Update

It's been like forever since I last posted. And that's really bad. Well, not in a bad way, it's just that I've been slack in my writing and didn't feel like posting.

I'm just going to make a list of things that have happened since my last post and maybe a few comments here and there.

My birthday just passed. It was really fun, coz it was like a full 5 days of celebrations, starting from the 2nd of August (the day before my birthday), to the 6th of August. I had my church mates celebrating my bday on the 2nd, my workmates on the 3rd, with Seiwei and Joyce throwing a dinner for me, and then went to dance at Jitterbugs. On the 4th, I took a day off from work, and just chilled at home, and went for KTV with my NS workmates at night. Saturday was teaching and also dinner celebrations with the Stanford people and Shuzhen. Sunday was a barbeque at Guohao's place. So many days of celebrations, and I was so happy because I realise how much people actually care about me and I'm so touched.

Nikki came to Singapore, visiting her family and also me. She was on her way to Indonesia to dive for 2 weeks with her family. It's nice seeing her again. I met up with her after a long day at work and along with her brother Dao, we went to New Asia Bar for drinks and dancing. She left the next day, but came back after 2 weeks of diving. We hung out a little at the airport before she left for the States. Too bad she was only here for so short a time. Would have been nice to have more time to chat and talk. But, well, I'll be heading to the States soon. I probably could catch her then.

Justin Biolo and Sherry came to visit me in Singapore too! Yes, the "Reverand" came. They were here on a holiday and we caught up over dinner and drinks. Biolo's in the navy still, posted in Japan. I haven't seen him for a long while, but he's still his crazy old self. A little older, but it hardly shows. He's still as wise as ever, as we talked about the things happening in our lives. Sherry just graduated and is about to start work in SF soon. She just got her apartment and is wondering how life will be like working. Everyone's moving on and growing up. Life just doesn't stop for anyone.

I'm having my interviews with my scholarship board on the 15th of August. It'll determine whether I get into the Management Associates Program, a program that will allow me to work on a higher level to have a better look at the entire civil service. Not too sure how I'll fare, but I heard it's pretty difficult. And after that, I've to interview for my ministry to work in. I chose the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Manpower. They should be fun ministries, with lots to learn, although work will be heavy.

That's about it for the update. The next one, maybe right after my interviews.