now when everybody has graduated and started working etc, i'm finally into my final year as an undergrad, realising that my 'golden week' holiday in October has been gobbled up. seems like it's always better not to have your hopes too high..
the last day of year 4 was celebrated with our first movie in the cinema here. finally caught transformers. not bad. and it certainly felt good to be a student with half price for movie tix instead of the ridiculously overpriced 70 yuan (that's like SGD15). that was just the start of the longest day.. a quick dinner followed and then shopping till the mall closed.
the night was still young and that was just the start. without even a chance to hit the pillow, we bathed, packed and headed down to the train station to catch the 2.30am train to 秦皇岛, in search for the smell of the sea. instead, we returned with unexpected and unplanned adventure.
bad weather, no cheap for accommodation cos we were foreigners, not-very-friendly tour guide, but a rather unforgettable experience.



highlight of the trip. loved the boat ride.


the great wall on water. not in our planned itinerary, nor in our research, but great place with fantastic scenery (less the foggy weather)

sitting on the wall wearing a hat weaved from leaves which i found on the ground.

fear is what keeps me going,
memories keep me dreaming,
reality wakes me up
and hope is why i'm still living..

till the day when reality strikes,
when hope is gone,
when i have no more fear,
when i'm just part of the memories..

mediocrity is not a crime, nor is it a sin. but being just plain ordinary when it's within your capability to jump out of the box is unforgivable.
knowing that we were brought to this world not just to see each day pass by, or to countdown to our next holiday.
hate to admit, but i refuse to settle for good when there's always the better, and will never be satisfied with better when there's always the best. but at the end of it all, knowing that what was done can't be undone, and that there's no way of reaching that goal, at that very instant before the finishing line, i give up.

已经放弃寻找那童年的纯真和微笑，已经不再渴望那单纯的幸福，因为那已是永远失去的过去。