of retrospects and prospects.

hey hey! it's the 1st day of 2010. :) welcome, new year. so same drill, reflection reflection...

2009 i'd have to say was full of lessons. y'know, just the little things in life you learn by experience..

Lesson #1

NEVER drive a car that's not yours, if you can help it. Sometime in November this year, i got into my first ever car accident, the unfortunate thing about it was : the car i was driving was not mine. it was a loan car i had to borrow (because my vehicle service took aaaaages) and i just had to crash it! what luck :P now i have this built in prejudice against Holden Cruzes. i go 'Grr, stupid car.' everytime i see one along the road. what?! it IS stupid. :P

Lesson #2

I now know FOR SURE where to feel for the Dorsalis Pedis pulse - not being able to find my patient's pulse during the exams was depressing.

Lesson #3

At the end of the day, i find that street directories still pwn GPSes. maybe it's because i own a GPS that just doesn't work at all, or maybe it's because i will forever remember the time we (Pod buddies and I) ended up at a giant Woolworths instead of a strawberry farm up north, after following the GPS's instructions. plus, it's brain exercise. :)

Lesson #4

Change is inevitable, and while it is true that some things will never change at all (like my height and how my favourite clothes to wear at home are boardshorts and a t-shirt or a basketball jersey), we can't expect everything else to stay the same. we adapt, that's what we do. without complaining or arguing too, because that's what the Bible tells us to do. Philippians 2:14 :)

Lesson #5

Life is like a book, where each phase of life resembles a chapter. Every good book closes its chapters well, and every good book finishes itself well.

Lesson #6

I learnt that I am a Peaceful Phlegmatic by nature :) easygoing people person, but indecisive and passive sometimes. okay, so maybe i learnt this from answering a questionnaire, but hey. it's true. :) i'm a phlegm!(atic)

Lesson #7

To gain something, that's Knowledge. To let go of something, that's Wisdom.

2009 was also a year of Firsts for me. let's see, for the 1st time in my life...

...i crashed a car. no love for Holden Cruze hmphh.

...i watched a 3D movie . it was Avatar, and it was Awesome. :)

...i attended a CMCA Youth Conference in Perth!

...i have met my doppelganger! (refer to picture below or check facebook photos)

...i saw an empty and dark Transperth train, and got creeped out. i mean, the public trains are NEVER dark and empty!

...i went to a strawberry farm and ate strawberries the size of my palm! loved it. :D

...i own a pair of black framed glasses!! Woopdedoo!

moving on, RESOLUTIONS. Note: these are in no particular order.

1. Wear more dresses, which means i have to buy more dresses first. (just like Dad said, 'About time!')

2. To not be so selective about who i care about..to care about everyone, in other words. i've realized that while i was getting close to some people in the past year, i was also, at the same time, drifting away from some.

3. To have Quiet Time everyday. no Disciple to help me now!

4. To lose abit of weight. okay, so maybe my holiday resolutions of becoming a gym junkie failed, but i would very much like to lose abit of weight before my 21st.

5. To have an epicly awesome 21st. :) big or small.

So here's to a brand new year..Bring it! Happy New Year, guys. :)