2008

:: Monkey Majik - yakusoku ::

Can't believe 2008 is already ending.. this year passed by so quickly for me, i must say i enjoyed this year quite a lot. I'm going to do a review of the things that happened this year.

First off, I had a great time with miss k in japan to start off the year.. and meeting some of my old friends like Cherie really made this trip unforgetable. Tho as shopping wise, I must admit I was a little disappointed i didnt get as much stuff as i hoped, such as going to Justin Davis and coming back empty handed, but to my surprise, the new JD store opened in Hong Kong really brought me a lot of joy.

I really liked the people that worked there; Stephen's stupid bullshiting jokes, Ling's carefree attitude & lovely smile, and Pat's kind compliment & mother-like guidance.. they've really became good friends of mine. Of course meeting Justin Davis himself was the one of most unexpected thing that could happen to me.. the guy was just too cool and yet extremely down-to-earth.

As months go by, I've had my moments at work.. being able to transfer to different teams, I was fortunate enough to meet some good people. They've certainly made work more bearable and less stressful.. of course I've also had some bad moments when it's ultra stressful.. but everyone in the team went thru the same shit, at the end of the day, it's all good.

Another good moments I've had this year is my buddy Darek coming to visit. I was glad i got to show him around a city he's never been, and being fascinated by many things. Of course seeing my buddy again after being away for so long was great, we've had many good moments. I was happy he came to visit me.

I'm also glad i got to know some good friends at work; A lot of us got together one time and went on a two-day trip to China. Even tho the trip schedule was shitty as hell(who would want to go to a Aloe farm and listen to them sell their latest and greatest product?) the Hotspring resort was the best highlight. Some of the friends moved on to another jobs, so it was good catching up with them and hang out just like old times.. while soaking in hotspring and drinking hahah.

This year I got to see some of my friends getting married, hence going to their wedding for the first time.. I've been to tons of family weddings, but never a friend one. It totally had a different feeling to it, you can really feel the love they have for each other.. the hardship they go thru to get to this stage, and express their vows to each other in a very touching way. I feel really glad I was there for their special day.

Going back to Vancouver after two years was nostraglic. I got to see most of my old friends again; going out like old times, driving my honda again(well darek did most of the drivings, but still good), and eating delicious food. I was really content to see Micky graduating in SFU, celebrating miss k's and megan's birthday.

One of the things that scared me a lot this year is my health, and the other thing is my fiancial situation. I was straight up FLAT broke when i got back from vancouver(fiancial breakdown is to blame) and at the same time, I discovered my blood pressure was higher than normal.. so I've been starting to diet lately, cutting off all the sugary drinks to water, and eating more fruits and vegetables to balance it all out. I've lost 7 pounds since i last weighed myself, so it's going alright so far. As for my fiancial situation, i'm slowly getting my account back to speed.. just requires a lot of OTs.

Hm, i guess that pretty much covers it. 2008 came and gone, i think 2009 would be a challenaging year for me.. my career and moving back to vancouver would definitely change a lot of things along the way, but i will stay optimistic.