Unexpected

Okay this is really going to be a brief post about today. 29 Jan 2014.

Its the day that all the pfp students in nyp had to present our ideas on how we would want to change in nyp. My group basically decided on implementing halal/vegetarian pushcarts around school/strategic places in the cafeterias. So we came up with this idea that took only like, what? 20 mins? And it wasn't solely one idea, mind you. We came up with five. I initially thought that the school won't take us seriously because we're all students and all....

So okay after months of planning, we finally got to present it today with the pfp cohort. We had this really long classroom to ourselves and all the directors and big shots were there. Because nyp actually invited this company to teach us NE/Lifeskills, they were the ones in charge of this event. My lecturer, Mr Alvin was there too.

When we were presenting our proposition to this man, Mr Clement-i don't know his surname but it feels rude just calling him Clement because he is hell older than me-and he actually really really liked the idea! He was one of the first few "guests" to our booth so we were pretty thrilled. By the time we ended our presentation, he was really impressed with it and said that he would not mind turning this project into reality! All we had to do was to email him the business proposal and he'll take another look at it again. Finally! Some recognition!

-oh god i'm so tired right now-

Overall, i was really pleased with the outcome of today. I went in with zero expectations of the entire event but i came out of it really satisfied. To see my project become a reality. (': i hope it'll really happen tho! For the good of muslim & vegetarian students!

Happy 18th, twin

This post is dedicated to my pillar of support, my partner in crime, my best friend.

Hi twin, happy 18th birthday! For every birthday i celebrate with you, i feel thankful and grateful that you came into my life and stayed. I know i may not exactly be the best friend you can ever ask for, but you are a best friend to me. I'm not exactly the nicest person around, or the person with the best personality. But thank you nonetheless for always tolerating my nonsense. I may throw rocks and spit fire at you but you still took it all in your stride.

I'm so glad we remained friends till this day and i honestly wouldn't trade our friendship for anything else. I'm so glad we stuck by each other through thick and thin, rain or shine. I'll still remember that you were one of the first person i met on my first day in sec 1. And we've been tiiiiight ever since! My first memory that i had of you was that you made me lose my appetite during lunch on the 2nd day of orientation camp because you were trying to cause jh to feel disgusted with her lunch! I guess sitting there, at the same table with you was a blessing in disguise. Yes you made me lose my appetite, but hey, that was where our friendship blossomed. (:

I'm actually embarrassed to post this..

I don't even know what we're trying to do

We really look like kids here..

I still remember going to Cambodia in sec 1! We were the only sec 1s in the trip along with jh and cheryl. Remember how in secondary school we would just sign up for anything we thought was fun? Like council. And ohhh all the shit we got (i got more) ourselves into. And how the EXCOs would always lecture us for our skirt lengths! I guess as we grew older, we got more rebellious and i know i found joy in pissing the shit out of our EXCO seniors!

Other councillors would patrol the corridors to catch students using their phones. Us? We were using our phones together with our classmates!

STEP SIA okay this was in sec1 for sure

Remember all the stupid things we had to do in council.... and i fell flat on my face that day trying to run in that costume.

Ok, this you HAVE to remember: Last changing parade of the first GB camp we attended and the whole coy laughed at me because i came running out with my shirt front-to-back.

I know we have all done stupid things in zhonghua. And i'm thankful that we just laugh it all off. I think one of the most significant memories i had of us together was going to Shanghai in 2010. When we were sec 2. Remember signing up because of the promising destination to France??? And the school later changed it to China???!!! But nevertheless, we had so much fun! And yes, that was the trip that i hated Joseph Ng. And i'm so glad i was under Genevieve Yeo ermahgerd..

Eating cup noodles with toothbrushes bc there were no forks..

When Shanghai froze our balls off.

When it came to upper sec, even though school got a hell lot more hectic for us, we still remained insane as ever, with the clique! It was the year my results dropped the most though...

Bintan!

Zhss 100th anniversary dinner!

Thank you for all these years that you have stayed in my life! I know you're 18 now, and soon will i. Another year older is another year more matured. Be it 13 or 17, put us together and you get two 10 year old girls again. 

Exactly this time, last year we said we'll study hard and strive for PFP together. Now, we're completing our last term of PFP. Time flies and growing up is inevitable. But you know what's the best part? That we did it, together. Even though we have our own group of friends now in secondary school, we're still meeting up and doing the same things we have been doing for the past 4 years: making a fool out of ourselves.

Like i said, thank you for being my pillar of support. You know i mean it in the literal term too right? Thankyou for being a shoulder to faint on, for being a shoulder to cry on and for being a listening ear. You've always been there, ready to catch me when i fall. And i try my best to be there for you too.

I know life has been hard and things may not be easy at home. But always remember that you're not alone. You can crash at mine anytime...we all know you love my sofa.

Its inevitable that people drift apart from each other, but i guess it all boils down to whether you make an effort or not, right? We have both changed. But i'm glad its for the better. 

 I don't know if we'll really become friends forever. I honestly hope we do. I know i say things like i don't want to have kids, but i genuinely feel that it'll be super cool if we our kids can play together and study together just like how we did. Don't you think it'll be cool if our kids travelled together too? Just like us! I sincerely hope we grow old and wrinkly together and be prunes! It'll be a hilarious sight don't you think?! Can you imagine all the stories we'll tell our grandchildren (if we have any, or you can tell yours about me if i don't have any children.) in the future!!

Who knows what the future is holding for us? If i lose my last shred of sanity 50 years -or less- from now, don't forget about me. Don't forget about all the nonsensical things we did or tried to do. Don't forget our sleepovers, our outings, our adventures. 

Once again, happy 18th birthday twin! I'm sorry for not being able to be there physically to celebrate this coming of age with you. I love you, and no matter what happens, we'll be twins forever. (People are starting to say we look like each other...its creepy. But i like it. Its a good creepy.) Here's to more years of being a nuisance to public, and to those around us!

Lastly,

Thank you for just being you.