Yes I know. It is only Christmas Eve today. There is still another week left in 2008. And we all know a lot can happen in a week! Think of the excitement around the stuck Singapore flyer last night. Does not sound like a big deal, unless you happen to be stuck up there for many hours. Not fun.
But it does seem like 2009 is starting too soon already. Since Sec 1 registration, work has started in earnest. Some of the Sec 1s are full of character. I think they haven’t reached that teenage awkwardness that plagues some of their older school friends. Preparations for 2009 are all in full swing. Sigh. I didn’t seem to take a long break before starting again. What happened to holidays? Sigh. Oh well, actually it is not as bad. At least I am doing I do like.
So how was 2008? As we look back, we think of the good times and the bad. Hopefully the balance tips towards the happy. Sometimes I think it depends on our frame of mind. We can choose to see things positively or negatively. I am not suggesting self deception. I am suggesting that we don’t se ourselves as victims of circumstances. We take control of our own lives. We make our own decisions to do this or that. Sometimes things happen to us that we can’t control. But we can choose how to respond to them.
All in all, 2008 was a good one. Both in private and work lives, I think things worked out well. There were unhappy moments, but I guess when seen in perspective, they were balanced out by the happier ones. It would not be fair to go int the details of these events in this public domain. If I had made some of you unhappy at times, do forgive me. I hope 2009 will be a new start.
Well, so 2009 is coming. Like many of you, I think will be a year of transition for me at work. I am not sure what will happen. I don’t know if I will be happier or not. But I guess I do need these kinds of transitions at times. Keeps life interesting. Otherwise we get lulled into a routine that becomes to comfortable.
So, enjoy your Christmas. Let’s reflect on things that went well in 2008 and things that did not go so well. Then, lets move forward and anticipate 2009 with excitement and joy!
Wa lao eh. Idealism nia.
“I think will be a year of transition for me at work. ” But you’ll still be in the school, right? :O
I was reflecting, and on my way to clearing up my thoughts and gearing myself up for 2009. THEN MY HANDPHONE GOT STOLEN, JUST MINUTES after i smsed you:( Now all i can remember of 2008 is BE VIGILANT.
Hi all! Idealism is good as we look forward to a new year. Yes, I will still be in school in the first half. After that, I may have to move on to play a different role elsewhere. Probably hate it, but I have to try. You know the whole “better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all”!
And getting your handphone stolen is a bummer. Sorry to hear that. Well a new phone for 2009 then!