Blessed New Year to One and All!...

Happy New Year!!!

Well, mathematically, the real new year should be today at 12noon, so we all still have a lot of time if you didn't stay up. Anyway, as I bid goodbye to 2006 to make way for '07, I guess I might as well just reflect on what I've gone through for the past year and record it here so my future me will never forget. Here goes:

The year was special in its own way, just like any other year. First year of Secondary School Life. First year of ACSian addoption. Second year of knowing God with a strong and loving relationship.

And many new 'upgrades' came into my life, like a Tablet PC (that one was really useful for personal research), Additional Tie for Uniform (I love the tie), new Watch, new Handphone (3G!) and Prefectorial Power (A small portion of it for starters...)!

But what's a show with Plots and Props when there's no Characters? I really have to thank all the people involed in my life this year as they really made a difference. Otherwise, why would God put them there in the first place?

Oh! Must not forget the Director, the Lord Almighty Himself! I must truely praise Him for all the blessings He's given me for the year, from allowing me to enter into the IB system to helping me break off a whole chunky layer of shyness from me!

Praise the Lord with all the Glory!

So here's a list of people I'd like to thank for helping out in my life in 2006, (in order of appearance so it's easier for me to remember):

God - For always being there for me.

Mom - For helping me through my walk of Faith.

Dad - For always being concerned of my health and well-being.

Raemorriel - For being the most adoreable Younger Sister any Brother could have.

Raemarrie - For having the courage to break the silence between us after 7 years.

'Auntie Marrie' - For being an active helper in the house, although you might had have financial problems...

Dr Ong - For giving me the opportunity to study in his school and for giving me the Tablet PC.

Toj and Reuben - Both for proving to me that even the childish know how to be civilised.

Zheng-Wei - For being my First Best Friend in ACS(I) and being my first guide into AC cultures.
Alex Lee- For being a powerful debator.

Michael - For being a very humourous classmate.

Jaira - For many encouragements you've given, whether contiously or not.

Peter - For showing me what 'Survival' really means.

Brandon - For teaching me that doing a good deed, whether against the majority or not, is always rewarding.

Benjamin Liau - For being a fellow God-Fearing Christian and for showing me what it truely means be in the Body of Christ.

Junn Kit - For although often attempting to be irritating, has the answer to many of my questions in the Digital Age.

Ting Wei - For being a friend I can always talk to in Canoeing.

Faraaz - For "Is this counted for the exam?".

Wei Yang - For a 2 minute talk we once had. I still remember it, but you don't have to.

Calvin - For being a responsible Class Rep and friend.

Joel - For being a hyperactive com freak. (That's a positive comment!)

Zeng Rong - For being a fun Chess Geek.

Timothy - For reminding me of my past and for being a great comedian.

Justin - For being the 'second chance' I prayed for when I failed Qing Yuan. (Sorry, .10)

Matthew - For being a co-tourguide through R.A.T.S. and for supporting my animation.

Raam - For the funny comments/mistakes/arguments you make.

Shiladitya - For being a fellow philosophyser and the support you gave in the Detective Cases.

Mrs Woon - For the dramatic moments you put into our class.

Miss Luah - For knowing how to level down to a pupil and for the courage to learn how to scold the class.

Mr Lee - For enjoying 'Island 52'.

Mr Ismail - For pushing me through every training.

Wei Heng - For being the cousin who thought me 'Basic Weaponry Assembling' and told me all the facinating stories of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent).

Pastor Derek - For being the supportive and funny pastor of the church.

Mr Cao - For believing in me in a more calmer way than my other Chinese teachers so far.

Mr Ng - For trying your hardest to do all you could for our class.

Mr Tan - For doing your best to make classes more fun and practical.

Johnathan Lim -For showing me his world.

Mrs Ong - For giving me the first opportunity to excercise my Microsoft PowerPoint Animation skills in a school assignment.

Mr Sham - For being an enjoyable teacher to learn from.

Mr Soo - For being firm in the lessons to ensure attention in class.

Mr See - For showing me how much fun fierce teachers could actually be.

Mr Goh - For explaining to me every mistake I made in Canoeing and showing me how I could improve.

Nicholas Ng - For being a really cool and nice guy to hang out with when dry, and a hurricane by the power of 14 when wet.

Ryan Chia - For being a funny sarcastic horse to talk to.

Joon Sin - For being a funny sarcastic giraffe to talk to.

Eugine - For being a funny sarcastic chubb to talk to.

Derek - For being a good Frontman to be with. (Hum...)

Kenneth - For being a funny richboy to hang out with.

Jedd - For "Zis is god! Zis iz very very good!" to cheer up a cold person that just capsized out next to the Boardwalk.

Pastor Prince - For his sermons that always make me want to believe.

Joseph - For reminding me that I've got no emotions.

Canoeing Seniors - For showing me how much fun a sports team could possibly be.

Kevin Heng - For being a good competitor to keep winning over and for being a humourous friend to loose to in simple debates.

Pi Wei - For all the Class Reunions he's ever invited me to.

Granma - For being behind me every step of the way.

Julian - For still being as flexibly funny as ever.

Collin - For remembering me with shocking accuracy maybe 'cause his brother Julian told him everything about me. (Collin holds the record for a non-Filippino able to pronounce my name in the shortest amount of times I meet him - Three times!)

Prefectorial Council - For giving me the opportunity to excercise leadership.

Marcus Chia and Paul Chun- For being such fun and good Mentors to be under.

(The other) Marcus - For being a nice Quiorboy to share my pains in Selection Camp with.

Henry - For being an hounorable and respectable Head of the Board, 2007.

Johnathan - For being an interesting Level Head for Sec 2, 2007.

John - For being a fun Prefect partner.

Aunt Mary - For the lovely Coconut Cakes and other nice cookings you made for the family.
(You see, Aunt Mary came from the Northern Province of Pampanga in The Philippines, and it's in that province where almost everyone knows how to cook and bake extremely well. The people here are also known to be the most hardworking as the land there is more 'rock' than 'soil', thus it requires a whloe lot more effort to just plough the ground for farming and harvest. If you only prefer spicy chillies and curries or coconut-related dishes, you should go towards the Southern parts at Bicol, where my Granma came from. In that area, even a simple banana would be fried with coconut milk or oil, and every vegetable dish comes with chilli paddies. Now that's a tip or two for those getting maids...)

Keygan and Ben - For being such great Prefect Seniors.

Alex and Ryan - For being such great Assistant Prefect coleagues.

If your name is not on the list it could either mean that 1) I don't know how to spell your name properly and do not want to make a careless attempt to try and spell it, 2) I don't even know your name at all and 3) I don't even know you.

Oh, look! Fireworks!!!