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i just got back from the dorm and i'm here in the computer lab waiting for my laptop! i want it now because i want to chat with my mommy! boohooo! there was the english club meeting just now and i was selected as one of the debate team member! how bad can that be! the last time i was in a debate was like 7 months ago. I was in the debate team in the National Service... =p

no classes till next year, how fun can that be?! i talked to lisa this morning and she told me that she would be leaving for new york, then to hong kong, and hawaii the following night! i want to go too! i hope i had all the cash in the world to buy stuff and travel but i know that won't happen in a million light years! can't wait for this sabbath, roy and amy going to sing a song which was an effort of both me and amy, and probably inspired by roy! i like working with them because it's sort of like developing my skills in playing around with my piano cords...and i've always sucked in cords! anyways, exam is next week, and i am feeling tense now! it's like soooooooooooo close to the end of the school semester and i'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

guess what, i was chatting with my mother and amy suddenly invited that i accompany her to saraburi! i was like hmmmm... should i go? well, i did go and i don't regret going! i actually enjoyed going, i changed my US dollars and went window shopping, bought dunkin' doughnuts! so sedap! hihihihihi, first time naik motosikal@taxi mahal again that, 80 baht! then we went looking for christmas card and then went and makan! i can't wait to go down to bangkok!

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Deanna Beryl said…
at least you had experience. the only debate ive been was with vicky and my sis (how "cool" is that!!!).

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