さようなら, 私の友人

Just a Little Background on me from age 4 to 23

I'm still the youngest brat in a pack of 3 boys, in a middle (soon to be struggling in my uni debt)-class family. I've gone through preparatory school in a local church, PAP Chinese-oriented kindergartens, a then-prestigious English-focus junior school, a neighborhood secondary school version of the latter, the singapore polytechnic with the wide spectrum of culture and people that was continued in the Singapore Airforce with the addition of 'non-2nd class' citizens of my dear country, and finally getting the chance to work in a world-class and almost perfect environ of HSBC Singapore. I think I'm blessed to be one of those who can understand and mix around with just about every crowd that doesn't mind a 'HDB'-kid like I am (description quoted from the great Alex on this site). You'd be dead if it weren't little true Arlex. I think thats a tad too much information...onwards...

It's gonna be two weeks before I get on my plane to Canberra for what would be one of the journeys I wanted to embark on for the longest time. Through promises, pleas and the occasional argument I finally did get my parents to give into my 'demand'. The year working in HSBC probably helped a lot in that decision. I'm beyond indebtedness to my parents for this chance. My eldest brother followed the poly route before and was plainly denied the chance after national service. My 2nd brother had to probably bite the bullet and get into the local uni fray. Thankfully he did rather well and is on his way to a Masters. I don't think I'll be ever more deserving than them in any respect. Thanks for understanding and supporting me. Update: 2nd bro's going to California for a 1.5year TAP (tech attachment prog, I think) at Genentech! Generously sponsored by EDB and the company itself. What a slut! Good luck to him! Big brother's kid is on the way, I'm sure she'll be as cute as any other Cher. Too bad she wasn't a he, else I'll pay my brother to have another David Cher in the fray.

Anyway, with the little time left, there's the usual situation of having gotten everything and nothing at the same time. I've got good advice from peers in Australia, good friends from overseas as well as the well-intentioned advice of my mom. All that and I can't even get a fricking coat 2 weeks after deciding to get one. There's more on my list, but it lies far behind me.
What will 2005 hold for me is my greatest fear and hope. I want to end it preferably with joy and the presence of my dear friends again. To the crowd of 1981's, we're 24! My god, I can't believe it. The big 30 isn't too far away now...

I'm probably going to be off the grid for the next 9months due to the expensive internet bandwidth costs of using ANU's network. Internet is NOT* free and thus I think email would be the best way to get me. (david.cher [AT] google's gmail) I'll miss absolutely everyone who I've seen in the last 2 weeks, as well as those whose schedules clashed with my free time. Anything do give me a ring +65 90496968, or a mail at the above.

Soon be on leave from the 29th of Jan, and flying off on the night of 6th Feb.

Just so you know, folks. Cheers.

PS: Anyone care to share their view on who am I? In your own definition, as a friend. Drop me a mail. I'll appreciate it immensely. My heavily research autobiography spans 2000 lines of 'wtf' and 'can't remember'. Do chip into it.

*AUD 0.12 per megabyte. ouch.