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Sunday, January 3, 2010
the end of a decade.

i remember when i was 12, 2010 seemed so far away. that time, we were all just ushering in the new millennium, excited about whats to come. i still recall sitting in front of the computer, worrying about the y2k bug! haha! those were the days. but it is certainly amazing how much the world has changed since then especially in terms of technology. the internet was only starting to be more readily available to people. mobile phones screens were still composed of pixels. wait...pagers (or beepers) were the "in-thing" then! LOL!

10 years on, it is hard to find someone without a colour phone on our streets. broadband connections are commonplace. assessing the internet on your mobile is normal. and then there's friendster, myspace, facebook, twitter, and all the different social networks that's revolutionizing the way we meet, communicate and interact with people. sheesh. what a decade!

on a personal level, i too have changed. i'm no longer a 12 year old kid, but in fact have just recently graduated from uni. so many things took place that it is hard to keep track of. i've met many great friends (though i feel that i've not rendered them enough attention). i learnt how to play badminton. i was in a team that won the national badminton championships. i graduated from secondary school. i learnt how to make coffee. i received my first pay check. i got into my first relationship. i did an internship at a PR firm. i received my diploma. i moved to another continent. i suffered a broken heart. i graduated from uni. i'm working part-time now (though hoping to start working full-time soon). i've decided to stay in australia for a while more.

whoa! that's pretty much what happened in the past decade; all summed up in a paragraph :)

and here it is in a picture. sorta.


* the past decade *


so yea, 2010 has arrived and we're already into the 3rd day. this year i decided against new years resolutions. besides, i never keep to them. but i have a few wishes though. and that is to be happy, healthy and active. oh, and to get my PR and a full-time job :) that's all i want, and i think that's really all i need now. i believe the rest will somehow just fall into place as it goes.

well, the end of the decade only signifies the start of a new one. so yep, let's all toast to a great decade ahead!

xx
sarah

7hours|away :: 2:08 PM


Persuasion by Jane Austen
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