2011.2012

It's been another year. The world has revolved too quick. And so here we are, looking forward for another year.

It's the first time I'm away from my home and family for the new year. Being 13 hours away from the loved ones does make a difference. They step into 2012 earlier than me. Weird? Yes. Unfair? Nope. During this four months in Toronto, I realised that time is relative. Time becomes even more abstract when there are Facebook, Skype, telephones and other technologies.

Looking back, I see a long journey behind me. So many people, so many spices along the way. "A man's errors are his portal of discovery". Probably there are too many errors in the past that I couldn't fix. But, as time passes by, I realise that there's no point in mourning over the mistakes I have done. It's time to move on. Such is life.

2011 holds too many memories. My journey of education continued into tertiary studies. Relationship with people took a whole new turn. Emotions fluctuated before finding a harmonic stability. Friendships and family relations made more sense. Various types of food were explored. Places were visited. Interests were found. Basically, it has been a year of self exploration and discovery.



I learnt that sometimes you gotta say no for yourself, however hard that can be. Holding on to something you believe is one thing, but letting it go for another chance is necessary too. That is how we, human beings can move on to another stage of life. I had also learnt to be less oblivious about what's going on around me. 2011 is the year when I learnt to appreciate my home country, Malaysia. Although there are imperfections, Malaysia's where I have everything I hold onto in my life. No other countries can replace that.

It's funny how 2012 started for me. I was alone in a new nation, watching fireworks while wishing badly for the company of my family. I never missed them as badly as at that minute in my four months being away from home. Ah, well. I guess distance's what makes the love stronger. :)

Now that 2012 is here, it's time to move on with life. A new year, an old start. So, I didn't really make new year resolutions this year. I just know that I gotta take life more seriously and take studies more seriously. Last semester's marks hasn't been something that I could be proud of (as expected), so now I gotta change that. Besides that, I wanna spend my time this year in a more beneficial way. I'll try my best to broaden my interests on arts, people, sports (???), pranking (a must), languages, movies, etc. It's time to get organised in time and $$$. =P

Well, that's it for now. I know it's not as descriptive as last year's reminiscence (this blog post doesn't help at all), but at least it's something. =P Better something than nothing. So, although it's kinda late, I want to wish all of you Happy New Year. :) Have a prosperous one, because it might be the last year. =P