Convocation~

Having mixed feelings now at the moment.. It has been almost a year since i graduate from my University but its only until today then I attend my convocation.. As compared to those ppl who had theirs like a mth or 2 later after they grad, the impact of ending of student life & stepping into another stage of life is not so intense for us cause most of us has been working like for almost half a year already... But i must said when I was sitted down, waiting for my ceremony to start, alot of memories flashed across my mind.. Those that i had with my close university frenz like, Billy, Qin Cheng, Brandon, Wilson, Jai, Jean, Alvin, Philip & alot more... Everything seems like it has just happened yest.....









I woke up early in the morning & went to have breakfast with my family b4 heading down to SIM.. As expected, there are alot of ppl & the carpark was full.. I went to the grand hall to register first & saw alot of familiar faces...

I went into the room to get dressed.. Met Cheng & Billy there also.. After that, its time for us to go into the grand hall.. its quite chaotic.. We get sitted down & i saw the booklet provided... Look through it & realise that, there are only 9 award winners for banking & finance & i am among the 9 of em... i was damn shocked to know that cause i all along tot most of the First Class Honours ppl will be able to get it & i am just among them.. I really have no idea why i got the award whereas Cheng & Jai din got it.. They got more first class results for their modules than me, this is really perplexing....

The ceremony started around 10am & ended about 1130.. While i was on my way to collect my certificate & my medals from the Vice-Chancellor, my mind was in a blank.. The whole process took less than 20 seconds but i need to study for 3 years just for it..

My family went off right after taking some photos with me cause some of them still got something on after that... Well, that is one regret cause they couldnt be with my & share my happiness throughout the whole session cause of other commitments.. Apart from that there are other regrets that i had during one of the most important events of my life.. I tried not to go n think about it during the session in school & pushed them all aside first cause i really wish to enjoy this special moments of mine though some ppl wouldnt think tat way....

As wat usually happened during convocationk, i went around taking pictures with my uni frenz & did some catching up session with some.. By the time we were done, we were sweating like mad.. Billy, Cheng & me decide to go around some places to take our pictures today cause its the only time we are free to do so.....

We sent Lishan to work first & had our lunch b4 heading to esplanade.. We went around esplanade, one fullerton, merlion park, supreme court etc to take our photos.. It was really fun but with the grad gown on, we were almost like in a suana.. The whole session took about an hour & during that period, quite alot of tourist came over & took picture with us..

Went to billy's place after that cause we were having a MJ session at Brandon's place later in the night..

Batam Trip~~

just came back from my weekend getaway with Benny @ Batam.. It was really relaxing & rejuvenating, not forgetting to mention that its my first time there.. I havent felt that for very long, think the last time i felt that was b4 i started work... My body & myselg havent felt so relaxed ever since i started work & this worsen when i started trading a few weeks back.. This is also the 1st time i felt time is on my side & did quite alot of things with Benny..

On Sat morning, we woke up ard 730 cause we need to catch the ferry at 930 but we are required to reach there an hour earlier.. After checking-in, we went to have breakfast at Mac & its because of the breakfast, we nearly miss the ferry.. Must rush off to catch the ferry & din have a good chance to shop at the Duty-Free shop.. argh~~ blame me for being a GLUTTON...

snap shots on the ferry

We reached there ard 11am & waited for the Holiday Inn transfer.. I am lucky that we din go to the other resorts cause looking at the amount of ppl waiting for the bus, I believe the resort will be damn crowded & this trip is supposed to be a relaxing & quiet one, not to squeeze around with others lo...


We check in the moment we reached there.. We were very lucky to be able to check in early.. The receptions & staffs there were really helpful & friendly.. I will give em very high rating for their service & friendliness.. : ) I love our room very much cause its not only big but its damn cosy with a superb view from the balcony..

our room ( its abit messy.. hehe )

view from our balcony

We nua around in the hotel for awhile b4 going down to their spa, Tea Tree Spa to book our appointment in the evening.. We went for our late lunch at their Cafe after that.. They serve really nice pizza, highly recommended if you guys are to go there in the future... : )


I love the feeling of being able to enjoy my meal slowly, esp this time round i am having it by the poolside.. This is really consider as a luxury for me... We back to the hotel & nua for awhile b4 heading the jacuzzi @ the Spa.. Went to laze on the tanning chair beside the pool & a short swim b4 going for our spa in e evening..

walkway to the Spa

@ the entrance of the Spa

the superb jacuzzi

The service at the Spa is really good.. felt really warm & relaxed.. We had a package together & it includes a scrub & a aromatherapy massage.. Wow... totally love their avacado scrub... as for their massage, i can only rem until a certain point cause i got knocked out moments after that... Is this the so-called totally relaxed moment? Hehe....

Went for our dinner after that & along the poolside they are having this damn cool 'Surf N Turf '.. But we did not have the buffet cause we are too full for the sumptuous dinner..

the teppanyaki restaurant

poolside terrace cafe

we walked around the pool & settled down on the tanning chair.. relaxing night but cant really see the starts due to the bright lights & clouds.. stayed there for awhile b4 heading back to our room & rest.. My eyes were feeling really heavy & i fell aslp on the sofa while waiting for my hair to dry.. Wanted to catch some shows but jus fell aslp.......

Woke up the next morning for our breakfast.. Weather is cool, nice ambience, nice breakfast & great company.. What more can i ask for? Wanted to go for a swim after resting but the weather jus changed & it started pouring... Well......

We jus relax in our room & balcony until our check-out time.. Went to the lobby to wait for the bus transfer to the ferry terminal that is ard 3 min away from our resort...

final photo of the trip

All-in-all... i totally love the short weekend getaway.. Not only can i get away from the concrete jungle, let me get away from all the stresses that had been building up on me recently, but most importantly, allowing to spend really quality time with him... i really appreciate him for planning the trip & bringing me there... : ) He knows i have been feeling quite tensed up n my back & shoulders have been aching because of the long work hours n sitting position.... I really appreciate the things he did for me..