wow. the last time i put in any conceivable effort in writing a post here was more than 9 months ago. so here i am, sitting in front of my laptop with a hot cup of green tea nearby on a late sunday afternoon, trying to write this post to make up for my absence the past 9 months. 

2017 was…..strange. it passed me by way too quickly but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. i learned so many things and i’d like to think i grew as a person as well. so here’s my summary of this year, read it under the cut, if you’re interested. 

the first quarter of the year was quite a blur, i don’t recall many details except that it was the end of the 2nd semester of my first year in school. i guess you could say it was the best semester because it was also the easiest. it gave me a chance to salvage my grades that took a dive off a 5 storey building… although…[looks into the distance morosely] i will never miss u, organic chemistry, good bye and good riddance  ! i could spend time ranting about how i regretted not taking the first semester seriously enough but it’s over now and the recent semesters made up for what was lost…and i’m still working on it. it’s not the end of the world.

well even though i just said that it was the easiest semester, i meant the core modules we were required to take, one of which was microbiology, a module i really enjoyed. of course there were other modules which i found to be an absolute waste of time, namely inno[cough]va. also, we were required to take a sports module and had the chance to rank a few sports by preference and hope we get our top few choices, and. [sighs dramatically] i did not get my top few choices. i’d gotten a sport that was out of my comfort zone. i’d gotten….hiphop.

i MEAN, i know dancing is fun and more than a decade ago i did learn dancing. but the keywords are: more than a decade ago. i wasn’t comfortable with busting moves in front of a throng of people anymore. especially when none of my close friends got into the same sport as i did. but i told myself that i’ll live, and so i did. long story short, did i enjoy the module? to a certain extent i guess? but would i do it again, under the exact same circumstances? …..nah fuck that. if i had time, perhaps i would pick up dancing again, but too bad i don’t. maybe in the future though. we’ll see. i’m glad (well kinda) that i was forced to step out of my comfort zone for once, because i didn’t leave emptyhanded. 

i think the worst part of the first quarter of 2017 was the passing of my 85+ year old grandmother. she was genuinely the nicest person i have ever met in my entire life. the news of her passing was so out of the blue and we were so distraught… i…wish i’d spent more time with her, i feel as though i took her for granted and often gave excuses that i was busy with school instead of visiting her more often like i should’ve. i miss her still and i hope that she rests in peace. she was a wonderful soul and i’m so glad i had a grandmother like her.

well. this next part isn’t as somber i promise. after the semester ended i had the time and privilege to go for 2 sleepovers and spend the evening of my 18th birthday at the marriott hotel for a buffet. i’ll spare you the details but in essence i had a great time and the buffet food was really good. moving on.

i had 2 sleepovers as well, and they were so much fun. i went cycling, cafe hopping, exploring the city, etc. it was honestly a great time and i’m so grateful for having such amazing friends to spend time with.

the first quarter of 2017 was also when i really started getting into…..uh….kpop…..jkdfkjdkj now listen. if you knew me before 2016, you’ll know that i was a bit of a….western indie/alternative music supremacist lmaoo. not gonna dwell too much on this but i’m glad that i became more open minded. i’ve also had a lot of fun after stanning kpop. and not just that, these idols genuinely make me happy bc they’re so funny and it’s actually really inspiring considering how much work they had to put in to obtain their success in this competitive industry.

mid 2017 was when i started my first semester of year 2. i was resolute in my pursuit to pull my grades up, i did spend more time on my studies. they didn’t lie when they told me year 2 was going to be much more hectic… i mean i know i could’ve done better in certain areas and i did clown around more than i would’ve liked to but i did see improvement and that’s what matters. 

july was also when game of thrones season 7 aired and…god i love that show. i really is on some next level shit but that’s what makes it so addictive. the characters are so well written and 3D i could go on about why i love the show but i’d be going off a tangent. all i have to say is that i started watching it with a skeptic sort of attitude because i was never into the medieval fantasy genre…AND not to mention this wasn’t your regular teen wolf-esque show the plot can get so confusing but i gave the show a chance and realised what a good show it was. now i’m just waiting for the last season which airs in 2019…. this show has raised my standards on tv shows in general to the point where i realise teen shows like pretty little liars and teen wolf are nothing compared to such an intricately designed show like game of thrones. i literally could not stand more than 1 episode of riverdale and i blame it all on GoT. all i’m saying is. give the show a chance and you’ll understand what i’m talking about. 

