Beth's World

「進路を決めましたか？」

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:43:00 +0000

先週は来年の学校のスタッフに「進路を決めましたか？」と聞かれた。

まあ、もちろん、来年はどの学校に入るかとはもう決まっているが、スタッフは専門学校を卒業してから、何をするつもりかと質問しているのだ。

正直に、今まではなんとなく進路について考えたことがあるけど、質問されたのは初めてで、一応ベスは「できれば、日本で就職したいけど、大学に入るのも希望している」と答えた。

でもさ・・・音楽って、音大はあるけど、それはクラシカル系だから、ベスが勉強したいのと　ちょっと　・・・いや、　まったく　違うんでしょう。進学のはやはり、やめたほうがいいかな。てーか、日本の大学って４年制だよね。７年間日本で勉強するのがちょっと想像できないかな。卒業する時にはもう２７？２８？ちょっとむりかな。

というが、日本で就職できるかな～

ちなみに、音楽ではシンガポールでは絶対どんな前途も見えない。音楽なら、シンガポールでなければ、海外はどこでもシンガポールより発達してるとは否めない事実である。学んだ日本語を活用したいなら、就職はいちおう日本が一番チョイスでしょう。

将来が見えない・・・まあ～一応、専門学校に入ってから考えよう。

IVF Boom

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:06:00 +0000

Through debates in high school, through ethical lectures in college, and now even a whole topic on it on my Japanese Language textbook, it just goes to show how the world perceives the subject of human cloning and related technology, like IVF and etc, as something interesting, if not, something which is more disadvantageous than beneficial.

Everyone talks about ethics, human emotions, the superb technology with different viewpoints from all directions.

IMO, anything that deals with the creation of human life by a human life through superficial and artificial means just doesn't seem right. NOT because of religion. NOT because of ethics. BUT, simply because......there's a flaw with the TECHNOLOGY itself! The whole balance of the world, of the human race is at stake.

Let's just state for example, a sterile couple undergoes IVF in order to get a baby. The baby is also at a high risk of being sterile, and when he/she grows up, has to make use of IVF in order to get a baby of his/her own. That baby's baby may also grow up to be infertile. It's just a vicious circle which knows no end. The whole human population would one day, be totally dependent on IVF and maybe in the near future, some technology which is more advanced. And eventually, a day might come when human cloning no longer seem incorrect in any form.

If no limitations are made on the free usage of IVF and other similar technologies, it is absolutely safe for me to say that the human race has to brace itself for a IVF boom. Sure, good thing for the medical industry. Loads of money flooding in. Humans would have claimed to have been successful in conquering the way of nature.

And, all at the risk of disrupting the balance of human life on Earth.

ラッキーと思わない？

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:47:00 +0000

「日本・・・寒い・・・いやだ・・・」
「What?何言ってる？日本いい国だよ！（笑）Don't you think you are very lucky to be in Japan?」
「ん・・・。」

友人の冗談の質問に真剣に考えさせられた。
実は、「日本にいられるって本当によかったね。」と何度も自分の頭に繰り返して考えてたが、今日は新宿行きの電車に乗っていた間、友だちの質問を思い出し、電車の外側を眺めながら、その質問の答えを尋ね求めた。

「本当にラッキーかな？」
「ここは本当に自分の国よりいいの？」
「何がいいの？」
「自分の国にはない物が日本にあるの？」
「日本にあるものは自分の国では見つけられないの？」

ひとつの質問に次の質問が生じ、質問だらけで、相模大野から新宿まで５０分かかったのに、答えは

なかなか、なかった。

「なんて難しい質問だなあ」と、電車を降りて、駅を出て、

日差しが眩しかった。

どこにいても、太陽は同じ。人間は同じ。私は同じ。

ただ、

心が一つ。

心のいる場は一つしかない。そこはやはり、家だ。

お金のない危機感

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:35:00 +0000

最近バイト始めた。毎週ほぼ毎日もバイトの予定が入ってる。
自分の身体が病気がちなので、長時間立ちっぱなしとか、体力が必要な仕事は自分に合わないって知っているから、バイトは英語教師に決まった。

