Welcoming 2009

"Ding, dong", there goes the clock when it strikes twelve on December 31st. This marks the beginning of a new year, and more. It isn't only about a change of calendar, or when people wish each other a very Happy New Year. For most of us, it lights up hopes and wishes for a better tomorrow.

Things I've been through/achieved in 2008:

• Got posted to a new, unexpected place so far away from my loved ones
  
• Made new, interesting friends and rekindled old relationships
• Moved a few times before finally settled in
• Bought my first car
• Fought and sulked with someone who used to be close to me
• Trained my drama team till state level (tired but proud of it!)
• Started dj-ing back after putting down my headset for 2 years
• Got myself a bob-cut, something I'd never tried before
  
• Developed a fetish for squash
• Celebrated me and Bie's 6 years of relationship
• Toured around Sabah when I got the chance to do so
• Flew back all the way to Wellington for my graduation in May
  
• Witnessed majority of my friends getting either engaged or married
  
• Travelled to Singapore, Terengganu and Melaka all in the same month
• Flew to and fro the Peninsular about 10 times a year!
• Saved up money and bought my first D-SLR
• Rewarded myself a diamond necklace for my birthday
• To realise that I rarely see my Grandma and now she'd gone forever (you never miss the water till it's gone)
  

Things I'm wishing for in 2009:

• Health and happiness for my family and friends
• Continuing doing my best at work and always working hard
• Strengthening my drama team so that we could go national
• Continuing my excellent relationship with my boy friend
• Tying the knot (possibly)
• Getting through the SPP interview and next confirming my placement into the government service
• Getting a transfer so I could be closer to home and loved ones
• Meeting new people and maintaining existing relationships, and maybe reconciling with someone
  
• Understanding the people around me better especially my students
  
• Wishing I could procrastinate less and less this year
• Saving up money for travel and own house
• Developing a new hobby, perhaps
  

2008 had been both an amazing and a challenging year for me, so I hope that 2009 is going to be my best year yet! Wishing everyone happiness and joy.. and God blessings for the New Year!