Sealed

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Life is full of unexpected events. Some things might appear fine, however it's not at the next moment. Even if you try all your might to mend it, things will never be the same again, just like how you can't turn a crumbled paper back into new. 

Even though it was short-lived, I'm really grateful for all the happy memories. It's been a pleasure to be able to spend such wonderful times together.  I'm sorry for acting like an asshole at that last moment. If I haven't done that I would probably still hold on to that last rope, which will not do any good for the both of us.

Farewell, my love.

Courage

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Courage is the resistance to fear, not absence of fear.

Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by both physical and mental threats to a person. Most of us have fears and we will normally avoid it like a plague. However, running away is not always an option and we will have to conquer it eventually. 

-Courage-

Courage is what that makes us strong to overcome our fears. However it isn't as simple as it seems and in fact is a very big challenge to us. To be honest, if we do not care about anything and push forward, we will conquer our fear eventually. 

What most of us are afraid of the is the outcome. What if we failed? Will the aftermath be in such a way that we cannot accept it? Perhaps this is the greatest mystery in our minds before trying to pluck out the courage and do something. Humans are emotional creatures and this is what that make us weak, yet strong, at the same time. 

All that being said, you only live once (YOLO). Yes I know I am lame but that is the cold hard fact. If fear is stopping you from chasing the girl you like or investing in a company that has the potential to make you successful, then you never will be able to accomplish it. Slim chance is better than NO chance. So pluck out your courage and to conquer your fear.

Success is not final; failure is not fatal; It is the courage to continue that counts.

Resolutions

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Let's just hope I stick to it.

It's a brand new year and a good way to start the year will be to list down your resolutions! The problem is that I'm actually 18 days late ...

It seems like I got carried away and forgot to update this blog ... again. Let's just hope this will be the last time shall we?

I had made a resolution list for 2014 too, however it was never completed. Listing down resolutions is a good way to remind yourself goals that you want to accomplish in that year, however it will  be better if you can complete the list. Just writing it down doesn't really help if you don't proceed to do it. With that in mind, I will try my best to complete it this year and become a better person as a whole. Without further ado, let me list down my resolutions for the Year 2015.

1. Survive Uni with good grades

2. Gain more lean mass and get fit

3. Make more friends

4. Save more cash

5. Find a balance between work, study and social life

6. Have a more versatile wardrobe

Not too shabby I guess? Some of these are actually carried forward from last year's resolutions and I hope to be able to fulfill them all this year. Time flies, it's already 2015 and it will be the next zodiac cycle of Monkey next year. I will have to remind myself not to slack off anymore and the consequences of playing with time. Procrastination is my bad habit and I will have to purge it off me if I want to complete this list of resolutions. Let's just hope I will stick to it.

Speaking of school, I will be starting my 1st lesson tomorrow. With a hearty spirit and a focused mind, I shall brace myself to whatever challenges I face ahead, starting from tomorrow.

Timetable, for easy reference.

University

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"You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything or it could be nothing.
You keep putting one foot in front of the other, then one day you look back and you've scaled a mountain."

It's official, I'm enrolling into university next year. After much considerations, I have finally made the move to enter Uni. Jobs these days require you to have at least a bachelor's degree and I will definitely need one if I want to pursue higher paying jobs. I will be still working though while studying part time. I hope I will be able to cope with working and studying at the same time and doesn't break me down meantime.

Speaking of which, time to enjoy my holidays once again before I start school next year. Time to visit Melaka again in 2 weeks.

MacRitchie Tree Top Walk

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Sunset @ MacRitchie Reservoir

Singapore is a small island country that houses more than 4 million people. Whenever we think of Singapore, we will always associate her with sophiscated tall buildings, state of the art expressways, the iconic "durian" Esplande and of course the awesome Marina Bay Sands. Despite having a abundance of shopping centres on the entire island, there isn't really much you can do here besides watching movies and eating good food.

There are actually still some interesting things left to do on Singapore and one of them is sightseeing. Singapore has quite a number of nature reserves and taking a walk at one of them will be an eye opener for many people, including myself. Recently one of my friend had asked me to visit MacRitchie Reservoir's Tree Top Walk. I had never heard of it before or know it exists before. It turned out to be an awesome trip though.

"The TreeTop Walk (TTW) is the highlight of several long hiking routes in MacRitchie that brings you through different stages of mature secondary forest. The first of its kind in Singapore and in the region, this free-standing suspension bridge connects the two highest points (Bukit Peirce and Bukit Kalang) in MacRitchie and offers a bird's eye view of the community of plants and animals that live in the forest canopy. The total length of the walkway is about 250m and its height from the forest floor varies, with the highest point at 25m."

The journey to the Tree Top Walk is around 5km and will take you about 1-2hours depending on your pace/speed. Nessa and I were just talking casually so it take us around 1.5 hours to reach the Ranger Station. Please do not give up even if it's tiring because the view up there is magnificent. 

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Ranger Station, the bridge is One Way Only.

Nessa takes the lead.

"Add filter and inspirational quotes here"

Quite scary if you look down.

Hot, please bring lots of water and proper shoes.

After the bridge it's another 2-3km walk to the Ranger Station. So please bring lots of water as you will really need it. Overall, the whole walk is worth the walk literally because you get the see lots of things that are not very common in Singapore and various exotic wildlife too. It's a pity that I didn't capture any picture of them though. 

I do hope to have more trips like this in the future.

Braces

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Oh boy, it had been so long since I've updated this blog. Laziness got the better of me and I tend to let my procrastinating habit kick in when I wanted to update the blog. Finally, it's time to write something here again. The importance of having a blog even if no one reads them is to having something to look back to in the future when I'm older. You can also tell that the way I type is so much different from 5 years ago. Who knows maybe in the future someone close to me may be reading this?

As I have mentioned before, I wanted to put braces. And I finally did 4 months ago. To think that I had finally got my ass up and did something I actually wanted, miracle. My dentist told me the whole journey may take around 2 years though, which means in another 1 year and 8 months my teeth is a free man ... or teeth again. I can't wait to see the vast difference by then. Although it's only the 4th month of my treatment, my teeth structure had already changed ALOT. Take a look at this.

3rd May 2014.

This is the hideous set of teeth that I had with me for the past 22 years. Oh wait it's not 22 years, more like 10-12 years actually (Quite obvious right?). Really, I had no idea how crooked my teeth are until I took this picture. Not even any one of my single tooth is actually upright and at the correct position. I wonder how I had survived eating with this set of horrible tools.

My current orthodontist is Dr Poon from My Braces Clinic. It's located at Orchard Road, Shaw House level 10. She's a very professional orthodontist and I'm glad to have visited her. I'm not using the traditional braces, instead I'm using a type of "Self Ligating Braces" called Damon Braces. It is said to be more efficient than normal braces because the brackets does not have to be tied down with rubber bands which induces friction. Not sure if it's true but I decided to go with it anyway since I've read positive certain reviews on it from various Singaporean blogs. It cost me around S$5,600 for the braces not inclusive of extractions and polishing/scaling. The extraction cost was around S$300 in total. It's actually quite cheap since I'm extracting SIX tooth, 2 molar and 4 premolar. Man, those few days after my extractions was the bomb, so painfully hungry.

21st August 2014.

Now my set of teeth is much better, and it will be better as time goes by. 2 years will pass by before I even know it and I really hope my realigned set of teeth can let me have more self confidence. It's quite a bummer not being able to smile widely because you know that your teeth are horrendous. Those days will be gone soon, those days...

Update

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