The end of another year..the end of a decade, in fact [actually i think the decade should be from 2001-2010, but let's just go with this :p]. In this past decade I went through secondary school, junior college and three and a half years of university. I picked up some really great friends, for whom I am ever grateful, along the way.
2009 was a year of unexpected happenings, some good and some bad. One of the best, and most unexpected, is my relationship. One of the worst, the passing of my paternal grandmother which unfortunately I had no time to really deal with due to the fact that I had just started my internship on the day she passed away. While my family spent the days together remembering her, I spent my days travelling to and from Jurong and by the time I used to get home everyone would disperse. It's hard to believe she's gone and sad to think that she won't be around to witness any of her own grandchildren's weddings especially since she was always writing little songs and poems and singing at the weddings of other family members. She's greatly missed. I have one grandparent left, my maternal grandmother, and I have to make more of an effort to spend time with her.
This year also saw me accomplishing some feats I had never thought I would. Running 5 km and then 10 km and ending off the year with a 21.1 km half-marathon. Before Jun 28, I had never run more than 3.something k in my life and didn't even think I would even be able to run 5 km. But now I know I can run 4x that. Even though I was pretty much coerced into running, I'm proud of what I've achieved.
One thing that hasn't changed this year (and I really gotta wonder if it ever will) is the state of my room. The colour has changed after many many years and the Man U posters are gone but the mess is everlasting. I had such big hopes for my room this year..oh well..maybe in 2010 :s
My friends who graduated this year have all faced challenges but they all survived and are standing strong and they will keep trying and I'm proud of all of them.
I had a good year and as usual, I hate leaving the year behind because it just marks the fact that time is passing and age is catching up. The limited time we have here becomes more limited with each passing year and we still have to much to see, do and achieve.
Gotta start the new year on a positive note though so I am looking forward to 2010 and the adventures it brings! Let's hope it's an even better year for everyone :)
