I did a reflection of the year 2005 this afternoon. I'm usually not the type of person to sit down and reflect, but I just felt I had to reflect on the past year, and boy did I write and write and write. All I can say is that 2005 went by very fast, I guess the fastest year ever for me (I think every year from now on will be faster than the previous years). It's been a year of change and of learning. And I'm just glad for everything that has happened. I do not like to look back on things with regret cos I believe that everything happens for a reason. The bad stuff (or stuff that didn't turn out your way) happened so that you can learn from them and the good stuff happened to be remembered and cherished. I'm just thankful for all the experiences I've had, the friends I've made, the people I've met, the places I've been to, and for all the many other little things in life we tend to ignore and forget. Looking ahead, I think I'm actually quite excited about the new year, and about the new experiences that I'm going to face.
That aside, I realize that I'm not as excited as I used to be about new year's countdown. Perhaps it was the realization that it's just gonna be another day, just that you write the year differently? Had a relatively quiet new year's eve. My relatives from Lampung came over to Jakarta and stayed at a hotel nearby my house, so my dad also booked a room there for me and my brother to stay in. Had dinner with them before watching the MU-Bolton match. And yes MU won 4-1!! I fell asleep after MU scored the 3rd goal haha, but I woke up in time after the end of the match for the countdown. Saw fireworks from the room (it was on 17th floor, so I could see places far away) and the fireworks went non-stop, coming from everywhere, for like at least 10 minutes before I gave up watching them and went back to sleep haha.
Going to play tennis tomorrow (finally!!), so I guess I better sleep earlier tonight. And yes, I've finally recovered! :)
Life can be sucky, but it can be beautiful too.