Long Update Ahead

So many things have happened since the last entry. I've been on holiday with my family to South Korea, got my final exam results back, celebrated my first ever New Year with my fiance *beams* and it's been all good.

The holiday was great, only disappointment was that we didn't get to experience snowfall. Sure we saw a mix of natural and manmade snow up at the ski resort and remains of snow swept to the sides at some other place, but we were expecting to see some full scale snow fall action which did not happen :( And to rub salt into the wound, it was reported that heavy snows started the evening we were back in Singapore *pouts* That does it, I will convince E to list Korea as one of the places to visit, after we've done our global Disneyland tour.

Results were good as well, I'm very relieved that the whole studying thing is over, will probably take a short break now and decide what to do next. I've been wanting to pick up a 3rd language, perhaps Korean? Or baking? Or perhaps pursue a cert in Psychology. I've completed 40% of the modules needed for a graduate diploma so that could be a viable possibility. E is horrified that I can't seem to stop studying though. LOL

Because of the Korea hols, I missed Xmas celebrations with E and to make up for it, we had our own private NYE celebrations at Sentosa. It was definitely quality time well-spent and though we were a little apprehensive initially about spending NYE in such a quiet manner, I think we both agreed that it was a wonderful decision made in the end.

Now we're into 2008 and a interesting year lies ahead to say the least. Unfortunately though, HDB threw us a curveball yesterday with the release of the Telok Blangah BTO. Our queue number is in the 3000 category and we're definitely out of the quota of 420 who would be invited to make their selection. Unless the 1st 3000 people suddenly change their minds or something, this option has flown out of the window for us. But then again, there were like 6000 over applications for the 4 room flat option, so in a way, having been placed in the top 50% somehow makes me feel that teensy bit better about the whole thing though obviously it still means we're out of the race. So it's back to the drawing board for us.

November Update

Haven't been blogging here coz nothing much has been happening for us. Most significant thingy I guess would be the application closure for the Telok Blangah BTO on 14 Nov. Final numbers? 6342 applications for the 210 units of 4 room flats. That works out to a ratio of 30:1? Argh!

Results will be known end of December. So all we can do now is keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. A galfren of mine, D-jie also applied for the same project, so even though she kept chasing me to move to Punggol....anywhere far far away from the areas she's interested in, I'm still going to wish her the best of luck. With any luck we could end up being neighbours. Heehee!

Just bought myself a couple of new toys. An iPod Nano and a Nike+ Sport Kit. Looking forward to using it and hopefully jog my way to a healthier lifestyle. In the mean time, exams are looming near so I have to be a good gal and study hard. E will be starting a new job next year, so it'll be a new beginning for him. It's gonna be a rollercoaster ride.