XXXIX : New Year. 2010

I hear fireworks, but I see none. And that's alright with me. I am home, living a comfortable life, but my mind is not very stimulated to think of much these days. In a way, I'm fine with this low stress life, but sometimes, I miss that need to work my brain, whether to study for something, to read/catch up on textbooks and lectures, to plan my meals for the next day, whatever needs thinking.

A decade has gone by in this millennium, and ten years ago, I was in the middle of finishing 6th grade. What a year-- moving to a new house, transferring to a new district, occasionally returning to my old remodeled house, laying on the new white carpet in my old house, missing the old red carpet it used to have, running down the narrow hallway in the new house (which is older than the old house...) missing stairs that climbed to a second story, sticking with old friends who came with me to a new district, meeting new people from different elementary schools, starting a strange class schedule with six periods... so much change happened in that first year. So many transitions were made. And yet, me as myself didn't change much. I was still oblivious to how people deeply felt about themselves and others; I was still living happily without a care about preparing for my future; and I was still very much disliking piano lessons and chinese school, not understanding how precious skills can be. Though looking at the me from 10 years ago and the me now, there is a huge difference, I think that change really happened fastest during the last year of high school and into college. So much to get used to, so much to understand, and the more I was thrust into new experiences, the more I realized how little I understood anything. There's so much out there.

So, this new year, 2010, the year I will most likely have to deal with another huge change like 10 years ago, this year will be full of exciting experiences-- last semester as an undergrad, graduation, a free summer, pharmacy school, interviews, career planning, heavier course loads than I have ever had before... and of course the unknown. How exciting. Let this new year be filled with excitement and brain-stimulating wonders!

Happy First Day of 2010!