I miss my parents sending me to school;
I miss the feeling of having mom comb my hair;
I miss telling dad all my problems without having to bother about how worried he'll be.
Growing up,
seems to mean that I'll have to give up all these privileges.
It also seems that I should be sharing some of their burdens.
The world appears to be more complexed than I thought,
with more shades of grey than black and white.
It is ironical that I was once a kid who had wanted to grow up, to be freed from the arms of control and supervision.
I still want to be my daddy's girl,
I don't want to grow up.

Merry Christmas.

Luke 2:16-20
“So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.”

Celebrate the reason this season. Blessed Christmas.

Results was released this afternoon. Grades have improved... I've been looking forward to this day when my CAP improves; it ain't an easy process, really. So, I'm really happy with the improvement. Afterall, my score had been decreasing prior to this sem... I guess I have a lot to be grateful for this sem and hols apart from my results. Besides, I think I'm no longer so anxious about my results as I used to during secondary and college days. Think this is part of life, a point when we all learn to take more things easily and realise that there are many more things and experience that matter more than results.
Christmas' nearing. Have been busy with Christmas' shopping and celebration. Received wishes and cards from friends, and I'm kind of touched to received many personalised messages. I mean after so many years of receiving cards from them, their messages still sound sincere and personalised. I'm guilty of writing generalised messages and wishes on Christmas cards to some friends for reason that we haven't been seeing much of each other hence the lack of personal touch. So yes, I do feel quite uneasy about this. And for your information, I do keep Christmas cards, but I don't really read through them again for the second time. I know of people who do, but I find it quite a hassle taking out the card from the envelope, reading it, and putting it back into the envelope.
I like the freedom of shopping alone in a quiet mall. Being alone gives me the space to think. To think about what I need to buy, whether is it really value for money. I must say that I'm a sound consumer, I seldom buy anything on impulse these days. But for some reasons, mall's crowded today. It's just the eve of Christmas eve, and it seemed to me that the crowd's out. It kind of irritate me to walk along the same path of strolling couples and individuals. It's equally annoying to be walking behind rowdy teenagers or some loud-talking group of people. I definitely understand that some people like to stroll or walk at a slower pace and talk more loudly; and I must stress that I'm not suffering from some hormonal imbalance nor am I jealous of their company. Besides, when with friends when I have company, we tend to walk more slowly and become more animated in our speech as well. Oh well, sometimes it's hard to practice what one preaches. Perhaps I should simply just avoid crowd.
I'm looking forward to a simple and quiet Christmas this year. I think it will suit me best.

Yippee... exams are finally over. Will be crossing my fingers for the results.
This semester simply just flew past. In just a blink of the eye, maybe a few, it's now over. Well, I've really enjoyed many things this semester; friends, school work, dg, prayer...
And now, let us all enjoy this period of rest and may we fully utilize it, to recharge, to rest before the next semester. This holiday will also see many friends coming back from exchange from various places... I'm looking forward to meeting them again. Life is so much happier with them around. So friends, if I don't happen to meet up with you this hols, do take care and enjoy your hols, and if I'm meeting you (for some reason or another), well, hope to see you soon.