Today is frankly like any other day. But the difference lies in the sunny optimism that grips everyone’s hearts as they wish each other Happy New Year all over the globe xD While some may find the thought of New Year a bit… dull and unexciting, I find any reason to be optimistic quite pleasing hahaha xD

Happy New Year, everyone! xD

Today’s New Year is restful, compared to the New Year I spent in London, Edinburgh, Reading  and Cambridge  the past five years with HH, N, Ki, Grandpa, ZC, HC. Each successive New Year I spent got tamer and tamer by the year, even though I laughed myself silly with charades and silly adverts last year so that can hardly account for tameness haha. Now, hearing the gentle snores surrounding me, contrasted with the TV bearing images of people celebrating their New Year shows me just how much space I have for introspection, instead of just rushing on headlong without thinking (sometimes I literally needed to get away from the crazy crowds in London and Edinburgh!), and instead of just looking to the year ahead with my half-baked resolutions.

I call them half-baked because I don’t seem to get any less clumsy or smarter etcetera haha. But for the sake of inane self-imposed tradition, I’ll just try being myself in the year ahead. Yup, this means still going ‘whaaat’, squeaking like a hariMause, just acting on whatever flight of fancy grips me even though it’s probably insane, but of course I need to keep my responsibilities in mind when it comes down to family, friends and work. Basically, I won’t put in any conscious effort to ‘improve myself’ haha. And well, I suppose I have to keep doing what I do best xP

I must say that 2011 had been full of surprises and steep learning curves, but they are tempered with a lot more joy and laughter. For that I’m grateful, I have this realisation that even with what hindsight I had gained I will probably go through the exact same motions I did in going through life in 2011. Lol. I make a terrible learner. But I would not have learned anything worthwhile otherwise so yes, if I had any control over the me’s in alternate universes I’m so sorry I have to make them endure all the silly things I had done. But anyway, I digressed from my original intention of saying –

New year, new surprises, steep learning curves? Come what may, there will be new experiences with lots of happiness and laughter as well xD Here’s to hoping there shall be more of the latter days tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow! And more! xD