It has been nearly another year since the last post. In a fashion similar to an impatient parent dragging a kid out of Toys R Us while he's eyeing the shiny fire truck on the shelf, I have been dragged out of my youth, into adulthood. the world has become a very different place in the last year -- and so have i.
This year has taught me how quickly life can change, in seconds, minutes, days and years. And the moment it does, there is no turning back.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
2008
Happy New Year ladies and gents.
I guess it's time for New Year's resolutions in true American fashion. For the sake of making meaningful resolutions, I must look back on the previous year and try to capture all those milestones and magical little moments of 2007.
The world was at a pivotal point. George Bush unfortunately continued exercising his powers as commander in chief. The CIA acted in a fashion reminiscient of the Watergate scandal. Terrorist bombings became a fact of life. Kenyan refugees were massacered in a church. Hollywood went nuts. Paris Hilton went to jail. OJ Simpson is back.
And for the first time in history, we have a black, a woman, a Morman and an Evangelical Christian running for President at the same time.
In my personal life, I've sold my soul to the devil. Thrown my heart to the wolves. I feel myself becoming more and more like the wallstreet commutees I've always hated on the LIRR, but I feel myself drowning in my own ambition, driving me to push for more. Amist all this, I occasionally struggle to come up for a breath of reality, grasping for the values and passions I once held so dear. I reach out to my loved ones, to keep my head above the water. To remind me of who I really am.
I have laughed, cried, loved and lost. I have been deeply touched and shapened by all those who have been part of my life, and have learned what it's like to really care about someone, and to deeply love someone. I have been pleasantly surprised and exceedingly shocked by many events of this past year. Some to be embraced. Some to be forgotten. I'd like to think that one day, all this will turn me into not only a more mature person, but a better person.
Now on to my resolutions -- these are just a few to be shared. The rest will be kept on my mind and in my heart.
1. Go to the gym more often and get in better shape
2. Read every day
3. Call home at least once a week
4. Keep in touch with old friends
5. Be kind to others. Strive to be a better person
6. Figure out what I want to do with my life
7. Train for a marathon
8. Do something creative/artistic once a week
I guess it's time for New Year's resolutions in true American fashion. For the sake of making meaningful resolutions, I must look back on the previous year and try to capture all those milestones and magical little moments of 2007.
The world was at a pivotal point. George Bush unfortunately continued exercising his powers as commander in chief. The CIA acted in a fashion reminiscient of the Watergate scandal. Terrorist bombings became a fact of life. Kenyan refugees were massacered in a church. Hollywood went nuts. Paris Hilton went to jail. OJ Simpson is back.
And for the first time in history, we have a black, a woman, a Morman and an Evangelical Christian running for President at the same time.
In my personal life, I've sold my soul to the devil. Thrown my heart to the wolves. I feel myself becoming more and more like the wallstreet commutees I've always hated on the LIRR, but I feel myself drowning in my own ambition, driving me to push for more. Amist all this, I occasionally struggle to come up for a breath of reality, grasping for the values and passions I once held so dear. I reach out to my loved ones, to keep my head above the water. To remind me of who I really am.
I have laughed, cried, loved and lost. I have been deeply touched and shapened by all those who have been part of my life, and have learned what it's like to really care about someone, and to deeply love someone. I have been pleasantly surprised and exceedingly shocked by many events of this past year. Some to be embraced. Some to be forgotten. I'd like to think that one day, all this will turn me into not only a more mature person, but a better person.
Now on to my resolutions -- these are just a few to be shared. The rest will be kept on my mind and in my heart.
1. Go to the gym more often and get in better shape
2. Read every day
3. Call home at least once a week
4. Keep in touch with old friends
5. Be kind to others. Strive to be a better person
6. Figure out what I want to do with my life
7. Train for a marathon
8. Do something creative/artistic once a week
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