I spent this New Year's Eve watching firework show in Esplanade. It reminded me of exactly 8 years ago, when New Year's Eve was first spent away from home, with new-found friends, on Orchard Road that was packed with people like I've never seen before. I love watching fireworks, it's one of the things that I never grow out of. And it's great to know that many people share this feeling too. The crowd stopped moving and looked up to the sky in wonder once the fireworks started. Each burst seemed to be in sync with the pumping heart, each streak of light mirrored in every eyes that watched. It's a celebration of life, of the present, of people.
Happy New Year, everyone.
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2007 has been a very good year to me. It has been a great teacher through travel and school, a cozy bonfire around which new friends were made and old friends were reunited, a guardian angel that watched over me and led me to some of the beautiful places in the world.
2007 brought little joys that made me happy; not the exuberant joy from achieving something but a state of mind of being at peace with the world and myself.
And a rough reminder of one's mortality, dear starlight.
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New Year Resolution:
1. To be a better person
2. Get a job (to be specified soon)
3. Live healthier (exercise more, less junk food)
4. Travel again (maybe to Beijing for Olympics 2008 :p )
5. Read more books and keep up with the news
6. Learn how to cook!
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