A brand new year equals to a brand new start of my phase of life. Year 2004 has been a fruitful year for me. Full of life journeys, miracles, sweat from hard work, and the fruits of labour.

Firstly, who could have imagined that we (Cheah Liang and me) would have ended up together as a couple? Certainly not us! May 30th 2004 was the start of the journey of our lives, intertwined.

Secondly, my application to Nanyang Technological University has been accepted. Wasn't an easy route for me to enter into the tertiary education. Getting a place in the university was just a stepping stone. Next, I'd to face the challenges: adapting to the lifestyle in there, getting the grades, making new friends, etc. The first two months were difficult. I wasn't familiarized with the environment, physically. I felt lost, stranded. To make things worse, Dear was already enlisted in the army. But that didn't deterred us. Distance didn't tear us apart. But tied us tighter than before. Dear did a lot for me. He taught me how to get use to university lifestyle, strategies to study effectively, and most importantly, he helped me to de-stress myself, and not to pressure myself too much.

I'm looking forward to the brand new year 2005! Wanna start a new phase of life with DEAR! =)