nothing too interesting happened throughout the first semester of year 2… except my class got a lil bit more bonded…i guess? definitely an improvement from first year…but i still can’t be bothered to talk to certain people…they’re either too ignorant or uninteresting lmao. it’s whatever.

i also started a bullet journal in july! i’m so glad i did because i can finally have a sort of creative outlet, i miss doing art so much but i can never find enough time to really get back into it. makes me wonder why i chose a science course…but i digress. it’s also a great way to plan everything and i realised i was more productive after starting to bujo. and i’m able to document the major things that happened each month which is great bc i can look back at the past year and reminisce…literally as i’m writing this i’m referring to my bujo because i’d forgotten a lot of things worth mentioning because as i’ve said…2017 flew past too quickly, it’s all a little blurry.

next is september, a really good month if you ask me. i went for a sleepover at my best friend’s and i got to go for my first proper concert! all this time i’ve been wanting to go to one of the nbhd’s concerts but those fuckers forgot that asia exists…..so instead my first is wanna one’s dsjkksd. it was a good time but the experience wasn’t a solid 10/10 either because the organizers were snakes that sold tickets underground through connections to [cough]mainland chinese fans and gave them hi-touch passes (which are like m&g passes basically) when us locals had to enter a lucky draw. the venue was absolutely mediocre as well. but well, all that matters is that i got to see my boys live before they disband, since they’re…a temporary group after all.

then comes october, which was also a fairly decent month. reconciled with some old friends from my childhood, and had a staycation at a local airbnb with my friends from school, which was a lot of fun. even though….the place was whack…and too damn small…and in a place where the red light district was nearby…but ANYWAY. we drank, talked shit, played dumb games like would you rather and even made several prank calls. i lost my shit on the last one because he pretended to play along. october was also when my parents ditched me to go on an impromptu trip to japan…so i, not wanting to sleep alone a few nights in a row, asked to stay over at my best friend’s again. but of course, we had school so it wasn’t all fun and games but we had part of the weekend to ourselves so we did treat ourselves to some good quality matcha ice cream. man it was so good. deserves a big fat stamp of approval from the matcha snob herself, ME. lastly towards the end of october my friends from poly and i met to have homemade indian food because of deepavali and it was great. also worth mentioning that i started the second semester of year 2 on the 16th of october. crazy to think how time flies that fast.

november….was when things really started to get hectic. we had lab sessions FOUR times a week, and modules like immunology which is SO content heavy….i had to deactivate some of my social media accounts for like….2 weeks…something i’ve never done before. i’ll also have y’all know that i finally got the confirmation that i’ll be going for my internship in south korea, so that’s something to look forward to after this hell of a semester. i would also like to take the time to complain about the injustice that is how my seniors got a 5k sponsorship to go to places like liverpool and australia, but just THIS year, MY batch, didn’t get to enjoy these privileges for god knows what reason? wtf. anyway. i’m still looking forward to it.

next comes…december… not that great of a month. firstly, common tests that we barely had time to study for, then a close relative had gotten appendicitis….. and then i got bitten and scratched by an spca cat when i was volunteering. long story. but as i sit here on the 31st recalling the unfortunate series of events, i’m feeling relief more than anything else. i’m glad this month is coming to an end.

well! wasn’t this a long fucking post. i’ve had my fair share of troubles this year, some of which i’m not even comfortable sharing but all that aside, i want to take the time to be grateful for my friends and family and all the times i’ve enjoyed myself. i hope 2018 will treat us a lot better. 

and….i’ll really try to make an effort to be active on here as well. i actually have so much to say but i’m either too lazy or genuinely too busy. not to mention i’ll have so many pretty pictures to post during my trip to korea so.. stay tuned i guess?

happy 2018 to you, whoever you are.