Two-Thousand and Ten

   I know, I know. Blog died for a while. Well, I'm resurrecting it. I've decided that there are enough posts about life, science and time in this blog for one year, so this post is going to be somewhat different. 'Tis the season, so this post is about the year that I've just left behind. What happened in 2010? In short, a lot.
   Alright, I'm going to start from the very beginning and work my way towards the end. With the beginning of 2010 came a new semester. With it, also came a new experience. January was the time in which I truly fell in love for the first time. It was different. That's why it was a new experience. Then came March break. Went to New York. Loved it. I loved the atmosphere. It was brand new. I felt like NY was my kind of place. A lot going on, so much opportunity. Afterwards, I got my G1. Felt awesome driving (finally). The spring of 2010 was when I started to study seriously (as if I didn't before). It really was the time when I started to really work on my time-manegment skills. Although I had been working on that for more than two years, I've gotten better at managing my time since the beginning of last year to now than all of the past decade. I still have some way to go, but I've made good progress so far.


   Next up, summer. In the middle of semester two, things started to heat up, literally. I remember it got from below zero to above 15°C in less than a week. It also heated up with school work. I was working more than ever. As some of you may remember, that was the time when I was involved in 13 after-school activities. Tonnes of work and no time. Then, before I knew it, exams again. This time around, I made a horrible mistake. I stayed up, studying. This meant that, with a certain sense of inevitably, I didn't do well, by my terms. In any case, after all the stress of exams, the pain lifted, leaving behind only fun times. So I thought. And I was right, for a couple of weeks. Then, came the pain once more. I found out that my love was no more than a lie. Afterwards, I left for Iran to see my Uncle's wedding. It was there that the pain started to ease away and the good times rolled in again. I came back to myself after much thinking and conciliation. I realized how much others really need one another, no matter what they say or show, yet ironically, I also realized how independent I am. It's not to say that I always saw myself having to be beside another at all times, be that family, friends or anything else, but I saw that I could truly live alone if I had to. I always thought this, but didn't know it for a fact. Whether I do or not is a completely different question. I have no clue what the future has in store for me, so I'll see when the time comes. In any case, I had a tonne of fun in Iran (seriously, if you could weigh fun, it'd be at least a tonne). But alas, I had to come back. On the plane, I thought to myself how big the world really is, but at the same time, how small we've made it using technology. Could we have travelled across the world in less than a day a century ago? No, we couldn't say that without lying. The world really has shrunk with the addition of more humans, hasn't it. I realized something else on the plane, something perhaps not as obvious. I realized that Canada isn't the place for me. I experienced this every single time I come back to Canada. I say this because I went to London (the England one) and loved it. Once again, so much going on. Perhaps it's the silence, the peace. Nothing going on. Yet, I've always known this, subconsciously. I've always planned to go to the US and live there, since my job is there. Now, I knew for a fact that Canada isn't my place. Maybe I'll be proven wrong once university kicks in, but we'll have to wait and see. Once I was back, though, it was back to normal. Everyday, I went to the dojo and loved it, in addition to practicing piano and guitar for hours. Not because I had to, but because I wanted to. That, on it's own, is a lesson.


    Now, autumn. School starts at long last. I'm looking forward to this year, yet it's the year that's going to make or break me. So, immediately, I start working, outrunning procrastination. It's been working so far. Apparently, I didn't learn my lesson last year, so I get involved in even more after-school things. So, once again, I start over-working. I pull through for a couple of months, but of course, being grade 11 with the workload increasing more and more, it soon became too much. Marks were dropping and I was losing a tonne of sleep, again. So, after some conversation with two teachers, my parents and a couple of friends, I decided it was best to quit two choirs to free up my time. So I did. And finally, the time was back. Things got good again.


   With that, came the snow, and finally the winter. Little known fact, I adore the snow, since I was born in it. Now, I'm managing my time more than ever and working like mad. Marks raised again. Snow comes, hard, twice. With it, snowball fights and biking in the snow (you have no idea how much drifting on a two-wheeled vehicle can be). Fun times. Soon came the break, in which I spent going to Orlando. Very fun. Spent some quality time with family, at last. The rides were okay, kinda soft, but it was prevalent that a lot of thought went behind every single Disney park. After that week passed by, I spent time catching up with everything in the following week. Friends, blogs, piano, driving...


   In any case, to sum up, here's a survey that I bet you all have seen at least a hundred times. Here we go:

2010 IS ALMOST OVER, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

Stayed single almost the whole year?
No.

Were involved in something you'll never forget?
Yes. Both good and bad.

