Thin and Scarce

Decided to change my blog URL temporarily. The habit of writing is still there, but just dun wish to let too many ppl read, simply dun wish to share as much lately.

This evening, I had an early x'mas party with my nusbs foc clique - the 9 of us. 4 guys 5 gals, supposed to comprise 3 couples but 1 couple broke up recently. Still, all of then turned up at my house this evening for the party. Kinda feeling awkward as we have to pretend nothing has happened.

We have a major cooking session in my kitchen. After which, we exchanged x'mas presents, and even drew lots to determine who will be in charged of buying whose present for next yr's christmas. The name each one of us picked will be kept a secret until next yr's x'mas.

Somehow, it was like a mini AGM for the 9 of us, that we began to plan and decide the dates to meet up for 2005. Besides the annual CNY house visits, we also meet up for one another's birthday. For 2005, we decided to celebrate some of our bdays together as we find it v difficult to fix dates tat all of us will be able to make it. There will be a gathering in Jan (2 bdays), a second one in June (2 bdays), third one in july (2 bdays), forth one in Sep (2 bdays) and last one in Dec (1 bday + x'mas). There will be a 'duty-personnel' in charged for each gathering .. .sound so 'BS', cant blame that all of us were either ex-MC or ex-FOC committee of NUSBS. And becos all are working personnel, we really have to plan and 'book' one another in advanced.

Towards the end of the gathering, we sat in a circle to share our reflections and resolutions for 2005. All of us felt that time really flies, as it seemed that the ever first similar gathering we ever had in 2000 at Alice's house was jus not along ago (but it has already been 4 yrs). A few of them poured out their hearts to share their problems, about their struggle in the working life etc. Unfortunately, only a couple of them remain active in Dharma practicings, although all of us are 'products' of NUSBS camps.

Graduating and stepping out into the society to work really turn our life upside down. We can only stay strong and firm, especially during this period of life whereby spiritual support is getting super thin and weak.