HAPPY NEW YEAR!

alright, let's try to make this an interesting post since it marks the beginning of the new year. well, let's start with the same old reflections of the previous year, supposedly, i'm supposed to be mugging really hard for A levels last year and this year i would be dreading to be entering national service soon, but well, life doesn't always goes as planned right?

mine definitely doesn't go as planned. so yea, SAJC's withdraw boy wasted 2007 there and embarked on a different education path in 2008. so yes, lots of months spent in temasek poly and things are more relaxed now i guess. are things happier now? i really don't know how to answer that question. mixed feelings i guess.

well, in 2008, lots of things happened and one big change would be in my hockey path. yea, for those who have known me for long, you would know that hockey is definitely a big part of me or should i say was a big part of me. it's not anymore. complicated and long story, shall not waste space by raking it up again.

at the closing stages of 2008, i also made enemies with a kin of mine, something rather big i guess and will last for a long long time and maybe forever. relationship wise, 2008 was quite messy, maybe not messy in a sense like it's very bad, just lots of ups and downs, guess it's the norm in relationships. but overall, it's been a happy one rather than sad one for me i guess.

made new friends and lost some friends. not forgetting, i grew a lot under newurbanmale as well. forged closer relationships with my colleagues and realised that true friends can be found at workplace as well. not forgetting i pulled one of my boys, leon, into num. i think i've grown a lot and matured a lot in 2008, maybe it has to do with being 18, maybe because of a new educational environment.

well, have i changed? definitely, for the better or for the worst, i'll leave it to others to judge. but from my personal perspective, i think i've changed to see things clearer and know that life is not always rainbows and butterflies. i always thought that everyone can smile the day through and the next day will come shining brightly again. nah, it's not true, nothing is perfect for sure.

well, looking forward to 2009, nothing much really. new year resolutions? not really anything in particular except waiting for the one i loved faithfully. this year, fanglynn will be leaving for melbourne in february to pursue studies, something that can impact me a lot. maybe it's a good chance for me to take time out to do things i want to do and catch up with family and friends. yea, maybe, perhaps.

of course, my boys, i still love them a lot. haha. so yes, i spent a quiet new year countdown last night with fanglynn at tanjong rhu looking at fireworks. something simple, quiet, yet meaningful. just wished that my boys and family could be there too, would have been more meaningful. i had offers to clubbing and of course the siloso beach party, but i think countdowns should be quiet and spent meaningfully with loved ones right?

today, it was simple as well, just a lunch and movie with fanglynn, watched bedtime stories. i had a simple yet meaningful new year's eve and new year's day. how about you? care to share your new year resolutions and how you spent the last day of 2008 and first day of 2009? email me, vanified@yahoo.com.sg.

have a blessed year ahead!