exam break

Hi guys! i just finished two exams and decided that i need a short little break and so i thought this is the best time to post a little something here.
Really glad that we have this blog here. :) great way to catch up with everyone, though i haven't read all the postings..haha.. anywayz... i think i might be able to offer my house for this upcoming gathering! hehe... what are we looking at? catered food? bbq? :)
just a little update about myself.. i am still in my 4th year, and won't graduate till december... Response 1: Yay! that means i still get my long holidays! Response 2: sigh..i am not looking forward to more exams and writing my thesis. :(
I took a module on the Sociology of life course and ageing this semester and might continue doing a thesis on that. Maybe on people's perception of death and dying in Singapore and ethnicity or something. But as just a point of reflection, Singapore is really ageing. I didn't really care that much till i took the module and i started to realise that my parents are also ageing..and are now considered senior citizens! And i am also wondering what people do after retirement. Won't it be so boring? Especially since our life expectancy is now between 76 and 80 and even more! How do people ensure their financial security too? what do you guys think? oh and did you know that Japan has the most number of centurians in the world? hehz... well... ok..i shan't brood on this topic so much for now..haha lest i bore people... but really, time flies by so fast! i can't believe we are all in our twenty-somethings already and friends are starting to get engaged and be married! Speaking of which, anyone here going to tie the strings anytime in the next year or two? hehe
ANyway, i'm going to go to China May-June for a long holiday. Do you guys need anything from there? hehz.. first come first serve!
oh ya..jus another thing i learnt from one of my older friend from America and i thought it'd be nice to share with everyone. We were talking about networking and keeping in touch with people. And he was suggesting a kind of a system like outlook that helps you contain all the permanent contact and information of individuals, categorised accordingly to help you keep track of who you know and to remind yourself to constantly keep in touch with them. In our world today, knowing people and having connections brings you to places! :) I have friends' contacts all over the place..and yeah, i will probably have to do some cleaning up this summer hols.. if you haven't done so, you might want to start doing so, start early! :)
hmmm...another thing that popped to mind was the fact that Singapore is going to have the youth olympics in 2010. And you know how you always hear about other people leveraging on events like this to either make some money or just to help out in a meangingful way? anyone wants to volunteer to help out with the 2010 thingy or to think of some innovative services that people might want then? We could all be young entrepreneurs for that event or just have fun! :)
okie dokie..these are the thoughts i have for now.. i'm going to end off and hit the books again.. *groan*

Good luck everyone with exams! :) Take care! And for those going away, have fun and enjoy yourselves! :)

cheers,
SYS