でも、バイト、今、始めたのは早すぎるかしら？

１２月にある日本語能力試験で１級を受けることにした。合格できるには自信が全然ない。
ストレスはたまってる。バイトしなくても勉強する時間はもう限ってるのに、バイトを始めた。

なぜかというと、私はお金がないことに緊張感を持っているからだ。
最近いろいろでお金の使いすぎ、来年引越しや新学期の費用でお金は貯めないといけない。
一応国費留学生なんだけど、毎月もらっている生活費はぎりぎり生活が維持できるけれど、急にお金を使う必要があるなら、現在持っているお金は絶対に不足だ。

一人暮らし、しかも、海外で一人暮らし・・・
自分の国と家にいるの良さはやっと・・・
わかるようになった。

Busy eating good stuff...

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:01:00 +0000

Recently, i think i've been busy eating good stuff...LOL!

The university girls from my school's free-talk session brought me to this dessert shop near Nishi-Shinjuku and decided that they'd treat me to that Red-bean uhh...puff? bun? with fresh cream inside. It was interestingly combined with the ever-so-bitter maccha (green tea) that Japanese drink during tea ceremony. The tea doesn't taste bitter, which i first feared, after eating the red-bean "pie" because it's sweet. =D

Then, last Saturday, we decided to go all the way to Chiba (Tsudanuma) to meet up with Ricchan and her lovely boyfriend(?fiance? lolx), Takumi, who took us for a drive, treated us to pasta, then brought us to a beach with water dyed in an amazingly disgusting brown colour.....The water is clean though, just that the colour is uhh...yucky~ >_<

Then, we headed over to her "house", don't ask me why i quoted her "house"...just that...oh well...we went over to her father's property to have dinner. Apparently, Ricchan's dad ordered the most expensive sushi he could find on the menu as a treat.
That whole set cost around ten thousand yen, if i'm not wrong. It's all good stuff...uhh..not GOOD...it's all PREMIUM STUFF!! Walk into a normal sushi shop and you'd have to eat ONE piece of those at around 300 yen.

Oh boy...how do i seem, eating to my fill for the past week...HAHA~

The "weirdo" season on the train begins...

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:58:00 +0000

Summer...in Japan...

As summer comes, girls' clothing naturally become thinner and ... less. That's when the amount of gropers on the trains increase. Even if a girl's arse doesn't get groped, some guy may have a secret camera hidden somewhere and may take a picture from underneath a girl's skirt.

"Beer Garden" sessions also increase in summer. There will be lots of drunkards on trains and train platforms, naturally. Some drunkard might "accidentally" push someone onto a train track. Or, in my case, some old drunk man approached me on the train yesterday and started talking about the sky, the clouds, my shoes and his age......If he didn't get off at the next station, i would have gotten off.

The number of weird people increases during this season......Heat does strange things to people, huh?

Tokyo from the Top

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:24:00 +0000

Since the weather was so good, I went to the Tokyo Metropolitan Office Building Tower to get a view of Tokyo from the top.

粽！

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:33:00 +0000

中国人のクラスメートから粽をもらいました！！すごくおいしくて。。。なつかしいなあ～って思って、ありがとうね！トウインさん！笑

端午节已过了。不过~班上的中国同学今早送了一个粽子给我！哈哈！我不必到中华街去花十几块钱买粽子吃~
谢谢トウイン同学!

DAD! MUM! DEAL WITH IT!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:03:00 +0000

GEEZ~ I AM GOING TO STAY IN JAPAN FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS. DEAL WITH IT! HERE I AM, TRYING FREAKING HARD TO ACCUSTOM MYSELF TO LIFE HERE, MAKE MYSELF EXCEL IN WHATEVER I AM DOING, TRYING TO THINK OF NEW WAYS TO MAKE THINGS EASIER! I DON'T HAVE TIME TO BE HOMESICK......AND FOR GOODNESS SAKE!!! I DON'T WANT TO BE HOMESICK!

