just got home from biking with the team from ecp to changi. it rained and all of us got drenched, but its nice biking in the rain(: got cheated on rental but nvm. haha. its really nice biking because there are alot of pretty places along the way(: i will bike from home to school one day. i will.

anyway today is the last day of 2008. 2008. its been a crazy and memorable year. got to know a crazy bunch of people from s41, made some really good frens (BFF!), got to know some even better through the year(: got to participate in many memorable and one of its kind events. two of my most memorable events in 2008 are OCIP and STOMP((:

i have learnt a lot of things this year, esp on intra and inter personal skills. everyone is uniquely different. so when relating to different people, you will need to use different strategies.and its really tough. sometimes no matter how hard you try, the relationship may not improve and instead deteorate. oh wells. such things are lifelong skills and they take a lifetime to pick up. thats one of my resolutions for next year, to do my human revolution and improve my relationships with people(:

well if there is one word to describe this year, its ROLLER COASTER.

life is indeed filled with challenges.
sometimes you may do something that pleases one party but hurt another.
sometimes you may think that you are right but its not the case in reality
there are so many of such 'sometimes' that really drives you crazy and cause your crust to crumble.

but thats just life.
nothing is perfect and smooth sailing.
you just need to have the resilence to hang on and go through the struggle.
on top of that,
having a strong faith in the Gohonzon and having GOOD friends around who never fails to be there for you to spur you on are really important too(:

so on that note,
i would like to say a big thank you to all my friends who helped me through the many dark moments in 2008, esp MAY, ERNEST, JUNE! i really appreciate you guys a lot and am really thankful for having you all in my life(: cant imagine how life owuld be without the many good friends around in school and gakkai! thank you my dear friends(:

just as ikeda sensei always say," the darker the night, the nearer the dawn". as long as one dont give up, you will definitely pull through and achieve victory(: with that, HAPPY NEW YEAR to all and have a good year ahead(:

puen, be strong and 2009 will be a good year!
and of course, im really glad to have you by my side through this year(: