Goodbye 2011:)

Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011 had indeed passed us by like a jetplane dashing through the sky.

I'm thankful that my year had been super great. I'm at the happiest I can be, Alhamdulillah for that. Now, I can only look back and smile at all I have done with the help of the Almighty.

I start out the year, in Year 1 Sem 2 rushing through final assessments and common tests trying to finish up my first year:

I had a BCOMM Oral presentation, which might I say, I did well seeing how I'm bad at it. The important thing was that I was proud of how I've performed.
Then I had the Jumpstart Challenge. It was indeed a fun challenge, rushing through time and cracking our brains but again, I was proud of our end result.

Then for Silat, we had an STA friendly. It was the first time fighting outside the school venue, first time really fighting someone:

And even though I lost the match, I was proud of myself for giving my all. That became my motivation to work harder.
Then we had the in-camp training. To be honest, I was scared shitless for the camp. But I was glad that I survived it, even though half the time I felt like puking and was pissed at my poor performance. But I gained more confidence through it.
And finally, the IVP. First competition. First fight with a stranger. First sport that I've ever done. First competition going in solo. First junior to fight first. I WAS FREAKING OUT. I remembered the whole week, my mind was just full of kicks and punches. But my nerves got the best of me, and I panicked. It was an easy fight, but I lost. I was not satisfied with my performance and my mentality at that moment, and it affected me a lot throughout the year.

Then I attended Hanis and Nadiah's Ali Baba musical. The first time seeing them perform, and they were amazing.

Then the next big event of my life: 30 HOUR FAMINE CAMP

I joined as a Game Warrior. Best experience ever. It has its downlows, but let us just look at the good times. The game, to see all these participants, the new friends I made, the crack-ups we had. It was awesome.

The biggest event that happened in 2011, is obviously: YEP Cambodia

I volunteered to be the t-shirt designer. It didn't go well, and I'm not that proud of the end product, but I love the shirt. From the first meeting, to the bonding camp, to the real thing, to the barbeque after that, it was truly an awesome period of mine. I met so many nice people, and made so many friends. Radeth, Markos(hehe!), Anna, Liyana, the three musketeers Din, Sebastian and ZiFeng and Wen Yue and my phnompenh team. SO many good memories! I can go on and on about this life-changing trip, and I will never get bored of it. But too bad people would. I saw my results there, and I received my first A ever in poly, and got a hug from my FMGT teacher, which was great.

AND THEN: HARRY POTTER PART 2 PREMIERE

CAN I SAY, BEST FRANCHISE EVER? I've grown up with this, and as I watched the London premiere live with all the stars coming in and giving their speeches, I was filled with goosebumps, and I teared. Yes I teared.

And then SPOPS happened. I play a very little part in this. But, NPSilat One Team. I was proud of the team, it really felt like we won first place even though we didn't. And with the juniors playing a BIG part in this, and all the newbies doing so extremely well, it just made me feel extremely lucky to be in such a wonderful team.

Then of course, I hit the BIG 18:

It was definitely not the best day I had. BUT the celebration was great. My birthday landed on Hari Raya, so we had fireworks with my siblings which was great. And the surprise from the girls Hanis, Asnira, Nadiah and Ellis was the best surprise ever. AND THE BEST GIFT EVER. 18 gifts in a big box, I will never forget how I had to walk through customs with that! :D

It was a GREAT year for my favourite celebrities too:

Even though Jonas kinda died down this year, they still rocks in my heart. They had their tour, their best and last performance together at the Concert For Hope.
Joe Jonas released FASTLIFE! Which I bought:P
Demi Lovato had an album, which I have!
Coldplay had a new album, Mylo Xyloto, which I bought!
And my favourite boyband from XFactor, ONE DIRECTION, rose to fame! Got their album woohoo! Gotta thank Whatthebuck for introducing me to XFactor, without which I would never have known about these boys till much much later, then I wouldn't even be a fan because of the craze they have now.

And my year wouldn't be as great without the people in it:

My awesome Riverside peeps, without which I would be so so bored with my life. The great outings we always have, even if it was just a picnic or a dinner, was the best moments of my life.

My beautiful NPSilat team, without which I wouldn't be having lots of friends in school, and wouldn't have belonged in NP. I wouldn't have met my fellow Arsenal fans, and directioners.

My hilarious classmates, without which classes would be horrible and boring. The laughter and crapness we went through in empty classrooms and what-nots was the best.

So it had indeed been a GREAT 2011. I thank God for making my year so successful and filled with happiness.
Let's just pray that 2012 would be the same, if not better, year for me. InsyaAllah:)