IT'S A PANDAN LIFE ...!

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same. ~Flavia Weedn News about an old flame can really ripple the deep waters of the heart. And when this happens, the self becomes fragmented for a while, and takes an agonized stroll down memory lane. I guess the agony stems from a lot of memories – good and bad ones – and in my case, the bad ones often outweigh the good ones (Grimace). To top it all is the very fact that I had actually taken the ultimate step in the relationship – JUMPING OFF THE CLIFF – and got severely wounded! To put it simply, jumping off the cliff means giving your all, carrying the person you love in your heart, mind and soul. Not everyone survived this jump but those who did would know that nothing beats the joy and the adrenaline rush that come with it. Those who didn’t would bear the scar that resides in the deep waters of their hearts forever.

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey. ~ Pat Conroy Now that I’ve come to the 6 th week of the semester, and another week long holiday is just around the corner, I just can’t believe how time flies! Seems like it was only yesterday that I watched the fireworks on TV… Anyways, I don’t have much to complain this semester. I’ve always liked the December semester, anyway. When I was a Master’s student, I looked forward to this semester because I'd have so many holidays - Christmas, New Year’s, Awal Muharram, Thaipusam etc - and these holidays would be the time that I’d get to sit down and complete my assignments in peace! Now that I’m no longer a student, I find myself planning out with friends what to do during these holidays! What I don’t like about the December semester though, is the fact that the break that precedes it is too short – around 4 to 5 weeks – which

Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle. ~ Eric Zorn It was New Year's Eve and as usual, I was at home with my cat; remote control in hand alternating between TV3 and RIA; waiting for the countdown albeit without much enthusiasm. Probably because deep in my heart I know that every year, I keep carrying forward my New Year Resolutions ( Chuckle ). I guess about the only thing that I do every New Year’s Eve is come up with resolutions. Necessary or not is debatable but this is what I do every year. It’s ingrained in my head. Well, let’s not call it resolutions anymore. Let’s just call it TO-DO LIST. Resolutions sound so cliché and so easy-to-carry-forward-next-year. ( Grin ). Well, here it is, my 2008 TO-DO LIST. I guess if I post it on my blog, I will not lose or forget it (as normally the case if I jot it down on POST-IT notes). 2008 TO-DO LIST