2010. Hmm.

I know this post's a bit outdated; the new year started like, ten days ago. But still...

Roald Dahl always seems to have something interesting to say about every topic. Here's something he said about the new year:

“For the last twelve months we have all been living in one year and now all of a sudden it is another. It is extraordinary how this tremendous change takes place in the space of a fraction of a second. As the clock approaches midnight on the thirty-first of December you are still in the old year, but then all at once, one millionth of a second after midnight, you are in the new. I have always found this sudden change from one year to another awfully hard to get used to, and all through the new January that follows I keep writing down the old year instead of the new one on letters and cheques and other bits of paper.”

Lol. "....this tremendous change in the space of a fraction of a second." Personally, I have never felt any 'change' at the beginning of a year. Everything but the date remains the very same (doesn't it? =S). Well, enough of my personal views.

Making resolutions is now, I think, an indispensable part of new year celebrations. Though I have been failing spec-tacularly at keeping my new year promises and pledges for the last two-three years, I'd still like to make new promises and share with you what I have in mind for this set of twelve months. Read on:

• Pay utmost attention to my studies.
  
• Enhance my level of patience.
• Brush up skills in web-site development and graphic designing and get hold of Photoshop. =D
  
• Be more obedient. (:$)
• Workout REGULARLY. Emphasis on regularly. Double emphasis... 'cause I'll turn into one fat cow if I don't control what I eat and not workout. *shudders*
• Control the time I spend on this highly addictive thing called the internet.
• Read every Nancy Drew book available.
• Actually use my Facebook account. 
• This last one is more of a wish, but... *Ireally,reallywannabecomeanMCP*. I know I'll have to work really hard for that... =(

Enough of the resolutions now... I'll share what 2009 has been for me. Have a look:

• Jan: My dad left us to work in Dubai. I missed him like hell, but sure had a lot of fun. =D
• Feb-March:  Nothing much happened. Or at least I don't remember anything important happening.
• April: Left my beloved school, family, country to go to a whole new world - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I was very scared first, but the feeling has worn off, and I have now come to love the city.
• May: Explored Dubai, learned about the culture, and had the time of my life. =D
• June: MJ died... I'm writing this in this list cause I don't remember anything important happening, thanks to my lousy memory. Everything had started to look dull and boring. No sight-seeing; we stayed holed up at home because of the ex-tremely hot temperatures... 
• July: Bought my very own digital camera using the savings of my lifetime. =D. Went to the beach first time as well. 
• Aug-Sept: Travelled by metro the first time in my life, and visited a little more of Dubai. Explored the internet and its benefits because I didn't have a lot to do except sit in front of this machine and stress my eyes. Learned a great deal though, I must say.
  
• Oct: Seriously started studying online - a completely new experience.
• Nov: Started My Pensieve and discovered the pleasures of blogging. =D
• Dec: Uh... don't have any account of anything interesting happening. 
  

Woah... a long post this one is! I know I will think of something I should have written but didn't write... but I can't think any longer. It is now well past bed time, so gtg. 

Ta-ta.