Transition

It's the first day of the year! Another 365 days have gone by! Time flies indeed.

I can still recall how we celebrated the New Year 2008 and now, it's another year that we welcomed!

2008 was a good year. Sure, there were a couple of crap-ness that happened but still, it was overshadowed by the good ones. I have a lot more to be thankful for than to complain about. So yes, it was a good year.

Last year, New Year was of course spent at home. We had a few firecrackers only. We were having wine while watching other people's aerial display and my bro-in-law's lighting up ours. My dad actually stopped doing that for awhile. But ever since my sister, Karen, got married, Mao, her hubby, would buy firecrackers. And this year, my dad bought a couple of aerial displays along with other stuffs supposedly for Brandon. Unfortunately though, my little devil is scared. He had his mask on, his cap and my mother's hands on his ears. He complains that the firecrackers were too noisy! Whatta scared-y cat! It ticked me off! Was calling him like crazy to watch the beautiful fireworks, but he wouldn't! It took me awhile to finally drag him out of the garage. And when it struck 12 midnight, I couldn't find him anymore! He was inside the house, with the door open and was sitting on a chair. Silly boy! I just don't know what he was watching... I'm pretty sure he couldn't see anything. He sat so comfortably, feeling safe perhaps, that I just shrugged and smiled.

Ended 2008 with a grateful heart. Welcomed 2009 with optimism. Cheers to a great new year!