... is what I think as party-go-ers ooh and aah over brightly burning money (fireworks).
I won't even start on what it is doing to the air with its smoke.
As I was fighting mummies and skeletons in the Sealed Cave in Final Fantasy 3 (the remade version for the Nintendo DS), I hear the fireworks go off and I begin to reflect on the past 10 years of my life.
And here we go!
2000 - I was 12. I was best friends with SJ for TWO days. I was getting fantastic results for maths (never below an A, mind you). I was being an angsty pre-teen. I hated science. I began liking N'Sync.
2001 - I was 13. I believe this was the year my growth ended.. pre-maturely but I could be wrong. I scored a 90% for Geography and was doing lousy with maths. I became an angsty teen. I still hated science. I LOVED N'Sync.
2002 - I was 14. This was the year SJ, Nut, Shari and I discovered we had 'dirty little secrets' (choice words) and we got close. I was still an angsty teen. I hated science. I still loved N'Sync. Nut bought me Snowball and I fell in love with snowmen.
2003 - I was 15. This was the year that made me realise how much I loved being on my own without 'relationships'. I hated all subjects except for art and began drawing human figures as opposed to random patterns that I used to do (I also decided then that I wanted to do art for life). I slowly moved out of my angsty teen stage. I hated science (loved pink) and I still loved N'Sync.
2004 - I was 16. The four of us got split up early on in the year due to random bouts of arguments, changes and generally it all boils down to teen angst (How young, we were). I was still a sworn single-loving person and I hated all subjects though I did exceptionally well for accounts (Lo!) and I still loved art even though we had a teacher who wanted to curse us all sick. It was my honeymoon year in school (no government exams). I hated pink (it became overrated) and loved black. Okay, cut the crap.. I still love N'Sync even now so screw that line. I went to China and discovered an unfamiliar love for shoes.
2005 - I was 17. Didn't realise that Nut changed schools due to bad behaviour. I realised just how much I loved my introverted self. Surprisingly, I passed my SPM. I was excited that I was finally gonna go to school especially for art. It was generally, an uneventful year. I spent most of the year sleeping in class.
2006 - I was legally 18! Started my foundation in art. Surprisingly, was reunited with Nut when we discovered we ended up going to the same college. Really looked up to one of my tutors for his individualistic ways and views on life and the fact that he saw my scribbles (the random patterns I have been drawing for my whole life) and said "Wow! Look at this girl go. You can sell that!". Met a whole new set of people from very different walks of life. Quote of the year is Nut saying on the first day "Look at that guy in front! LOOK AT HIS NAILS!" (in referrence to Raymond's nails which are by the way, super nice). It marks the first time I painted a horse... purple in watercolour (and it was gorgeous)
2007 - 19 and life ended. Moved on to my first year in IAD. I was very hyped and enthusiastic about it eventhough, technically, IAD was my second choice (fine arts and history tied for first place but was pushed outta the nominee box due to lack of good schools). I enjoyed the whole year. Had loads of fun. I decided I shall stop eating shark fin-anything.
2008 - I became 20 with a good steamboat dinner with good friends. I was in my second year in IAD. Expectations was raised so high that at times I just wanted to give up and just felt like a failure. The management of my finances also improved this year. I received my Nintendo DS. I began to drift further away from JRock because it was on the generic highway. Started listening to rock of Scandinavian origins.. which led to some Norwegian black metal but we won't harp on that (awesome batshit, b*tches). Worked for an iconic 3 months in a children's clothes store with Claireeey (Merry Berry) where we ate, talked, played, slept, folled around... and oh yeah, worked together. Learned just how much I disliked kids.. and irritating parents.
2009 - I'm now 21. It is scary, in retrospect.. how quickly time has flown by. I have known Nut for 14 years. SJ for 11 years. Shari for 10 years. I've even known my college mates for 3 years already. I'm graduating mid-next year. I'm currently so bogged down by work that I find myself wondering how I have the time to write this. My book collection increased massively this year. I decided that I will stop doing the band thing because the people that I was jamming with were quite.. crap.. approach to music-wise. Advice: Never play music to satisfy others. That's all.
2010 - What will happen in my 22nd year?
Mars will be opposite Earth on the 29th of January.
Partial lunar eclipse - June 26th.
July 11th - total solar eclipse.
Total lunar eclipse on December 21st.
Burj Dubai will be completed January 4th.
March 10th and Ivan will turn 4... (",)
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
AKEMASHITE OMEDETOU!
SELAMAT TAHUN BARU!
*repeat above in chinese*
