2008, the year of change. It’s not just a political catchphrase, it really applies to me. Overall it was a fantastic year! I achieved what I set out to do and everything seems to fall into the right places.

First of all last year I set my mind to once and for all be done with the skin problem, and my dermatologist delivered finally give me clear skin after six months of liver destroying pills~ The only side-effect is that I totally forgot how to drink after six months of abstinence, but I can live with that and build up my tolerance again.

After some more fail attempts at romance last year, I stopped wishing for a love life. Seriously, what was the point of wishing for it every birthday if it never come true? So instead I vowed to focus on my career and wow, what a different a year made! I think I did phenomenally! At my old job I took on a lot more responsibilities and not only did I do great, it benefit me personally too! Yes I am talking about that as the liaison to the fashion department! My fashion sense grew tremendously and it shows! Comments like “he just walk out of a GQ cover” or how people applies my style on themselves are pretty solid proof.

Then came the new job. I can’t emphasize enough that It’s not merely a new job, it really changes my perspective. I never thought I am the type of person that has ambitions, I never thought I am interested in politics. It all changes with this new job. I got praises at work all the time, but I never really believed them until this new job, cos the people at my old job or the one before that are all very much “parent”-like, plus being in an academic setting is way different than the “real world”. But once the praises continued at my new job, from various people, some of them are people that sit in the delegation table in GA hall or in the council. I can’t brush them off as merely being nice anymore. I have to believe that I am actually good at what I do. The confidence that got build up is so strong that I actually believe in myself. Not only that, this job really open a lot of doors. If I feel like I want a change in the future, there will be many opportunities open up. There is no more a simple track in the academic and library world anymore.

The things that I feared did not happen at all. It was suppose to be a year of many people leaving me behind. People I love with all my heart were going to move on, leaving because of their marriage, career choice, graduate school, etc. It ended up only one person did leave and it never really feel like he left at all. He’s still coming back every few months and thanks to technology, I still chat with him almost every day. He’s probably more up-to-date with what’s going on in my life than the people who are actually here.

Then there was this gift for my birthday this year. It was the best not because of its value, but it showed how wonderful the person behind the gift is. Someone who is so in sync with me, knowing exactly what I felt at that time. Someone that I am so grateful for being able to be so close together.

With a clear skin, pretty with fashion, career going somewhere and people I love are still very much around, even if love life is still lacking, how can I not say this year is fricking awesome? Here is to a wonderful year! Thank you 2008! And as for 2009, you carries a digit that I most identified with, and I usually do pretty well in odd number years. And I will be turning 30! yup, the big 3-0! Therefore despite what the Chinese astrology said, I have high hope for you!

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