MAKE YOURSELF UNDERSTAND DAMMIT! LOVE DOESN'T CHANGE OVERNIGHT! EVEN IF I DON'T SAY I AM HOMESICK, IT DOESN'T MEAN I AM NOT!!

HERE I AM TRYING TO BE STRONG, OR AT LEAST APPEAR STRONG, YOU'D EXPECT ME TO SHOW EVERY SINGLE SIGN OF WEAKNESS JUST SO I CAN DO WHAT? WORRY SOMEONE?!

I AM BUSY. OR AT LEAST, KEEPING MYSELF BUSY! I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY FREE TIME TO THINK ABOUT STUPID THINGS LIKE "I MISS HOME..."

BEING HOMESICK IS SOMETHING THAT IS PERSISTENT FOR LIKE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR! THIS! DOES! NOT! CHANGE!!! I DON'T HAVE TO SAY THIS! DO I?!!

I AM MAKING MYSELF STRONGER DAY BY DAY! I AM MORE DEPENDENT ON MYSELF DAY BY DAY!

DAD! MUM! YOU ARE THE ONES WHO SHOULD SEEK YOUR OWN ADVICE! SAYING I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR FEELINGS?? WHAT SHIT IS THIS?! YOU ARE THE ONES WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND MY FEELINGS AT ALL!!!! YOU ARE....AT H-O-M-E~~~ YOU CAN FIND SUPPORT AMONG YOUR OWN FAMILY OR FRIENDS! YOU CAN'T EXPECT ANYTHING FROM ME A THOUSAND MILES AWAY! GOSH!! WHAT CAN I DO!? NOTHING!

EVERYTIME YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU CAN'T GET USED TO ME NOT BEING AT HOME, YOU JUST SHOW HOW WEAK YOU ARE! AND YOU'D THINK THAT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL GOOD????!!!!!! YOU JUST MAKE ME~!! MAKE M-E ME FEEL TERRIBLE! MAKING YOUR DAUGHTER WHO'S OVERSEAS ALONE FEEL LIKE THAT, IT'S THE WORST THING YOU CAN EVER DO!

I AM MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO PROVE TO YOU THAT I AM HAVING NO PROBLEMS GETTING USED TO LIFE HERE, AND THAT EVERYTHING'S FINE...BUT, YOU ARE NOT TRYING TO MAKE YOURSELF GET USED TO YOUR LIFE BACK HOME AT ALL!!!

ALL I'M ASKING! IS FOR YOU GUYS TO GROW STRONGER! GET SUPPORT FROM YOUR FAMILY! YOUR BROTHERS, YOUR SISTERS, YOUR FRIENDS! OR BEST! MAKE YOURSELF STRONGER BY YOURSELF! AND DON'T TRY NOT TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCE TO ANYONE ELSE! GET USED TO IT! DEAL WITH IT! I AM STAYING PUT HERE FOR A LONG TIME! AND NOTHING'S GOING TO CHANGE THIS FACT!

(i held on to the SHIFT key tightly throughout this whole rant. i am not angry. i am just frustrated at how i'm trying so damn hard to be stronger, but my parents are just not trying to improve things on their own side. sorry for the rant.)

it's summer....

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:47:00 +0000

Japan is getting hot......and it will reach peak temperatures in June and July, i guess. The school students are all changing into their summer uniforms today, because it's like just...so warm nowadays.

I've been just too busy to update my blog. There are quizzes and tests everyday at school. Most of the time, it's just go to school, take quizzes, have lessons, come home, make dinner and tomorrow's lunch (bento) to bring to school, study, do homework, then sleep. There is literally no space for a little time for myself on weekdays.

There was a lunch reception for Singaporeans when President SR Nathan came to visit Japan yesterday. we had great food, SINGAPOREAN food. lol.

Fried Pork with green pepper, that was my dinner last night. And the cheapest dumplings i can find in town. They cost like 198yen with 30 in a pack!That's the curry i made tonight. Curry squid with pork, tomatoes, green pepper. It actually tastes good, unexpectedly.

