Once again, a big HAPPY 2008 to you guys out there! It is definitely a great start to the new year with all the activities that had been going on so far. On New Year's Eve, I skipped work to go out with the three friends. After watching National Treasure (it was a great movie btw, with the humour and all) around noon, we went for some grocery shopping in the NTUC at Bukit Timah Plaza cos' we were planning to cook some chinese dishes for dinner this time round.

These were some pretty simple dishes that we cooked at Qi's house, not as difficult to make compared to the sushi buffet previously. Then later in the evening after our salad, we decided to watch Alien vs Predator 2 at Jurong East Entertainment Centre instead of heading to Orchard Road and get squeezed and sprayed until we look like Joker in Batman series. So we played some mahjong first, since there was still quite some time before the movie started. It was super creepy cos' I was supposed to be the biggest loser, then the tables just turned around unpredictably and I began winning like there's no tomorrow. Yeah and I became the biggest winner of the night with 17 bucks. Too bad we weren't playing with real notes again. Friendly game.

Jurong East's arcade is way too cool cos' they added a few basketball machines which is quite a hit in Taiwan's arcades actually. I didn't want to play initially cos' I don't have much confidence in stuff like that. But because of that unfaltering persistence from the girlie, I guess I didn't have a choice, and boy was it addictive! We decided to make it more competitive by playing against one another and it was C&C vs N&Q. What weird initials when you try pronouncing them, anyway nevermind that. C&C team won and luckily it was another friendly match otherwise team N&Q would've to cough out 139 bucks. =X Thereafter, we went for the movie. It wasn't really nice cos' there ain't a story plot but ack, having your favourite people for company was way more important than a good movie. And on the journey back to Qi's house, we talked about the worst and best things that happened to each of us in 2007. It's so special.. that was how the first few hours of the new year were spent. That night, we slurped on our banana split happily with some stupid horror movie for entertainment and they fell asleep on me gradually.

After what seemed like 1 to 2 hours of shut eye, we had a hearty breakfast and I thought everyone's gonna go home and catch some rest. Until someone requested to play table tennis. So Qi fetched me home to grab my table tennis bats and in the meantime, she fetched Chris home to get his. It felt abit like visiting the families day. Then she drove back to my house, both of us had green bean soup while the 2 guys were half dying in the car. But when we got over to Nix's house and started playing the table tennis, it was like a wake up call for them. They became super energetic and alive. Lesson learnt: don't ever do nothing when you are tired. After the table tennis, I thought that was it for the day when someone else suggested playing badminton. So we played a really great match under the rain and team C&C won again! Presenting to you, our blackish palms after the game..

We had dinner in Nix's house, then went over to Qi's house for some of my ice wine, and finally home. Totally unconscious for 12 hours. Time to digress.. I went to SIM to register for a full time course this morning - Bachelor's of Science in Management under University of London. I really want this very much. Very, very much. That's because I don't have any backup plans if they happen to reject my application. And yes, I'm going to be in a state of depression if that is gonna be their final decision. *hopes for the best* In the evening, Qi had to bring her rabbit to the veterinarian and I happened to kidnap her loaded wallet with me =P, so I tagged along with her to the vet. It's my first time there (definitely not the last) and I was quite surprised cos' there were quite a number of sick dogs together with their owners! I felt really happy just by sitting there and observing the behaviour of the dogs. It was kinda like a therapeutic session for me. Don't ask me why cos' I don't know either. Qi's rabbit - Whitey has a painful-looking swollen leg. Ewww, I felt so painful for her just by seeing that wound. And poor Whitey got so scared when the dogs were barking at each other and at times, almost on the verge of a fight. For the 1 and a half hour we spent there, I didn't see any dogs that I particularly have a soft spot for but there was a Dachshund and a Maltese, 2 Jack Russells, 2 Pomeranians, a few mixed breeds, a super huge Siberian Huskey, and a few tabby cats. It was a funny sight when Qi quickly covered the lid of the basket that her rabbit was in when she saw that huge dog walking past. Like a protective instinct. And this isn't just the only first-time that I experienced together with that group of 3 friends. In a nutshell, it is my first time to:
going overseas with purely friends
eating a crayfish
sitting on a bike with 3 persons
parasailing
experiencing the magic of foot massage
having dinner in a hotel (besides weddings)
cooking together
watching 2 movies consecutively and twice in 2 weeks
popping a party popper
celebrating a new year
reflecting on things aloud
seeing rabbits hopping all around when I wake up (thought it was all but a dream)
visiting a vet
doing so many activities with so little rest; a great test to a body's limit

I hope days like that with them will never ever end and may there be more first times to come!
*If you really read this post word-for-word, I guess you must be really interested in me. =D