Reflections..

Pardon the cliched title, the brain has reached its limit at 2am and after more than a month off anything the slightest bit thought provoking above all the bummings.

The start of 2008 was superb. It was such bliss, my mode of transport could almost be 'Floating'. My time in Perth felt like an extra long holiday instead of my mission of being sent there to study. Unfortunately it lead on to a downward spiral from there. The second half was a complete disaster. To put it in a nutshell, I allowed an avalanche of emotions to inundate me most of the time, I lived through uni in a daze during the normal days and when the exam stress caught up, some anorexia-ish thingum got me, I craaaved for Marlboro, I lost a helluva weight and was thrilled about it, I lost half the volume of my hair not kidding when I say half, my cough lasted for 2 months, and the lungs still hurt till today whenever I sneeze. Coming home saved me. Literally. Yet, another wave of the cruel reality hit when I never imagined things could get worse. This time right at home, very much closer to the heart.

Here, I'm crossing my heart that 2009 WOULD be a better one. I promise :)

Hmm, I was also fortunate enough to visit nearby Macau/HK, Taipei, Kyoto/Osaka and KL/Penang in '08. I'm anticipating where '09 will take me...

I know I must be the latest idiot on earth to say this but HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. May all of you stick to your resolutions as much as possible. Of course, we all hope the economy recovers and for me, I just hope to graduate on time :)