Some nice pictures taken so far~

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:20:00 +0000

Electricity and Water don't mix

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Electricity + water = disaster

it was 8:30pm at night. temperature is as low as 11 deg celsius.

Well...I wanted to pay my electrical bill for the month. So, i asked senpai to go along with me because i've no idea how to pay a bill at a convenience store. And so, i slipped the bill into my bag and got on the bicycle.

Then, on the way to our destination, i realized it was drizzling...then, big drops started falling...then, it turned into a shower.

And so, we reached 7-Eleven after about 5 mins in the rain. And as i reach to get my bill from my bag, it wasn't there! (I dropped it somewhere)

So...senpai and I had to walk our way back the way we came, in the rain and in the dark. We found it about halfway back.

And so...we took a drenched electricity bill to the store clerk at 7-Eleven, and she was really cute (funny) when i saw her face as she said "Arigatou gozaimasu" while we were leaving the store. Lol~ I wonder if she's gonna hang my bill out to dry.

Thank goodness a senpai was there to help me out. I'm grateful~ I just pray i don't fall sick from the rain. I'm having a headache, but maybe it's because i'm just sleepy. I shall sleep.

Fried mutton and vege!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:53:00 +0000

这是清炒羊肉和菜。我只用了盐，没加其他调味料。不过，都很好吃！鲜甜可口。可见这里的东西都多么新鲜和富高质量。这菜到底叫什么名我根本不知道，日文念为“他菜”。要不是他以99元出售，我看我是不会买的。今天的晚餐还有一些类似小笼包的水饺。在超市试吃的时候觉得很好吃就把它买了下来。

My dinner just consists of some fried mutton and vegetables which i have no idea what it is...i didn't use anything except salt! And stuff just tastes great and fresh~ I'm really liking it here. Got some dumplings too~ The samples at the supermarket tasted really good, so i bought them. =D

Karaoke is cheap

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:02:00 +0000

850 plus yen for 3 hours of karaoke and free flow drinks for 1 person each! I didn't think i could find such a deal in Tokyo! Well...it isn't supposed to be so cheap if we went to the normal karaoke lounges. You would think the Japanese don't have Chinese songs...but boy~ How wrong was I~! They have a whole large bank of English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean songs...(I even found Singaporean songs haha!)

Compared to any other place i've been to in Singapore...it is waaaaay more high-tech, waaaaaaaaay less fault-free, the service is waaaaaaay better, there are waaaaaaaaaay more songs...and this is just a small karaoke lounge opened by some person...i wonder how the larger ones are like. For about the same price I'm paying, i'm not getting the same kind of service back in Singapore, LOL~! Nor anywhere else, i'm sure. The only bad thing is...the rooms reeks of cigarette smell left behind by previous customers.

Well...then we went to have dinner at a what they call an "izakaya", where customers usually order finger foods and drink... it costs twice as much as our karaoke session *_* Food is luxury...lol. And as usual, this place also reeks of cigarette smell. But this time, we were actively taking in second-hand smoke, because smoking IS allowed.

Shinjuku Imperial Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:44:00 +0000

There was a school excursion to Shinjuku Imperial garden which was about 15 mins walk away from school.
Some teachers and classmates~

These are some of my classmates

煮。吃。

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:39:00 +0000

这是今晚的晚餐~！

最近，我每天都在下厨。快熟面也好，乌冬也好，煎蛋也好，煮汤也好，炒菜也好，香肠面包也好，总而言之，最近三餐都不在外面解决。一切都由自己准备。我也渐渐开始喜欢下厨了耶~哈哈！好吃的好吃，不好吃也得吃，自己做的料理由自己调味，照着自己的食量准备，不必多问也不必多考虑。三餐温饱就行了。

不过，我倒还没煮过难吃的料理耶。。。哈哈！也许我还有些烹饪的潜能吧！要不是现在自己一个人生活，我看我是不会自动去下厨煮菜吧~

DINNER TIME!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:24:00 +0000

I ACTUALLY COOKE RICE WITH A POT!!! haha~ unbelievable...and it wasn't burnt!
Bought some mushies from Sanwa and stir fried it with oyster sauce, and did up the best dish i'm best at, Tomato Eggs...(the only dish i can make...)