Tripped over a coffee table?
No. XD Hope that no one really did that.

Came close to losing your life?
Nope.


Saw one of your favorite bands/artists live?
No, would like to, though.


Did something you regret?
No, looking at it as a glass full kinda thing.




2010: Friends and Enemies

Did you meet any new friends this year?
Yup.


Did you hate anyone?
Never did. Never will.


Did you lose any friends?
Nope.

2010: Your BIRTHDAY!




Did you have a cake?
Yes, even though I did ask to not get one.


Did you get any presents?
Yes, once again, I asked for none. Thanks, though.


Did you get what you wished for last year?
We'll only see afterwards.




2010: All about YOU




Did you change at all this year?
You can only change the top layer. Life is about change, but I am myself, so yes and no.


Did you change your style?
Nope. Modified it a little, but the hair still stands tall.


Were you in school?
Yes. And I will continue to be for many more to come.


Did you get good grades?
By ministry standards, yes. Own standards, kinda. Planning to raise them.


Did you drive?
Yup and loved every second of it.


Did you own a car?
No :(


Did anyone close to you give birth?
Kinda. Not the birth part, the close part.


Did you go on any vacations?
Yes, went to the states twice and to Iran.


Would you change anything about yourself now?
Yes, the same thing that I've been working on for the two years.


Did you dye your hair?
No, don't plan to. Sorry.




2010: Wrap UP:




Was 2010 a good year?
Of course.


Do you think 2011 will top 2010?
Yup.


Best thing that happened in 2010?
I became old and wise. Well, maybe not old... okay fine, not wise either.






IN THE YEAR 2010 I CONFESS THAT I....




Kissed in the snow?
No.


In the parking lot? At the beach ? In secret?
Yes, no, yes. Respectively.


Had your heart broken?
Yes.


Painted a picture?
Nope. Should try that sometime.


Wrote a poem?
Yes.


Ran a mile?
Yes, quite a couple.


Visited a foreign country?
Yup. Two.


Cut in a line of waiting people?
No.


Told someone you were busy when you weren't?
Quite the opposite.


Cooked a disastrous meal?
No. Perfected cooking habits, though.


Lied about how old you were?
No.


Cried yourself to sleep?
No.




IN 2010 I....




Broke a promise?
Nope. Won't do that. Promise.


Lied?
More than I can count.


Disappointed someone close?
Unfortunately, yes. Made it up, though.


Hid a secret?
Yes. Told all about it later.


Pretended to be happy?
No.


Slept under the stars?
Yes, many times every year. How could I stay away?


Met someone who changed your life?
Always do.


Changed your outlook on life?
No, just extended on it.


Sat home all day doing nothing?
Many times.


Lost something expensive?
Not really.


Learned something new about yourself?
Not really, again, just extended on previous knowledge.


Tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it?
Yes.


Made a change in your life?
Yup. Life is all about change.


Found out who your true friends were?
Knew all along.


Met great people?
Yes, and continue to do so.


Stayed up till sunrise?
And till the next one. And the next one. And the next one.


Cried over the silliest thing?
No.


Had friends who were drifting away from you?
No.


Spent most of your money on food?
Nope. Brown power.


Gotten sick?
Yes.


Liked more than 5 people at the same time?
No, is that moral? Or normal?


Became closer with a lot of people?
Yes. Big time.

    Which brings us to here. This was a special year. A year of pain. A year of bonding with old friends and making new ones. A year of help. 2010, then, in short, was a good year. I've become a much stronger person, mentally, physically and emotionally. I've  never been truly cocky (as a joke, plenty of times, but never in reality), but this year, I've become more humble. Yet at the same time, realized a little bit of how much I'm really capable of, thus becoming more self-confidant. It was a good year, a very good year. It was the year of my first kiss, and my first heartbreak. A very important thing that I learned is how smart every individual is, yet how stupid humanity is as a whole. The dumb things we do, that I do, really amazes me sometimes. I still don't know what I can do when I put my mind to it, so I don't know my full potential, but at least I got a taste. As some of you may know, I don't live in the taste, so I look at this year as a learning lesson. That said, using the things that I've learned this year, I'm going to pave my own future and not wait for destiny. Destiny is what you make of it.


    Lots of things happened this year, and I bet even more will happen in 2011. In short, I think this was the Year of Thinking. I learned more about myself and my abilities than ever before. Next year will be the real year that will make or break me. It'll be the Year of Hard Work. Looking forward to that. No lie. It was a good 2010. I won't hope for an even better 2011, as I did in December 2009. I'll make it that way. Bring it on.