*blink blink* It must be a refreshing change to see some content here after so many months.
(note: Website still loooking a bit messy. I know, I know. At the moment you are reading this, I might still be working on the CSS. I’ll try to finish fixing everything before I go to bed.)

My last official entry was on the 6th June after all. More than 3 months. Missed me? :D

So many things have happened.
I didn’t feel like updating at all because I was depressed.

The 3rd July 2006 is a day I’ll forever remember. Things eventually worked out but still, I feel like I got scarred emotionally. I had never felt so full of doubts like that before.
Moreover, I was unable to go on my trip. I was stuck in Shanghai for the hols and it sure wasn’t pleasant at all. They were the hottest months of the year and my friends were elsewhere for the holidays. A few more things happened but I won’t go into the details. It’s all in the past now. Still, the good thing is that I feel a bit stronger after all this. Ah… and I finally received my new passport and had my new residence permit done. Those people who managed to catch me on msn know how stressed I had been. I got my new passport during the middle of August and it was too late to go on the trip by then. I’m very sad about not having gone to Malaysia and Singapore but there’s always next year.
I’d like to say a BIG thank you to those people who emailed me out of concern. I never replied because writing about my problems were making me feel even more depressed at that time. I hope that you will understand. Again , thanks a lot. :)

I might have had boring holidays but at least, now everything is alright. I even lost a few kgs during the hols. Food didn’t taste good when I was eating alone everyday.
I moved to International Students Building 1 at the end of August. I live in a single room now. The room is smaller than my previous one and there is no bathtub in the bathroom. Still, I love my new room. I’m still not done with decorating and cleaning. I have too many things which I cannot bear to throw away. My bf once said to me: “You think you garang guni ah? “. :rolleyes: My things are not junk. Most of them have sentimental values. :P Anyway, I will post pics of my room when I’m done. :)

My ex-roommate is now living on the 9th floor. I’m on the 10th. Strangely, my ex-roommate and I exchanged a few words in class the other day. We had been acting like strangers, completely ignoring each other during the last few months that we were living together. I didn’t think that we could ever talk to each other again. Still, it’s a good thing. It’s high time to move on.

oh… and I turned 22 years old two weeks ago (on the 9 th September) ! I didn’t do anything special for my birthday and I don’t feel any older. The semester started on the 11th September and I feel great. Time sure flies. I’m in my 3rd year already. It doesn’t really feel like two years have passed. Anyway, it also means that I have two more years left until I graduate.

21 Responses to “Missed me?”

  • 1
    James

    haha *blink* indeed.

    Missed you indeed Aline.

    Glad to hear you got your passport back but i still feel bad for dropping out of the group last minute.

    Finally you moved out of that room, dun have a bathtub? you using a common one now?

    Darn we missed your birthday, Lash mentioned it a while back and I happen to killed my mobile phone and all my birthday reminders are gone.

    Hey welcome back Aline :) words aren’t enough to express my emotion.

  • 2
    yen

    Missed you? Sure did.

    What’ve u been up to huh, Aline? Always wanted to say hi on the msn, but ur forever-hostile status deterred me.. And then a-l-i-n-e.com had to close. Wow, u sure had us worried for ya.

    Anyways, glad to have you back.

  • 3
    Shaun

    Glad to see you’re back and Happy B’day! :party:

    BTW I like the new look to your site. Very clean and easy on the eyes.

  • 4
    Patricia

    Welcome back Aline:D I had been checking your page since a while now, hoping for some updates but there were none…until today :)

    Anyway, it’s great to have some of your news :)

    I got some news from Dumbo though (at least I knew that he wasnt able to come and see ya in China).

    As for myself, I just closed down my blog :P

    Anyway hope that you’re fine out there. As for me, am feeling great :)
    Glad that all your passport etc got fixed. I know that you had been working on that since a while. It’s always such a hassle huh, those paperwork? :faint:

    Happy belated bday! :)
    Pat

  • 6
    carine

    I’m glad that you’re finally back!! Missed reading your blog and looking at the food photos haha :D I like the new theme. Makes me want to change mine!

  • 7
    Josh

    Welcome back aline.
    Have been visiting your site for a while now and find no update.
    Btw happy birthday

  • 8
    LaSh

    And look who’s back :)

    should i say FINALLY? :P lol – cause i’ve seen seeing quite some of ur ‘mini-posts’ with ‘be back soon, or back b4 my bday’ – and james told me a few days ago that u made a promise that ur blog’ll be back online FOR REAL this time. glad that u’ve made it :)

    so HAPPY BELATED B’DAY and WELCOME BACK :D

  • 9
    Raymond

    Aline? Who’s Aline? Sounds vaguely familiar… :wink:

    Nice to see you back. With all these it’s by that date or NEVER, I was getting a bit worried you’d stop the blog till at least the end of the semester.

    The new format’s great. As someone else said, makes me wants to redo my current layout.

    Oh, and happy belated birthday. Wasn’t in town to personally wish you so.:party: :cheers:

  • 10
    Angele

    Heyya Aline,
    Thanks for dropping by my blog :wink: .I hope to see u around there again.Hihii.

    Glad to know that u’re back in the blogging world!
    Take care :)

    Oops and happy belated birthday :mrgreen:

  • 11
    Jay

    Welcome Back to the blogging world! You’ve been massively busy, I mean, I’ve seen you on MSN with those, “Working, IM me and you will die a horrible horrible death” status messages. Well, good to see you back.

  • 12
    aline

    Eh… the reason for my hostile status was because I was depressed. Sorry about that. I’m also not much of a chatting person. Wondering why I still bother to go on MSN.

  • 13
    aline

    If you really feel bad about it, what about next year then?:P I hope to be able to go to SG and Msia next year instead and hopefully, you will be able to join me. About my birthday, it’s okay. Don’t worry about it.

  • 14
    eugene

    Hihi! it’s good to hear from you again. I’ve moved to Jiading now, staying with 2 malaysians and a vietnamese.
    Life is good here. Peaceful, quiet, lots of greenery and fresh air. I like it here.
    Though it’s far from the city, i come out sometimes with echo in the weekend, like a short trip. heh

    Anyway, all the best and once again, it’s good to hear from you again.=)

  • 15
    aline

    haha. If I had posted nice pics of food with this entry, you wouldn’t have said that, right? :P

  • 16
    Peggy

    hey you..welcome back!!!
    we really miss u soo much
    and finally…u r back!!
    i tried posting every now and then as well…and made them friends only post usually…
    hehe

    anyway…welcome back!!!!!

  • 17
    James

    Next year? not sure, dpends when Uni start but if i have any break I sure would love to be part of the tour!

  • 18
    Alex

    Heyy, Aline. Hao jiu bu ting. (Kapav dir sa? Mo konner ki “Hao jiu bu jian” exister). Anyway.
    Glad that you’re back. Weh, b mo tres tres okiper sa bann zour la. Assignments, homework, projects, etc… Aster la mo p realizer kouma la vie dan Shanghai ti belle… I’ll be back sooner or later…
    Ok, bye for now. Take care.

  • 19
    Alex

    ps: sorry i forgot to wish u happy birthday. in fact, i don’t know if i even knew when it is.

  • 20
    aline

    hehe… chance to pancor blier to pinyin!
    Next time ecrire in chinese characters ok?:p
    Nopes, not hao jiu bu ting but you can say ‘Hao jiu mei you ni de xiao xi’… ca veut dire ” longtemps pa gagne to news”…

  • 21
    aline

    thanks! it’s alright. btw, Joanne’s bday is a few days before mine. :)