dream a little dream of me

Remember when i was young, adults used to question me - "what are your dreams when you grow up?"
most of the time, i will have an answer to it almost immediately.
teacher, doctor, lawyer, police woman, tai tai, business woman.. you name it, i got it.

But now, as i reach the phase of my life where i got to really choose my career path, my future.. i seem to have lost my direction.

People always say, "life is when you pursue your dreams." But in reality, how many of such dreams can really be pursued? In the world now, everything is about being practical, keeping within the safezone and bringing home the bread.

This was exactly my thought when i first decided to major econs. Not because i love it. But because i need it. Because it opens the door to a better future. Sadly, it is not my dream.

I know banking and finance is what i ought to do and what i should do, and i dont really detest it. But the inner me will always seem to question myself... "is this what you really want?"

But i also know, what i wanna be, what i wanna do, is totally a far-fetched dream. Something that i can only continue dreaming of. I dunno if time and again, chances were given to me to realise this dream, to be a step closer to my desire, but because i lack the the bravery, i lack the confidence, i rejected them.

Now all i hope is that my passion for graphs, charts, numerical figures, calculus, etc will grow with time. and grow long enough to last me this lifetime.

For the bread. For the assurance. For my parents.

2007 ended really sweetly for me in the company of my family anf friends.
Nothing beats the passion and love for each other, even in the simplest ways.

My short HK trip was nothing fantastic.

Because i had NO TIME TO SHOP..=(

Know the feeling when you walk by shops and more shops but cant take the time to stop and look at the things?

Ya, it sucks.

But my aunt's wedding was a blast! The wedding was held in the morning..kinda American style
The wedding ceremony was on the nice green grassland with magnificent view, white pure decorations with purple flowers all around, a big white stage for them to say their vows...i think i wanna hold my wedding tat way too!

Will upload pics soon.

Hokkaido trip was great! i love that place. Beautiful sceneries, lovely people, lots of yummy food.

but the weather was really cold, it snowed since the first day we reached.

My hands and legs freezed upteen times, fross bites kicked in if i stand on the snow for more than 10 mins.

Nd was so concerned at first... but as the days goes by.. he couldnt be bothered anymore when i tell him. =(

Hokkaido Part 1

Yixuan (nd's cousin) and me

gosh..they love playing with snow, always snow battling.
the younger cousin threw a snowball at my face once, i was caught unaware ok >.<

Nd and me trying to join the geese in their hotsprings!

Left to right: Ayu, Jolene, Auntie Cecilia, me, Nd

Ayu was our tour guide. She was from Taiwan, but studied in Japan and lived their for 17 years! She's a damn interesting tour guide la, first time i go on a tour and i managed to stay awake most of the time during the long travelling hours..
Joke 1:
Japanese people are very bad at english even though they try very hard to learn it. Once, an American man and a Japanese girl bumped into each other on a street. Their things flew out of their hands and fell onto the floor. After they helped each other to pick up their things...

Japan girl: Thank you.

American man: thank you too.

Japan girl looked a little lost and replied: thank you 3.

American man was puzzled and said: thank you for?

Japan girl thought this American man was so polite and thank her so many times...

so she replied: thank you 5!

....and ran off.

One of my fav pic...we were at the Chocolate factory that made the delicious BAI SE LIAN REN.

Group photo of the whole tour group.. our group was the biggest with 12 ppl.

Will upload more Japan photos when i get them from nd's mummy. =D

A miracle happened in 2008!!
Nd is now offically a blogger...LOL. And i swear he blogs more than me now. So some pics i wont be uploading here. If you're curious bout what he writes... you can go check it out at www.alazandro.blogspot.com =)