posted on 10.1.10, at 00:08.
Goodbye 2009, hello 2010! We are now at the final year of the first decade after Y2K. It is the age of rapid technological breakthroughs and new, novel things to marvel at every single day. Our lives are now governed by the Internet, our short attention spans as well as our ability to multitask and do everything with gadgets (specifically, the iPhone, which I have yet to own). 2010 will be my year of 21st birthdays. And hopefully my internship. And many more income-replenishing jobs along the way. It is also full of possibilities, chances and love. Oh, and fyi, we are 1075 days to 20.12.2012.
This blog post is me being reminiscent of the bitter-sweet (and in that chronological order) 2009 and being optimistic about 2010.
So since you see seventimestwo everywhere, what more appropriate way than to do a tribute to the special number 14. As a summary of 2009, here are the 14 things that happened in 2009 that had the greatest impacts on my life. Sadly, the general 2009 movers and shakers like Ris Low, Obama, Michael Jackson and Tiger Woods do not have any significant emotional effect on my own personal life. So let's begin.
Seventimestwo's 14 Things of 2009 That Impacted My Life#14: South ParkIntroduced by Davier. Of all the uber cool series, dramas and comedies to watch this year, I had to get myself hooked on the old, fairly cheap-production cost, simple animation and dry humoured South Park. Kenny is adorable. Also, it is more enticing because it's absolutely free to view
here. Beware of crappy advertisements that come unexpectedly and unwelcomely.
#13: James Cameron's Avatar 3DThis movie had a really crappy storyline that barely deviated from Pocahontas, but the 3D experience was really exhilarating and revolutionary for the world of 3D movie production. As I said, Avatar was beautiful. And there is no other more appropriate word to describe it.
#12: Book-making and Perfect BindingSo we learnt how to make our own books in Visual Communication class and I've fallen in love with book making. And making boxes! And binding paper! And the sense of accomplishment is amazing. Especially if you can remain on a super low budget. Because I print in school, and I scavenge for any (cheap or free) materials available to me. I like how I save money on projects.
#11: Learning To Ride A BicycleI learnt how to ride a bike, finally! After twenty years! And the most amazing thing was I learnt it entirely on my own, in half an hour, on New Year's Eve, a day before 2010. How's that. It was also my first time actually successfully getting my kite up in the sky. Thanks to my dad's amazing kite-flying skills!
#10: Disney Pixar's UpI love the whole dialogue-less montage at the beginning, I love the music score, I love the idea of a floating balloon house, I love the animation. Thought the middle portion lacked punch, but this movie was oh-so memorable for other reasons. I remember trying to hold up those 3D glasses while eating Long John Silver's and feeling so honored sitting amongst those amazing people from Lucasfilm.
#9: Canon EOS 1000DGetting the DSLR opened up in me a whole new passion for photography. I was more than "trigger happy", I was more like 'trigger obsessed" as I couldn't get enough of the soft clicking sound from pressing the shutter. Got pretty hooked to it for a period of time, but the craze has since gone down. Really useful for documenting work and when I feel a wave of artistic inspiration hit me.
#8: TesseractWith Pei Wen and Tioranu; those sleepless nights and consecutive McDonald's meals were torturous, but fun. All that vinyl sticker pasting and air bubble-busting would never be fun without the two fellow partners in crime. And it was seriously of criminal standards, for those ugly scars we have engraved on the walls of ADM would make us vandals. Thank goodness Ina says to keep there "infinitely". I've never felt so proud of an artwork before.
See it here!#7: Performing with ADM Music DistrictMy very first performance with a band and playing drums, guitar, and keys – Mid Autumn Festival, Halloween and End-of-sem. I got more involved in ADM events after I joined MD. And I realized how much musical talent we have in this school. Singing Christmas carols a cappella,
impromptu, without scores, with peers in an art, not music school, is pure insanity. There had to be more than 8 parts at any one point. Yet we did it. I'm glad I found fellow harmonizing kings and queens in ADM.
#6: MarutamaIntroduced by Davier. Please, everyone who loves noodles should have a bowl of this sinful luxury. Top-ups of noodles costs only 2 dollars, which the guys can go on for about 4 more bowls each time. Char siew is heavenly, savoury smoothness that melts in your mouth. And just the mere thought of the soup is making me salivate right now. I didn't quite know how to appreciate it the first time I ate it, but my love for it grows exponentially as I frequent Marutama more.
Best ramen in town, there is no other.
#5: DrivingFinally got my license, after 44 points and immediate failure. I have since driven around in my dad's Mazda here and there, but not exactly everywhere. Love the feeling to be behind wheels and to be in control. But I still suck at road directions and streets. Can't navigate around for nuts.
#4:ChristmasThis Christmas has to be the most wonderful one I've had, besides those childhood ones when I'd receive presents from Santa Claus. Spent most of the Christmas period with Davier, which made it extra special and warm. Attended his church musical, his family's party and basically just spent time together. I have never celebrated Christmas like this before, and now it only reaffirms my love for this beautiful season.
#3:TaiwanLovely scenery, stinky toilets, dirt cheap shopping, cool weather, gastronomical food made the week-long holiday around Taiwan awesomezxzx. My family and I spent some good quality time together. And we also encountered a helluvan experience. Our tour bus hit someone on a motorbike. Oh, all that fright and horror.
#2: FOCThis year I was heavily involved in the Freshmen Orientation Camps. Two of them in fact, and I gained a lot from them. Sleepless nights of preparations, but I've grown closer to so many of my peers, and seen true colours of so many more. More importantly, I truly had a lot of fun. Fun that you'll never experience anywhere else. Especially ADM's FOC. Fright Night was the best.
#1: DavierMy life was very dramatic in early 2009. Like some epic korean show. I also never planned on love this year, yet things just happened. Things started coming into place by October 1st. And now it's all just peaceful and blissful. It's amazing how our paths crossed so many times before, yet we barely knew each other then. I'm now happy, and it's all that matters. x)
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