life has not brought me down. I am also glad to have such good parents that truly care for me, and sometimes, looking at other families, I am glad the bond still holds. Especially the bond between my Mom and I that many of you guys mock. Truly, she is the only one that understands me and I am glad for that. Also I am glad that I have got to know my dad better, through all the things that we have been through.

It seems like one year has passed so fast. I cannot emphasize this more. My brother said back in 2006 that he wanted to get married in 2007, and it seems like the wedding has come and gone so fast. Last year I stood on the rooftop of my house, looking at the fireworks that Johor was putting up, and now, it is about to start 30 minutes from now. How fast could this year have gone? It seems like I have aged a lot.

I am really sorry if this is beginning to sound like a quarterly newsletter, but I have to take some time off to reflect on this year as a whole, the good times and the bad times. Sincerly speaking, the bad times have been kept to a minimal, the good times outweighing the bad more than 2:1. But I really need to get my academic life back up to scratch again.

My cat is looking at me now, and that Felix is so cute. I am truly glad that I have sacrificed a good 20 minutes wo write this post, and to tell you the truth, I am glad I sacrificed the Nintendo Wii next door to come back to this quiet corner of my house to write this reflection. And to end this long reflection off, have a great 2008 and the last few minutes of 2007!!!!


I hate it when people sing this song or play it but I guess I have no choice now.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?

Chorus:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne.
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.

And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp!
And surely I'll be mine!
And we'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

We twa hae run about the braes
And pou'd the gowans fine.
We've wandered mony a weary foot,
Sin' auld lang syne.

We twa hae sported i' the burn,
From morning sun till dine,
But seas between us braid hae roared
Sin' auld lang syne.

And ther's a hand, my trusty friend,
And gie's a hand o' thine;
We'll tak' a right good willie-waught,,
For auld lang syne.




Thanks guys for all these memories and a god blessed happy new year!!

Who would have thought Boro would beat Arsenal 2-1 and Reading beat Arsenal?!

wow. Thanks Boro!

Oh and Terminal 3 is the BOMB!

Lazy to blog, since life is so boring.

but i have seen the week fly past me, and thanks to Felix, the cat, it has been a memorable one. I, am sad to see him go today, and he will only be back in about 6 days time, and so.. Plus tomorrow night I am staying alone at home, so I will feel the effects.

But of course, work!!

EE is almost done, missing the second bit and nearing the conclusion, should be finished in a few days. MI havent started yet, History IA must start doing when I find the resources.

Argh pressure la!

have you seen the latest addition to my family?



yeah looks traumatized but this cat has a sad history. My brother's wife (my sis in law) spotted the abused cat covered in paint (the poor thing) and adopted him.. (though she has like 2 birds and a dog)Oh and he is damm cute. one day drop by, and I will show you just how cute this guy is.

so for the time being..

As I look back on my life in the last couple of years, seeing the number of failures that I have had in many aspects of my life, I cannot help but wonder all the time, what the heck is happening to me. I try my best, I do everything I can, do get the best I can get out of myself.

But many times, instead I see myself failing time and time again. I have many a time questioned the existence of God in my life, what I have done wrong, and why I can never see any successes in my daily living. Instead, I see more and more failures in my life, in academic studies, and a fruitless attempt to continue my passion for God. I do not see any promises, but many a failure instead.

Let me tell you now, I lost all my passion for my God and my lifestyle way back in 2006 already. I questioned the existence of God in my life, whether there was even a God, and nearly became a non-believer for good. I strayed further and further from the path that I was supposed to be on, and continuously saw a heartbroken Leon, who might have put on a brave, strong, and even a humourous front, but deep down there, was really a broken hearted one.

Now I am tearing as I write this post, because I finally see the mistakes that I have made in the past. As I watched the show, Facing the Giants, I finally saw what was wrong with me. I realised that I relied on my own strength all the time, no matter what I did, rarely succeeding, and always failing. This applied to my life even this year, and looking back, I am glad I turned back before it was too late. I had been disillusioned with church, who I had called God and so on, until I watched this show.

Not only that, I never involved God with anything I did, be it work, or studies, and never gave him the glory. Things seem easier nowadays, and I wished I had learnt my lesson earlier, and truly, I regret.

So next year I really look forward to God helping me through whatever I have done, and say, I have regained my passion for Christ once more again.