Last day of 2009 is here. Most people would be thinking what they want to achieve in the next year. I think back and there’s many things that change my life one way or another. Let me list out an item out of every category.
Phone: iPhone
Not that I want to promote their phone but there are many things from firmware to hardware to ease of use of iTunes on the computer. It just works! I’m using a Samsung phone currently and I’m experiencing so much difficulty syncing my information from phone to computer. Recently, Samsung has updated their software to the so called “Samsung New PC Studio” which spots a new look, additional functionality but gives me the same kind of headache. Interface that lags a great deal and hangs fast if you are entering a directory with lots of songs. Apple, on the other hand has made everything rather smooth. Of course, the older generation may be incompatible with the new memory intensive applications but I need not endure with the frustrating experience of waiting after every click. FYI, I don’t own an iPhone, I just occasionally play with my brother’s one.
Book: Mitch Albom – Have a Little Faith
I consider myself as a Buddhist partially because my NRIC said so and inherited this from my parents. Every year I go to the temple to pray for a few occasions: new year, Vesak Day (sometimes), grandparents’ death anniversary, end of year. It has become a routine thing and I never thought much into why I’m keeping this religion. A few catholic and christian friends came to me to persuade me to convert to their religion and I always find myself questioning some principles of the religion, like why non-believers will go to hell? To quote what Oprah on her show, “If there’s somewhere remote where people have never heard of Jesus, but all their lifetime they have been doing good deeds, they can never be salvaged? They will go to hell?” This are the things that I thought would never be justified. However, Mitch’s argument is kind of different. Through a progressive change, his point of view on religion has changed dramatically over time. I thought perhaps there could be just one god if it exists. People just choose to see God differently. He described how faith could be a beautiful thing and yes, to some extent, I agree.
Song: JS – Officially Missing You (Tamia)
Is it the trend that singers start popping out everywhere on youTube? That could be the case but this one that I heard, oh they are good. Visually appealing too. ^.^ It’s not the kind of Mariah Carey or Christina’s hits that can make people feel ‘Wow’. I think their sweet voices are kind of nice and it’s still resounding in my head. Haha.
Event: 15th JCRC handing over ceremony
It isn’t just a ceremony to me. In my mind, I was thinking that it marks the end of year 1’s commitment. All the meetings, discussions, emails, event participation and banner painting… would be gone. It was supposed to be a load off my chest but on the other hand it made me feel a sense of loss too. A struggle between continuing on improving my studies, relationship or hall commitment. There wasn’t any life user manual to teach me where to go, I had to decide what would be right and hopefully wish it was. Well, after a semester, I think it didn’t go very wrong. I just need to try harder.
There are some other things that I couldn’t fit in a category. The other day I was looking at my Facebook status. Oh, I’ve got 710 friends and I think I know at least 95% of them. That probably didn’t sound too realistic in the real social life. How do you sms or call so many of them? I guess it matters more on how to keep the existing ones in life. This semester, my roomie cooked things for me and bought food to share with me. Well, I thought it’s a really nice thing that you can do for a good friend. I think this is what I can learn from him.
Since young, I always hate my brother because he is always the big bully in the family who will always demand to get things he wants. Proud, impulsive and impatient. He doesn’t like to lose out in anything and therefore, I will be giving in most of the time whether I like it or not. I thought since I didn’t like him, I will think that he probably thinks the same way too.
However, one day this year, my mum tells me that my brother always tell her how I help him out on studies and giving him different opinions of things on how he should work things out. She said he appreciates it much. I was taken aback by that. Is that the brother who is always quarrelling with me, the one who said all those? I just did not think that I would influence him in any positive way because I did not think I have to or should be doing. Because sometimes I get annoyed at always being on the losing end as an elder brother by getting slapped back by his response after giving an advice. I was touched but still, with my ego, I just didn’t admit so. Ha, sometimes little things do matter.
There’s also this little book that I jot down things that happen. I’m not the only author for that book but looking back, it’s fun to have it around. Sweet or bitter, it’s the things that we call memories.
Okay, what a eventful 2009. Happy new year everyone! 2010 is going to be a better one! =)
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