IT TASTES OK!! ok? I CAN COOK! ...a little...

This is my lunch for tomorrow's school~ Bento at school is too expensive.

10 Days In Japan

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:23:00 +0000

Whoa...it's actually been 10 days since I arrived in Japan~ It has been ONE HELL OF A 10 DAYS here...

Culture shock, touring Tokyo with my family, meeting new people, making new friends, doing new things, eating new food, encountering new stuff, experiencing new experiences...etc...

I have been so busy with all this, above of administration and immigration procedures, i think i've only managed to START to settle down only today. Real school will probably start the day after tomorrow.

It's hard to put in words what i'm experiencing. It's all so overwhelming and there are so many things I want to talk about but it all comes as a gigantic wave and renders me speechless.

Honestly...apart from squeezing with people on the morning rush hour train, everything else seems perfect here. In fact, too perfect. People abide by laws and follow strictly to their very own unwritten rules...

I am looking forward to starting school, and meeting the people i've promised to meet when i come to Japan. It will be busy...for the time being.

向梦想起飞！

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:54:00 +0000

4月1日愚人节！！今年的4月1日不一样了。不开玩笑，而是很认真地，踏上我人生中的一个新旅程。
我将会朝向我的目标迈进。虽然有百般的不舍，不过，为了无限光芒的前途，为了实现自己多年以来的梦想，我会带着坚忍不拔的精神勇往直前！

彤彤，向梦想起飞咯！！

My dream takes flight...

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:49:00 +0000

1st April 2009, this will be the day I embark on my new journey to a new life (literally), and towards a goal that is so far but seemingly reachable...

Farewell, yesterday. Welcome, tomorrow~

I have gotten this scholarship with purpose, and I will continue to move on forward with purpose. Some people think that my dream is to "study music in Japan"...but... that's not exactly right, lol.

My dream, is reachable by "studying music in Japan". I have not fulfilled my dream, yet. My wish has not come true, yet. However, I am slowly and steadily building a path towards my target...it will be achievable, by studying what i want in Japan. I hope.

Tomorrow night, my flight to Tokyo.
Tomorrow night, my dream takes flight.

I got 3000 ang pow money!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:30:00 +0000

3000yen...sounds like a lot? Go check the exchange rate if you want. woo~!
HAHA! Ok, it's the thought that counts...went to Jack's Place (West Coast Recreation Centre) for dinner with Rena, Jin Ling and Marie yesterday and ate so much till I was unpleasantly bloated.

Rena and Co. gave me a 3000-yen worth of ang pow money (in tha red envelope). Rena also wrote me a nice letter on Japanese calligraphy paper, and folded it nicely into card size, makes it easy for me to bring it over to Japan with me. lol.

And one disgusting thing!! MARIE ZHENG GAVE ME MR HAPPY!!! @_@ OK! This Mr Happy was forced on Rena's journey to New Zealand, and god knows what Marie did to Mr Happy before it even went to New Zealand... eeeeew! Ok. This Mr Happy would have travelled to New Zealand and Japan in time to come. But, heyz, i'm not returning Mr Happy to you any time soon, Marie! It'll have to bear rain or shine with me in Japan for at least 3 years. Accompanying Mr Happy is also a letter written by Marie (on yellow paper). Since the letter also fits into the "ang pow", i guess i'll just bring it along with me to Japan.

Thanks girls!! Love ya all! And will miss ya all! xxoxoxoxoxx

(I'm looking at the pile of soft toys i'll be bringing over to Japan with me......)

17kg and increasing...

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:17:00 +0000

I finally got to start packing my luggage seriously yesterday...
the initial weight is 17kg.

