Remembering 2012

There are so many things that had happened in 2012 then I didn't really have the chance to share (since I didn't post on my blog). Some worth remembering and some, not so much. And if it wasn't for my 2012 scheduler I would probably have forgotten about them so well done 2012 Chow Jia Hui for recording these down.

1 January 2012
Started off my New Year with a trip to Kukup with Denise's family. Being so close to Denise even after so many years is something that I'm starting to treasure even more and I doubt I can ever find a friend as good as she is.

3rd January 2012
It was the first day of school. Sofeah and I sat beside each other as we had planned the previous November/October. She left me a chicken post it saying "Hello chow jia Hui. Lets make happy Rainbow's in 2012. Happy Unicorns." Guess we got about doing that.

11 January 2012
"Ran 3 rounds around the track now I feel like poo"
Do the math and you'll see how much 3 rounds is.

14 January 2012
This year had to be the year of concerts because I don't remember attending this many concerts in any other year. So the first concert was the MTDC Graduation Concert for the Class of 2011. Jillene was performing and this ticket was free. On the same day, I visited Elizabeth's church after much convincing. Didn't write it down but I remember that.

17 January 2012
Cursive handwriting: Give Clare a hug
The box beside it is unchecked though. I guess I should get about completing that task :_) Clare Yeap has been an amazing friend throughout 2012. She's in my class and in my CCA and she has always been supporting me constantly, all the way. I really appreciate her being there for me all the time.

25 January 2012
Manis had to go to the vet urgently for the open wound near her tail. Pretty frightful experience for me with all the worrying. Thankfully my auntie drove Manis and I down to the vet to get treated. She also helped to pay the treatment and medication fees. Sometimes when everything's a blur my extended family comes in and saves the day. Love them. ❤

27 January 2012
Rui Chen's reminder to "start eating". I think I wasn't eating properly then because of all the shit happening.

20 February 2012
Survived 2.4km run for the 4th time in my secondary school years. This time, I had a friend running beside me during every round; just to make sure that I don't stop. Passed by 2 seconds and everyone cheered :_) Thanks Sarah Clare Chee Kuen Elizabeth Sofeah and Faith for your encouragement then. It was really touching and it meant so much to me.

19 March 2012
Sofeah and I being bored in class. We shared our interest in participating in Hair for Hope. So we scribbled down an agreement.

28 March 2012
Spirit of the Class. We didn't win but we had fun.

7 April 2012
Elizabeth's birthday dinner at City Square mall. Glad to have been able to celebrate her 16th with her and our DY homies :_)

14 April 2012
SC carnival! Last carnival as a student in the school. I don't seem to have much memories of it though. Quite a blur but I think I enjoyed myself.

22 April 2012
Resonance 2012. My last concert as a student in the school. Not my last as a member of the band. Alumni hehe. This concert was honestly a big headache to me because of the ticket sales. The pressure to sell the tickets was overwhelming. We had a higher authority constantly barking down at us to sell everything but that was only because someone higher up the pyramid was doing the same to them. And you know what? I don't blame anyone. Fear motivates them all. My motivation was not driven by fear. I just wanted the concert to go well.

23 April 2012
I penned down "6 MORE MONTHS". Time flies.

27 April 2012
I forgot it was my birthday. My friends didn't fail to remind me though. It was a good day, everyone made me feel very special so thank you very much.

28 and 29 April 2012
Somehow my birthday was celebrate through the weekend by and with several different groups of people. I swear I was so touched. So very grateful.

28 May 2012
MT O LEVELS. Wrote it down in caps and highlighted it in grey. In fact, the whole page was black and grey and ominous. Probably to show my immense fear. This paper had to be one of the papers I worked the hardest for. Unfortunately, I am 100% positive that I attained the worse grade for this subject. But I knew I worked very hard. I read the question wrongly so I wrote my essay completely off topic. When I found out about this after the paper I felt crushed. I remember that feeling, it was so bitter and sour I felt so horrible. Sigh. But O well. What's done is done. I'm glad for all the encouragement I received while I worked for this paper and while I waited anxiously for my results. Thank you everyone who had put up with my whining about how I was definitely gonna fail but I really did feel like crap.

Ok party pooper, I will end here because this is extremely time consuming. But it really feels good to refresh my memory for these specific days. And appreciating all over again :_)