My life at a Glance
guess this is a bold step to take: to reveal much more about me and my life here. perhaps no one is interested in the gracie's world, since each one of us is living in our very own. when the worlds meet, we pretend that we are very happy in our own worlds. however, when the meeting is over, when we shut the doors of our hearts, we returned to the grey patch of the soul. we don't want to share the other side with others, for fear that others would never understand, for fear that others would never accept that side of us.

here's the other side of me you may not know.

secondary school days
-was a latch-key kid
-had an unpleasant encounter with a flasher in the lift
-had S$1.50 for pocket money everyday
-i liked this boy seated right across the classroom for a year in sec 1
-joined the dance club and developed my sense of beat & groove there
-was a friend to everyone in school, no particular cliques
-struggled with physical fitness tests to attain at least a bronze every year
-was 'picked up' by a St Andrews boy and a macho rugby boy from Normal Tech class at bus stops after school
-hated sciences and lab work even though i was in the pure science stream
-attended my first tuition class at Peace Centre when i was 15
-stepped into Perth, Australia for the first time for a week-long holiday

jc days
-attended many sessions of orientation progs and gota know mr. big butt (oops!ok, he's my true love) for the longest period of time
-developed a platonic friendship with my class rep
-had a bad quarrel with this girl in class, but now my best buddy
-hated economics for 2 years
-almost kicked out of school after jc 1 prelims
-had the first taste of getting 8/50 for history exam
-flunged my A levels with an O for history

transition period
-retook my A levels
-started working with a non-profit organisation to help juvenile delinquents
-led out in many leadership camps and gota know many ppl
-had my first serious relationship with a charming and romantic boy 2 years younger than me
-fell out of love 3 mths later, after struggling with a third-party intrusion
-my history results in my 2nd attempt at A levels showed drastic improvement
-had my best memories of working experience as a temp at TTSH
-became good friends with 3 guys, who never failed to make my day
-decided that i should leave for melbourne to further my studies
-gota know my dearest 'gor' just b4 i flew off for melbourne

melbourne days
-missed everyone in sg, especially my 'gor' when i first got to melb
-'gor' called and emailed every night; we never failed to miss each other
-moved into the house at bayview 2 weeks after
-had to adjust to life alone
-remembered crying many times, over lonliness, over problems, over pain
-flew home every 6 months and celebrated my 21st bday in sg with beloved friends
-gota know few good friends: australians, indonesians, hong kongers & singaporeans
-became best friends with my housemate, also my soulmate
-decided to take on sociology and history as majors
-slogged all day to finish a total of 25 000 words-long essay in 1 semester
-monash gunman shocked and traumatised the entire school with 2 dead, 5 injured
-gota pour my heart out to a boy on icq regarding the trauma i went through after the gunman incident
-went shopping at chadstone with 'miss tea', who would always bring me to coffee bean to sip her caramel tea
-fell in love again during 2003 summer break in sg and had my first taste of LDR
-missed him so much when i flew back when summer break ended and remembered how i cried many times over the little time spent together
-had lunches at Student Lounge with a 'sweetie pie' every mondays and tuesdays
-went to church camps every single holiday break and made many good friendships there
-my first skiing trip was a disaster
-my parents flew over to melb to attend my graduation ceremony
-all my friends threw me a surprise farewell party at my house
-got warmest memories and sweetest goodbye presents from them

1 year ago...
-graduated with BA in Arts (Sociology & History)
-relationships went on rocks
-fell into depression, but was saved by a 'knight in shining armour' who gave his tender loving care for me and nursed my emotional wounds
-started my first job in sg, doing my passion
-my colleagues became my friends, especially during times of "adversity" at work
-struggled with my job
-lost 5kgs in the first 3 months; had terrible nightmares for many months
-became pessimistic about life and i lost my passion in life, in history, in church, in everything

2months ago...
-ended my 1st job
-went for a good revitalising trip to bali
-ended my relationship with the man i dated for 3 years
-dropped my plans of going australia for easter camp
-started the new job at school

current
-adjusted to school life and growing fat!
-having my own office all to myself
-loving my job
-having more time with my family
-searching for new goals in life
-having fun catching up with my melb friends (gracie is missing you all there!)
-been shopping at bugis!

in the coming months
-found a new perm job, i hope
-be a nanny to my god-son
-touring melbourne and meeting my long lost friends
-obtain an Aussie PR