I haven't put in my books.
I haven't put in Cadbury Moo Moo.
I haven't put in the bags i need to bring over.
I haven't put in my shoes.

Whoa...Even if i don't surpass the baggage weight limit, how am i supposed to be able to carry that thing??

I also intend to carry a bag on my back. That bag will consist of my game consoles, my laptop, portable hard disks, important documents, my valuables and jacket.

hmmm......i need to put some stuff in my dad's or uncle's luggage, so as to distribute the weight.

つかれてます

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:11:00 +0000

つかれてる。。。この一週間は息をつく暇がない。毎日も友だちに誘われて、毎日も出かける。正直に、私はどこにも行きたくない。ただ、静かに、ゆっくりで、家で家族とこの一週間を過ごしたい。だって、私にとして、最終までに一番大切なのは家族です。でも、友だちは私が日本に行く前にどうでも私に会いたいって、失望させたくないから、断る勇気がなくなった。どこにも行きたくないの。本当に。家でいなかったら、つかれちゃう。もうつかれてます。ホームシックか。。。短い時間で家にいなくても、ホームシックになる。（しまった。。。日本でどうやって生けるの。。。）

April Fools' Day draws closer...

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:56:00 +0000

It's funny how i get the same response everytime i tell people my flight is on 1st April. "Ha? Really ah? You not bluffing me right? Wait i go airport see you off, you not there how??" hahaha~ Thanks alot? But i'm not lying... I'm really flying off to Tokyo on 1 April.

And i realize just how forgetful i am...whenever people ask me for my flight details, i have to recheck my itinerary...@_@
Can i just put down my flight details here so that i can remind myself of the time i need to fly? lol

1 Apr 09 / SIN-NARITA / 22:40hrs – 06:35hrs (2 Apr)

hmm...this should be convenient.

At first, only my dad would want to come along with me. Then my uncle said he could help, so these two old men will take the same flight as me to Tokyo. THEN! It has been decided that my cousin would also be coming along!

So...this became more than just "helping me settle down in Tokyo". It is now something like "7-Day Tokyo Tour!". hehex. I'd probably be really busy during my first 2 to 3 days, so i can't have fun with them touring Tokyo and such, i hope i'll be able to at least go to Disneyland or something with them once things have calmed down a little for me. =D

I used to be really dreading this day...because i know i'll have to leave my family behind. But now...at least, there's something i can look forward to.

Farewell, my friends~ As I go on my journey towards my dream...

noreply@blogger.com (Beth Wong) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:46:00 +0000

Here's a mass tag to all whom I think i should inform about my departure...

I'll be leaving on April 1st (no, this is not an April Fools' Day joke), two weeks from now, to the Land of the Rising Sun. I'll be studying in institutions at Tokyo, Japan.

I am under a scholarship provided by the Japanese government (Monbukagakushou) for a period of 3 years between 2009 to 2012. I'll be spending my first year in Bunka Institute of Language, majoring in the Japanese Language, then the next two years in Nippon Engineering College of Hachioji, majoring as a "Music Artist".

As I embark on my dream journey in music composition and performance, I will never forget all who has supported me in so many ways. I remember friends from school who'd just listen to my new compositions, or listen to me playing the piano during breaks, and friends who'd try to fill in the lyrics for music i've written.

Friends who'd also criticise my style and my performance skills...yes, thank you, sorry for making your ears hurt at that time. lol

I will take this once in a lifetime opportunity to polish my skills, train myself to finally be an accomplished professional musician, so that i can one day, show my gratitude to everyone who has given me their overwhelming support all these years.

For years, I dream of a moment where i can stand on a stage, and shout to the whole world, how much i love my family (especially, my parents), my mentors and my friends.

This dream journey did not come by easy, and will not be easy from here onwards either. I am not going to let another chance slip by. I will take everything in my stride and move on forward. No looking back now. I will succeed.

Goodbye for now, my dear family and friends!

oh, if any of you ever happen to swing by Tokyo when I'm there, do drop me a mail or something, so that we can have some fun. Cheers!