My final words and thought for the year 2004
In the begining of this year, ushing in 2004 was erm... err well didn't seem to go as planned. laura and i have been together "trying" to celebrate the new year properly in previous years too... well another one to add. as usual all hopes were set to have a good year ahead... :S then i got posted to be this RP in the army... the sound of it sucked big time, though it was pretty much of a slack job i heard. in the end i was NOT to become an RP, instead i became a Dog Handler! wasn't really into dogs, but as time went by i slowly grew a small affection for them. then the final posting to where i'l be working till the end of my NSF life, where my brother used to work, Tengah Air Base... which is all the way in Choa Chu Kang. Life started there pretty hard, being the lowest of the low kinda reminded me of the BMT days... those horrid BMT days. after month or so.... i got posted to become a driver. that was like a dream come true, really a much needed kick start and one step closer (out of the millions ahead) to realizing my dream to be in the racing world.
while enroute to attaining my army driver's licence, my love life took a drastic turn for the worst. being together for almost 4 years in a relationship and at this age took its toll, laura decided that she wanted a change in life. This was of course a giant blow to me... many said that being in a relationship for so long is like wow.... unbelievable, even she herself didn't expect us to be together for so long... but her growing and maturing mind (plus the influence of her raging hormones.. :p kidding) somehow opened her door and she well... saw that door that leads to the vast outside world and she simply wants to explore it. i spent days, weeks, months till now still thinking about her... not to set hopes too high, not to set them at all... to me she's still someone who i somehow feel most comfortable with, as for now i can't tell cos we haven't really met for so long. she's changed now to her, i'm probably just another man who she had been with in her life. :(
during the long horrid period of constant negative thoughts i went thru, i tried to catch up with some lost frens. managed to contact them, but failed to maintain that constant touch. trying to find a new listening ear and moral supporter was hard... and i was in desperate need of one. the one who fit the bill closest was stef, she too has a messed up life. with the outside world slowly abandoning me, the camp where i worked and to most where we would try to stay out as far long as possible, begin to become the only place where i can find that bit of salvation for my social life. life as the driver for most of the time freed my mind from troubles while on the road was i guessed the only times where i can find peace in mind. of course there are problems in camp that cropped up here and there... with the most recent one bringing me the heavy burden of guilt to the guys in my shift. beacuse of my dog, an accident which somehow became an unsuccessful cover up resulting in the removal of some of the privilages to us guys... i felt like my life is back to the sad secondary school day... although the guys here are trying to see the bright side of it. right now i'm being considered as a senior, being able to handle almost all the dogs and so far, no bites on me yet. plus i'm also considered as the "good ones" in Dog Platoon, as so i heard personally from the 2 indians in charge.
So, what in for the new year? Resolutions, hmm... obviously i want a better life, someone beautiful to come my way (yes i admit, i was hoping laura would be one of the beautiful ones too... but i don't think she'd come my way... proably never.. ever... nvm), sort out my $$ problems.... yeah. If i can't sort myself out first, no point in trying to take on the world cos i wouldn't be able to make it. even before 2005 has even started, i can already see it's gonna be a quiet, slow and rough start ahead... not celebrating the new year outside or with anyone, i'm already out of $$ (as usual) and i've got 4 extra duties, all on weekends, next month.... plus our privilages removed, meaning no long weekends and stuff.... *big exhale* I'm gonna start this new year on my own... whether i'll make it through to the next month or not, only time will tell.
for now, just wanna spend the final hours of this year alone and in peace.... i think i'm sucumbing to change and am changing myself. wanna know what's in my mind now? i wish somehow would call me now and invite me to join the celebration... then again, my life is always full of hopes and dreams only, the fantasy world i yern to live in only exist within me. i'm just waiting to be noticed and discovered again... to unlock the other side of me that i hope would one day.... fill up this space instead. To whoever's reading this... hope you had a great year and Happy New Year to you. :o)
*goes out to take the caddy for a spin*